Your Baja Connection

·   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 ...

Although originally printed in JOINus Rocky Point, January 2008, Your Baja Connection recommends this message to all Baja Real Estate buyers. Don't forget that title insurance is NOT available on property until you get title. Title insurance is not available on preconstruction contract. Title Insurance is Not An Option! By Angelica Gonzalez, ...

Transaction security is essential to a healthy real estate market. However, many new buyers are surprised to learn processes that they take for granted in the United States are either optional or don’t have an exact equivalent in Mexico. This column will explain the key differences pertaining to the term escrow since it means something quite ...

The Mexican coastline from Baja California to Cancun is dotted with beautiful developments and spectacular development proposals that offer in-house financing to real estate buyers. This type of financing can be attractive for buyers when they are dealing with reputable developers who are financially sound. Yet in the sometimes shaky world of ...

SAN DIEGO, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --      The 29th Anniversary Rosarito Ensenada 50 Mile Fun Bicycle Ride will take place on April 19. And while a fearful few are still avoiding Baja due to negative media reports on safety, security surrounding the event is actually at an all-time high.     "Security for ...

When making a real estate investment decision, agents encourage you to consider factors such as location, ocean views and swimming pools. When purchasing Mexico real estate, these factors influence you to fall in love but they should be tempered with an analysis of the investment security. Be sure to understand and compare the relative investment ...

SAN YSIDRO – Leaving home yesterday morning to drop her mother and young son off at the Tijuana airport,Elizabeth Estrada of North Park didn't want to take chances. She'd heard that she would need additionalidentification to return home from Mexico, so she brought her son's birth certificate to take on his trip and her ownto hand ...