REITs Open Up Mexico Markets

Focus Latin America

Financial reform in Mexico now allows small buyers participation in real estate investment trusts (REITs). Attorney Guillermo Uribe, who assisted with one of Mexico's largest equity offerings, discusses why the change represents unparalleled opportunities.

"These changes really opened the market," said Mr. Uribe. "Before that, what you would see were transactions made in private, but the liquidity was really limited in those markets.