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In Mexico, Club Campestre San Jose still delivers good golf, views away from the beach
Posted by Cabo Real Estate in Articles on November 9, 2009
By Jason Scott Deegan,
Senior Contributor for www.worldgolf.com
In Mexico, Club Campestre San Jose still delivers good golf, views away from the beach
Golfers teeing it up in Los Cabos have always held onto one high standard when it comes to where they’re playing: They want ocean-front golf.
The sight of golf’s shades of green shaking hands with the sandy white beaches and blue waves of the Pacific Ocean or the Sea of Cortez distinguishes the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula over many of the world’s other luxurious golf destinations. More holes rest peacefully near the shoreline in Los Cabos than any other golf hotspot except Hawaii.
But as development has crowded out the beach, golf courses like the Club Campestre San Jose must prove their worth away from the surf. Campestre is the fifth Jack Nicklaus design in Los Cabos, opening in 2007. Playing on the ocean at celebrated places like Palmilla and Cabo del Sol will cost you. Playing just off the ocean at Club Campestre, while still enjoying similar views on the horizon, won’t. Campestre’s greens fees are generally 10 to 20 percent cheaper than its competitors. Read the rest of this entry »
Where Americans Visit Most – Forbes – The top 20 foreign destinations of U.S. travelers
Posted by Cabo Real Estate in Articles on October 21, 2009
By Rob Baedeker – originally posted on forbestraveler.com
Where Americans Visit Most - Forbes - The top 20 foreign destinations of U.S. travelers
In a year when economic indicators took Grand Canyon-sized plunges, it should come as no surprise that fewer Americans jetted off to foreign lands than they did the previous year.
What may be surprising is that the decline in U.S. outbound travel wasn’t worse: Overall, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI), American travelers to foreign countries totaled 63.6 million in 2008, the last full year statistics are available, just a one percent decrease compared to 2007.
Whether the downward trend will continue throughout 2009 remains to be seen, but indicators are pointing towards further decreases. OTTI’s data through May of this year show an overall 7.7% decrease compared with the same time frame in 2008. Akashi says Japan is “expecting just a flat line of the number of U.S. travelers this year,” and Fitch says Mexico had “a slight reduction of international visitors (1.9 percent) from January to May 2009.”
However, the ranking of overseas destinations is likely to be unchanged. Read the rest of this entry »
Choosing a Trusted Real Estate Brokerage in Mexico
Posted by Cabo Real Estate in Articles on October 7, 2009
When you realize that Mexico Real Estate is your best investment for your retirement with a saving of up to 30-40% on your cost of living, you need to then explore not only what area of Mexico you will live or eventually live.
Living In Mexico
You will also need to explore which community fits your lifestyle. Who are your neighbors and what amenities fit you or even your family. After all, when you live in Mexico, friends and family don’t just come for dinner they come for the weekend. You become their Mexico vacation.
Other common questions are: how close are the markets? How accessible is health care? What is the status of the Home Owners Association? Is it well funded? Well run? Reasonable CC&R’S, and of course is it a safe investment.
This is when you realize that you need not only a long time established Broker with years of experience in Mexican Real Estate, but you need a Broker with years of living in the area and that is also part of the community. A good Brokerage will keep their agents trained and updated on the market, different communities and new developments, starting pre-sale or already delivering. A good Brokerage will make sure that every buyer or seller their agents takes on, they will be well represented and informed with the good or bad.
Most of all you need an experienced and knowledgeable Broker when choosing your Brokerage. Kathy & Max Katz have more than 19 years living and doing business in Mexico, they have become the most trusted names in Baja real estate as well as their Agents.
Contact a Baja Real Estate Group Agent today and see the difference yourself. A group of agents that exclusively represent Baja’s best real estate developments, who have inventory to sell in some of the best ocean front communities in the area. If you are currently working with an Agent, this is not intended for solicitation, just information. We gladly work with all Brokers and Agents.
Thinking about a long term Baja rental before you buy? Or just to explore what the Baja lifestyle is like on a long term basis? Contact us about our rent to own listings.
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