BY MOLLY GLENTZER Houston Chronicle PUNTA MITA, MEXICO – It’s hard to say exactly when Punta Mita charmed me in spite of myself.Maybe when I took that first sunrise walk on an empty, pristine white beach. I picked up a free souvenir: a speckled blue spiny lobster shell. I climbed to the top of a [...]
Enjoy small-town charm on Mexico’s Pacific coast
Monique Polak CanWest News Service Wednesday, November 21, 2007 CREDIT: Michael Shenker/special to the BURNABY NOW Tasty treats: Luis Erasmo Rangel prepares grilled chicken in La Penita. Along the Pacific Coast north of Puerto Vallarta, visitors argue about which beach town is best. Is it one of the more developed towns within shouting distance of [...]
Mexico’s CRE industrial market has positive near-term outlook – Fitch
BANGALORE (Thomson Financial) – Fitch Ratings said the near-term outlook for the commercial real estate (CRE) industrial market in Mexico is positive. Fitch noted that with its close proximity to the US and relatively educated labor force, Mexico is a viable option for many North American manufacturers that seek new locales for their investments. [...]
What Happens When Tourists Cruise to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has become one of the most popular tourist resort destinations in the world. Because Vallarta is located along the Mexican Riviera on the Pacific Ocean, a substantial portion of these tourists arrive by boat; the majority in large cruise ships, however many come in their private yachts. Ten years ago, a [...]
Do your homework before buying – avoid Mexican real estate hangover
They call it the “margarita syndrome.” It refers to Americans who go to Mexico and buy a house without doing their homework. “People go down there and dream. They leave their brains at the border,” says Tom Kelly, author of books on buying in Mexico. Linda Neil, founder of the Settlement Co., a title and [...]
Tales of buying property south of the border
Ten years ago, Americans who wanted to buy a vacation or retirement home thought of places such as Florida, Arizona or Hawaii. Today, they’re just as likely to consider Mexico or Central America. Last week, in the first part of this two-part series, I cited a number of reasons why more Americans are buying real [...]
Looking for the Best Place in the World to Retire?
During the past 15 years, International Living magazine has calculated its Annual Global Retirement Index; a resource intended to assist retirees and future retirees in evaluating and comparing the world’s most popular retirement destinations. It is based on a number of criteria, giving various weights to each, depending on its importance to retirees. Listed below [...]
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