Searches for real estate-related keywords for Mexico exploded in the last 12 months, recording an impressive 60% year-over-year jump. This increase in interest solidifies Mexico’s reputation as the most popular location for buyers of second home. Despite some massive changes in search patterns, the top five most attractive locations for homebuyers remain the same as last year: Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Belize. Search volumes more than doubled in three countries in the…
Already getting the most attention from buyers of second homes, real estate searches in Mexico really took off in the past 12 months: The number of monthly searches for real…
Although the pandemic managed to keep some Canadians from going south, many others were undeterred: Snowbirds and home buyers interested in more exotic locations continued to search for the perfect…
In a year unlike any other, many Americans jumped at the opportunity to buy a second home abroad. To escape the pandemic — and their confining primary residences — those who had the means to hunt for homes in sunnier, more exotic places did just that. Then, as the relentless, mind-numbing reality at home trudged along, Americans increasingly began looking for “homes for sale in Costa Rica,” “Mexico real estate,” and “condos for sale” in…
Working from home and more flexibility was the ideal scenario everyone had dreamed of prior to the pandemic. But working from the kitchen table during lockdown and the flexibility to…
A short 5 years was enough for cities like Surrey, CA, San Francisco, US, and Mexico City, MX to post home price jumps that would make your head spin. As…
With Puerto Rico suffering extensive storm destruction, there were many concerns about the long-lasting effects on its real estate industry. With this in mind, we generated an overview of the island’s housing sector nine months after the disastrous event occurred. This study evaluates to what extent Hurricane Maria affected the Puerto Rico real estate market. We analyzed asking prices for homes sold on the island, before and after the natural disaster. We looked into the current…
What Canadian hasn’t dreamed of a tropical getaway where they can enjoy warm temperatures all year round? While getting away from the cold is in itself a strong motivation, the…
Let’s face it, we all dream of owning a vacation home in some exotic location where the sun shines brighter and the weather is warm all year round. Or how…