If you were following our blog during November and December, you will know that we were in the process of finding, writing, taking pictures, making videos and finding Google map locations for the 25 Top Beaches of the Riviera Maya.  The series includes full, beautiful galleries, HD videos, descriptions and much more for you to browse, and to offer you a taste of soft sand and warm sunshine while the weather back home may have been (and probably still is) … less than pleasant.

We also wanted to make sure you know about the variety of beaches available in the stretch between Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.

A view of Puerto Aventuras Beach

While making this series for your pleasure, we realized that this could be a big help to Mexico real estate buyers, offering a new way to search for your dream property; you can first take a look at all these wonderful beaches, choose your favorite one, then look for suitable properties nearby.  After all, these splendid beaches are the main reason for buying in this part of Mexico, so why not start with the beach itself?

Here’s a video to get a taste for what you’re going to find – WARNING: these videos are VERY RELAXING.  If you’re at work, just make sure the boss doesn’t catch you drifting off into a dream world …

A little preview of what you\’ll see on our Top Beaches page – Xcacel Beach

So, better than dreaming about life on the beach, take a look at our top beaches of the Riviera Maya and be sure to check out the nearby property listings on the right side of each beach’s page.  Your dream can be a reality …

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A beachfront hotel near Tulum (Luna Maya)

Are interested in any of the following?

• Golf Course Living
• A Home Near the Beach
• Life on a Resort
• Excellent Home Investment
• Owning a Custom Home in Paradise

If so, you will be interested in the interview we had here at TOPMexicoRealEstate with the architect for Riviera Homes, a new development of luxury homes near Tulum, and one of the most exciting opportunities in Bahia Principe real estate.

In this video, several key points include:

• The homes are on a beautiful golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II
• The design of the homes can be modified for the needs of each buyer
• The home design allows for easy and elegant future expansion and modification
• The beach is a short golf cart ride away – these are some of the most beautiful beaches to be found in the world

Resort real estate has proven to be an excellent investment in the Playa del Carmen – Tulum area, and the exclusive golf course location of these homes is very promising for future value.

A rendering of what a beautiful home at Bahia Principe could look like

Watch the video for yourself and visit our Bahia Principe real estate page for more details!

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If you’ve ever been to Tulum, you know that one of the best ways to describe the town is “magical.”  Yet currently, Tulum’s municipal government is seeking to gain the official “Magic Town” status from Mexico’s federal government.  This status would bring additional investment into preserving and developing the town’s quaint, typical Mayan atmosphere and into promoting it abroad.  This, in turn will bring benefits for Tulum real estate.

Magic in Simplicity

Most recently, the Municipal Council has carried out the first meeting for the committee responsible for gaining this official “Magic Town” status for Tulum. The Magic Town program requires the participation and coordination of efforts from the local government, private companies and individual community members.

With the new status, special attention would be paid to highlighting and preserving symbolic attributes, legends, history and important facts about Tulum, a place that has a certain mystique, the combination of ancient and modern, combined with the special status of 2012 in the Mayan calendar of its ancient culture, to make it like no other place.

Mexico real estate in the town already hold very high appeal for Americans and Canadians who enjoy this rare combination of ancient mysteries, diverse nature and modern luxury.  When the new status is gained, it’s very likely that attention on this booming market will gain yet another boost, yet another good sign for investors!

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A fruit stand in Tulum - life is relaxing!

Wow,  at the end of this post you will see one heck of a Mexico real estate TOP DEAL.
But before showing you this property, I wanted to share some things going on here in the Tulum real estate region.
December and January have been buzzing along for Mexico real estate TOP deal buyers picking up some great discounts in the Riviera Maya zone.  I know our team over here has been working closely with several buyers who have been…. waiting patiently and looking for those great deals that pop up.  And they are being snagged up quickly over the past two months.

So… what the heck is going on in the Tulum real estate market?

Lots.  and exciting stuff.

I have been driving out, talking, meeting new developers, new properties that are coming out on the market.

“2012 is going to be a crazy year for tourists coming into town,  soooo many people are visiting because of the excitement of the Mayan 2012 final calendar year”  -  owner of a bed and breakfast

And as I am chuckling to myself … A European back packer and her partner walk in to ask the owner of the B&B…
- do you have any rooms for rent?
-No,  did you try around the corner?
- Yes,  booked
- What about Jungle Butterfly BB?
- Yes, booked

After chatting with the owner of this Tulum real estate a little bit more, I take a drive over to the brand new Chedraui grocery store.  Wow.  Nice.

So what is the big deal… a new grocery store…so what?
The thing is if you have not been to Tulum before… there were no larger sized grocery stores.  With Chedraui you have a wide variety of brands, foods, snacks, wines, meats that are now available which the smaller shops in town did not carry.  My wife loves it now because when we run to the beach, she can make one stop, put together a great pick nick with  wine, cheese, grapes, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the kids.  All at one stop just down the road towards the beach!

Ok,  lots to talk about in the Tulum real estate which I will be doing over the next various weeks here on the TOP Mexico real estate blog.
Stay in close contact,  trust me you will see some Great things…. even if it is a simple photo of one of the beautiful Tulum beaches.

Ok, here is the big bang at the end of the post.

check this Mexico real estate TOP DEAL.
$135,000  with 140 m2!

click here to see more details and photos    Tulum 140 m2 Condo for Sale

Call or write to me for more specifics or to run out and see this property while you are in town.
We can come up with a strategy together on this.
(984) 267-2449

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Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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As we start up the first week of 2012, we wanted to share some more of the  25 Top Beaches of the Riviera Maya project, we are excited to share with you the seventh beach – Coco Beach in Playa del Carmen.  To start we want to remind you of two points; one is that we have already released 6 TOP BEACHES for your enjoyment!  Each one has High-Definition videos, beautiful pictures, descriptions and maps!  The other point is that there are still 18 more to go, with the same spectacular features, plus some will have a hidden treasure.  If you visit any of the beaches, you can also check in and leave tips in Foursquare.

All of these exciting features allow you to enjoy these 7 beaches (plus the 18 to come) from home, to help you forget about the cold for a while.  More importantly, they will allow you to pick out which one(s) you like the most and make plans to spend a day on each one on your next visit to Playa del Carmen.

Coco Beach in Playa del Carmen is one of the top beaches because of its great location and its up-and-coming hip atmosphere.  It’s pretty much at the end of where all the current action of downtown Playa del Carmen is taking place, with a long stretch of quiet, developed beaches to the other side.  The beach is currently a nice balance of being a happening place while still being close to the quieter areas of town.

Yet, the most significant thing that’s happening in Coco Beach is that the quiet beaches to the north are currently seeing upscale condo and hotel development.  This means that Coco Beach will soon be a very central “meeting point” between the original downtown area and the newer tourism growing in the north end of the Playa del Carmen real estate area.

Coco Beach is already a hip and happening place.  There’s a nice restaurant on the beach, a pizza shop nearby and nice, upscale condos in the residential community.  It’s also a nice romantic place to enjoy a bottle of wine as a couple in the evening.

We’re sure that once you’ve been to Coco Beach, you’ll won’t be content with vacations anymore – and if it’s not Coco Beach, we’re sure you’ll fall in love with one of the other top beaches as your future home …

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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A Saturday afternoon, and we all decided to go on a pick nick in a region that has been increasing in attention, the Tulum real estate area.  When you pull into the Tulum pueblo off of highway 307 from Playa del Carmen heading south, the first stoplights give you a choice of turning west towards Coba, or east towards the beach.  This afternoon we took several friends, Stephen from Canada, Richard from D.C., and John from Calgary.   As we drove down the road towards the beach these were some of the comments;    “The new gas station, oxxo stores and the bike paths are very impressive”  ” A lot has changed in a year, this is very nice, look at the rest areas along the bike paths and look at all the people riding down to the beach!”  “Look at the new Chedraui store”

This was the perfect place to buy food and drinks for the pick nick.  What a great selection of food!  This is quite impressive for Tulum.   It really is getting larger with over 5 banks, Bodega Aurrera grocery store also has opened, and many Italian, Argentinian restaurants are located in the downtown zone.

So the new Super market, is located on the road towards the beach.   What is really interesting is that it is right across the street from the new development, Aldea Zama.   Imagine if you are living in a house or say in a new property such as the Real de Zama condos for sale,  the new Chedraui store is close enough you can jump on a bike and ride over to this new grocery store!  And it looks as if everyone is moving around in Tulum on bicycles.

As we arrived to the beach road,  we saw so many bicycles tied up to palm trees, tied up to the road side where people would just park, walk across the dune and get to the beach.  These are some of Mexico’s most beautiful beaches.  They are wide, talky white powder, and the waves are large enough to do body boarding.  I could absolutely imagine living in any of the Tulum condos for sale, jumping on a bike on a week end, peddling down to Chedraui picking up some refreshments, and peddling on down to the beach for the afternoon.  After, riding home to shower off and to prepare for a night on the town….What a life.

We found a place to park the car along side the road and the above, the  picture shows what lay awaiting for us on the other side of the dune!

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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So, did you enjoy Xcacel Beach (which we shared with you on Tuesday,) with its rustic atmosphere and natural surroundings?  If so you’ve discovered one of the best kept secrets of the Riviera Maya!  We hope you can manage to escape to the Riviera Maya this winter to enjoy it in person.  In the mean time, we’re going to keep sharing our 25 Top Beaches of the Riviera Maya with you.

Our second beach that we are sharing with you is a beautiful little beach with mystical pyramids   ( click here to see great video of Tulum North Beach )  overlooking it from on top of a cliff.  If you know the area, you know that this Tulum beach is the one right at the base of the mystical Mayan ruins which have made this town so famous.

Unlike Xcacel, this beach is no secret; in fact, it’s becoming a favorite world-wide with travelers giving up upscale clubs and visits to nice malls in favor of experiencing these wonderful pyramids, walking through the incredibly  well-preserved walled site, viewing temples, sacred sites, ancient symbols and pyramids.

After stepping back in time into the mysteries of the ancient Mayan civilization, visitors step out of time altogether; walking down a wooden stair case from the base of the main pyramid, people arrive to a cozy little beach nestled between the cliffs and the turquoise Caribbean to enjoy Tulum’s unchanging natural splendor.  The beach lives up to the reputation Tulum is gaining as having some of the world’s softest, widest and most beautiful beaches, while adding the mysterious presence of the pyramids above it.

This is one of the top reasons why Tulum’s beaches have been showing up on the top 5 lists for world-wide beaches; many who have made their rounds traveling will say these are number 1, even better than anything in Europe, South American or Southeast Asia.

Take a look at our videos and pictures of the Tulum Beach by the pyramids and see for yourself.  You won’t be disappointed.

Watch for our next beach coming up this Saturday, November 5.

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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In Mexico since pre-Hispanic times, we remember in a very special way, people close to us who have passed away. November 2nd is known as Dia de Muertos, day of the death, and the cemeteries become very colorful as everyone comes to pay respects to their loved ones by bringing them flowers and their favorite food.

It starts on November 1st in the evening, the graves are decorated with candles, flowers and their favorite foods, first the angels and spirits of the children come down, the candles are lit to help guide them.

Then on November 2nd, the adults come down to be with their family and friends.

The Tulum real estate zone was no exception.   I went by to pay respects to my dear friend Carmela who passed away early this year and I met my friend Ramiro with his family cleaning and decorating the graves of his father and sisters.   They had tamales and beautiful flowers for them.   Music was playing off in a distance around some of the graves.

Guijosa Malu has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 12 years. She is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Tulum Premier Properties. (512) 879-6546

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The dream of living in Mexico is alive and very strong for millions of Canadians and Americans.   Tulum is one of those locations that sparks the imagination with its’ incredible post card perfect beaches and their green lush jungles.   Many people fall in love with the beaches and then begin searching for Tulum homes for sale.  But being the little village is so small…the Tulum real estate market has more land than finished homes for choosing.  So there is plenty of land, on the south side, on the road to Coba, land in the downtown section and projects such as Aldea Zama whose infrastructure has been professionally laid out.    But people worry about the thought of taking on a construction project way down south in another country, in another language, in another business environment.   That is why TOP Mexico real estate wanted to chat with a few contractors from the zone.  We know of many homes, gorgeous homes that have been built by Americans and Canadians from long distance…and they were successes!

Take a look at the video below to see this beautiful home in the middle of the Mexican jungle… don’t feel you need to buy cookie cutter homes down in Tulum or in Mexico,  let your imagination run,  put your dreams down on paper and we can introduce you to contractors who can get the job done.

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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There has always been a close interest in the Tulum land for sale.  With the history of the high appreciation that has occurred in Cancun, in Playa del Carmen and in the Riviera Maya there is naturally a close following.  In the video below, a new property owner from Texas talks about her dream and her reasons why she invested in the Aldea Zama project in the Tulum real estate region.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 8 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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I was invited out to visit a new condo project in the Tulum real estate region last week that are being marketed for less than $150,000.   The property is located inside the Bahia Principe real estate grounds, a gated community that has a golf course with club house and beach area.  I have been driving by this incredible entrance for many months and just have not had the time to stop in to see the progress.  Amazing!

This is a Trent Jones designed golf course and you definitely need to see the video below to get a better idea of the beauty of these surroundings.   At the end of the video, check out the 12 coatis running across the golf cart road to the beach.  Imagine living in this golf course community where you can jump in your golf cart to ride down for an afternoon on the Caribbean beaches!  Now that’s what I call  NICE.

Have you been to the beaches in southern Riviera Maya?    one word     wow.

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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When people talk about up and coming Mexico real estate markets,  the Tulum real estate region is usually one that is mentioned.  Below in the video, you will see an up and coming development called Aldea Zama.   This residential community will be the closest to the beaches of Tulum, with underground services, wide avenues, planned parks and building restrictions.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 8 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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According to the Secretary of Tourism of Quintana Roo, Coba had close contact with large cities in Guatamala, Campeche and Quintana Roo such as Tikal, Dzibanche and Calakmul.  In order to maintain its’ power thousands of years ago, it had established military and matrimonial alliances with other communities at the highest levels.  Today, this historical site is one of many places to explore in the region that makes the Tulum real estate for sale grow in demand for many non-Mexicans.  New projects and developments like Aldea Zama in Tulum bring many extra amenities to the Mexican Caribbean life style.

Only 42 kilometers from the Tulum real estate region, Coba is one of the Mexico real estate market’s most important archeological zones which means “Place where the water is turbulent”.   There is a hypothesis that 900 to 1,000 AD Coba had entered into a large dispute with Chichen Itza which lessened its’ importance as one of the dominant populations in the Mayan civilization.

Because of the central location geographical location, it is estimated that nearly 60 paths lead to and from Coba to Xel-Ha, Tulum, Chichen Itza amongst many other cities.  SacBe means a raised road, normally a white road that leads between temples, and even between cities.  These were usually coasted with limestone stucco thus the white appearance.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 8 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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The Tulum real estate market’s property owners were following very closely when Mexico’s Federal Courts stepped in to over rule the future plans of their small Quintana Roo town.   Various people who have bought property in Tulum have done so because of the lure of the picturesque beaches in this Mexican Caribbean community.   There are only a handful of Tulum condos for sale and homes on the market  but with the introduction of a new residential community called Aldea Zama, many property owners were especially concerned on the results of the national courts.  For this reason, TOP Mexico Real Estate decided to interview a director of this development found in the video below.

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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The Tulum real estate market has had the attention of many buyers for the past several years.  Those who have been to Tulum will most likely agree that the beaches are some of the most beautiful in not only Quintana Roo, but in the nation.   In the video below, I asked Veronica and Jose Carlos Guzman to give us an overview of what housing is available in the Tulum areas.  click here to more details on new condos, new homes, and new lots basically …

Tulum real estate for sale

See the video below

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546

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Tulum real estate,

In Mexico City, the federal government offices of Communications and Transportation (SCT) gave an announcement that three groups were successful in presenting their proposals for the new Tulum Airport.  This new international airport is speculated to have large impacts on this region of the Mexico real estate market.

The three organizations that presented their documentation were Grupo Mexico & Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico; Tradeco Infrastructura, Corporacion America & Señor Haig Gulesserian Damlamayan; Aeropuerto de Cancun y Servicios Aeropuortuarios del Sureste.

Notary Public 153 served as witness of the process.

In the next 18 days, the government will be analyzing the proposals to ensure the technical requirements are fulfilled.  After which, those that comply will continue in the process of the cost analysis.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 8 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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On April 25th, the proposals for the Tulum airport will be presented, after being postponed three previous occassions.  The bidding process  by the SCT Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (the Mexican federal offices of Communication and Transportation) presided by  Dionicio Perez Jacome is overseeing this Riviera Maya project.

The presence of German Larrea of GMexico and Fernando del Bosque GAP as well as Federico Martinez  of TRADECO is expected.  The only one that for sure will not be there is

Fernando Chico Pardo of ASUR who was Banned from the Bidding by  the Federal competition commission even though ASUR has presented a reconsideration recourse.   This represents a $350 MM USD investment to the Tulum real estate region as well as bringing in the interest for the area´s tourism and development, we will see what the Easter Bunnie brings to the Tulum regions at this time.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 8 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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Some updates for the Tulum real estate region.  The new international airport has been causing much attention to this little village along the Mexican Caribbean.  The latest news on this subject is that ASUR, the airport operator for the Cancun airport and Cozumel airport is out of the bidding for the construction and operation of the Tulum Airport.

Due to the fact that having the same company operating two major airports (Cancun-Tulum) ASUR has been eliminated from the bidding process.   The grounds for the elimination is based on the objective of offering better incentives, prices and offers to the end user.  By having the same operator, the natural competitive factors would be extinguished, therefore ASUR is no longer a bidder for the contract of construction and operation of the Tulum airport that will be granted on May 9^th,2011.

The Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya visitors will benefit from this decision taken by the CFC (federal competition commission).  Those who have purchased and will be purchasing Tulum real estate and second homes will benefit from various options and better prices  by having two different companies to compare in regards to fares and services when flying into and from this Mexico real estate region.

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 7 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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One of the main factors in providing a high quality lifestyle and investment opportunities in Mexico real estate is the large amount of investment, both from private and government sources, which tourism brings to the areas where most Americans and Canadians choose to buy.

For this reason it is great news for real estate buyers that the 2011 federal budget for Mexico includes an unprecedented investment into the tourism sector.  The amount budgeted for tourism in 2011 on a federal level is almost 5 billion pesos (about $400 million USD) which is an an increase of almost 1 billion pesos from 2010, or about 24%.

As far as state allocations are concerned, the state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula tops the list of all Mexican states, with an allocation of 110 million pesos.  This preference is due to the strength of tourism in the area, and will directly benefit both Cancun real estate and Playa del Carmen real estate markets, which already benefit from thriving tourism, and the excellent services and infrastructure resulting, including everything from large airports to golf courses and new highways.

In fact, the secretary of tourism, Carlos Joaquin, pointed out that the investment into tourism will be closely supported by further investment into expressway and highway infrastructure in these regions – an area in which Mexico is currently already a world leader.

For the government of Mexico there is no doubt as to where the largest future economy of this country lies, and they are making an incredible effort to re-invest into this industry, and make private investment attractive.

For you as a buyer considering real estate in Mexico this can only be good news; there has been no better time to invest in Mexico.

Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546 or through the company’s web site www.TOPmexicorealestate.com NETWORK

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In early October, 2010, Mexico’s Ministry of Transport (SCT) started the process to obtain environmental permits for the construction of a new expressway bypass for Tulum, which includes a short extension to the future of the Riviera Maya International Airport, about 8 miles out of town.

This project is considered the most ambitious in the area since 4 lane Cancun-Tulum highway was completed, both in the amount of funds invested as the strategic importance this project will hold for the future development of Tulum real estate.

The new bypass will hold 2 specific benefits for those buying real estate in Tulum.  One is that it will benefit those investing in Mexico land along the Tulum-Coba highway.  The new airport will be located along this highway, and the bypass will intersect with the existing highway just south of the airport.

Several eco-friendly lot developments, such as Los Arboles, and other such projects are located in this area, and will gain more direct access to the Riviera Maya, the stretch of beachfront running north form Tulum through Playa del Carmen to just south of Cancun. Along this stretch, there are a number of golf courses, culture, history and nature focused theme parks, marinas, out-door adventure areas and large shopping centers.

The other area to benefit will be the town center.  As Tulum grows, the municipality aims to preserve the small-town atmosphere which currently draws many visitors, and makes Tulum a prime choice as Mexico retirement community.  The bypass will mean that through traffic and the increasing amount of visitors arriving to the new airport will not be unnnecessarily congesting the town center, helping to preserve this atmosphere.

The expressway section of the bypass will be 26 kilometers (16 miles) long and the branch to the future airport will be 5.6 kilometers (3.5 miles).  The speed limit will be 110 kilometers per hour (70 MPH).  SCT estimated the investment required for project to be a total of 1.425 billion pesos (120 million USD).  The project is part of a larger urban development plan (PDU) which is projecting a population of over 180,000 in Tulum for the year 2030; the current population is less than a third this amount.

What do you think the average price of a typical 2 bedroom condo is today in 2010 and your projection for 2015?

Hector Moreno has been working in Real Estate in the areas of Tulum, Akumal, Sian Kaan for nearly 7 years. He is a certified real estate agent and owner/broker of Moreno Realty Associates. (512) 879-6546

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