{"id":240,"date":"2013-04-15T17:45:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T22:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/?p=240"},"modified":"2014-08-22T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T16:14:30","slug":"the-politics-of-buying-in-mexico-is-the-new-president-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/2013\/04\/the-politics-of-buying-in-mexico-is-the-new-president-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->The Politics of Buying in Mexico &#8211; Is the New President on Track?<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-242\" alt=\"Mexico's Economy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pena-Nieto-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pena-Nieto-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pena-Nieto.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When buying in a foreign country, most people will want to check up on the political situation.\u00a0 Is it stable?\u00a0 Is there likely to be major change affecting foreign owned property or investment?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Mexico and its new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, who just started last December, things are looking promising. The last president had taken a path of positive reform, modernization, investment into infrastructure and encouraging foreign investment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the first few months of his presidency, it looks like President Pena is continuing along this same path and perhaps even with greater force.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/americas\/21575768-enrique-pe%C3%B1a-nieto-has-set-furious-pace-he-will-be-judged-implementation-well\" target=\"_blank\">a recent article from The Economist, the President has begun to reign-in and limit the all powerful teacher&#8217;s union<\/a> which had become a self-serving political unit which seldom paid much attention to either education or teachers&#8217; needs.\u00a0 He has also moved towards further judicial reforms and energy reforms opening restrictions on the state petroleum monopoly, Pemex.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Governor of the State of Mexico (the state surrounding Mexico City) he had undertaken one of the country&#8217;s largest programs of new expressways, coinciding with the former president&#8217;s new highway project nationwide &#8211; which made Mexico the #1 nation worldwide for new highways.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-243\" alt=\"Mexico's Economy - Infrastructure\" src=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Highway-in-Mexico-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Highway-in-Mexico-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Highway-in-Mexico.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>None of this &#8211; except perhaps the highways &#8211; benefit expats directly.\u00a0 But indirectly, all of it points to a better economy and a better educated population, which means better stability and economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, there is currently a proposal to eliminate the requirement for ownership by means of a bank trust in costal and border regions; this would make ownership more direct and easier for many Americans and Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So far, we are only a few months into the new presidency. But so far, things are looking very promising.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Lloyd<\/strong><em> 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 16 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied <strong>Mexico Real Estate Degree <\/strong>and <strong>Mexico Professional Real Estate License<\/strong> S.E.P. #5978657. He is the president of Top Mexico Real Estate. Contact him at<\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <em>&#8220;Mexico\u2019s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/mexico-real-estate-promotions\/rally.php?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Mexico Real Estate Testimonials\" src=\" http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/banner-email_zps366c7ef5.jpg\" width=\"464\" \/><\/a><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When buying in a foreign country, most people will want to check up on the political situation.\u00a0 Is it stable?\u00a0 Is there likely to be major change affecting foreign owned property or investment? &nbsp; In the case of Mexico and its new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, who just started last December, things are looking promising. 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