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By Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington -- June 17, 2009 -- The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful criminal cartels and violence in Mexico, a government watchdog agency report has found. The report by the ...

California and Baja are Merging to Become Cali-Baja!! This is amust read article by the N.Y. Times If you are planning on doing business inBaja. See why Baja is going to become a "Global Powerhouse for CommercialGrowth" TIJUANA, Mexico — On a recent weekday morning, Mexican soldiers carrying automatic weapons stood in a thin line ...

By VinceVasquez , Wednesday, June 3, 2009This past Saturday, downtown San Diegoplayed host to an unusual international culinary convention, as Mexican electedofficials joined restaurateurs and business owners to present the finestflavors and tastes from Baja. More out-of-the-box thinking will be required ifour southern neighbor is to emerge in a ...

Bill would lift limits on foreigners owning property BY DAVID AGREN The News A new proposal in the Senate would lift rules that prohibit foreigners from buying property in the nation's coastal and border regions. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mario López Valdez of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, aims to boost foreign ...

By Sharon I. Heafey and Victor LozaOuch that Hurt!If you knew me, the last thing you would ever think was that I was gullible. I’ve owned a very successful computer consulting and training company for 20 years, worked for a law firm, and come from a family whose philosophy is, ‘Believe half of what you see and none of what you ...

 TIME TO SELL:WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUTMEXICAN CAPITAL GAINS TAX Here is the basic rule about Mexican capital gains income taxes on the sale of real estate: Unless you are exempt as a “resident” as defined by the Mexican tax law, you as a seller must pay either 25% of the price or the amount resulting from applying the ...

·   Buyer Tips to Clarify Conventional Wisdom about Distressed Properties Buyers today have been regularly trained by the United States (US) media to be on the lookout for foreclosures as one of the staples of getting a great deal in the current real estate market. Yet buyers taking that conventional wisdom south of the border ...

            SAN YSIDRO – The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with all five Baja California border cities and with chambers of commerce from here to Calexico to create the Binational Chamber of Border Commerce.             ...

The procedure for a real estate closing for foreigners in Mexico is different than the process north of the border. This checklist helps demystify the process of buying property and creating a bank trust in Mexico through a cash sale, still the most common type of transaction.1.   Buyer and Seller agree to a purchase price and purchase ...

Although Yourbajaconnection sells pre-construction developments and Baja has no shortages of units available. We will be happy to show them to you and help you consider the various options, however keep in mind when making the decision to buy a preconstruction unit consider where the market is going and could affect your investment in the ...