Property for sale on Jalisco's Costalegre

The coast

It spans municipalities such as Tomatlán, La Huerta and Cihuatlán, and Federal Highway 200 runs its length. It is a coast of bays and dry tropical forest, with small towns between long undeveloped stretches. By air, the entry points are Puerto Vallarta International (PVR) to the north and Playa de Oro International (ZLO), in Manzanillo, Colima, to the south.

Our work is concentrated at the southern end: San Patricio Melaque and the bay of Cuastecomate, both in Cihuatlán. We also list land farther north, such as Playa Peñitas in Tomatlán. On this page you will find houses, bungalows and lots, and each listing carries photos, surface area, price and land tenure.

How buying works on the coast

The whole Jalisco coast sits inside the restricted zone set by the Constitution: the 50 kilometres measured from the coastline. A Mexican buyer takes title in their own name through a public deed before a notary. A foreign buyer acquires the same property through a bank trust, a fideicomiso: an authorised Mexican bank holds title and you are the beneficiary, with the right to live in it, rent it, remodel it, sell it and leave it to your heirs. The trust runs for fifty years, renews, and needs a permit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, handled as part of the transaction.

The other question is land tenure. Deeded property has title recorded in the Public Property Registry. Ejido land comes from the agrarian land distribution: what changes hands are rights documented before the ejido, not a deed, which is why it costs less. Turning it into private property goes through dominio pleno, which needs the ejido assembly's agreement and its own process. Every listing on this site states which regime the property is under.

On the beachfront there is a third point: the twenty-metre strip above the high tide line is federal maritime land. It is not sold, it is granted by concession. If a house includes a terrace or palapa on that strip, ask for the concession and check that it is current before signing.