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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.buyplaya.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Life's a Beach | Expat Life in Playa del Carmen : For Sale, Market Conditions</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/Market+Conditions/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: For Sale, Market Conditions</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>Acanto Boutique Hotel is Now Open!</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2012/01/10/acanto-boutique-hotel-reopens-in-playa-del-carmen.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:1203114</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/1203114.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1203114</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1203114</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="right" alt="Acanto Boutique Hotel Reopens" height="129" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/Acanto/217705_10150143142161292_562776291_7032941_5549769_n.jpg" title="Acanto Boutique Hotel Reopens" width="250" /&gt;Great Hotels of the World has announced one of its new member properties, &lt;strong&gt;Acanto Boutique Hotel &lt;/strong&gt;in Playa del Carmen, Mexico has just completed a $5 million refurbishment following a two year rebuild.


Acanto Boutique Hotel has rebuilt the entire hotel with 14 added bedrooms, making it fully equipped with 21 luxurious one, two and three bedroom mega suites.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The suites are fully furnished with deluxe marble flooring and granite counters, along with solid wood cabinets and plasma televisions.


They will now also have their own fitted kitchens and private outdoor areas with hammocks, where guests can enjoy the climate and relax within the privacy of their own terrace.


The hotel will feature brand new leisure facilities, including an intimate spa, offering an array of treatments, seven new rooftop Jacuzzis and the possibility for guests to host barbecues on the terrace.


A total of 21 underground parking spaces have now been added to the property, ensuring greater convenience for its guests.


&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="left" alt="Acanto Boutique Hotel Reopens" height="165" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/Acanto/40732_433888746291_562776291_5698541_1581478_n.jpg" title="Acanto Boutique Hotel Reopens" width="250" /&gt;Acanto Boutique Hotel has added a caf&amp;eacute; and a wine bar to further add to the services provided.   


With a prime location, being just one block away from the beach and half a block from Playa Del Carmen&amp;rsquo;s bustling 5th Avenue, Acanto Boutique Hotel now offers guests privileged access to the Playa del Carmen Beach Club and discounted rates at the fitness centre, located only one block away.


&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matthew Schilowitz, director of sales at Acanto Boutique Hotel commented: &amp;ldquo;Acanto Boutique Hotel has undergone rapid improvement, putting our hotel in a unique position.&amp;ldquo;We have all worked extremely hard to incorporate a variety of new features and facilities and we only hope to move forward in improving and bettering Acanto Boutique Hotel in every way we can for our guests.&amp;rdquo;


&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acanto Boutique Hotel was one of the first boutique hotels in the area from 2004 and has been recommended by Frommers and Master Card global premium division.


The hotel also has a selection of residences.


&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/acanto-boutique-hotel-completes-5m-refit/" title="Breaking Travel News" target="_blank"&gt;Breaking Travel News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For information about condominium sales at Acanto and other Mexico investment opportunities, contact &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/controlpanel/blogs/rob@buyplaya.com" title="Email Rob Kinnon" target="_blank"&gt;Rob Kinnon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1203114" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Development+/default.aspx">Development </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Hotels/default.aspx">Hotels</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/real+estate+playa+del+carmen/default.aspx">real estate playa del carmen</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2012/default.aspx">2012</category></item><item><title>Oceanview Condo for Sale in Playa del Carmen - REDUCED</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2011/02/28/beach-real-estate-for-sale-playa-del-carmen.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:872942</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/872942.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=872942</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=872942</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;on this stunning oceanview&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Downtown_Beachfront/Agent/Listing_5744938.html" title="Playa del Carmen Condo for Sale" target="_blank"&gt; condo for sale in Playa del Carmen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. This spacious unit has 1,505 sq.ft. of interior living space and a 172 sqft private terrace overlooking the beach and the Caribbean. The condominium has 2 bedrooms, each with ensuite bath and is offered for sale fully furnished and ready for immediate occupancy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Beach Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/Cortomaltes2.jpg" title="Beach Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" width="448" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="Panel ListingsDetailsPanel"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="_ctl0_body_L_op9__ctl0_DescriptionLabel"&gt;The unit is fitted with hurricane and sound proof glass windows and sliders to 
protect this valuable investment. No detail has been overlooked to ensure years of 
comfort and enjoyment for you and your guests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This exclusive residence is located on the beach 
and within steps to the fabulous restaurants and shops of Playa&amp;#39;s world famous 
5th Avenue. World class golf, sport fishing, dramatic ruins and all the 
attractions of the Riviera Maya are within minutes of this luxurious 
location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This unit has a strong rental history and a detailed proforma 
is available upon request. Please contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com for a private 
viewing. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Homes.aspx?tabid=1764070&amp;amp;__ts=1298941941613" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Listings" target="_blank"&gt;real estate listings in Playa del Carmen&lt;/a&gt;, visit&amp;nbsp; www.BuyPlaya.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Beach Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/CortoMaltes4.jpg" title="Beach Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" width="448" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Downtown_Beachfront/Agent/Listing_5744938.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=872942" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Beachfront+/default.aspx">Beachfront </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2011/default.aspx">2011</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/real+estate+playa+del+carmen/default.aspx">real estate playa del carmen</category></item><item><title>Price Reduced on Casa Manana in Club Real</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/12/12/Price-Reduced-Casa-Manana-Club-Real-Playacar.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:801266</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/801266.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=801266</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=801266</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/CasaManana20OCT-031cropv2.jpg" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_6105755.html" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on Casa Manana Now Just&lt;/span&gt;
		



&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$299,000 usd!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
		
	&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="_ctl0_body_L_op9__ctl0_DescriptionLabel"&gt;This is a beautiful,
fully furnished 2-story Mexican Colonial &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_6105755.html" title="Mexico Villa for Sale in Playacar" target="_blank"&gt;villa for sale&lt;/a&gt; located in the exclusive
golf course community of Playacar and inside a secondary gated
neighborhood called Club Real. The ensuite upstairs master bedroom with
balcony and dressing area stretches the entire width of the house and
provides a wide overview of the back yard. The 2nd bedroom upstairs in
front is also ensuite with a balcony overlooking the front yard. The
upstairs 3rd bedroom may also serve as an office complete with
telephone, TV cable and high speed wireless Internet connections. All
bedrooms have connections for Cablemas cable TV. The main floor has an
open floor plan with a half bath, laundry room with washer and dryer
and lots of windows looking out over the lovely fenced back yard and
tropical gardens. There are fans and air-conditioning units throughout
the home and the house is wired for telephone, cable TV and high speed
internet access. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Built in 1999, this house has 2400 square
feet (221.93 m2) of living space and is situated on a lush green 449.42
m2 lot. This house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac just a 2-minute
walk to the pool, a 5-minute walk to the tennis courts, and a short
drive to the most beautiful beaches in the world. Guests living in
Playacar Phase 2 receive VIP access to the Reef Beach Club and reduced
greens fees at Playacar&amp;#39;s world class Golf Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is one of the best deals we have to offer for &lt;a href="http://www.BuyPlaya.com" title="Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Playa del Carmen real estate&lt;/a&gt;. Contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com today for a private tour of this lovely home.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_6105755.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=801266" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playacar/default.aspx">Playacar</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Ultra Modern Villa For Sale in the Campestre</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/12/02/ultra-modern-villas-for-sale-playa-del-carmen-real-estate.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:804193</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/804193.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=804193</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=804193</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Campestre/Agent/Listing_29062601.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/ea6f/b182/5b16/006d68dd1eecbdb8258f/original.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Real Estate in Playa del Carmen" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Campestre/Agent/Listing_29062601.html" style="font-weight:bold;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 Bedroom Luxury Villa&lt;/span&gt; for sale in Playa del Carmen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;
		-
		



&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;$335,000 USD&lt;/span&gt;



		
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Located in the quiet suburban neighborhood known as the Campestre, just across the highway from Playacar Phase 2, this newly constructed &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Campestre/Agent/Listing_29062601.html" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" target="_blank"&gt;ultra modern home&lt;/a&gt; awaits. The home is nearly completed with only finish work left to be done. The Campestre is an exclusive residential neighborhood only 3 minutes from the Central Maya shopping mall and 10 minutes from central Playa del Carmen. This a traditional Mexican neighborhood which surrounds a quiet central park with a quaint church and ball courts. This is an ideal location for a family with children. This unique home has a private pool and beautiful jungle views from the rooftop terrace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information and to arrange a viewing please contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com or call 518-250-1269 US/Canada&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 984-115-4611 MX.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=804193" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Villas/default.aspx">Villas</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Campestre/default.aspx">Campestre</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Land For Sale on Cozumel - Perfect for Eco-Park!</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/11/04/land-for-sale-cozumel-development-eco-park.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:778024</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/778024.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=778024</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=778024</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;
		&lt;span class="cutline"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="Land for Sale on Cozumel" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/PermacultureWorkshop148.jpg" title="Land for Sale on Cozumel" width="448" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt; &amp;quot;Perfect for Eco-Park&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$10,000,000 USD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - 47 hectares of raw land&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Cozumel, Quintana Roo&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		An amazing opportunity to build your own community or business on the ever popular island of Cozumel!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/San_Miguel/Quintana_Roo/Lots_and_Land/Cozumel/Agent/Listing_26216751.html" title="Lot for Sale on Cozumel" target="_blank"&gt;47 Hectare plot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; of land is a developer&amp;rsquo;s dream!  Currently there is very little for the 5,000 -10,000 arriving cruise ship guests to do on this amazing island and this would be the perfect plot of land to develop some sort of eco-park or other tourist development.  If you are not interested in the tourist trade, you could use this property to build a lovely housing project.  The zoning is very flexible on this &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/San_Miguel/Quintana_Roo/Lots_and_Land/Cozumel/Agent/Listing_26216751.html" title="Land for Sale on Cozumel" target="_blank"&gt;amazing piece of land&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  Just bring your ideas and you can make them happen on this giant slice of land!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information and to arrange to see the property, contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com or call 984-115-4611 MX or 518-250-1269 US/CA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Lot for Sale on Cozumel" height="223" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/CozumelLandforSale.jpg" title="Lot for Sale on Cozumel" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Quintana_Roo/Lots_and_Land/Cozumel/Agent/Listing_26216751.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=778024" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Development+/default.aspx">Development </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Cozumel/default.aspx">Cozumel</category></item><item><title>Fixer-upper for Sale on the Beach in Playa del Carmen!</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/10/25/beach-real-estate-for-sale-in-playa-del-carmen.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:773337</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/773337.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=773337</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=773337</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Beach Real Estate Playa del Carmen" height="448" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/DSC_0014.jpg" title="Beach Real Estate Playa del Carmen" width="300" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;900 sq.ft. - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$400,000 USD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Right on the Beach&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Beachfront, Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		If you have been hoping to find a &amp;quot;fixer upper&amp;quot; investment property in Playa del Carmen, this could be exactly what you have been looking for. Located right on the beach in the heart of downtown Playa del Carmen, this 2 bedroom, 2 bath beachfront condominium is in need of a complete remodel but when it is done, you will have a unique property perfect to enjoy personally as a beachfront getaway or to use as an income producing vacation rental.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The unit is unfurnished and unequipped and needs a full overhaul. If you are looking for a project with a great return, contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com immediately. This is a unique opportunity to invest in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Beachfront/Agent/Listing_25859810.html"&gt;Playa del Carmen Real Estate.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=773337" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Beachfront+/default.aspx">Beachfront </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Lovely Villa for Sale in Playacar</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/10/15/3-bedroom-villa-for-sale-in-playacar-playa-del-carmen-real-estate.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:776373</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/776373.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=776373</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=776373</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;
		&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/welcome-1.jpg" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="cutline"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;strong&gt;$399,000 usd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Playacar Golf Course Community, Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		This is a beautiful, fully furnished 2-story Mexican Colonial villa located in the exclusive golf course community of Playacar and inside a secondary gated neighborhood called Club Real.  The ensuite upstairs master bedroom with balcony and dressing area stretches the entire width of the house and provides a wide overview of the back yard.  The 2nd bedroom upstairs in front is also ensuite with a balcony overlooking the front yard.  The upstairs 3rd bedroom may also serve as an office complete with telephone, TV cable and high speed wireless Internet connections.  All bedrooms have connections for Cablemas cable TV. The main floor has an open floor plan with a half bath, laundry room with washer and dryer and lots of windows looking out over the lovely fenced back yard and tropical gardens. There are fans and air-conditioning units throughout the home and the house is wired for telephone, cable TV and high speed internet access. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Built in 1999, this house has 2400 square feet (221.93 m2) of living space and is situated on a lush green 449.42 m2 lot.  This house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac just a 2-minute walk to the pool, a 5-minute walk to the tennis courts, and a short drive to the most beautiful beaches in the world.  Guests living in Playacar Phase 2 receive VIP access to the Reef Beach Club and reduced greens fees at Playacar&amp;#39;s world class Golf Club.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_6105755.html"&gt;Click here for more photos and property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contact us today for a private tour of this lovely home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="300" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/pool-1.jpg" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=776373" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playacar/default.aspx">Playacar</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Sleek Modern Condo for Sale in Playacar</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/10/12/playa-carmen-real-estate-condo-for-sale-playacar.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:766855</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/766855.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=766855</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=766855</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_25276973.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/94c5/5a80/9776/c7de53db969118a3579b/original.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Playacar Condos for Sale" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;span class="cutline"&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;strong&gt;$162,000 usd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Playacar Golf Course Community, Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		Only a few units remaining! Spacious modern 2 bedroom condominiums located in a quiet area of Playacar Phase 2. Puerta del Cielo is located close to schools, grocery stores, medical facilities and all the conveniences for comfortable living. The complex is just a few minutes drive from the beach and all the excitement of downtown Playa but tucked away from all the hustle and bustle of city life. This is the perfect place to retire or just get away from it all for awhile! Contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com to arrange a tour of this quiet complex.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1206 sqft.&lt;br /&gt;2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms&lt;br /&gt;Mini split A/C on each bedroom and the living room&lt;br /&gt;Living room, dining room, kitchen,&lt;br /&gt;Roof Terraces&lt;br /&gt;Parking Space&lt;br /&gt;Swimming Pool&lt;br /&gt;Laundry room, parking&lt;br /&gt;Access to beach club in Playacar&lt;br /&gt;Near the beach&lt;br /&gt;Near schools &amp;amp; shopping mall 
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_25276973.html"&gt;Click here for more pictures and property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=766855" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playacar/default.aspx">Playacar</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Executive Residence for Sale in Playacar</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/09/10/playa-del-carmen-real-estate-playacar-villa-for-sale-.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:744720</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/744720.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=744720</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=744720</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Other/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_2793929.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/5582/1d32/be23/c9754ca924f21ba9007b/original.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Luxury Villa in Playacar" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;span class="cutline"&gt;
			&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;strong&gt;Perfect Family Home&lt;/strong&gt;
		&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;
		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;3,800 sq. ft., 4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;
		



&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$795,000 USD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;



		&lt;span&gt; - Exclusive Residence&lt;/span&gt;
	&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;
		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Playacar Golf Course Community, Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;
		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
		This remarkable executive residence is located on a large 560 square meter lot on a cul-de-sac in the most desirable location in Club Real. The home was designed by an award winning architect from Cuernavaca and features 392 square meters of construction. The home is being offered for sale fully outfitted and partially furnished with top quality pieces imported from Italy. In our opinion, this is by far the best built home in all of Playa del Carmen and far superior to any other properties listed in this price range. No expense has been spared, no detail overlooked. The list of property Highlights below clearly shows why this house is one of a kind in all the Riviera Maya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact Rob@BuyPlaya.com for a complete inventory and to schedule a tour of this beautiful home.
	&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Other/Playacar_Golf_Course_Community/Agent/Listing_2793929.html"&gt;Click here for more property information&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=744720" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Villas/default.aspx">Villas</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playacar/default.aspx">Playacar</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2010/default.aspx">2010</category></item><item><title>Playa del Carmen Construction Update August 2009</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2009/08/22/playa-del-carmen-construction-update-august-2009.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:511278</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/511278.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=511278</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=511278</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;It seems to be kind of a slow summer in terms of construction. Lots of projects that we had been following are now completed and delivered, leaving just a handful still in the works. Still no movement at Blume and Vaiven. I&amp;#39;ll be curious to see what happens there. We&amp;#39;ve got a new residential complex, Rincon, going up next to Rioja on the back side of Playacar Phase 2. They are working on the &amp;quot;entrada&amp;quot; but nothing really to show yet. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First up is &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2009/07/24/grand-reception-for-the-new-showroom-at-el-taj-beachfront-condominiums.aspx" title="El Taj Beachfront Reception" target="_blank"&gt;El Taj Beachfront&lt;/a&gt; where we were recently treated to a lovely evening hosted by the developer to celebrate the opening of the model showroom. They are going full&amp;nbsp;steam ahead&amp;nbsp;here in hopes to be ready for the high season buyers. As are all the sister properties, El Taj Beachfront&amp;nbsp;will be&amp;nbsp;lovely and stylish with the developer&amp;#39;s signature Balinese design elements. Plans for a beach club are in the works, complete with an onsite dive shop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-025.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-032.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-038.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sondokan - The Lofts is nearly completed on Avenida 10, just a few minutes from Shangrila Beach. Like all of the properties from this developer, it is sleek and chic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-005.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By the same developer, Casa Blanca is moving along slowly as they race to complete other properties before the holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="448" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-012.jpg" style="width:336px;height:448px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="336" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Costa Fina in the center of downtown on Avenida 15, just next to &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1915691&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Liv-Blu" target="_blank"&gt;Liv-Blu&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;has come&amp;nbsp;up very quickly. Lots of glass and natural light in these units.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-019.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=2799749&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Doca" target="_blank"&gt;Doca&lt;/a&gt; on Avenida 10 near the stadium is just gorgeous. Notice the cool blue pool on the roof overhanging the street. The patios will all have jacuzzis! I&amp;#39;m looking forward to getting in to the model unit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-054.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El Faro is till chugging along and putting on the finishing touches. They filled the pool but don&amp;#39;t seem to have budgeted to have it maintained. Not a great impression if they are hoping to make sales. The crew at Wicky&amp;#39;s is ready to go and just waiting for the green light from the developer. Wicky&amp;#39;s will be catering the VIP tent this year for &lt;a href="http://www.tasteofplaya.com" title="Taste of Playa 2009" target="_blank"&gt;Taste of Playa&lt;/a&gt;. We are all looking forward to getting a taste of what this new restaurant will bring to Playa&amp;#39;s culinary scene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-020.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-024.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a few new hotels in the mix, the second In Fashion Hotel is going up quickly on Avenida 15, an interesting as yet unnamed hotel is moving along quickly on Avenida 1 at Calle 24 and we have finally identified the following property as Hotel Reina Roca. This one is next to Playalingua Language School on Calle 20.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="336" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/August%202009/ConstUpdateAUG09-043.jpg" style="width:448px;height:336px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the next installment, I am going to head south to Puerto Aventuras to see what&amp;#39;s new there. Also, I&amp;#39;d like to check out the progress at the new Melia being built in the north end. It looks to be mammoth!! Stay tuned.....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=511278" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Development+/default.aspx">Development </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Building/default.aspx">Building</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Hotels/default.aspx">Hotels</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2009/default.aspx">2009</category></item><item><title>Drastic Price Reduction on Marina Front Penthouse!</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2009/03/09/8f4176f017234d13aa6db33c5aec8fc0.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:435266</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/435266.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=435266</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=435266</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" 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style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="Marina Front Penthouse in Puerto Aventuras" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/MarinaTurquesa.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Marina Front Penthouse in Puerto Aventuras" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;Reduced from $479,000 usd - &lt;strong&gt;Now just $390,000 usd&amp;nbsp;!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2,300 sq.ft, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, E&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;normous Oceanview Roof Top Terrace with Jaccuzzi &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Puerto Aventuras Waterfront &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Due to the financial downturn in the rest of the world, one of our clients has been forced to drastically discount their beautiful sea view penthouse unit at Marina Turquesa. This is a secure, upscale condo development now close to completion in the gated resort community of Puerto Aventuras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exterior of this building is complete but this unit is still very easily customized to meet its new owner&amp;rsquo;s needs. This 2300 sqft multi-level penthouse will be finished with top quality materials including solid mahogany cabinetry, ticul (a lovely local stone), marble floors and baths and granite countertops. This unit offers an open floor-plan with a spacious living and dining area, large fully equipped kitchen, three bedrooms and baths and laundry room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upstairs, via an interior staircase, the private rooftop terrace offers the perfect place to relax, read, lounge in the sun or dine. Complete with Jacuzzi and grilling area, there is plenty of space to create a fabulous outdoor room under the stars. Enjoy gorgeous views over the pool and out to the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These ten beautiful condominiums are located on the first marina, a quick walk to the Omni Beach Club and just around the corner from one of the region&amp;rsquo;s best private schools, the world famous Dolphin Discovery , a world class marina, golf, tennis, shopping and all of the great local eateries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click on the following links to see slideshows of some of the completed units:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&amp;amp;collidparam=92814399714.40507618814.1231446953681" title="Marina Turquesa Slideshow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slideshow #1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&amp;amp;collidparam=92814399714.99028399714.1231447293869" title="Marina Turquesa Slideshow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slideshow #2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact me ASAP if you would like to schedule a private showing or desire more information on this amazing deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See more pictures and &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Puerto_Aventuras/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Puerto_Aventuras_Waterfront/Agent/Listing_2263085.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Property information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on BuyPlaya.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" 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src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=435266" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Puerto+Aventuras/default.aspx">Puerto Aventuras</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2009/default.aspx">2009</category></item><item><title>Playa del Carmen Construction Update - January 2009</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2009/01/09/playa-del-carmen-construction-update-january-2009.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:406436</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>14</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/406436.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=406436</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=406436</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;We are back from a short holiday break with a fairly extensive update of the various residential construction projects going on in and around Playa del Carmen. The economic slump in the U.S. is definitely having an effect on the sales climate down here. Last year, at this time, we were selling luxury beachfront condos hand over fist. This year, the Buyers are still here, they&amp;nbsp;have just&amp;nbsp;tightened their spending belts. Developers with projects in the range of $200K - $300K are seeing&amp;nbsp;the bulk of&amp;nbsp;the action. So, it&amp;#39;s good news for some, not so good for others. Many projects are reaching completion. Others are delayed. It seems that a few have come to&amp;nbsp;a complete standstill. People are definitely starting to see the value in smaller boutique properties set off of the beach a few blocks. Let&amp;#39;s take a look at what&amp;#39;s going on in Playa: the good, the bad and the ugly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First up is Papaya, now 100% complete and making deliveries. This is a smaller complex&amp;nbsp;right in the middle of downtown Playa del Carmen,&amp;nbsp;just 4 blocks from the beach. The interior finishes are clean and modern.&amp;nbsp;The project features a pretty lap pool surrounded by tropical plants and a large jacuzzi on the roof overlooking Playa and out to the Caribbean.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Papaya Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" height="308" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-010.jpg" style="width:480px;height:308px;" title="Papaya Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-005.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-056.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-051.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-063.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-074.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Papaya/Papaya-05JAN09-083.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1816982&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Habita Listing Details on BuyPlaya" target="_blank"&gt;Habita&lt;/a&gt; is 100% complete and nearly sold out. Very modern, almost minimalistic in style, this project is chic yet inexpensive. Located in the north end, 6 blocks off of the beach, this well priced building is ahead of the curve for this up and coming neighborhood, assuring good appreciation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Habita/CIMG0782.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Habita/Habita-06JAN09-010.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Habita Condominiums Playa del Carmen" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Habita/CIMG0739.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Habita Condominiums Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Habita/CIMG0742.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Habita/Habita-06JAN09-025.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1670042&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Casa del Mar Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;Casa del Mar&lt;/a&gt; at Coco Beach is getting its finishing touches. The exterior looks great, the landscaping is in and taking hold&amp;nbsp;and all of the streets surrounding this and &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1461239&amp;amp;Preview=false&amp;amp;TabID=1765330" title="The Elements Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements&lt;/a&gt; are now laid with pavers. They are close to delivery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Casa del Mar Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20del%20Mar/D90-05JAN09-307.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Casa del Mar Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20del%20Mar/D90-05JAN09-324.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20del%20Mar/D90-05JAN09-344.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20del%20Mar/D90-05JAN09-322.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1788641&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="The Lotus Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;The Lotus&lt;/a&gt; will be the next project to reach completion from one of Playa del Carmen&amp;#39;s most prolific developers. Each project, undeniably, is unique and always a departure from the norm. His attention to detail and his use of unusual materials make each property stand out from the crowd. We did a full tour of Lotus this week and were really impressed with the most of units.&amp;nbsp;The ground level two bedroom we found dark and a bit claustrophobic in comparison to the other spacious airy apartments. The pool is still being completed as well as the water/element on the second level. The worksite was abuzz with activity, everyone hurrying to get this one buttoned up. A sign of the times, two of the 10 units (&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1788641&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="The Lotus #3 Listing Detail" target="_blank"&gt;including the ground level flat&lt;/a&gt;) are up for re-sale at a steep discount from a Buyer&amp;nbsp;who needs to liquidate quickly. This could be an excellent opportunity to buy a nearly completed unit at less than pre-sale prices! Contact us for details on this one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Lotus Condominiums Playa del Carmen" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/Lotus.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="The Lotus Condominiums Playa del Carmen" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The lotus Condominiums Playa del Carmen" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/TheLotus-06JAN09-015.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="The lotus Condominiums Playa del Carmen" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/TheLotus-06JAN09-036.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/TheLotus-06JAN09-043.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/TheLotus-06JAN09-056.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Lotus/TheLotus-06JAN09-063.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next up is &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1748462&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Haab Condominiums Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;Haab&lt;/a&gt;, another stylish, well made&amp;nbsp;project from one of Playa&amp;#39;s well reputed developers. The popular Coco Beach/Shangri La location paired with reasonable pricing has brought a lot of Buyers to their door. The unusual lines and materials used on the exterior, really make you stop and look twice. They are planning to be complete in 5 weeks. Sorry about the sketchy &amp;quot;sign-blurring&amp;quot;. A girl&amp;#39;s gotta make a living.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Haab Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-003.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Haab Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-015.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-018.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-024.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-012.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Haab/HAAB-06JAN09-049.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next up, we&amp;#39;ve got &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1924976&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Casa Blanca Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;Casa Blanca&lt;/a&gt;, a complete departure from the current norm in Playa. Rather than trying to cram in as many small units as possible into a project, the developer has chosen to build an in city &amp;quot;townhouse&amp;quot; with just four luxury residences, one per floor. The units will have a whopping 135 m2 (nearly 1500 sqft.) of interior space, practically unheard of in this market and at this price point. With large parcels in town getting harder and harder to come by, expect to see more and more of these smaller, more exclusive &amp;quot;townhouses&amp;quot; being built. Good news to those of us who would hate to see whole neighborhoods (and worse yet, previously protected green spaces)&amp;nbsp;obliterated to make room for another giant condo complex.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Casa Blanca Residences Playa del Carmen" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20Blanca/CasaBlanca-06JAN09-020.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Casa Blanca Residences Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20Blanca/CasaBlanca-06JAN09-003.jpg" style="width:340px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="340" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20Blanca/CasaBlanca-06JAN09-015.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Casa%20Blanca/CasaBlanca-06JAN09-009.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems no Construction Update would be complete without a mention of &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=893864&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Azul Fives Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;Azul Fives&lt;/a&gt;. However, with many Buyers now taking delivery and the resort due to be officially open in February, this may be one of our last photo updates. The new lobby and reception area is complete and lovely. The majority of the units have been completed and are being furnished and outfitted for occupancy. The beach club is almost done. The kids club area is complete. The tennis courts are in. The finishing touches and final plumbing is being done on the pool bars. At the beach club, the large infinity pool is beautiful and the one full service restaurant that is currently open is pretty, the food tasty and nicely presented. The staff are very definitely still working through the training phase to get up to Karisma&amp;#39;s exacting standards. The other restaurants are working steadily toward completion however, it appears the majority of the work force is concentrating their efforts on the enormous spa. The Buyers we toured the site with this week were very pleased with the progress and excited about their investment. You can expect to see more pictures of the beach club in upcoming entries. It will be open to the public and you can be sure, we will be back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009004.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009126.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009015.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009047.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009054.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009065.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="354" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009124.jpg" style="width:481px;height:354px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="481" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009123.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Azul%20Fives/AzulFivesJan62009059.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;OK, now let&amp;#39;s move on to some of the projects that seem to have lost stream or halted construction all-together. I don&amp;#39;t imagine this is going to make me very popular with several developers. Sorry guys. I promise to be back when&amp;nbsp;they&amp;#39;re well under way and&amp;nbsp;looking beautiful!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1507458&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Blume Listing Details" target="_blank"&gt;Blume&lt;/a&gt;. We love the innovative designs they have proposed, but so far, all we have is a bad water feature&amp;nbsp;to show. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Blume Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="340" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/Blume/D90-05JAN09-201.jpg" style="width:480px;height:340px;" title="Blume Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Loft II has been temporarily delayed, construction halted. A victim of these new, more&amp;nbsp;tentative market conditions, the developer still has unsold units in The Loft I. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Loft II Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/others/TheLoftIIPlayadelCarmen021-1.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Loft II Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zaphira appears to be dead in the water. It has been months since I have seen any activity on the job site. Today, I noted that the sales van was gone and the only signage was for rental of the commercial spaces. It appears one had found&amp;nbsp;a tenant as they were working inside when I came by. No work was being done on the rest of the units. Too bad. This great 5th Avenue location, next to the famous Cueva del Chango and just a few moments from Shangri La beach should have made it a homerun!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Zaphira Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/others/ZaphiraPlayadelCarmen0191.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Zaphira Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/others/ZaphiraPlayadelCarmen0192.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/January%202009/others/ZaphiraPlayadelCarmen0194.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well, that&amp;#39;s about enough for this month. As always, I am happy to go out and drive around taking pictures on request. Feel free to send me an email or just leave a comment on the blog. I hope all of you have had a Happy Holiday season with your families and friends. Let&amp;#39;s all look forward to an exciting&amp;nbsp;and economically prosperous 2009!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=406436" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Mayan+Riviera+/default.aspx">Mayan Riviera </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Development+/default.aspx">Development </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Beachfront+/default.aspx">Beachfront </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Building/default.aspx">Building</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2009/default.aspx">2009</category></item><item><title>Bric International - Growth and Expansion</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/06/12/bric-international-growth-and-expansion.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:314942</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/314942.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=314942</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=314942</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light','serif';"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a recent update from Marcus Roehmer of BRIC International regarding&amp;nbsp;tremendous new additions to their already impressive&amp;nbsp;portfolio of &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bricrental.com/" title="BRIC International Property Management and Vacation Rentals" target="_blank"&gt;Vacation Rentals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; and an amazing new residential development in Belize.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light','serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;em&gt;We are proud to inform you of two significant contracts secured by BRIC International in recent weeks.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;In Playa del Carmen, we have secured a preferred vendor contract with Origo Developers, developers of &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=886092&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="The Elements in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;THE ELEMENTS in Playa del Carmen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, THE ELEMENTS in Puerto Aventuras and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1726103&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Vaiven in Playacar Phase 2" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vaiven in Playacar Phase II&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Elements &amp;ndash; Playa del Carmen will be delivering its first units beginning September of this year. We expect to be adding 50-75 of these units to our full time vacation rental inventory!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vaiven Playacar &amp;ndash; will begin delivery in 2009 and represents almost 250 units!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Elements &amp;ndash; Puerto Aventuras will begin construction this year. A Super High-End project directly on the ocean will add another 100+ units to available inventory.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;(For sales&amp;nbsp;information, please contact Mr. Rob Kinnon of BRIC International)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;hr align="center" /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;BRIC International has also secured a contract with Orchid Bay, a 115 acre master planned development on the waters in Northern Belize. This project will be managed by Mr. Tony Moreno of BRIC International.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;21 beach casitas are being delivered Q4 of this year and should be available for Holiday rentals. An additional 150 custom homes, townhouses and condos will follow in 2009 and beyond. You can see more on this project at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orchidbaybelize.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.orchidbaybelize.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt; &amp;nbsp;and &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orchidbaybeachclub.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.orchidbaybeachclub.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank you to everyone for your continued support and help as this significant growth certainly would not have been possible with your assistance.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#bfbfbf;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Marcus Roehmer, Partner&lt;br /&gt;BRIC International&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=314942" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Industry/default.aspx">Industry</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playacar/default.aspx">Playacar</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Vacation+Rentals/default.aspx">Vacation Rentals</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Development+/default.aspx">Development </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Puerto+Aventuras/default.aspx">Puerto Aventuras</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2008/default.aspx">2008</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Belize/default.aspx">Belize</category></item><item><title>April 2008 - PDC Construction Update - Issue 1</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/04/10/april-2008-construction-update-issue-1.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:284406</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/284406.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=284406</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=284406</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;In response to numerous inquiries from friends and customers, today I will be starting a series, reoccurring monthly, of construction updates via actual photos of projects going up in and around Playa del Carmen! Many of you have already purchased pre-construction property here in the area and are now back at home, no doubt, wondering what the heck is going on with your money! Well, here you go! At the beginning of every month, I will visit various properties in progress, take pictures and report back. And the best thing.....I take requests! That&amp;#39;s right! Even if you are NOT one of our customers, (and shame on you for not coming to us) if you have made an investment here in&amp;nbsp;Playa, let me know and I will be happy to go and snap some photos at the beginning of the month. Hopefully, this will be a good way to not only reassure you, the investor, but also your family and friends who may think that you had too many &amp;quot;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/03/14/how-to-buy-real-estate-in-the-caribbean-not.aspx" title="Read it. It&amp;#39;s funny!" target="_blank"&gt;Panty Rippers&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; while you were here on vacation, have clearly lost your mind and might as well have thrown your money into a giant cenote! For those of you still working through the process and trying to make a decision, I hope this helps you feel more in touch with the real estate market in Playa del Carmen and the many options available!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1289360&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Sabbia Condominiums from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;Sabbia - Ave.&amp;nbsp;20 at Calle 34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates001.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates002.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sabbia - May not look like much right now while they are digging and putting in the VERY IMPORTANT substructure but not to worry. There are tons of workmen bustling around the site and everything is moving along well. This is the slowest part of the process to show progress. All good here!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oasis 12 - Ave. 15 and Calle 12&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April72008007.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oasis 12 - This project is flying along. Lots of people onsite. Their showroom is already complete. This should be a very attractive project, completed on-time if not sooner!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1466891" title="Arena Condos from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;Arena - Coco Beach Area&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates022.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arena Condominiums - Done, just cleaning up a bit. Most, if not all, of the units have been delivered. A very nice project, well done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1534443" title="Costa Turquesa from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;Costa Turquesa - Coco Beach North&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates005.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates003.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Costa Turquesa - This is a seriously HUGE project! The developers are very experienced and have plenty of money behind them. Lots of activity onsite and one of the condo towers appears to be nearing completion. Once that is complete and the showroom is open, right on beautiful Coco Beach...look out. Sales will start flying!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1462405" title="The Elements from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements - Coco Beach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates013.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates011.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates014.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Elements - After what seemed like an eternity of drilling and ground work, (which we like to see FYI)&amp;nbsp;The Elements&amp;nbsp;has finally sprung skyward. The site is teeming with workers and the project is moving right along, it seems, on schedule. If The Elements turns out to be half as beautiful as the plans portray, it will be a real feather in your &amp;quot;investor cap&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1583001" title="Casa del Mar from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;Casa del Mar - Coco Beach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates017.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates018.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Casa del Mar - Moving right along, next door to The Elements. Well priced but no ocean-front condos remaining. Good purchase for those lucky Buyers who got in early!! Lots of workers onsite, everyone is hustling to get open before the next high season!!&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1535553" title="Capri Condos from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;Capri II - Ave. 10 and Calle 38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates024.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Capri II - Done and most units sold and delivered. Good location, not much from the outside but inside, the units are actually quite lovely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1051731" title="The Building Lofts from Bric International" target="_blank"&gt;The Building Loft I - Ave. 10 and Calle 28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/April%202008%20PDC%20Construction%20Update/April102008ConstructionUpdates030.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Building Loft I - Putting on the finishing touches, cleaning up and ready to go! The Winery had been open for some time and doing a brisk business. One unit left to sell in Phase 1? The Building Loft 2 is just starting on Ave. 10 and Calle 26. Lots of digging and groundwork for the supports and underground parking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, that&amp;#39;s what I&amp;#39;ve got to show for this 1st monthly update. I hope this has been and will be helpful. Let me know what you would like to see &lt;a href="mailto:michelekinnon@gmail.com"&gt;michelekinnon@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; and I&amp;#39;ll be sure to get it up here. Updates will come in the first week of every month. Bookmark this&amp;nbsp;site &lt;a href="http://www.lifesabeachblog.com/"&gt;www.LifesaBeachBlog.com&lt;/a&gt; for easy reference or sign up for an automatic RSS feed if you don&amp;#39;t mind suffering through all the entries about raising our children, travelling and the&amp;nbsp;demanding social schedule&amp;nbsp;here in Playa. OK, there&amp;#39;s actually some good stuff there...so sign up!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=284406" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Industry/default.aspx">Industry</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Community+/default.aspx">Community </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Luxury+Real+Estate/default.aspx">Luxury Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Condominiums/default.aspx">Condominiums</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Mayan+Riviera+/default.aspx">Mayan Riviera </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Beachfront+/default.aspx">Beachfront </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Playa+del+Carmen+/default.aspx">Playa del Carmen </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2008/default.aspx">2008</category></item><item><title>Chan Chemuyil Price Increase - March 1, 2008</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/02/19/chan-chemuyil-price-increase-march-1-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:257275</guid><dc:creator>Rob Kinnon</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/comments/257275.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/commentrss.aspx?PostID=257275</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=257275</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;This just in from Bill Mabra&amp;nbsp;and BG Realty in Chemuyil.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="185" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Chemuyil%20Jan%202008/ChemuyilUpdate069.jpg" style="width:285px;height:185px;" width="285" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;Greetings from sunny and warm CHEMUYIL MEXICO!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Chemuyil/Quintana_Roo/Homes/Akumal/Chemuyil/Agent/Listing_1100892.html" title="Chemuyil Homes $49,900 usd" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;March 1, 2008 Chan Chemuyil homes will have a price increase from $39,900usd to $49,900usd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;Now before everyone gets their (you know whats) in a wad--we are going to this price so that we can &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;INCLUDE&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; many things that everyone pays separately for right now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;The new price will include ALL closing costs ($5000usd) and also will include the following items:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Water heater installed and hot water line run to the kitchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Gas tank, gas lines installed and gas tank filled and ready for connection to stove and connected to water heater&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Electric conversion to 220v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Water deposit paid and city water turned on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Electric deposit paid and electricity turned on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Home cleaned, repaired if necessary, and power-washed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;-Screens installed for all windows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;When you add everything up we are only really having about a $2500 to $3000 price increase and now when someone buys they only have to purchase furniture, appliances, and AC if they want it to move in.&amp;nbsp;This is truly a MOVE IN price as a person could literally move in when we are done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;SPREAD THE WORD---March 1, 2008 the new price goes into effect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;Any contract in, either in person or via scanned/emailed and dated PRIOR to March 1, 2008 will obviously be honored.&amp;nbsp; Any contract dated March 1, 2008 or later will be at the new price without exception.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;Until next time . . .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;Kind Regards,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;Bill Mabra&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;img height="178" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Chemuyil%20Jan%202008/RosaBlanca025.jpg" style="width:231px;height:178px;" width="231" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img height="176" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Chemuyil%20Jan%202008/RosaBlanca020.jpg" style="width:224px;height:176px;" width="224" /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kiviniar.com/"&gt;Adsense Alternatives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theblogresource.com"&gt;The Blog Resource&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.buyplaya.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=257275" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Market+Conditions/default.aspx">Market Conditions</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Buyer+Information/default.aspx">Buyer Information</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Mayan+Riviera+/default.aspx">Mayan Riviera </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Chemuyil+/default.aspx">Chemuyil </category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/Investing/default.aspx">Investing</category><category domain="http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/tags/2008/default.aspx">2008</category></item></channel></rss>