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Analysis of housing prices in Mexico, mortgage credit supply, and the signals that distinguish a bubble from an expensive market.

ISR formula on real estate disposals in Mexico — updated cost basis and exemptions under article 119 of the LISR.

Steps, costs and procedures to put an inherited house in your name in Mexico, before a notary public and the Public Property Registry.

Ranking of Mexican cities with the best price per square meter, average rent and quality of life in 2026, with figures in pesos.

Methods to set the rental price of an apartment or house in Mexico using comparables, the 0.5–1 % rule, cap rate and local adjustments.

Methods and tools to learn the market value of a lot in Mexico without relying solely on cadastral value.

Appraisal methods for a commercial space, authorized appraisers, profitability factor, and how to avoid typical mistakes in CDMX, Monterrey or Guadalajara.

Legal and tax steps to regularize and buy an abandoned house in Mexico before a notary and the RPP.

Judicial auctions, tax auctions, regularizable abandoned homes and the legal risks behind real-estate bargains in Mexico.

Risks, discounts and legal procedures for buying an apartment with occupants in Mexico.

When it makes sense to put the rental contract in one person's name or in both for a couple, under Mexican law.

Digital ways to request a copy of a deed from notaries and the RPP in Mexico, step by step by state.

How an inherited apartment is divided, undivided co-ownership, ISR when one buys out the others, and options to sell or dissolve co-ownership.

Real costs, permits and procedures to develop land in Mexico, including licenses, networks and municipal fees.

What the law protects for the tenant of a commercial premises — extension, assignment, market rent, transfer, improvements and contract termination.

Mexican cities to retire to with around 20,000 pesos a month — rent, healthcare and quality of life.

Deed fraud, fake Infonavit offers, ghost rentals and how to verify an agent, a property and a loan before paying.

The ISR exemption for primary residence up to 700,000 UDIS, SAT requirements and other legal ways to reduce the tax when selling a property.

What taxes the bare owner pays when usufruct ends due to the usufructuary's death in Mexico, and how the deed is updated.

Infonavit Mejora tu casa, Conavi, mortgage loans and other paths to finance roof repair or waterproofing in Mexico.

Risks for tenants and landlords when a room is rented without a written contract in Mexico, and what state civil codes say.

Practical guide to locate the source of annoying noises in a Mexican home, distinguish between structure, installations and neighbors, and act.

ISR on the gain, state ISAI, predial up to date and notarial costs that apply when selling a home received through inheritance in Mexico.

Rules to index the rent of a space with INEGI's INPC, common formulas in commercial contracts and mistakes to avoid when renewing.

Practical guide to recovering your deposit or earnest money in Mexico when a real estate agency refuses to give it back.

Regularization of homes on rustic, ejido or non-developable land. CORETT/INSUS, full ownership and the municipal procedure step by step.

SAT rules on the casa habitación ISR exemption when a married couple owns two homes in Mexico.

How to end a lease contract in Mexico without paying penalties, what the Civil Code says, and what to include in the termination letter.

Infonavit Crédito Joven, Fovissste TuCrédito, Conavi schemes and bank options for under-35s who want to buy their first home.

When a clarifying price deed is allowed in Mexico, tax risks with SAT, and step-by-step procedure before a notary public.

Conavi Mejoramiento de Vivienda, Infonavit Mejoravit and bank loans to rehabilitate your old home in Mexico with public support.

Legal steps, Civil Code timelines and practical options if your landlord does not renew the apartment lease in Mexico.

Land uses, municipal urban development plans and which activities are viable on rustic, agricultural or conservation land.

Grounds, penalty clauses and legal steps to end an exclusivity agreement with a real estate agency in Mexico without overpaying.

Guide to bidding at Infonavit, Fovissste, SAE and bank auctions, with requirements and a strategy to buy well.

When and how much a landlord in Mexico can raise the rent on an apartment, what the Civil Code says, and how to negotiate the renewal.

Free methods and tools to estimate the value of an urban lot in Mexico without paying for a formal appraisal.

Tax and legal risks of selling a property below the cadastral or commercial appraisal in Mexico when dealing with the SAT.

What usufruct is, how to value it, what taxes the usufructuary pays and the notarial steps to sell it in Mexico.

A new way to decide when and with whom to sell your home.