The year is passing rapidly, and while we like to say thank you as often as possible, this Thanksgiving we would like to give thanks for the successful passing year. And even if our Thanksgiving day plates will be big, we have even bigger plans for 2012. Home sales in the past year have been rising month by month, and it’s growing is ever nearer to the economists’ estimation of a healthy housing market.

This year at Coldwell Banker Riveras, Baja California Sur real estate & brokerage, we are thankful for 2011 for bringing us the improving real estate market in Baja. We are thankful for our colleagues, our friends and families, our business partners and our fellow Baja friends, sharing with us the passion for this beautiful place on Earth. We are thankful for buyers who never stopped believing in Baja and are continuing and building their dreams of living in paradise.

Pedregal Heights, Cabo San Lucas

In the past year we were often asked “How is the real estate in Baja today?” And we were happy to respond that it hasn’t been better in years! The prices of properties today are down between 20 to 50% from their original prices in 2007, which makes it a perfect time for buyers to buy that piece of land or property that they always dreamed of, and make their vacation home or an investment property in the beautiful Baja.

We have seen improvements in all Baja real estate markets: Cabo San Lucas, Todos Santos, La Paz, Los Barriles, La Ribera and San Jose del Cabo. Smart buyers are taking the deals before they are gone!

New homes, home resales, commercial land, land for individual homes or residential developments are available at prices we might not see again soon.

Pedregal, La Paz

Pedregal developments in Cabo San Lucas and Pedregal in La Paz have introduced amazing value pricing and purchase incentives that dwarf any value buyers may obtain in purchasing a built home. In order to further address the construction process, Pedregal has partnered with several renowned architects with proved track records in custom home design and construction, and for those who want the added oversight, there are also sophisticated construction management providers. The price of construction in Baja adjusted due to the slow economy worldwide, and this allows you to get more for your money in the dream home custom designed for your vacation needs.

The high-end community of Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas has very affordable lots with an average price of $46 US dollars per sq ft, within a gorgeous setting. We can clearly see that land in Pedregal is still a ‘bargain’. Not only it offers great views, but also the tranquility of living in a beautiful place next to the ocean.

The prices of land in Pedregal development in La Paz are between $13.93USD to $25.54 USD per sq ft, which includes the incredible unobstructed views to the Sea of Cortez and the city of La Paz, just a walking distance from the beach, with privacy and continuously growing added value.

While enjoying your Thanksgiving, and thinking of what you would like to be thankful for in the year to come, we would like to invite you to think of investing in Baja. In years to come, we promise you will be thankful for this decision.

Have an amazing Thanksgiving!

Come and visit our properties for sale and developments, take a tour with one of our experienced agents, and choose your piece of paradise. For more information and on-line property search visit www.cbriveras.com, contact us at info@cbriveras.com or call us at US Vonage: 1.866.805.49.38 or+52.624.143.1342.

Los Barriles News

During this week, Esthela Ponce Beltran (La Paz Mayor) and many distinguished members of her administration, including Ramiro Hirales Silva, Delegado Municipal for Los Barriles and Angel Cesar Amador Soto, Director de Transito Municipal, celebrated the opening of a new police office located on the coast road in Los Barriles.

With the help of local attorney Gisela Talamantes Saenz as the overall facilitator, this successful community project is now a reality. It will allow the police to operate out of two different locations as to provide a higher degree of police service and a quicker response time to requests for assistance.

Mayor Esthela Ponce with some members of the local community

This is a project made in conjunction with the local authorities as well as the community: the Municipality of La Paz donated land for the facility while local residents donated funds for the construction of the building.

Congratulations to the Los Barriles community!

Beautiful multi-level, four bedroom house for sale with an amazing view from Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas to the Cabo San Lucas Marina from every single area.

This house is nicely decorated with details that highlight Mexican culture, such as colorful walls and fabric, talavera tiles, heavy mirrors, rustic furniture, perfectly maintained Pergola roof in terrace and a Palapa shading your carport.
Perfect vacation home for sale in Cabo San Lucas!

For more information on this or other Cabo San Lucas homes for sale please do not hesitate to contact us: info@cbriveras.com or call us to +52 624 143 02 02 or toll free 1 858 964 3710

Casa Cascadas

Open House in Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas

Casa Cascadas

Casa Cascadas

This house offers incredible views to the Pacific Ocean. Nice layout with a little over 4,906 sq ft of construction that includes an ample terrace with pool, hot tub and fire pit. $1,699,000 USD, by Marilu Madrid.

Join us tomorrow Thursday June 23^rd, from 5.30 PM to 8.30 PM to preview the house and enjoy the gorgeous sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Signs will be available directing you to the house.

Your attendance confirmation is greatly appreciated!

More information with:

Marilu Madrid

mmadrid@pedregal.com

Villa Bellavista & Casa Kaniff

Open House in Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas

Villa Bellavista

Gorgeous home with Sea of Cortes views and short distance to town. Nice Mexican details throughout the property and sunny terrace overlooking the Marina. $975,000 USD, by Leticia Díaz Rivera.

Casa Kaniff

Casa Kaniff offers soothing views to the surroundings and offers you a front row seat every evening to admire the sunset over the Pacific Ocean. $950,000 USD, by Marilu Madrid.

Both residences will be available to tour this Friday June 10^th, from 5 PM to 8 PM. Signs will be available directing you to the houses.

Your attendance confirmation is greatly appreciated!

More information with the listing agents:

Leticia Diaz Rivera

leticia@pedregal.com

Marilu Madrid

mmadrid@pedregal.com

The history of development of Los Cabos, told in two videos through the eyes of the developers, who were here when it all started. Among them the Díaz Rivera family – the owners of Coldwell Banker real estate franchise in Baja California Sur, Coldwell Banker Riveras; Don Abelardo Rodriguez, Bud Parr, Luis Coppola, Manuel Yturbe, Marco Monroy Milán, John A. Vaughan, Mario Gadsden, Gonzalo Franyutti, and many others.

The videos are in Spanish, but the imagery is easy to understand:

Part #1:

Part #2

Contact us for more information on Los Cabos real estate and living and owning in Mexico: info@cbriveras.com or call +52.1.624.143.02.02, US Vonage: 1.866.805.49.38

Sea of Cortes view

La Paz real estate news: this time coming to you from Pedregal de La Paz

Hello there! How’s the summer treating you in dreamed Baja? I know it’s been a while since our last PDLP update and surely many great things have happened lately.

What we feared as a very difficult year in sales has turned into a very pleasant surprise to clients, agents and developers and we are very grateful for our client’s preference and trust. So let’s take a look at the numbers, shall we?

13 operations closed and 5 in process have been registered along 2010 including sales in Phases 2, 3, 4 of Pedregal de La Paz and the current phase 5 is almost sold out! Price range on the lots sold has been between $156k usd – $360 k usd. La Paz, as the unique growing market, is now the target of other local markets such as Cabo and Todos Santos, considering it is the charming Mexican town with very competitive prices.

Phase 3 in Pedregal de La Paz is worth having a closer look at. It features smaller lots (3,000 sq.ft. – 5,000 sq.ft.) compared to other phases in this residential community, low steep and priced around 56k-130k usd. You are able to purchase your property with Pedregal financing. Feel free to send us an e-mail and provide you a financing program according to your preferences.

We are also very pleased to see homeowners building their Baja homes in the Pedregal neighborhood. If you drive around the project you’ll see Mexican contemporary, Tuscany style, Californian and minimalist residences. We can either recommend you an architect to work with or let us handle it for you and free yourself of any worries while your Pedregal team builds your very own home.

We’d love to welcome you to Pedregal de Paz and invite you to be part of our community. Join us on our Facebook page or Twitter and keep up with the latest on La Paz news. We’d love to help you stay in this peace of heaven we call home.

Pedregal de La Paz, the view to the Bay and Marina

And what else is new in La Paz?

On November 3^rd the Restaurant association will be doing an event about the “World’s largest burrito” for the Guinness record! We’ll be reporting on the event, so stay tuned!

Brought to you by, Anabelle Rossell, Pedregal de Cabo San Lucas

Capella Pedregal brings to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Grammy Award Winning Artists John Legend and The Roots for an Intimate Concert Under the Stars. Special Guest: Joss Stone

{December 11, 2010}

The Concert will Benefit The Capella Foundation of Charities; Exclusive Packages Available to Capella Guests Beginning October 1

On December 11, 2010, Capella Pedregal’s grounds will be transformed into a distinctive music venue, as Grammy Award-winning artists John Legend and The Roots bring their powerhouse sounds to this intimate, oceanside setting. The exclusive concert will feature selections from Mr. Legend’s groundbreaking new album, Wake Up!, in a collaboration with iconic hip hop ensemble The Roots. A portion of the concert proceeds will benefit The Capella Foundation, whose work supports the Los Cabos Children’s Foundation, the Gallento Foundation for Education and the Los Cabos Humane Society.

The concert kicks off the new and unprecedented Capella Pedregal Concert Series, a succession of live music events at the luxury beachfront resort. John Legend and The Roots, with a special guest appearance by Joss Stone, will perform on a “floating” stage suspended over one of the resort’s pools, affording an almost 360 degree view of the band. Guests will enjoy the concert in a relaxed atmosphere with general admission seating that evokes an intimate living room setting with loveseats, chaise lounges and glowing lanterns.

Guests of Capella Pedregal can secure a seat through limited packages that include concert tickets along with overnight accommodations at the exclusive hideaway resort. Rates for the three-night package begin at $1,105* per night per guestroom, based on double occupancy. They include two tickets to the performance. During the concert period, Capella Pedregal will also make its expansive, private villa residences available for groups of up to eight people starting at $3,380 per night, including four tickets to the performance. Capella Pedregal’s guests and ticket-holders will have an opportunity, as well, to secure unbeatable seats to the show if they book a stay in a Capella Villa, each of which has a terrace overlooking the stage.

Capella Pedregal’s caring staff will tend to each resort guest by serving canapés and champagne at a pre-concert cocktail party the evening before the performance, followed by a flamenco concert in the resort’s open-air lobby. Guests who book this exclusive concert package will also receive daily breakfast for two in the signature Don Manuel’s restaurant or in-residence for those who book a Capella Villa; entrée to a private bonfire dinner on Capella Pedregal’s private beach as well as a grand finale event featuring a traditional horse dressage show and a 10-piece mariachi band.

For those who forego a stay at Pedregal, a limited number of tickets, priced at $500 each, are available for the show alone. A cocktail party upon arrival and a beach party following the show are included in the ticket price. The single tickets may be purchased by calling (877) 247-6688. Partial proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to The Capella Foundation of charities.

Official sales begin October 1, 2010 at 12:00pm ET and are available at www.capellapedregal.com and www.johnlegend.com.

John Legend is a six-time Grammy winner whose three albums have all hit Number One on the Billboard R&B charts, and who has collaborated with such artists as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and the Black Eyed Peas. The Roots— currently visible nightly as the stupendously versatile house band on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”—have released nine acclaimed studio albums (including the recent “How I Got Over”) and redefined the relationship between live instruments and hip-hop.

Capella Pedregal occupies one of the most coveted parcels of land in Cabo San Lucas – 24 beachfront acres at the southernmost tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, near the legendary rock formations known as Land’s End. The prized and secluded cliffside setting where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, reveals an intimate oceanfront hideaway, with just 66 guest accommodations each with plunge pool, affording an unmatched standard of personalized service. Authentic local culture is reflected throughout Capella Pedregal – from its sophisticated Mexican interiors to tequila tastings and cooking demos in the interactive Cocina.

Already heralded by Hollywood’s elite as the best new resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, this beachside sanctuary is the perfect location for an intimate concert featuring new music from John Legend and The Roots’ new album. For more information on the concert and resort, call (877) 247-6688 or visit www.capellapedregal.com.

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About Capella Hotels and Resorts
Capella Hotels and Resorts serves today’s top-tier travelers and residential property owners and is setting a new standard in the hospitality industry. Capella promises the unique benefits of the finest boutique hotels, including superb architecture and interior design, privacy, individualized service and attention to detail – combined with the amenities and activities of the world’s great luxury hotels and resorts. Capella, led by founder Horst Schulze, is a brand focused on customer choice, and offers choices that no other hotel company in the world can match. Capella has opened world-class properties in gateway cities and high-profile resort destinations around the world, including: Breidenbacher Hof, a Capella Hotel (Düsseldorf, Germany); Capella Ixtapa (Ixtapa, Mexico); Capella Pedregal (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico); Capella Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapore); Capella Telluride (Telluride, Colorado); and Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel (Velden, Austria). Capella has also announced plans for: Capella Bahia Maroma (Riviera Maya, Mexico); Capella Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand); Capella Georgetown (Washington, D.C.); Capella Nahui (Riviera Nayarit, Mexico); Capella Niseko (Niseko, Japan) and The Setai Fifth Avenue, A Capella Managed Hotel (New York City). Learn more at www.capellahotels.com

About the Album
R&B singer John Legend has collaborated with The Roots on the groundbreaking album, WAKE UP! The album concept and resulting songs were inspired by the passionate election campaign of 2008, which represented change and hope to so many of America’s youth. The 11-song album blends a collection of musical stylings including gospel, rock, funk, and reggae without losing its innate hip-hop feel. The album was released by Sony Music on Sept. 21, 2010 and can be ordered at http://www.johnlegend.com/wakeuppreorder.

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*Rates are per night for two guests; higher rates apply for each additional guest. Residential packages are available for up to eight (8) guests. A tax of 14 percent and a 15 percent service charge will be added to the guest room bill. All rates are quoted in U.S. dollars.

Information via Capella Pedregal blog.

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert Schuller

A new year is already on its way. So far, 2010 looks brighter that most of 2009 did, and everyone is happy about it. Still, there were many moments that are to be cherished, and people worth acknowledge.

That is why Coldwell Banker Riveras gathered at an intimate dinner to recognize the ones that made the difference in 2009.

The beautiful sunset over the Pacific tinted with soft pink, lilac and baby blue the sky, while the following Sales Associates were awarded by their top performance last year:

From Cabo San Lucas

• Joanie Feinstein
• Gabriela Velázquez
• Marilu Madrid

From San Jose

• Juan Alvarez
• Katia Cao

From Los Barriles & La Ribera

• Kevin O’Leary

From Pedregal de La Paz

• Anabelle Rossell
• Gabriela Alvarez

Awards were given by Leticia Diaz Rivera, Broker; Manuel Díaz Rivera, Finance Director and Juan Díaz Rivera, Sales Manager from Coldwell Banker Riveras.

2010 is beginning with a great attitude and a commitment from everyone in Coldwell Banker Riveras to remain the leaders in helping clients fulfill their dream in the South of Baja. And to our clients, our deepest gratitude for trusting the family that has been making history in the area for the past 35 years.