U.S. and Mexico Real Estate Organizations Team Up

For the first time ever, the U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) is embarking on an international joint venture. The cooperative agreement with the agency's Mexican counterpart, the Asociacion Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI, or Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals) seeks to achieve greater uniformity in the U.S. and Mexico real estate industries.

Under the agreement, the two agencies will exchange business standards. AMPI benefits by receiving NAR membership and permission to use the NAR logo and trademark. The union will assure customers that AMPI follows a U.S.-style code of ethics, plus the logo will help the Mexican agency seem familiar to Americans.

NAR members get something out of the deal, too, of course. They are eager to learn about real estate opportunities in Mexico from their peers at the AMPI. NAR recognizes that more and more Americans (and Mexicans living in the U.S.) are making the move to Mexico.

Mexico is particularly attractive to U.S. citizens because, in addition to its proximity, it offers a similar standard of living. All this while still being Mexico…a beautiful, tropical, inexpensive alternative to the U.S.

NAR also wants to get in on the Mexican market, which it says is really growing for the first time. These factors all contribute to creating a primo real estate environment for all involved.

Best Regards,

Marzena Romanowicz
International Living, Mexico

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P.S. Interested in learning more about real estate opportunities in Mexico? We'll cover this and much more at the upcoming International Living Live & Prosper in Mexico Seminar scheduled for October 29-31, 2006. We'll talk about visas, healthcare, insurance…and we'll help you pinpoint the best locations in Mexico for you. Plan to stay on after the seminar for our free optional real estate tours and the colorful Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Learn more here.