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THE ASIAN GIANT SETS EYES UPON CANCUN

China is nowadays the  world’s second largest economy,  with over a billion inhabitants. China is an emerging economy with huge potential growth, with a constant upcoming of their middle class, with a bigger and better expenditure capacity every day; these new middle-upper classes wish to get abroad.  Just as Europe has been one of the main destinations for Chinese tourism, Latin-America has been an attractive pole for Chinese capital investment, partnering with countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, etc. The number of countries has been significantly increasing and so have the foreign investments, which accounted for $102,890 million USD...

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INVEST IN REAL ESTATE AND WIN!

Investing in real estate is a great opportunity through which it's possible to have a property that can go from an apartment or a house to commercial property, even a piece of land where you can build or make improvements to an existing property and resell it! Real estate investment is an attractive option, since properties are continuously increasing their value and a have a great ROI. Real estate investment is considered to be low risk, secure and profitable. According to experts, properties must be seen as any other financial stock, they should be sold when the market is high since...

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THE PROPERTY SHOW

The Property Show is a biannual and innovative event geared towards consumers, professionals and investors alike. This event aims to provide investors with valuable knowledge about the latest offerings in real estate and property investment. The Property Show began to be held in 2009 in Toronto Canada. This year the event will take place on Saturday, April 25 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, Ca. This show offers a wide variety of information and Seminars. Whether the assistants interest lies in resale or new residential homes, condominium or vacation property. If its real estate services or if the public is just looking...

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IMMIGRATION LAW IN MEXICO

  Mexico has a complete legal policy on immigration, which is primarily regulated by the Migration Act and the General Population Act, among other laws, affecting both Mexicans and foreigners. In this newsletter, we will focus on explaining the different methods by which foreigners wishing to visit, either for tourism, business, retirement, work, study, or for those seeking permanent residency in Mexico or Mexican citizenship Firstly, we look into the classifications of a foreigner in Mexico: a. Non-immigrant: this is a person who, with the permission from the Ministry of the Interior, enters a country temporarily either as a: (i) tourist; (ii) trans-migrant; (iii)...

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PREPARING A WILL IN MEXICO

A recent tragic incident has emphasized the importance of having a Will. One of our clients died suddenly of a heart attack and had no Will made in Mexico. His Mexican family claimed that he died intestate, therefore his children born here and his second wife were entitled to his estate. His Canadian family, relying on a previous, older Will, claimed to be his only legal heirs. This dispute will definitely cost thousands of dollars and last several years before it is resolved. It could have been avoided. Assuming you have a Will prepared in Canada or the U.S., should you...

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MEXLAW BREAKFAST

  MEXLAW, the only Canadian law firm in Mexico with offices in Cancun and Playa del Carmen, has been providing reliable and professional legal services to individuals who wish to invest or simply enjoy the Riviera Maya.  We are dedicated to offering a secure and familiar environment for our clients to invest or live here.   As part of this commitment, MexLaw has developed a Canada-wide information campaign consisting of seminars, conferences and advertising in which we present video testimonials from individuals who are already living here.  In these testimonials they describe in their own words the quality of life they enjoy...

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