Everything you need to know about real estate in San Miguel de Allende
Expat Life & Relocation
Stay at the scene, call your Mexican insurer, wait for the adjuster & sign nothing you cannot read. A practical guide for San Miguel owners & visitors.
September 26, 2026
Market Reports & News
No permits have been granted for a fourth San Miguel golf course. What was proposed near El Charco, why the aquifer matters & what owners should watch.
September 25, 2026
Buying & Legal
Follow the escrow process for a San Miguel property, from opening the file and KYC through the deposit, closing confirmation, and disbursement.
September 18, 2026
President Sheinbaum’s Second Government Report covered record foreign investment, 2.7% unemployment, wages up 154%, & homicides down 51%. The key takeaways, in plain English & Spanish.
September 8, 2026
September sits at the end of San Miguel's rainy season, so a house has just faced its hardest test. Here is what a wet-season showing reveals.
September 7, 2026
27 homes closed in August 2026 at a $595,000 median, taking a median 184 days to sell. Here is what those numbers mean for buyers & sellers.
September 5, 2026
Provincial health coverage is tied to residency in your province, so a permanent move to Mexico ends it once you are no longer a resident there. There is no health agreement between Canada & Mexico, which means nothing follows you south. Your replacement comes from 3 places: voluntary IMSS enrollment, a Mexican private policy, or an international plan. Most couples here end up combining cash payment for routine care with insurance for the catastrophic event.
September 1, 2026
The rows of black glass tubes you see on Mexican rooftops are evacuated solar tubes, & the silver cylinder beside them is an insulated storage tank. Sunlight heats the water inside the tubes, the warm water rises into the tank on its own, & cooler water sinks back down to be heated again. Most homes in San Miguel de Allende pair the solar heater with a gas or electric backup for nights & long cloudy stretches.
August 31, 2026
Families here choose among 3 paths: public coverage through IMSS, a Mexican private plan, or an international policy. Public is the cheapest & the most limited, with public facilities only & an age cutoff for the policyholder. Mexican private plans buy you shorter waits but often carry low benefit maximums. International policies cost the most & cover the most, including newborns, childhood immunizations & care outside Mexico. Compare deductibles, networks & how long dependents stay on the policy before you sign.
August 25, 2026
Culture, Events & City Life
GEMA Festival runs August 26-30, 2026 across San Miguel de Allende, the first edition of a new platform built around Gastronomía, Enología, Mixología & Arte. Expect more than 19 activities: multi-hand dinners, wine routes, mixology pop-ups, masterclasses, art interventions & a closing night at Casa Dragones. Organizers project more than 65,500 visitors & roughly 70% hotel occupancy, so book rooms & dinners now. If you are house hunting, this is the week the city shows you exactly who it is.
August 18, 2026
Mexico & Canada agreed in late July 2026 to expand agricultural cooperation, aligning regulations & smoothing agrifood trade under the Canada-Mexico Action Plan 2025-2028, while the future of the USMCA stays unsettled. For residents of San Miguel, the practical effect is a food supply that keeps flowing north & south, & one more reason the region has stayed insulated from headline trade drama. For buyers, nothing here changes how you purchase a home, & the local market still moves on local supply.
August 10, 2026
Yes, for most people. New INEGI data shows 86.1% of Mexicans aged 6 & up are now internet users, 104.9 million people, & 88.9% of urban residents are online. San Miguel is urban, well served by fiber & cable in the built-up neighborhoods, & thin at the edges. The number that matters is not the national average, it is what reaches the specific house you are considering, so test connectivity before you write an offer.
August 8, 2026
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