This isn’t going to surprise you if you’ve been paying attention to the Puerto Vallarta real estate markets lately: Puerto Vallarta is one of the top Mexico real estate markets. Puerto Vallarta property has been appreciating at a rate of about 10 percent per year. Not too many markets are doing that right now, but Puerto Vallarta is one of the most attractive.

Puerto Vallarta is physically close to the US and people who own investment properties in Puerto Vallarta can get here very easily. Puerto Vallarta International Airport handles nearly 500 international flights per week, and many major carriers land here. From most major cities in the US, Puerto Vallarta is just a few hours’ flight away.

Buying property in Puerto Vallarta is safe. The Mexican Federal government is bending over backwards to help erase the very negative experiences of some early foreign investors in Mexico real estate. Right now, land purchases by foreigners are easy to execute. Several protections are built into the sale to help guarantee the safety of investment properties. These safeguards include title insurance, property registration and the establishment of a required trust in which the title to the property is held.

Puerto Vallarta has been the beneficiary of an enormous investment in infrastructure by the Mexican Federal government and by the government in the State of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta will enjoy new tunnels and a new interstate highway that runs past every beach in the city. The city also opens a brand new convention center in October.

Private investment is also hot in Puerto Vallarta. More than two dozen hotel, resort and condominium projects are underway right now. Remodeling of the city’s marinas, the construction of new ultra-modern hospitals and many US retailers have or will open outlets here in Puerto Vallarta to cater to the growing ex-pat population here.

Private waterfront properties in Puerto Vallarta are all but gone. Fortunately, what may turn out to be a better investment opportunity is opening up north of Puerto Vallarta, in San Pancho. Luxury real estate building sites are being sold to individual investors right now through Select Mexico Properties. If you haven’t done so already, please visit the Select Mexico Properties Web site and take a look at the properties that are still available. You’ll see why the Puerto Vallarta real estate market is in such high demand!