A two-bedroom condo inspection here runs about $350 USD — the cheapest line item in the transaction, and the one foreign buyers skip most. What it checks in a concrete coastal building, the four things it does not check, and why nobody licenses home inspectors in Mexico.

Sayulita gets the designation on November 2 during Day of the Dead. It is real news, and it is about to appear in a lot of sales pitches. Here is what it changes, what it does not, and the constraint nobody mentions while selling you a condo.

The peso is at its strongest since May 2024. Run the numbers in pesos instead of dollars and last year's Puerto Vallarta price gains mostly disappear — which explains the 45% drop in closed transactions better than anything else.

There is no Zillow for Puerto Vallarta, and the asking prices you see online are not what properties sell for. Here is how a real valuation works, and why the first 30 days on the market decide everything.

The power in Puerto Vallarta is reliable and outages are uncommon — but the voltage swing around a rare one is what kills compressors. The difference between a regulador and a no-break, and how to claim from CFE if something burns out.

Ten mistakes I watch foreign buyers make in Puerto Vallarta — from buying the vacation instead of the property, to the paperwork oversight that costs thousands at resale.

Mexican peso mortgages run 9–14% for foreigners. Cross-border USD loans run about 8.99–9.99% and cap at 65% of the purchase price. Here are the real financing routes for foreign buyers in Puerto Vallarta, including the one most people use.

Foreign buyers expect 30 days and get 60. Here is what actually happens between an accepted offer and a signed escritura in Puerto Vallarta, where it gets stuck, and how to keep it moving.

A Mexican notario is a state-appointed attorney whose signature is what makes your purchase real — not a clerk who stamps pages. Here is what they do, why you choose them, and what to ask.

The neighborhood you'd want to live in and the neighborhood that pays best are rarely the same. A zone-by-zone look at Puerto Vallarta rental performance, entry prices, and where the return actually is in 2026.