Vacation homes first of their kind in Southern Baja to combine an Eco-conscious green approach with the luxury lifestyle. In an ever changing market, those who stand still are usually left behind…or worse, run over.

La Concha Pearl, the Greenest building in Baja, built by Newtek Construction Solutions of La Paz, is leading the charge for luxury Green living in Baja. The building materials and systems are state of the art. This project is the most energy efficient building in Baja. It will be the first U.S. Green Building Council LEED certified building in Baja.

La Concha Pearl combines the beauty of beachfront living, modern day luxuries, elegance and amenities with Green, energy smart and Eco friendly principles. Walls and floors are built out of Quad-Lock and Quad-Deck building systems. These provide superb energy efficiency. Windows, air conditioning, appliances and lighting are all the top of the line in energy savings. Solar power is incorporated throughout the design. The result is a Green smart building that uses approximately 60% less energy consumption than similar style conventionally constructed structures.

Here is a list of trends we perceive to be taking place in the Baja California Sur real estate market. Information is gathered through interviews with real estate agents and developers, then compiled and reviewed for trends. Each year, interestingly enough, brings new trends, which perhaps shouldn’t be surprising considering the activity Baja California Sur has experienced since 2002. What follows are the trends we consider to be the most prominent and important for 2008 - 2009.

US Real Estate Turn down – How Does This Affect Baja California Sur? What seems to be on the mind of everyone I’ve talked to is how the slow down north of the border will influence our local market. Many areas of the United States have been affected by a fall-out in key real estate markets, triggered by the abuse of sub-prime and other adjustable-rate mortgages. Borrowers either bought or refinanced homes with sub-prime loans that offered artificially low introductory rates. Now facing re-pricing, borrowers are experiencing their payments doubling or are having to pay off large balloon payments, just as their home’s value is declining.

So how is that affecting Baja California Sur’s market? First, Baja California Sur’s real estate market has been driven primarily as “cash-only” – mortgage financing has yet to become really popular or necessary for many purchasers. Most realtors we spoke to said that less than 10% of their sales involve financing, except for new product developments, which may offer short-term financing. So, Baja California Sur doesn’t have to worry about a sub-prime meltdown; it doesn’t exist here.

Also, the people caught up in this sub-prime meltdown got there because they couldn’t afford the terms of a regular mortgage or even the down payment. This has never been, nor will it be any time soon, the profile of the typical Baja California Sur home buyer. Americans who have the money to buy a second home still have that money – this turn in the market has not affected them to any great extent.

NewTek Construction Solutions La Paz is making a difference in how construction is done in Baja California Sur! NEW-TEK Construction Solutions S.A. de C.V. is the general Quad-Lock ICF Distributor for Mexico and leading the way in how Green Building is executed clear down to the dot on “i”!

As the Earth’s resources become scarce, it is becoming important to engage with nature, and to re-assess the ways that we use both energy and material resources. NewTek is not a company jumping onto the bandwagon of the “new” Green Building wave - NewTek Construction Solutions has been using QuadLock technologies for many years. NTC La Paz is dedicated to constructing buildings that use sustainable materials and processes! We believe that buildings should be designed to be enviro-conscientious and earth friendly to use as well as joyful to live in. The words “high end developments” and “green building” can be synonymous in Baja Sur just like anywhere else on this planet!

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As green building continues to receive more and more attention in the construction industry, we recognize this
issue is becoming of greater importance to our clients. With a growing portfolio of projects that include sustainable building elements, our success in this area stems from our client-friendly approach to green building. We promote a collaborative process with the owner, architect, and our own project consultants, working toward green building solutions that meet our clients objectives for sustainability as well as their financial goals. Whether they simply wish to incorporate environmentally-friendly systems and materials into the project design, or have the more ambitious goal of receiving certification and be able to promote their product as a “real” green project, our clients know we have the resources to help them meet these objectives.