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Guides to buying, renting and investing in real estate.

Analysis of the Mexican market, real cases with numbers, architect profiles, and what you need to decide better.

Series in progress · Valley Notebook

6 installments

Coming up: The valley opens: Las Sendas, the next piece of this same valley that we are about to open — and why it was chosen fifteen minutes from everything we have told so far.

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Prices quoted on this page are in Mexican pesos (MXN).

Featured · Market

García, Nuevo León Real Estate Prices 2026: Houses, Land and Market Analysis

García, Nuevo León offers homes with a median of $22,276/m² and land at $11,302/m². An honest market analysis with real data.

4 min read · October 27, 2026

Investment · 3 min

Las Sendas: A Complete Country Development with an OMOS Arquitectos Masterplan in Montemorelos

58 platted lots, clean deeds and a clubhouse designed by OMOS Arquitectos: how a complete country development comes together an hour from Monterrey — and why it sells whole, not lot by lot.

Lifestyle · 6 min

Valley Notebook · 06 — A Saturday in the Valley

The orange, the river, the ice cream, the people who stayed, the winter: the five previous notebooks stitched into the map of a single Saturday.

Market · 7 min

Mexico’s Square-Meter Price in 2026: 17,965 Listings, 86 Cities

The square-meter medians for cities with solid samples, each city’s range, and the rule that decides when a state is not priced.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Historic Homes for Sale in Mexico: Ten Worth Restoring or Keeping

Town houses, villas and Mexican modernism to restore: restoring without erasing is history too. Ten homes for sale.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Forest Homes in Mexico: Ten Houses Living Inside the Landscape

Ten forest and mountain homes beyond Valle de Bravo, from Tapalpa to Mexico City, where wood and stone live inside the landscape.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Country Houses in Mexico: 8 Designed Homes in Valle de Bravo

Eight country houses in Valle de Bravo built with brick, timber, sillar stone and steel, chosen for human scale and their bond with the forest.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Design Homes for Sale in Southern Mexico City: 10 Houses, Each With a Decision Behind It

Ten houses in southern Mexico City where volcanic rock, gardens, and wood explain the design, from San Ángel Inn to the Pedregal.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Designed Homes in Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas and Vista Hermosa: Ten Properties

Ten properties in Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, Vista Hermosa and nearby, chosen for the clarity of their architecture.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Design Homes in Guadalajara, Mexico: Ten Houses, Ten Design Decisions

From Colonia Americana to Andares and the pines of Tapalpa: ten Jalisco homes and apartments chosen for their design decisions.

Lifestyle · 3 min

Architect-designed homes for sale in Mexico: five worth knowing

Five homes for sale in Mexico: four by recognized architects and one Porfirian mansion in Guadalajara, chosen for the reasoning behind them.

Lifestyle · 4 min

Houses in Valle de Bravo, Mexico: 10 Picks by the Lake and Woods

Ten houses in Valle de Bravo and Avándaro that made the selection: lake, forest, brick, timber and concrete, and the curatorial note behind each.

Lifestyle · 3 min

Historic Homes in Merida Mexico: Four That Made Our Selection

Two restored town houses, a home with a tree in the dining room, and one in black marble: four Mérida homes and the curatorial note behind each one.

Lifestyle · 5 min

Valley Notebook · 05 — The Valley in Winter

The orange of 01, the river of 02, the snow of 03, the people who stayed in 04. Fifth installment in the Montemorelos valley series: why December, quietly, is the best time to know it.

Lifestyle · 6 min

Valley Notebook · 04 — The People Who Stayed

Almost everyone comes for a weekend. Some never leave. Fourth installment in the Montemorelos valley series: those who came for the orange, the river, and the snow, and ended up changing their address.

Market · 4 min

Bahía de Banderas Real Estate Market 2026: Prices and Opportunities

Indicative price range and real estate opportunities in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, with an honest note on the sample available in the index.

Guides · 4 min

Montemorelos for Investing: Distance, Climate, and Supply

How far Montemorelos is from Monterrey, what the citrus-growing region is like, and why published supply is so scarce there is no reliable median.

Guides · 4 min

How Much It Costs to Maintain a Country Lot Each Year

Property tax, gated-community fees, clearing, fencing, and security: the costs no one mentions before buying, and how to estimate them.

Guides · 4 min

Country Lot or Apartment: Which Is Better to Invest In in NL

We compare entry cost, maintenance, liquidity, and income between a country lot and an apartment to decide with criteria, not fashion.

Guides · 4 min

Registering Land in Nuevo León: Who Pays What

Appraisal, ISAI, registry fees, and notary fees: the real order of the process and the difference between signing, paying, and registering.

Guides · 4 min

Water and Power on Country Land: Well, Noria, and CFE

Well, noria, tanker truck or grid; Conagua permits and CFE service connection: how water and power are handled on country land outside the urban area.

Guides · 4 min

What To Check Before Buying Land: The List That Avoids Conflict

Checklist before signing: recorded deed, lien-free certificate, property tax, land use, boundaries, and who must appear.

Guides · 4 min

Buying Land Without a Bank in Nuevo León: How It Works

Down payment, promissory contract, promissory notes, and deed: how seller financing works and what to ask for to protect yourself.

Guides · 4 min

Campestre Lots Near Monterrey: Areas, Prices, and What to Check

Santiago, Allende, Montemorelos, Cadereyta, and García at real distance: what land is available, what services to expect, and what to review before buying.

Lifestyle · 6 min

Valley Notebook · 03 — The Downtown Ice Cream Shops

Orange is not only squeezed: it is frozen. Third installment in the Montemorelos valley series: the map of burnt-milk snow, seasonal orange snow, and why a cone explains the place better than a brochure.

Lifestyle · 6 min

Valley Notebook · 02 — The Pilón River

Before Monterrey had pools, it had a river. Second installment in the Montemorelos valley series: where to swim, when to go, and why water is the real reason to stay.

Lifestyle · 5 min

Valley Notebook · 01 — The Orange Hour

An hour south of Monterrey, the Carretera Nacional changes temperature and scent. First in a series on the Montemorelos valley.

Investment · 6 min

Why Montemorelos Is the Country Corridor to Watch in 2026

An hour from Monterrey, with Carretera Nacional, citrus orchards, and a dwindling country-home supply: what to know before buying land in Montemorelos, Nuevo León.

Investment · 7 min

How To Buy an Entire Gated Community in Mexico: Investor Guide

Buying an entire development—subdivided land, permits, and project—is the market’s strongest-margin play in the country. What to review, how it is structured, and what numbers to expect.

Guides · 8 min