There have been no reports of casualties or damage after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, June 23rd in Oaxaca. The epicenter was located 23 kilometers south of La Crucecita, a…
Oaxaca Coast Infrastructure
Two long overdue highway projects in Oaxaca remain on track for completion in 2022, Governor Alejandro Murat said on Monday. Former presidents Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto…
Never buy land in Colotepec (including La Punta de Zicatela and the Barra de Colotepec) without getting the acta de posesión from the seller. Some people will try to…
The National Tourism Promotion Fund (Fonatur) will spend just over 1.1 billion pesos (US $58.9 million) this year on maintenance at eight tourism destinations. The Pacific coast resort cities of…
A new “world class” terminal building is scheduled to open at the airport in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, in 2022. Federal authorities will invest at least 327.5 million pesos (US $17.5…
Although the Mexican economy grew overall by a small 2% in 2018, the housing market continued to strengthen to 2.92% compared to 0.73% in 2017 (nationwide house price…
EJIDO VS. COMMUNAL LAND Both are legally referred to as social land. An ejido is a federal land grant, often on the site of a former hacienda or plantation. Communal…
Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s new president since December 2018, has spearheaded a number of development projects in southern Mexico. The goal of this plan called the “Proyecto Alternativo de Nación” or…
Investment in the Oaxacan economy continues to grow. As reported in the articule The Unique Huatulco Real Estate Market: 9 Reasons to Invest Now, the economy continues growing stimulated by…
New President of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) Inaugurated in the Coastal Region
by Brent MayThe Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI), is a trade association that brings together Real Estate Professionals of 32 Mexican states with the goal of providing its clients with…