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PeninsuLawyers banner reading The Closing-Cost Trap beside a wax-sealed contract with a gold-highlighted clause and a Riviera Maya skyline.
Leave a Comment/Closing & Due Diligence/José Bolio Halloran

Surprise closing costs in Mexico: what foreign buyers get billed after they sign

You signed years ago. Now the developer hands you a closing quote worth 8% of the price, padded with fees you never agreed to. Here is which line items you can fight.

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Navy and gold PeninsuLawyers banner reading The Legal Trust Score, measuring developer risk before you sign, beside a brass rating gauge on a legal dossier with a Riviera Maya construction skyline.
Leave a Comment/Closing & Due Diligence/José Bolio Halloran

The legal trust score: measuring developer risk before you sign

Before you wire a deposit on a Riviera Maya presale, you have no reliable way to measure a developer's legal risk. A legal trust score would change that.

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Fideicomiso Explained: The Mexican Bank Trust for Foreign Property Buyers
Leave a Comment/Closing & Due Diligence/José Bolio Halloran

Fideicomiso Explained: The Mexican Bank Trust for Foreign Property Buyers

If you are a foreigner buying property near the coast or the border in Mexico, you will hear one word over and over: fideicomiso. Your…

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