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Casa Carolina – Classic Puerto Vallarta Hacienda 5 minutes from downtown

Casa Carolina is a romantic and stylish 6,250 ft2 five bedroom, 6.5 bathroom Hacienda uniquely classic AND contemporary.
Set in historic and cultured lower Conchas Chinas, this elegant  renaissance Puerto Vallarta style mansion is very 60’s Hollywood and is superbly maintained.
All on one level, the Hacienda is accessible from the main highway: no climbing up the steep hills of Conchas [...]

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Casa Amore – Punta Mita Resort featured in Milano Finanza

http://casaamore.com/

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Vista Bahia – Punta Esmeralda Penthouse – Cash bonus to buyers agent

Vista Bahia is spacious 4000 sq. ft., 2 level Penthouse with all the amenities
This fabulous “turn key” home is finely appointed with contemporary coastal Mexican decor designed by local interior designer Katherine Nidermaier,
renown for her work designing many high end properties on the north shore including the Four Seasons Private Villas at Punta Mita.
A dramatic [...]

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New listing: Villa Luna Creciente – Mismaloya – South Shore Puerto Vallarta + neighboring lots

Poised on an oceanfront cliff above the Pacific Ocean, Villa of the Crescent Moon offers luxurious, private accommodations with an extraordinary view of Banderas Bay and Los Arcos Islands.
This beautiful private villa is a sublime holiday rental for those looking for intimate and elegant surroundings.
Enter the villa and down the dramatic marble spiral staircase to [...]

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Spectacular Casa 7 at El Banco Estates – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico

Casa Siete in an achievement in lifestyle design, a study in family vacation bliss and a symphony of refined Pacific Mexican architecture.

On a 35 ft. cliff over looking the Marietas Islands and Punta de Mita within the luxury resort development called El Banco, Casa Siete is
one of the finest new homes in all of Mexico.
Spread [...]

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Five Great Second Home Markets – Riviera Nayarit

By Alison Agudo
Haute Living
While city living certainly has its perks and many people spend a large portion of their year nestled in their luxury apartments and high-rises, there’s something special about leaving the urban life behind and curling up in one of the following highlighted places where having a second home allows for lifestyle like [...]

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Puerto Vallarta 6th International Film Festival Event at Icon Vallarta

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Four Seasons Private Villas overlooking the Punta Mita resort, golf course and the Pacific Ocean

This single story, private villa boasts an expansive view of the Pacific Ocean and the offshore Islands and is a five minute walk to the beach.
The lush green landscaping of the neighboring Four Seasons Resort offers an idyllic hillside retreat. Elegantly decorated in modern Mexican decor.
Villa Sirena is a 7,500 sq. ft, spectacular villa, located [...]

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Top rated Punta de Mita Hotel on Trip Advisor – Hotel des Artistes del Mar – Punta de Mita – Riviera Nayarit

Romantic Package
(7 Nights in a deluxe two bedrooms oceanfront suite with up to 4 sleeps)

$2,800 US
Extra Night $295 US.
Tax and Services not Included

▪ Beach Club Suite accommodation with magnificent ocean views
▪ Round-trip airport transfers
▪ Suite montage with rose petals upon arrival
▪ A bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne in your Suite upon arrival
▪ [...]

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Second homes: The Mexican Riviera migrates north

By Larry Olmstead Special for, USA TODAY

You might not find the Riviera Nayarit on a map, because the name was coined just three years ago to describe the 190-mile coastline north of Puerto Vallarta. But development began a decade earlier, and this is now one of the hottest vacation home destinations in Mexico.
Puerto Vallarta sits [...]

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New Listing: Punta Vista I #501 on Playa Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico

Punta Vista I #501 is a beautiful three bedroom condominium located directly on the most beautiful white sandy beach of Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico.
This unit is fully furnished and has been very well taken cared of.
Experience the jungle mountain ocean scape just 3 hours flight from Los Angeles.
Enjoy your panoramic mural: the [...]

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Hotel investors tiptoe back into buying game

Want to buy a hotel? 2010 may be just the time.
Hopes for an economic turnaround are prompting some hotel investors to get back in the long-dormant acquisition game, laying the groundwork for what could prove to be an active acquisition market next year.
“Like most companies, we did not acquire anything in 2009,” said Leslie Ng, [...]

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Mexico’s Punta Mita Adapts to the Market

Sarah Binder
Unique Homes

Two and one-half years ago, Unique Homes traveled to Mexico’s gated, master-planned Punta Mita development to tour the 1,500-acre project’s numerous real estate offerings including bay- and oceanfront lots, hillside villas, a variety of condominiums, townhomes, the existing Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, and the future [...]

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El Banco Beach, all to yourself: The Exquisite El Banco Beach Villas – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Villa Los Arcos
Located within the premium 100-acre oceanfront community of El Banco, this exquisite new residence is part of the first phase of an impressive eco-friendly, high concept development that will comprise four residential areas enhanced by a luxurious boutique hotel and beach club.
Villa Los Arcos dramatically demonstrates the community’s signature style, New World Spanish [...]

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PVSR video – Punta Vista Signature Residences, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit

PVSR : Punta Vista Signature Residences on perfect Playa Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit
Unique in location, quality and space, PVSR condominiums are for discerning individuals who want to be in tranquil Punta de Mita and prefer a secure and deluxe condo experience directly on the beach.
Location
Playa Punta de Mita, near the end of Puerto Vallarta’s [...]

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Riviera Nayarit forging own identity on Pacific coast

By: Laura Del Rosso
Travel Weekly
November 18, 2009
Development continues along the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest resort destination, although the economic recession and downturn in Mexico tourism have halted some construction and caused other plans to be shelved.
A spate of openings in 2008 added four major hotels: the St. Regis Punta Mita, Villa La Estancia, Dreams Villa [...]

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Penthouse lover’s delight: PVSR – Punta Vista Signature Residences PH 604

You penthouse lovers seem to have the foresight, taste and resources to know when a genuine opportunity presents itself.
You must experience the best the world has to offer, therefore you must see this PVSR Penthouse at Playa Punta de Mita.
Experience the astounding scale of ocean view, grand open living spaces and the extra privacy that [...]

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Puerto Vallarta Real Estate to Receive Improve urban Image for Nuevo Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit

The Nuevo Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit are the areas in the Puerto Vallarta Real Estate region that have seen some of the most growth and development over the past decades.
During the end of 2009, the government of these regions is laying out a plan to complement the expansion of these key parts of the Puerto [...]

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In tourism terms, Riviera Nayarit has been an overnight sensation

By: Laura Del Rosso
Travel Weekly
November 04, 2009
Just two years into a marketing and branding campaign, the Riviera Nayarit has made great strides in familiarizing travel agents with the 192-mile stretch of Pacific coastline in the state of Nayarit just north of Puerto Vallarta.
And it’s been done without the boost of a star-studded Hollywood [...]

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NEW – Casa Parota – Luxury villa on the tropical canals of Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico

Casa Parota, located on a quiet cul-de-sac along Nuevo Vallarta’s main canal is a 1 year old custom built home designed, constructed and occupied by a talented and experienced American developer residing in Puerto Vallarta.
Built as a personal primary residence on a ¼ acre lot, this 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath villa boasts all of [...]

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Riviera Nayarit: Growth Continues With New Resorts/Vacation Real Estate Development In 2009 And 2010

Given the challenging obstacles posed in 2009, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest tourism destination, prevailed and continued to grow impressively and forged ahead with planned developments in 2009 and beyond. Between 2008 and 2013, Riviera Nayarit, situated on more than 192 miles of perfect beaches on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, will increase its total visitor accommodations – [...]

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Major Upgrade for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Real Estate MLS Service

The recent upgrade of Multi-List Vallarta, a multiple listing service for the Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit region provides the most sophisticated MLS service available in Mexico.

The Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group released a significant upgrade to their MLS system for the Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit region this past week. Multi-List Vallarta is a real estate multiple listing service that has [...]

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The Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – October November 2009

GLOBAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Christie’s Great Estates Global Annual Conference took place last week in Boston, Massachusetts, with 60 affiliate firms represented—40 percent of which were outside the United States. PowerPoint presentations and photos are available at www.christiesgreatestates.net. Here are some highlights:

Ileana van der Linde on Global Wealth
The World Wealth Report is the definitive study of the affluent [...]

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Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit – Head to sun-soaked Punta Mita and Sayulita for an easygoing getaway

BY SOMER FLAHERTY
marinmagazine.com
There are two types of vacations. The first involves a list of must-sees and must-dos, while the second involves no list at all. I was looking for the latter, along with sun, sparkling waters and a great margarita. I naturally thought of Mexico, and with my mom looking for a second home investment [...]

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Jack Nicklaus Inauguration Event Set for Punta Mita Bahía Signature Golf Course, November 15th &16th

Jack Nicklaus Inauguration Event Set for Punta Mita Bahía Signature Golf Course, November 15th &16th
Punta Mita is proud to welcome back golf legend and course designer Jack Nicklaus to inaugurate the Punta Mita Bahía Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course. The two-day celebration of Punta Mita’s new crown jewel will take place November 15 and 16, [...]

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Americans Are Still Delusional About House Prices

Henry Blodget
Huffington Post
The recent upturn in house prices from April to July (3.6%) is the sharpest change in direction professor Robert Shiller has ever seen. And Shiller, the dean of house-price analysis, has seen a lot.
The upturn could signal a v-shaped recovery in house prices. Or it could be the “mother of all head fakes,” [...]

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Luxury Real Estate Tips from Million-Dollar Listing’s Madison Hildebrand

By Alison Rogers
CBS Moneywatch
I confess that “Million-Dollar Listing,” the Bravo reality show that follows the lives of three high-end realtors in California, gives me a bit of an ice-cream headache. However, judging from the series’ expanded run, lots of us like ice cream. Starting tonight (Monday) at 11 pm Eastern, Season Three is back for [...]

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Desperate Hotels Offer Special Promotions To Lure Guests… See The Most Unusual

L.A. Times
Not your average hotel deals
In this economy, the hotel industry is coming up with unusual promotions to try to lure guests: Stay a night, get a tattoo or rent a Porsche.
Hoping to keep its 119 rooms filled, Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach is offering an unusual promotion for its countercultural clientele: an Ink and [...]

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 luxury residential market.
But [...]

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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 they’re [...]

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U.S. Homeowners Cut Asking Prices $27.8 Billion, Led by Nevada

By Dan Levy
Bloomberg
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — U.S. homeowners cut their asking prices by $27.8 billion with some of the biggest reductions in Nevada and Florida, states hardest hit by the property slump, Trulia Inc. said.
Owners slashed prices by 15 percent in Nevada and by 13 percent in Florida and Arizona in the year through Aug. [...]

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Exclusive Yellowstone Club Sells for Only $115M

By: Tonie Auer, Contributing Correspondent
CPN Online
Bargain prices for namebrand merchandise. No, it isn’t a sale at Macy’s or Nordstrom, it is the current market for resort properties. The sale of the exclusive ski lodge for the rich and famous in Big Sky, Mont.–the Yellowstone Club–was finalized this week for $115 million. Reports show that the [...]

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How to price your vacation home rental

August 9, 9:39 AM
Denver Travel Industry Examiner
Joseph Sobin
Even as economic forecasts improve, there has been a proliferation of vacation home rentals entering the marketplace, while demand subsides and hotels are offering bargain rates. Thus, it is more important than ever to correctly position and price a vacation home rental to maximize exposure and generate demand.
While [...]

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St. Regis Monarch Beach seized by Citigroup

The resort, which will continue to operate under its current name, is an indicator of the troubles in the high-end hotel market.
By Roger Vincent and E. Scott Reckard
L.A. Times
July 21, 2009
The seizure of the St. Regis Monarch Beach, where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat just days after accepting a federal bailout, [...]

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Buyers Market: Beginning of the end?

As luxury vacation home and condo owners in Mexico largely avoided the U.S mortgage meltdown, large and small developments are teetering if not shuting down from the credit crunch, economic downturn and negative media storm.
For the most part, individuals in the high end market feeling the squeeze and willing to take a loss on their [...]

Real del Mar – Stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas built into the hillside

Villa Manzanilla and Casa Vela are two stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas on a crested hillside of the luxurious and exclusive residential enclave of Real del Mar, jus after La Cruz de Huanacxtle and at the base of the Punta de Mita peninsula, North Shore Puerto Vallarta.
Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town of [...]

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Casa Serafines – Elegant Mexican Colonial villa in upper Conchas Chinas

Taking it´s inspiration from the beautiful San Angel Hotel in Mexico City, this newly constructed Villa in prestigious Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta is amazing.
With over 8000 square feet of room for complete enjoyment, 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, an infinity pool with tremendous views and a full time staff and winding stir case, this [...]

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RESALES AVAILABLE @ Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita

Four Seasons Residence Club offers more ammenities than any other vacation rental / real estate product in Punta de Mita.Four Seasons Residence Club allows you to own 1/12 of beautiful and luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita condominium without paying millions and millions of dollars.
There are 2, 3, and 4 bedroom floor plans.
They are [...]

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Luxury Homes Go Begging – Financing problems, falling incomes and a less-is-more attitude are making it hard to sell homes in the $1 million-$3 million range

By: Sara Clemence, Special to CNBC.com | 07 Jul 2009
Rancho San Miguel is situated in a high-end, gated golf community in Scottsdale, Ariz., that boasts several pro golfers as residents. Modeled after a classic Mexican hacienda, it totals nearly 9,000 square feet and features beamed ceilings, a full wine cellar, exercise room, hand-wrought ironwork, a [...]

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Villa Amanecer – Pontoquito – North Shore Puerto Vallarta – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/
Villa Amanecer, just 10 minutes from prestigious Punta Mita resort; is the one latest architectural works of art by Arq. Ruben Flores and built by the prodigious Juan Pablo Stone.
The dramatic villa faces the south-western sunset and features a privileged and majestic view overlooking the Bay of Banderas, across to Puerto Vallarta, ringed by the Sierra [...]

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