Buy an Apartment in Mexico City — Verified Listings

What is Vait AI?

Vait AI is a curated marketplace, not a classifieds portal. Every listing comes from a developer or authorized seller we work with directly, and a human team validates each property before it is recommended. That means no phantom listings, no bait pricing, and no reselling of your contact details. The front door is a WhatsApp concierge: an AI assistant available 24/7, backed by a human team, that matches your budget against live inventory and coordinates visits with the authorized seller.

• Verified inventory: more than 3,100 apartments for sale across Mexico City and its metro area, with strong coverage of new developments (pre-construction and ready-to-move) in the city's western corridor.
• Free for buyers: Vait is paid by the sell side; buyers pay nothing for the service.
• Data you can check: Vait publishes its price statistics openly — see the Mexico City apartment price guide in English.

Can foreigners buy property in Mexico City?

Yes — and it is simpler than most people expect. Mexico's constitutional "restricted zone", where foreigners need a bank trust (fideicomiso) to hold residential property, covers only land within 100 km of international borders and 50 km of the coastline. Mexico City is far outside that zone, so a foreign buyer can hold direct title (escritura) in their own name — no fideicomiso, no annual trust fees.

What a foreign buyer does need is a permit from Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), which involves agreeing to be treated as a Mexican national with respect to the property. In practice, the notary public (notario público) who formalizes the purchase handles this filing as a routine part of closing. Closings in Mexico always run through a notario, who verifies title, liens and taxes.

How it works for international buyers

1. Message Vait on WhatsApp — in English or Spanish. Tell the assistant your budget (MXN or an approximate USD figure) and the areas you are considering, or ask for area suggestions.
2. Receive real, available units. Vait replies with verified apartments inside your range — development, layout, size and current list price — checked against live inventory, not stale listings.
3. Visit and close with support. Vait coordinates the visit with the authorized seller and accompanies the process through to notarized closing. Your number stays with Vait; it is not distributed among sales teams.

What do apartments cost in Mexico City?

Short version, from Vait's own production database (July 17, 2026 cut): the median asking price is $8,603,600 MXN — roughly $465,000 USD at an indicative ~18.5 MXN/USD — with the middle half of the market between $5.84M and $13.2M MXN (≈ $316,000–$714,000 USD, indicative only). Entry-level units start around $1.78M MXN (≈ $96,000 USD) in Santa Fe, while trophy residences in Bosque Real exceed $79M MXN. The full breakdown — medians by neighborhood, what $3M / $5M / $10M MXN buys, and methodology — is in the English price guide.

Areas we cover

Vait's inventory concentrates in Mexico City's western residential corridor and select central neighborhoods. Detailed area pages are currently in Spanish (the market's working language); the price guide above summarizes each area's numbers in English:

• Western corridor (premium / new development): Interlomas, Bosque Real, Santa Fe, Bosques de las Lomas, Hacienda de las Palmas, Tecamachalco, Lomas de Bezares (in Spanish)
• Central Mexico City: Polanco, Granada (New Polanco), Cuauhtémoc, Benito Juárez, Del Valle, Miguel Hidalgo, San Pedro de los Pinos (in Spanish)
• South & north: General Anaya, Coyoacán, Álvaro Obregón, Lindavista (in Spanish)
• Metro area (State of Mexico): Huixquilucan, Naucalpan, Atizapán de Zaragoza (in Spanish)

Full index: all areas · apartments for sale in CDMX (hub) (both in Spanish).

Good to know before you start

• Prices are listed in Mexican pesos (MXN). A handful of premium developments list in USD. Any USD figures on Vait's English pages are indicative conversions only.
• Pre-construction (preventa) is a big part of this market. New developments often offer launch pricing and staged payment plans during construction.
• The closing runs through a notary public. Budget for closing costs (acquisition tax, notary fees, registration) on top of the purchase price; your notario itemizes them.
• Financing: Mexican mortgage products for non-residents are limited; many international buyers purchase in cash or finance abroad. Ask Vait what applies to the specific development.