Written by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director of Heron Real Estate. Published June 2026. You've been to a presentation. Maybe two. A developer's rep walked you through renderings of a rooftop pool, quoted you a rental yield that sounded almost too good, and handed you a reservation agreement with a deadline attached. Now you're home, slightly unsettled, searching for someone to tell you...
Written by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director of Heron Real Estate. Published May 2026. If you are looking at condos for sale in Tulum, you have looked at La Veleta, whether you knew the name or not. It is the neighborhood behind a large share of the town's listings, sold as the authentic, creative, jungle-town heart of Tulum — and described in terms that rarely mention the two things...
The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Insights, by Jana Mihalikova. Last updated: June 2026. The Mexico–EU agreement signed on May 22, 2026 in Mexico City is the deepest bilateral framework in the history of the two parties' relationship. President Claudia Sheinbaum, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President António Costa closed nearly a decade of negotiation on...
The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya: Tulum vs Playa del Carmen — by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director, Heron Real Estate The question arrives in every first conversation: Tulum or Playa del Carmen? It is the most common real estate query in the Riviera Maya, and the answer is never the same twice — because the right market depends entirely on how you intend to use the property, how...
The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Buyer's Guide — by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director, Heron Real Estate Foreign nationals can own property in Mexico's coastal zone — legally, securely, and with full rights. What the process actually involves, what it costs in 2026, and what to verify before signing anything. In this guide: Can foreigners own property in Mexico? Legal...
The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Xpu-Ha Neighborhood Guide The Heron Real Estate Riviera Maya Xpu-Ha Neighborhood Guide — by Jana Mihalikova, Founder & Managing Director, Heron Real Estate Xpu-Ha Beach: There is a stretch of the Riviera Maya coast that most visitors drive past on their way between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. It does not have a hotel zone. It does not have a Fifth...
The question is not which is better. It is which is better for what you are trying to do. Pre-sale and resale properties in the Riviera Maya are fundamentally different financial instruments. They have different risk profiles, different legal timelines, different cost structures, and they suit different buyer situations. What follows is a direct comparison — with the numbers, the legal distinctions,...