Mexico Real Estate and Business
Our Practice - What We Do
Real estate development in Mexico is attracting investors, developers, retailers and entrepreneurs from across the United States. The hospitality industry, master-planned communities and homebuilders, as well as mixed–use and condominium developers are just some of the groups that have expanded their operations into Mexico. Snell & Wilmer’s Mexico real estate and development team provides clients with the necessary insight and legal counsel about developing and investing in Mexico.
Given the opportunities, the appeal of expansion into Mexico has grown for businesses from outside the country. In particular, businesses based in Arizona, California, Colorado and throughout the west are becoming better acquainted with Mexico’s system. Our Mexico Real Estate and Development team is well versed in these processes, challenges and opportunities, including:
- Private Property and Restricted Zone Guidelines
- Fideicomiso (Real Estate Purchase Trust)
- Property Documenting Transactions
- Title Insurance Matters
- FIBRAS (Mexican REITs)
- Mexican Corporations
- Protections for Investors and Financial Institutions
Our Attorneys - Who We Are
Our real estate attorneys have extensive experience in a wide range of aspects impacting real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, development agreements as well as master planned and mixed-use developments. These skills, combined with the experience of our finance attorneys to structure deals ranging from sophisticated transactions to standard sales agreements, and the multicultural and bilingual capabilities of our team provides clients with a distinct advantage when conducting business in Mexico.
Our attorneys have established strong relationships with government officials in Mexico, and throughout Latin America. Snell & Wilmer’s Mexico Real Estate team members hold leadership positions in various cross-border business and legal organizations, including the U.S. Mexico Bar Association, Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, International Bar Association and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. In addition our attorneys actively participate in the Arizona Mexico Commission, the Border Trade Alliance, and various other economic development and real estate associations, which keeps the team abreast of recent legal developments and industry trends.
Our clients also benefit from the relationships that we maintain with Mexico real estate law firms through our firm’s membership in Lex Mundi, a network of global law firms.
Our Clients - Who We Represent
With more than 6,000 miles of coastline in Mexico and the ambitious highway project being undertaken by the Mexican government along the Sonoran Coast, the potential for development of coastal real estate offers appealing opportunities for U.S. developers.
Over the years, Snell & Wilmer’s Mexico Real Estate and Development Team has been offering our clients a single interface in their Mexico business expansions. Because of our close proximity to Mexico, developers, investors, retailers and entrepreneurs have retained our team to represent their business interests across the border.
Our Experience - What We've Done
Our Mexico Real Estate and Development Team currently represents a wide range of clients. Below is a listing of some of our most recent transactions involving real estate development in Mexico.
- $100 Million gated master-planned golf community in Sonora, Mexico
- $500 Million transaction for development of 12,000 unit master-planned development
- $50 Million partnership development of 2,000 acre development
- $50 Million hotel negotiated purchase by U. S. developer
- Master-planned community and resort development in Baja California
- Fractional real estate ownership program in Cabo, Mexico
- Subdivision development and fractional real estate ownership program in Sonora, Mexico
- Hotel and master-planned community in Mexico
- Real estate guaranty trust for multiple properties on behalf of Mexico developer
- Numerous $5 Million plus Mexico development transaction on behalf of U.S. lenders
- Numerous buyers of real estate and development land throughout Mexico
- Lenders financing real estate in Mexico through real estate guaranty trusts
External Links
State of Arizona Department of Real Estate Arizona-Mexico Transactions