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By Brian Flock·   Buyer Tips to Clarify Conventional Wisdom about Distressed PropertiesBuyers today have been regularly trained by the United States (US) media to be on the lookout for foreclosures as one of the staples of getting a great deal in the current real estate market. Yet buyers taking that conventional wisdom south of ...

The following story in a Canadian newspaper should be an eye opener for buyers. Although the scary story has a "happy ending," it cost the author a month of angst and frustration and the lesson was simple: Always use a title company to manage the funds involved in a Mexico purchase! Mexican standoff Learn the ropes before buying ...

Transaction security is essential to a healthy real estate market. However, many new buyers are surprised to learn processes that they take for granted in the United States are either optional or don’t have an exact equivalent in Mexico. This column will explain the key differences pertaining to the term escrow since it means something quite ...