Rental property purchase and ownerhsip strategies in Mexico Mexico real estate is becoming increasingly more attractive to foreigners. It is considered an especially desirable location for retirement. In addition to retirees, many foreigners have come to Mexico as a result of job transfers. Others are looking to take advantage of electronic and wireless communications, and seek out [...]

Want to learn to ski? Head to the bunny hill. But if you’re on a sun and sand vacation on Mexico’s Pacific Coast and catching a wave catches your fancy, head to Sayulita. About 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, on a crescent-shaped beach below verdant hills, you’ll find perfect learning waves that pop up [...]

“Ayeee!!!” That’s me whipping across a 1,000-foot zip-line, high above a subtropical rainforest in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains. I feel like Tarzan, even if the harness attached to the line is a clue that I don’t have the strength of the ape-man. A slight decline, and pulleys are propelling me down the line. This thrilling [...]

The overall housing market might be in bad shape, but at the very top luxury homes are still setting record prices. The housing market might be down, but that isn’t stopping movie stars, hedge fund managers, and corporate titans from paying mammoth prices for the most lavish real estate on the planet. The founder of [...]

SOUTH of the border? How about north? Second-home shoppers who want something more exotic than their friends’ mountain bungalows and beach condos have two easy options: Mexico and Canada. Americans have been buying vacation properties in Canada since the days of the Roosevelts and Campobello Island. Many new developments in Mexico are aimed squarely at [...]

WHAT Residences at a new resort in a historic city. WHERE San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. AMENITIES Restaurants and a spa and fitness center, among others. PRICES Residences range from nearly $1 million to $3 million. STATUS Construction is scheduled to be completed in late 2009. DEVELOPER Bald Mountain de Mexico. CONTACT (800) 519-7683 or [...]

MANUEL MEHOS was surfing one of Mexico’s best-known breaks when he looked up from his paddling in the Pacific. ”I said to myself,” he recalled, ”’Wouldn’t it be great if there were a development here someday?”’ That was in 1999, and less than a decade later Mr. Mehos, a 53-year-old Houston banker, was moving into [...]

First expo of its kind in the U.S. comes to Houston Area The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20, 2008 THE WOODLANDS, Texas –– Ever thought of owning a second home? With boomers seeking the perfect retirement destination, young families dreaming of a fun weekend retreat and stressed-out professionals [...]

When making a real estate investment decision, agents encourage you to consider factors such as location, ocean views and swimming pools. When purchasing Mexico real estate, these factors influence you to fall in love but they should be tempered with an analysis of the investment security. Be sure to understand and compare the relative investment [...]

SAYULITA, Mexico — For some residents of this formerly secret surfers’ haven on the Pacific coast, the sure sign of gentrification came in December with the opening of the town’s first wine bar. Others cite the $18,000 life-size wooden horse displayed at a swank home décor shop north of town as evidence of the area’s [...]

  We last saw Tim Koogle, in a very public way, on his way out the door as Yahoo’s CEO, just as the company was suffering some internal strife and a kind of internal innovation slowdown. The company was mulling layoffs, had issued a Wall Street warning and Koogle tells me he had reached the [...]

O VALLARTA, Mexico – Two states of mind coexist in this resort area on Mexico’s warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn’t be more different, as my sister and I discovered.To the north of the airport lies spanking new Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit state. To the south, old Vallarta in Jalisco. My sister and her husband [...]

When making a real estate investment decision, agents encourage you to consider factors such as location, ocean views and swimming pools. When purchasing Mexico real estate, these factors influence you to fall in love but they should be tempered with an analysis of the investment security. Be sure to understand and compare the relative investment [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nayarit, Mexico — As the sun eased into the silky blue hammock of the Pacific Ocean, Frank Smith, a barefooted U.S. expat, braked a dune buggy by the palm trees on this pristine village beach. He hoisted a Styrofoam cooler and dumped out the unlikely contents: not tequila or Coronas, but a cascade [...]

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico–(HISPANIC PR WIRE � PRNewswire)–February 29, 2008–The Vallarta Zoo celebrates another victory over extinction. Nine cubs were born at the zoo in the last few weeks: 2 Golden Bengal Tigers, 4 Black Panthers and 3 Common Bengal Tigers. The baby cubs are already drawing locals and tourists from all over the world, who [...]

Stretching luxuriously along Mexico�s magnificent mid-Pacific Coast, Riviera Nayarit was unknown to most international travelers only a few years ago. Now, it is hard to keep up with the impressive new attractions and services, including a wealth of new resorts and golf courses and, for lucky residents of Memphis and nearby cities, new air service. [...]