In 2022, Tanya Frisk-Welburn and her husband bought what they hoped would be a dream home in Mexico. The seller was a company called Caban Condos whose website described it as “two guys from Saskatchewan” building condominiums near idyllic seaside locations in the Yucatan peninsula. Frisk-Welburn, who lives in Bengough, Sask., stumbled upon the company’s […]
The architects at Garrido Lizarraga Arquitectos have created Casa Zen, a concrete house that seamlessly integrates a family home and a yoga studio. This innovative design features expansive windows that link the living spaces to their surroundings, allowing natural light and offering panoramic views of the landscape. The structure is characterized by exposed concrete, polished […]
The price of used housing in Mérida increased by 14.6%, while new housing rose by 15.6%. 75% of the housing supply in Mérida remains horizontal, unlike other cities with vertical trends. The metropolitan area of Mérida has a population of 1.4 million inhabitants, with an annual growth of 3.3%, which translates into the formation of […]
The construction project in Santa Gertrudis Copó was halted due to a lack of necessary permits. Commissioner Leidy Cocom Valencia visited the local authorities and found no evidence of proper authorization for the project. The property transfer was conducted outside Mérida, which has raised concerns about unchecked urban growth and its impact on the quality […]
According to Canadevi Yucatán, a positive trend for the sector will continue due to the demand for housing from people moving to Mérida. One of the trends seen over the past five years is the demand for vertical housing, or apartments in buildings, said Sergei López Cantón, leader of the National Chamber of the Industry […]
Hundreds of buyers from Grupo Inverco México, a real estate company based in Merida, Yucatan, accused the firm of committing a fraud worth over $50 million by failing to deliver hundreds of properties and houses as agreed upon in the Pedregales de Misnebalam development, 12 kilometers north of the capital city. “This is a mega-fraud […]
In the past two years, there has been a significant increase in the price of homes due to factors such as inflation and the desire to live in the city. According to the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) Mérida, the price of real estate in the city of Mérida has increased by up […]
The Canadevi reported that Yucatán remains below the national average of abandoned houses In Yucatán, some 60,000 houses are unoccupied, a figure that represents 13 percent of the total housing in the entity, assured the president of the National Chamber of the Housing Development and Promotion Industry (CANADEVI) Yucatán, Sergei López Cantón. Despite the number […]
Lucía Ríos, Creative Director of Atelier, a company specialized in architecture, design, and space restoration, shares how passion for preserving history and architectural beauty has driven their projects over the past 10 years in Mérida’s city center. “Atelier has been an architectural construction company for nearly 20 years, but we’ve focused on the city center […]
Mérida is a city with dozens of positive aspects that have made it one of the most coveted places to live in Mexico. However, its rapid expansion puts the quality of life that currently exists at risk. Therefore, it is necessary to implement tools such as Urban Planning Instruments, which will serve as a basis […]
