Buying in Lomas de Santa Fe

For buyers, Lomas de Santa Fe is the most accessible way into the Santa Fe zone: prices here sit below Santa Fe proper and below the pricier apartments for sale in Santa Fe La Loma nearby. Most of what sells here is apartments, from older low-rise blocks near the Universidad Iberoamericana to newer towers with amenities. Families and investors buy for the proximity to those offices, schools and shopping, without paying for an address inside the business district. It appeals to people who work in the corridor and want a shorter commute in an area that stays residential once the offices empty out.

What to consider before buying

Houses do come up for sale here, but they're the exception: the depth is in apartments. If a house is what you want, compare against the larger set of houses for sale in Santa Fe La Loma, where more come up and prices run higher. Buildings span several eras, from the low blocks put up around the university to recent towers, so the year of construction and the state of elevators and installations vary a lot from one address to the next. Around the campus, addresses hang off Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma, so where a building sits along that spine shapes the daily drive more than the street name suggests.