6 of the best · Mexico City, Mexico
How buying works for foreigners in Mexico City, from the Article 27 waiver with the SRE to the deed before a notario público and the predial. We never publish prices.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Mexico City addresses we keep going back to: the Templo Mayor at opening time, lunch at Contramar and a night of mariachis at the Salón Tenampa.
For foreign buyers
Foreign buyers outside the restricted zone file a waiver with the Foreign Ministry, the SRE, before buying.
Every sale
Every sale of property in Mexico is formalised by deed before a notario público.
Where people buy, and how a foreign buyer completes a sale.
The back story
Apartments in Polanco and Condesa, houses behind walls in Lomas and San Ángel, towers in Santa Fe: where people buy in Mexico City, and how a foreign buyer completes a sale before a notary.
What to check, and who signs.
New rules
The city has brought in registration and limits for short-term lets through platforms: check before you buy to let.
For foreign buyers
Foreign buyers outside the restricted zone file a waiver with the Foreign Ministry, the SRE, before buying.
Every sale
Every sale of property in Mexico is formalised by deed before a notario público.
Coasts and borders
Within 50 km of the coast or 100 km of a border, foreigners buy residential property through a bank trust; Mexico City is outside it.
