October 2008 - Posts

NAR: Home Sales Rise as Affordability Improves
30 October 08 11:01 AM

Daily Real Estate News | October 24, 2008 Existing-home sales increased last month as buyers responded to improved housing affordability conditions, according to the National Association of Realtors ® . Existing-home sales – including single-family, Read More...

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Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Seller Information, California, American retirement

Why the Mexico Mortgage Market Remains Healthy, Despite the U.S. Turmoil
21 October 08 12:20 PM

David Schwartz, ConfiCasa’s Puerto Vallarta Division Director, Tina M. Rebello, ConfiCasa’s Los Cabos Division Director, and Matthew A. Miller, ConfiCasa’s President and CEO contributed to this article. Times are tough now-a-days - stock Read More...

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Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, baja california, baja, Rosarito, american expatriates, Baja´s trips, Mexico investment, American retirement, Canadian retirement, Mexico economy

Mexico Unveils Emergency Spending To Combat Crisis
17 October 08 02:44 PM

Mexico's President Unveils Emergency Spending Program To Combat Financial Crisis MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15, 2008 AP) President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday unveiled plans for 53 billion pesos ($4.4 billion) in emergency spending on roads, schools, hospitals Read More...

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Filed under: Mexico investment, Mexico economy, peso, Felipe Calderon

A Tip of the Sombrero to…Mexico
16 October 08 02:14 PM

Author: Suzan Haskins Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 Top dog. The big Kahuna. The hot tamale. Mexico has once again grabbed the golden ring and sits in the No. 1 spot on International Living’s Global Retirement Index . I’m not surprised, of course. Read More...

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Filed under: baja california, american expatriates, Mexico investment, American retirement, Canadian retirement

Mexican Pacific Coast Tourism Project to Outshine Cancún
15 October 08 12:06 PM

By Barnard R. Thompson The Mexican government has announced a major new tourism development that will stretch along the Pacific Ocean coast of southern Sinaloa – a project that will ultimately be twice the size of Cancún. A master planned Read More...

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Filed under: Industry, baja california, baja, Punta Colonet, Mexico investment

Baja port 'Punta Colonet' plan making gains
13 October 08 03:02 PM

FREIGHT: Mexico has opened bidding on project that would siphon business from Long Beach, L.A. By Kris Hanson, Staff writer Article Launched: 10/13/2008 01:00:00 AM PDT var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width Read More...

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Filed under: Announcements, Finances, baja california, baja, Punta Colonet, Ensenada

Flow to river channel to drop; irrigation uses seen
09 October 08 04:29 PM

By Sandra Dibble UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 26, 2008 TIJUANA – It sits on a hillside miles from San Diego, rising above tightly packed colonias in Tijuana's fast-growing eastern end. Despite its distance from the border, the new Monte Read More...

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Filed under: Real Estate, Announcements, Buyer Information, Community Information, baja california, baja, osuna millan, Rosarito, Tijuana

Mexico emerges as popular property investment for Canadians
09 October 08 04:05 PM

Written by Property Wire Thursday, 02 October 2008 Canadian property investors are increasingly investing in Mexico as they regard the US market as not a good prospect at the moment. An increase in the number of flights from Canada to Mexico and a desire Read More...

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Filed under: Real Estate, baja california, baja, Baja´s trips, Mexico investment