By ADRIAN SAINZ (Associate Press) – 15 hours ago A million dollars doesn’t buy you what it once did. In most U.S. neighborhoods, it now gets you a lot more. During the housing boom, prices rose so high and so fast that even cookie-cutter homes in the paved suburbs of South Florida and California could cost [...]
Singhaseni takes lead in Mexico
seattle post intelligencer Solidaridad, Mexico (Sports Network) – Pan Singhaseni fired a six-under 66 to take the first-round lead Thursday at the Iberostar Riviera Maya Open. Brady Stockton shot a five-under 67 to stand alone in second place, while Jaime Guerrero, Antonio Maldonado, Jon McLean and Lindsay Renolds were another stroke further back at 68. [...]
The Sarcastic Gourmet: AmapaSunset – Featuring Nicole Martin
Precision Productions September 23, 2009 Join Nicole Martin for her bimonthly series, The Sarcastic Gourmet. Follow her adventures and often misadventures in and around Puerto Vallarta as she cruises the restaurant scene and attempts to critique some of the world class chefs of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Look out; because once she is in the kitchen, [...]
8 Ways Swine Flu Is Changing Society
Flu season is here—and this year, people are actually taking notice. The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, commonly known as swine flu, has people re-evaluating the way they live, travel, interact with each other and even how they eat. The World Health Organization officially declared the virus a pandemic in June, and announced in early [...]
U.S. Embassy in Mexico City | Business Travel Logue
If you need any further evidence that Twitter is becoming more mainstream with every passing day, look no further than the fact that the U.S. Embassy in Mexico has its own Twitter account. (They’re also on Facebook and YouTube, too.) But if you’d prefer some old-fashioned face time with the Embassy, or need to visit them in person [...]
Lonely Planet’s “Puerto Vallarta & Pacific Mexico” by Greg Benchwick
Joanna Mazewski – Celebrity News Service Editor Lonely Planet Publications 320 Pages Discover a side of Mexico that you haven’t seen before, and one that includes a captivating backdrop that goes along with the lively and sophisticated nightlife that is years away from the college booze infestation currently known and seen in Cancun. Blissful beaches [...]
Mexico to lose most of its ‘Love Boats’
Christine Delsol Special to SFGate.com As if pockets of trigger- and machete-happy drug gangs and infamy as the cradle of swine flu weren’t enough, Mexico is now losing half of its “Love Boat” cruises. Princess Cruises practically invented the Mexican Riviera — and is credited with jump-starting the modern cruise industry — by starring in [...]
Jack Nicklaus to Inaugurate Punta Mita’s Signature Bahia Golf Course
Jack Nicklaus to Inaugurate Punta Mita Bahía Signature Golf Course Dine is pleased to announce the official inaugural event of the Punta Mita Bahía golf course by Nicklaus Signature Design. The two-day celebration of Punta Mita’s new crown jewel will take place November 15 and 16, 2009. In attendance will be course designer and golf [...]
Mexico on Agents’ Top 10 Travel Despite Swine Flu
Mexico has 4 spots in agents’ top 10 travel list despite swine flu ABC NEWS MINNEAPOLIS September 21, 2009 (AP) Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agents, managers and agency owners from the Travel Leaders company (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates). The annual survey asked [...]
Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – September 2009
SIGNIFICANT SALES Three Questions for Christian Wattiau, Managing Partner of Sibarth Real EstateSibarth Real Estate on the island of St. Barthélemy in the French West Indies recently announced a €61.2 million sale (approximately US$89 million), smashing the record for the Caribbean and establishing what is believed to be the world’s high for 2009 thus far. [...]
Luxury real estate vultures
A Fortress Investment veteran is now at an auction house that hopes to feed off of distressed estates. By Katie Benner, writer-reporter Fortune Magazine – CNN Money (Fortune Magazine) — When an ex-managing director of hedge fund Fortress teams up with Sotheby’s in a real estate venture, you know something funny is going on in the [...]
World Travel Awards comes to Mexico
Senior management and decision makers from The Americas’ travel & tourism industry will gather at the luxurious Hacienda Tres Rios in Mexico on September 21st, for an evening of inspiring stories and the highest calibre of corporate entertainment, as this year’s regional North & Central America World Travel Awards winners are revealed. The awards are [...]
Mexico Will Soon Unveil New Housing Price Index (Update1)
By Jens Erik Gould Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s government plans to create an index to measure housing prices, similar to the index co- created by Yale professor and economist Robert Shiller, Deputy Finance Minister Alejandro Werner said. The index will provide better pricing information to financial markets and offer a new tool to develop and [...]
12 Hotel Pools I Will Have to Swim in Someday
One of the things I look forward to most in a vacation is lounging by the pool. Lots of people are beach people. I like the looks of a beach but I can’t stand the sand. Ideally I like a pool that overlooks a beach. In any event, it’s always a pleasure to swim in a [...]
Should Medicare extend to Mexico?
SF Travel News Examiner Erin Van Rheenen U.S. senior citizens living in Mexico should have their medical care covered by Medicare, says Paul Crist, a former senator’s aid who now lives in Puerto Vallarta. In the current debate over health care, Crist’s idea seems to be gaining ground. Right now, retired U.S. citizens cannot claim [...]
Working out of this downturn – by John Youden of Vallarta Lifestyles
by John Youden Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group The traditional way would be to get together realtors and developers, hopefully the tourism board participating, and create a marketing plan involving public relations and advertising, perhaps attend a few conventions and have a booth and tell people how wonderful it all is done here. But I don’t [...]
Casa Terral – Lagos del Mar – Punta Mita Resort – Riviera Nayarit
Two of Mexico’s celebrated architects. Alfonso Lopez Baz and Javier Calleja, have introduced to Punta Mita the architecturally inspired oceanfront residences of Vientos del Mar. This magnificent luxury Villa is located within the gated Punta Mita Residential Community in Lagos del Mar. This feeling is even more enhanced by the almost exclusive use of natural [...]
The First Mexico Real Estate Degree and Professional License
September 11, 2009 – Recently, the AMPI association was able to implement a new university degree and obtain the classification of a new professional license for Mexico Real Estate professionals. The new license and degree are officially authorized and administered by the SEP (Secretary of Public Education). “The market and clients demand true professionals, specialists [...]
Google Economist Sees Good Signs in Searches
Jobless Queries Down, Real Estate Up By Cecilia Kang Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 12, 2009 Google chief economist Hal Varian is pretty confident the national economy is recovering, and he’s not just basing that on government data. He says he can tell from Americans’ search habits. In March, the number of Google users [...]
Casa El Destino, Punta Mita – Featured in Architectural Digest – October 2009
Seduced by the Coast A BEACHFRONT ESCAPE YIELDS TO PUNTA MITA’S TROPICAL CHARMS Punta Mita translates as “mythical point,” and the spear-shaped peninsula, which juts picturesquely into the Pacific Ocean between Mexico’s Banderas Bay and Litigu Bay and is hemmed by nine miles of pristine beaches, may find some visitors pinching themselves to make sure [...]
Puerto Vallarta is alive in spite of the heat in Mexico
The U.S. economic crisis has negatively impacted Mexico’s exports. 80 % of their export trade is with the United States, including their #1 export, oil, which is down 35 %. Drug trafficking has been on the rise since the 1980’s, when U.S. drug enforcement efforts closed primary trafficking routes from South America through the Caribbean [...]
The First Mexico Real Estate Professional License and Degree – Part 1
A milestone and historic event occurred in Mexico real estate this August. Recently, the AMPI association was able to implement a new degree in the Mexican universities and obtain the classification of a new professional license for Mexico Real Estate professionals. The new university degree is being offered as an option in universities in response [...]
Wicked winds: The worst hurricanes in Mexico’s history
Christine Delsol, Special to SFGate.com Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Hurricane Jimena bore down on Los Cabos as a Category 4 hurricane, fueled by 150 mph winds, only to sweep by the peninsula last week with merely a swat at the multimillion-dollar resorts. But it delivered a jarring reminder that hurricane season is upon us. Mexico’s [...]
Mexican president proposes elimination of 3 government departments in austerity plan
Mark Stevenson September 8th, 2009 Mexico eyes cutting 3 Cabinet posts for austerity MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday proposed eliminating three government departments and raising some taxes in a government austerity plan that will help free up some money for fighting poverty. The eliminations, along with a Cabinet shake-up, are the [...]
Oh, Mexico
By Jacqueline Palank Wall Street Journal Owning a resort in Mexico isn’t supposed to be stressful. But instead of spending his days sipping cerveza and relaxing on la playa, Timothy Blixseth faces a lawsuit over his Mexican beachfront getaway. Blixseth, the founder and former owner of the luxury ski and golf resort near Yellowstone National [...]
U.S. real estate failures threaten Mexican developers – Mexican Family Faces Problems in U.S.
By CHRISTINA S.N. LEWIS A Mexican real-estate family’s move into the U.S. has led to problems that could ripple throughout their empire. The Cababie family, of Mexico’s well-known Grupo Gicsa development company, is potentially on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of personal guarantees they made on loans used to [...]
Rich Foreigners Buy U.S. Homes: Unreal Estate
MIAMI (TheStreet) — The nation’s real estate market is starting to show a pulse again, and international buyers have been partly responsible for its improving health. Price reductions in the U.S. have made its real estate offerings more attractive to foreign buyers who see an entry point into purchases they have long coveted. On a [...]
François-Henri Pinault – The new king of luxury
Since taking the reins of one of the world’s biggest fashion empires, François-Henri Pinault has put his stamp on Gucci, YSL, and Puma. Now the luxury business is putting him to the test. (Fortune Magazine) — It’s easy to envy the charmed life of François-Henri Pinault. He’s the scion of a French family whose fortune [...]
An avalanche of bad news for travel agents
By Jaime Adame Wednesday, September 2, 2009 It’s tough to gauge how many Abilene residents went away on vacation this summer. But one Abilene travel agent said his sales were down. Russell Berry, owner and manager of The Travel Factory, estimated sales to be down “20 to 30 percent, at least.” “There’s a big media [...]
Photographers of All Levels Join Renowned Instructors in San Miguel de Allende
In response to high demand, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops offers travel photography workshops in Mexico for the ninth consecutive year. Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) September 2, 2009 — Photography enthusiasts ranging from beginners to professionals can immerse themselves in a photographic journey in San Miguel de Allende this fall. For the ninth consecutive year, Santa [...]
Puerto Vallarta, Cancun still plagued by H1N1 (swine flu) and crime fears
Examiner.com If you have thought about going to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s most popular gay destination, now may be the time. According to MarketWatch.com, airfares to Puerto Vallarta over the Labor Day period are down 27% compared with last year and room rates in Vallarta are down 9%. Cancun has been even harder hit. Airfares have plunged [...]
Architectural Digest: Open Auditions – Villa Mandarinas – Mismaloya, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Open Auditions – Architectural Digest Feature Our continuing look at designs selected for publication from our Open Auditions held around the country. This month we feature residences in Michigan, Mexico, Nebraska and California. “Rather than avoiding nature, my buildings look to face and embrace it,” explains architect Alberto Alvarez Valdivia, whose own place is [...]
Discovering the Grand Traveler in Costa Careyes
BY HELEN STORTINI Helensortini.com Like many communities, Costa Careyes, Mexico, has a few conditions that prospective buyers must meet to purchase a house—27 of them to be exact. I expected the list to include items like “no overnight street parking” or “exotic pets prohibited”. The first condition took me a bit by surprise: “You must [...]
Do “In Demand” U.S. Jobs = Expat Jobs in Mexico?
Simply finding a job in Mexico is not a career destination. Finding a job in Mexico that pays enough to leave plenty left over for investing in Mexican real estate is the next best thing to finding Nirvana. The three most active job markets in the U.S. today are Health Care, Information Technology, and the [...]
Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico is preparing for a second wave of swine flu, looking at what worked and what didn’t last spring when it banned everything from dining out to attending school in an effort to control the virus. As the Northern Hemisphere flu season begins, the rest of the [...]
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