Puerto Vallarta real estate is doing very well along the Bay of Banderas, now referred to as Vallarta or Costa Vallarta.
Puerto Vallarta’s temperate climate, relaxed casualness and warm friendly people beckon you to stay. There are plenty of good restaurants, golf courses and water sports year round.
The greater Puerto Vallarta area offers a w
ide variety of real estate opportunities. Although home mortgages are not common in Mexico, most developers offer payment plans that usually don’t go beyond five years. Though, most re-sale real estate properties require you to pay cash.
How involved you want to be with your property also plays an important part when buying real estate in Puerto Vallarta. Condos are appealing because maintenance is minimal. You can leave your unit in the hands of the building administration and security to care for it while you’re gone. The downside is that you are restricted by homeowner association rules and costs.
A house offers you the freedom to decorate and make changes or additions without the approval of a homeowner association. Most Puerto Vallarta homes have full time staff that tend to gardening, cooking and maintenance, allowing you to enjoy a lifestyle with services at a cost much less than it would be north of the border!
The next choice you have to make is location. Puerto Vallarta is located inside a large bay. The north shore offers semi-arid conditions while the South Shore is engulfed by a lush tropical forest. Both the northern and southern shores of the Puerto Vallarta area offer hillside living with spectacular views of the bay.
La Cruz de Huanacaxtle offers a cooler beach climate than Puerto Vallarta all year round. La Cruz de Huanacaxtle is a small fisherman village twenty minutes north of Puerto Vallarta's International Airport on the Bay of Banderas. La Cruz is located between Puerto Vallarta and Punta de Mita, on the North Side of Bay of Banderas. In 1997 Bay of Banderas was included in the group of the 27 most beautiful bays of the world, the well deserved designation took in account its history and culture, natural sites, flora and fauna bio diversity, among others. Real estate prices in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle are on the average lower than Puerto Vallarta.