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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>Search results matching tags 'playacar' and 'Investing'</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&amp;tag=playacar,Investing&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results matching tags 'playacar' and 'Investing'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><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>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;
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		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Playacar Golf Course Community, Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;
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		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 
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	&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;</description></item><item><title>For Sale - Stunning 3 Bedroom Condo in Playacar Phase 1 </title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2010/05/10/for-sale-stunning-3-bedroom-condo-for-sale-in-playacar-phase-1-playa-del-carmen-real-estate.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:672541</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Condo for Sale in Xaman Ha" height="266" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Misc%20Property%20Photos/CasaGlenn1008-WIDESCREENv3.jpg" title="Condo for Sale in Xaman Ha" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Offered for Sale $550,000 usd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEW!! Located in the prestigious
gated oceanfront community of Playacar Phase 1, Xaman Ha Condominiums
sits directly on the beautiful white beaches of the Caribbean Sea. This
spacious three bedroom condominium has just recently been completely
renovated with brand new floors, hardwood doors, a remodeled kitchen
with handmade hardwood cabinetry and granite countertops. The living
room opens up to a large covered patio complete with seating and
hammocks and overlooking the lush tropical gardens, the pool area and
the beach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information and pictures visit the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Playacar_Phase_1/Agent/Listing_15421765.html" title="Condo for Sale in Playacar Phase 1" target="_blank"&gt;detailed listing page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; on www.BuyPlaya.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Playa del Carmen Construction Update - November 2008</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/11/11/playa-del-carmen-construction-update-november-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:382659</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The high season for vacation rentals is nearly upon us and several developers are putting the finishing touches on their projects while some seem to be a bit behind. This entry&amp;nbsp;should be of as much interest to those of you who have booked&amp;nbsp;one of these&amp;nbsp;condominiums for your holiday vacation as to those of you who have invested in these properties. Some of you have asked why we show some of the same properties in every installment. The reason is two-fold. First we show the properties where many of our customers have invested. The other properties are shown by request from our readers. If there is a project you would like to see represented in these updates, just let me know!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The star of the show this year, &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 in Playa del Carmen at Xcalacoco Beach" target="_blank"&gt;Azul Fives in Xcalacoco&lt;/a&gt;, is exceding all expectations. We toured the property again this week with Buyers looking to pick up&amp;nbsp;an additional&amp;nbsp;unit and we were just blown away. Take a look for yourself! Are we looking forward to Phase 2 of this resort project? Yes, yes we are.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="329" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/TheFives05Nov08-033.jpg" style="width:480px;height:329px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="333" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/TheFives05Nov08-011.jpg" style="width:480px;height:333px;" 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="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/TheFives05Nov08-039.jpg" style="width:360px;height:480px;" title="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Azul Fives Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="326" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/TheFives05Nov08-060.jpg" style="width:480px;height:326px;" 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="328" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/TheFives05Nov08-079.jpg" style="width:480px;height:328px;" title="Azul Fives 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=1748425&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Akoya Condominiums in Playacar Phase 2" target="_blank"&gt;Akoya, in the Pakal enclave of Playacar Phase 2&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;has reached completion and looks great inside and out. This is a developer we have been very pleased with and will follow with interest in the future. The quality of the finished product is excellent and the level of professionalism shown by their sales and administrative teams&amp;nbsp;is refreshing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="331" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Akoya01Oct002.jpg" style="width:480px;height:331px;" title="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="328" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Akoya01Oct001.jpg" style="width:480px;height:328px;" title="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Akoya01Oct039.jpg" style="width:360px;height:480px;" title="akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Akoya01Oct005.jpg" style="width:360px;height:480px;" title="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del carmen Real Estate" width="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Akoya01Oct022.jpg" style="width:360px;height:480px;" title="Akoya Playacar Phase 2 Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several&amp;nbsp;downtown projects by the Akoya developer are coming together quickly in the Shangrila/Coco Beach area of Playa del Carmen. &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 in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Haab&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1748306&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Deva in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Deva&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1803024&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Arena Condominiums in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt; Arena&lt;/a&gt; are all either complete or close to completion. Well priced units are still available.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1748306&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Deva in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Deva Condominiums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Deva Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="320" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Deva11Nov08-014.jpg" style="width:480px;height:320px;" title="Deva Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Deva Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="299" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Deva11Nov08-003.jpg" style="width:478px;height:299px;" title="Deva Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="478" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Deva Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Deva11Nov08-004.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Deva 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=1748462&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Haab in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Haab Condominiums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Haab Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Haab11Nov08-002.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Haab Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Haab Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Haab11Nov08-005.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Haab Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arena&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Arena Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Arena11Nov08-009.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Arena Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Arena Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Arena11Nov08-013.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Arena Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just a few hundred meters away, right on Playa del Carmen&amp;#39;s beautiful Coco Beach, &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;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements&lt;/a&gt; and &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 Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Casa del Mar&lt;/a&gt; are also nearing completion, putting finishing touches on exterior elements, pools and landscaping. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&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;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements on Coco Beach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Elements11Nov08-013.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Elements11Nov08-017.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Elements11Nov08-030.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Elements11Nov08-028.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="The Elements Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Elements11Nov08-065.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="The Elements 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=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 in Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;Casa del Mar on Coco Beach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/CasaDelMar11Nov08-003.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/CasaDelMar11Nov08-005.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/CasaDelMar11Nov08-004.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Casa del Mar Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the same developer as Casa del Mar, Rioja is a reasonably priced residencial development at the quiet, far side of Playacar Phase 2. It is a mix of townhomes and condominiums. This is a nice option for a young family making the move to Playa del Carmen. The area is safe and quiet yet just a few minutes drive to downtown Playa and the beach!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Rioja11Nov08-011.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="322" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/Rioja11Nov08-005.jpg" style="width:478px;height:322px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="478" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaExteriorOct08-013.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaExteriorOct08-007.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaInteriorOct08-012.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaInteriorOct08-022.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaInteriorOct08-005.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/RiojaExteriorOct08-014.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Rioja Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And finally, by request, El Faro Condominiums in downtown Playa del Carmen. It seems they have completed many of the units in some sections but&amp;nbsp;parts of the complex remain unfinished. Fingers crossed, the common areas will be completed and&amp;nbsp;any heavy (loud) construction will be done by the Christmas/New Years holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/ElFaro11Nov08-017.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/ElFaro11Nov08-003.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/ElFaro11Nov08-019.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/ElFaro11Nov08-011.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/November%202008/ElFaro11Nov08-007.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="El Faro Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So there you have it. This is where we are in mid-November 2008. What would you like to see for the next update? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Construction Update - September 2008</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/09/26/construction-update-september-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:363702</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In anticipation of high season and the promised delivery dates of many projects, builders have been kicking it into overdrive to meet their deadlines. Lots of progress to show in this photo report. As always, click on the name of the project to see even more current photos,&amp;nbsp;specific sales and pricing information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&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;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate The Elements at Coco Beach" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Last year&amp;#39;s biggest seller is feeling the pressure from the U.S. economic slump. Sales have slowed but the well funded developer is&amp;nbsp;pressing ahead and they are on schedule to deliver in time for this high season. This property promises to be a very popular vacation rental option.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008001.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008007.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008006.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008010.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&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="Playa del armen Real Estate Casa del Mar at Coco Beach" target="_blank"&gt;Casa del Mar&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;, also located on Coco beach, just south of the Elements, is also moving along well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008019.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008029.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008032.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1748306&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Deva" target="_blank"&gt;Deva&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Chunky on the outside, cool and funky on the inside. This well priced property is just a few moments walk from Coco Beach and is selling well. We were very impressed with the units and the view from the rooftop infinity pool is lovely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Deva" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008132.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Deva" width="350" /&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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008052.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" 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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008076.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" 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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008077.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008070.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" 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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008096.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=1803024&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Arena" target="_blank"&gt;Arena&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is just next door to Deva and nearly complete.&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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008036.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008104.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" 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/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008110.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=1748462&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" target="_blank"&gt;Haab&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Moving along quickly this stylish project has been very popular this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008135.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008048.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/ConstructionUpdateSept2008049.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Haab" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1748425&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;BackEmailTypeID=NONE&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya in Playacar" target="_blank"&gt;Akoya&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;This well priced, attractive project in the desirable gated neighborhood, Pakal, is nearing completion. With its golf course location&amp;nbsp;and a membership to the exclusive Hacienda Real Club and Spa to sweeten the deal, these condos&amp;nbsp;have been moving&amp;nbsp;quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/Akoya3.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/Akoya6.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/Akoya8.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" height="480" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/Akoya7.jpg" style="width:350px;height:480px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/Akoya9.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Akoya" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&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="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives in Xcalacoco" target="_blank"&gt;Azul Fives&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is this year&amp;#39;s big winner and already booking up for the winter holidays. Lucky investors who got in at the first round of pricing are looking forward to taking delivery. There are still a few well-priced units to be had. With the residences and pools almost completed, construction is now well underway on the resort&amp;#39;s beach club and restaurants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-015.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-016.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-028.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-058.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-045.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/September%202008/TheFives07SEP08-042.jpg" style="width:480px;height:350px;" title="Playa del Carmen Real Estate Azul Fives" width="480" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That&amp;#39;s all for now. Keep emailing me your requests and we will do our best to get around to them all!&lt;/p&gt;</description></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>435836</dc:creator><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;</description></item><item><title>Playa del Carmen Construction Update - May 2008</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/05/13/playa-del-carmen-construction-update-may-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:300713</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;As requested by &amp;quot;Life&amp;#39;s a Beach&amp;quot; Readers......&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Far and away our most popular and fastest selling investment property of the year, &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;ShowCompact=true" title="The Fives Resort and Residences" target="_blank"&gt;The Fives&lt;/a&gt; is teaming with activity as the enormous free-form pool that meanders throughout the property gets dug in and poured. Many of the towers have been completed and are getting a fresh coat of paint and windows fitted. We spent several hours onsite today with buyers looking to snap up the few remaining units. Due to&amp;nbsp;the recent purchase of&amp;nbsp;a neighboring parcel, The Fives beach frontage has been dramatically increased and is, as always, spectacular.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008003-1.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008011-1.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008008-1.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008017-1.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008020-1.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008014-1.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008012-1.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008032-1.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008035.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Playacar Phase 2, a large&amp;nbsp;swath of land has been selectively cleared and dug in preparation for the new project from Origo, &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;Vaiven del Viento&lt;/a&gt;. This is the first phase of the ambitious Vaiven project consisting of 149 2 and 3 bedroom luxury condominium residences set on over 9000 square meters of property. Features of this project include underground parking facilities, a cinema lounge, a fully equipped gym, Yoga, dance and Tai Chi Solariums, an onsite&amp;nbsp;infirmary and a children&amp;#39;s playground. A majority of the mature tropical trees have been preserved on the property and the developers plan to make use of sustainable resources for their building materials and impliment a rainwater catch system to irrigate the massive gardens and green spaces&amp;nbsp;on the property. Delivery is scheduled for Fall 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008031.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008029.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008023.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008028.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008033.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Playacar Phase 1 has quite a bit of construction going on including this enormous 2 villa project going up quickly next to &lt;a href="http://www.casavistaplaya.com/" title="Casa Vista Vacation Rental Villa" target="_blank"&gt;Casa Vista&lt;/a&gt;. Reported to boast a whopping 8 bedrooms each, these new ocean-view homes will certainly be a great vacation rental option for large groups or families traveling together. I should&amp;nbsp;mention that this is the most professional and well managed worksite we have ever seen in Mexico. Notice the hard hats and reflective vests. The clean and orderly appearance of the jobsite, the covered lunch area and laundry facilities make the standards of this&amp;nbsp;builder unique&amp;nbsp;in this region. Bravo. We look forward to seeing the final results!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/PlayacarPhase1Construction7.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/PlayacarPhase1Construction10.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/PlayacarPhase1Construction2.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/PlayacarPhase1Construction3.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Back in downtown Playa del Carmen, just one block from the beach, &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Playa_del_Carmen/Quintana_Roo/Condos/Playa_del_Carmen/Downtown/Agent/Listing_1098473.html" title="Acanto Condominiums" target="_blank"&gt;Acanto Condominiums&lt;/a&gt; are ready to begin construction. The lot, located next to the popular Acanto Hotel on calle 16, has already been cleared. These luxury 1, 2 and 3 bedroom condominiums have been designed by the same award winning architect who created the Villas Sacbe, Porto Playa, El Taj and most recently, Maya Villas. In keeping with the design of the hotel, these condos will have a romantic appeal with influences from the far East. Prices for full ownership include gym menbership and start in the low $300,000s. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008007.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008008.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008004.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/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008011.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just next door on Avenida 1, the construction of &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetailsAuthenticated.aspx?ListingID=1708792&amp;amp;Preview=False&amp;amp;LastTabIndex=0&amp;amp;BackEmailID=-1&amp;amp;ShowCompact=true" title="Maya Villas " target="_blank"&gt;Maya Villas&lt;/a&gt; is progressing rapidly. Today, the crews&amp;nbsp;were putting&amp;nbsp;a smooth finish on the exterior and painting. Some palapa is already in place over the spacious terraces. Delivery of these units in time&amp;nbsp;to capture&amp;nbsp;high season rentals seems very likely. This is a beautiful project with just a few units left to sell.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008012.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008013.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008015.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008014.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The construction of El Faro Residences is moving along quickly with&amp;nbsp;its well funded crew. The model unit is ready to show and several of the buildings have been completed. The interiors remain to be finished but it appears that this controversial project will successfully reach completion and delivery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008017.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008021.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Construction%20Updates/May%202008/ConstructionUpdateMay2008020.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;OK, that&amp;#39;s all for this month. Feel free to &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/controlpanel/blogs/michelekinnon@gmail.com" title="Contact Michele via email" target="_blank"&gt;contact me&lt;/a&gt; and let me know if you would like a photo update of a particular property added to June&amp;#39;s roster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Grand Opening - Origo Offices in Playa del Carmen</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/04/18/grand-opening-origo-offices-in-playa-del-carmen.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:288263</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Yesterday evening, Rob and I were invited to the grand opening party for&amp;nbsp;the offices of Origo, the prolific developers of the fabulous condominium projects &amp;quot;&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 Playa del Carmen" target="_blank"&gt;The Elements, Playa del Carmen&amp;#39;&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;quot;&lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?Preview=true&amp;amp;amp;ListingID=1322486" title="Vaiven in Playacar" target="_blank"&gt;Vaiven&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; in Playacar and coming soon....&amp;quot;The Elements, Puerto Aventuras&amp;quot;. The offices are located, conveniently, just down the street from our house on 10th Avenue in the Tendenza Building. The offices, which are beautiful and completely reflect the style that these developers are knon for, have been built for the use of local Brokers and Agents working with clients and customers. Access to this chic new space is going to be another one of the great sales tools that Origo provides for us in support of&amp;nbsp;our sales efforts. Bravo!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent002.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent004.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent007.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent013.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent008.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/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent019.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="475" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent017.jpg" style="width:350px;height:475px;" width="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="350" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/MicheleinPlaya/Origo%20Event/OrigoEvent016.jpg" style="width:475px;height:350px;" width="475" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Origo and their current projects Vaiven and The Elements, contact us through our website &lt;a href="http://www.buyplaya.com/"&gt;www.BuyPlaya.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>V I A V E N - Resort Living In Playacar</title><link>http://www.buyplaya.com/blogs/rob_kinnon/archive/2008/01/02/v-i-a-v-e-n-resort-living-in-playacar.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">14a763be-f740-46b4-a9dd-f83ef9d28be2:233293</guid><dc:creator>435836</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We are excited to report that&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;ORIGO&amp;quot;,&lt;/strong&gt; the design and development team&amp;nbsp;who brought us &lt;strong&gt;Hotel Deseo, Hotel Basico, Magia Playa, Paseo del Carmen&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;The Elements&lt;/strong&gt; has announced a new luxury resort condo project to be built in Playacar. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#39;s a sneak preview of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/r/2D-VSz4D2T8z3gFIdEG5IyccEU_F5nnl?view=original" title="VAIVEN Slideshow" target="_blank"&gt;V A I V E N&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>