WHERE TO BUY / 05 / THE EASTERN SHOULDER
Punta Popy
Where the town beach runs east into the afternoon wind. Kitesurfers, newer condo stock, and the best value per square metre in walking distance of the pueblo.
- CHARACTER
- Active, developing
- DRIVE TO TOWN
- Walk, 15 minutes
- MOSTLY
- Condo developments
- BEST FOR
- Yield, value
What it is actually like
Punta Popy is the stretch of beach east of the town where the wind gets up in the early afternoon and the kitesurfers come out. It has a different rhythm from the western beaches — less sunbathing, more doing — and it draws a younger set of owners.
It is also where most of the new condominium construction of the last decade has landed. That means more supply, more choice, and more variation in quality than anywhere else on this list. Some of it is very good. Some of it was sold off-plan by people who have since left the country.
Taken carefully, it is the best value on the coast: newer buildings, CONFOTUR exemptions on many of them, and walking distance to town. Taken carelessly, it is where foreign buyers most often overpay. We know which buildings have a functioning administration and which do not.
What you can buy in Punta Popy
New-build condos
$140k – $360kOne to three bedrooms in developments of twenty to sixty units, many with CONFOTUR status. Check the completion record of the developer, not the brochure.
Beachfront apartments
$280k – $550kFront-line units on the eastern beach. Strong short-let demand, and the wind keeps them cool.
Townhouses
$300k – $700kTwo-storey units in gated groups of six to fifteen, usually with a shared pool and a small private garden.
Price ranges are indicative of what has been trading, not quotations, and the photographs above show comparable architecture rather than specific properties. Ask us for current comparables and real listing photography for anything you are seriously considering.
The case for and against
WHY BUYERS CHOOSE IT
- The best price per square metre within walking distance of town.
- Newest building stock, and much of it CONFOTUR-qualifying.
- Reliable afternoon wind if you sail, kite or surf.
- Short-let demand runs longer into the shoulder seasons.
WHAT TO GO IN KNOWING
- Uneven build quality — the spread here is wider than anywhere else.
- More supply means slower resale if you need to exit quickly.
- Water is choppier; it is not the beach for a long calm swim.
- Some developments have weak or absent management companies.
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