Real estate development in Mexico is often a more complex process than that found in other countries due to Mexico’s unique history, resulting in, for example, communal property (ejidos), and constitutional restrictions on the ownership of land by non-Mexicans, all of which may affect client real estate projects. At Sanders, Meyer y Asociados, S.C., our Real Estate Practice Group knows the pitfalls and how to deal with them. The firm acts for a variety of clients in all phases of real estate development throughout Mexico including structuring, negotiating and implementing the buying, selling, leasing, and financing of commercial, industrial, tourist, and residential developments.

The practice group offers the following services in this area, among others, advising:

1. Negotiating and preparing agreements related to property development for commercial, industrial, residential, and tourist projects.
2. Land use and zoning issues.
3. Preparing purchase and sale agreements.
4. Negotiating and preparing leases.
5. Negotiating and preparing agreements related to industrial, commercial, tourist, and residential developments, including condominiums and timeshares.
6. Arranging rights-of-way and other easements.
7. Preparing options and rights of first refusal.
8. Arranging trusts for non-Mexicans acquiring land along the cost or border zones.
9. Investigating and registering property in public property registries, including preparing reports on the title.
10. Representing clients in dealing with federal, state, and local agencies with respect to regulatory compliance.