ArticlesShawn Bandick is a frequent contributor to the local community newspaper and website, Playa Maya News. You can read his articles on the latest real estate market in the Riviera Maya here: Playa del Carmen Real Estate update May 2009 Hello everyone. This news letter has been going out from One Stop Real Estate Playa Del Carmen for several years now. Today I want to share with you a little good reality. It is unfortunate when we hear from so many of our friends and clients who love traveling in Mexico, maybe even have homes, and other investments here, and they are confused and can’t seem to get a clear picture of how Mexico really is today. I hope to help shed some light on that with this article. Read more.. Playa del Carmen Real Estate update March 2009 Hello Everyone. Today I would like to share a couple pictures of Playa and a slightly different way to own your property and a little beach info for you. Last weekend my Wife and I were about to head to a favorite beach place in Tulum when we decided to explore Maroma beach on the north end of Playa instead. It was an outstanding day. Maroma beach is rated as one of the top 10 beaches in the world and it is very well set up with activities from four wheeling, jet boats, wave runners etc. Read more...
Riviera Maya Tourism Statistics March 2009 Hello Everyone. I thought I would share some interesting statistics with you today. As you know I have lived in Mexico with my two children and my wife since 2001. We enjoy a remarkable lifestyle and we have many friends here from all over the world also enjoying living in Mexico. Read more...
I love this picture - it brings back such great memories. This is the trip we took from Playa del Carmen to Bacalar with my brother, Shawn and sister-in-law, Suzanne (who by the way have the great fortune of living in Playa del Carmen - so make great tour guides for us) . Bacalar is closer to the Belize border and it's a beautiful, restful little Mexican town with a magnificent lake. Read more... Riviera Maya Tourism Statistics March 2009 Hello Everyone. I thought I would share some interesting statistics with you today. As you know I have lived in Mexico with my two children and my wife since 2001. We enjoy a remarkable lifestyle and we have many friends here from all over the world also enjoying living in Mexico. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate update February 2009 Hello everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season and are looking forward to all the good experiences to come this year. Here’s some input on the two most asked questions we’ve had lately. Read more... Cut Your Cost of Living in Half and Live in Paradise How can you cut your cost of living in half and live a beautiful lifestyle in the Caribbean? I live here in Playa del Carmen with a family of four for just over half of what it cost me to live in B.C. Canada back in the year 2000. First let’s cover actual costs of day to day living here. Read more... Mexican Real Estate Urban Legends and Realities Dear Shawn and Jorge: I have been reading with interest (and a little frustration) your stories about the safety and quality of life in Mexico. As you know, we have owned property in San Jose del Cabo since 1991 and Playa del Carmen since 2007. During that time there have been many “Urban Legends” about the dangers of owning and living in Mexico. All of them have been true myths and exaggerations. Read more... One Journalist’s View of Mexico By Linda Ellerbee Who is Buying Real Estate in Mexico and Why - Oct 2008 Hello everyone. Today we are going to cover two big question that many of our clients are asking. What will happen when the same credit problem we are seeing hits Mexico? Who is buying in the development of Los Flamboyanes Bacalar now and why? http://www.losflamboyanesbacalar.com/ These are great questions and thank you for asking. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update June 2008 It’s been a while since I took the time to write an article and give you a bit of an update on Playa del Carmen. So here goes ready or not, sit down with a coffee! One Stop Real Estate was recently invited to represent the Riviera Maya at an International Living event put on in Cancun. After four days if information about living in many different world destinations I was still thrilled that I chose to move to Mexico. Even they rated it the number one retirement area. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update May 2007 Is there more crime in Mexico than any where else? Lately there has been a lot of bad press in Canada blatantly accusing Mexico of being an unsafe destination for Canadians. Well first let’s be clear. I would never imply that there’s no crime in Mexico! Of course there is, just like there is in USA, or Canada, or any other areas including your home town and mine. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update April 2007 This news letter let’s explore the four major forces driving our Playa del Carmen (and area) real estate market today. First of course, we all know this one, the baby boomer generation is searching for their home in the sun. They have their money, and sometimes they even have generational money. They know what they want and they are ready to take action and get it. More and more baby boomers are moving to Mexico to live part time or full time and enjoy a slower easier life style, and, so they never have to shovel snow again! Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update February 2007 Have you been to Playa lately? Wow this town is still on the move. Theirs street construction and building construction happening every where. The city is pushing hard to upgrade city services like Roads, Electricity, Septic, and Water service all over Playa del Carmen. We are all looking around with big smiles on our faces as we see this work happening all over the city. It may cause some delays and confusion but it is impressive that the city is willing to push so hard to get proper infrastructure in place as we grow. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update October 2007 In this letter I want to cover a little about the reality of hurricanes, who is coming to invest in Mexico, and why. As you know Hurricane Dean passed to the South of Playa through the Majahual area causing extensive damage to the cruise ship facility and many structures on the beach front. One Stop took a truck load of food and clothing down to Bacalar and Buena Vista a week after the hurricane, and Bacalar looked like Playa after Wilma in 2005. Read more... Playa del Carmen Real Estate Update July and August 2007 In this article I would like to discuss Playa del Carmen's evolving relationship with Cancun, the new 7 Wonders of the World, and some happy ending news. Ten years ago Cancun was flourishing. They were the big dog on the block. At the same time the Riviera Maya was just starting to be discovered. Read more... I wanted to send this with last months article but, it just got too long. Today we are going to explore the effects of the shifting, or even falling, United States real estate market on Playa del Carmen and The Rivera Maya real estate market. Read more... The Next Riviera: Resort Phenomenon Still a Bargain to Buy Property in Playa Business Leaders Report Stellar 1st Quarter Results Can a Foreigner Buy Real Estate in Mexico? 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