Summary
Sometimes, but not at today's average asking price. The average Playa del Carmen apartment lists at about MXN 3.98 million (USD 214,000) and rents for about MXN 16,724 a month, which is only about 5.0% gross before any costs.
Rents haven't kept up. Average asking rents fell 7.6% between April 2025 and October 2026, while average asking prices rose 2.7%.
The neighborhood changes the math. Zazil Ha comes out around 5.4% gross, Centro around 4.8% and Ciudad Mayakoba only about 4.0%.
Airbnb brings in more, but less than it looks. AirDNA puts the average active listing at about USD 18,800 a year (MXN 350,000), around 74% more than a long lease, before cleaning, utilities, furniture and management.
Hosts are cutting prices to fill nights. Occupancy is 58%, but the average nightly rate fell 19.2% to USD 103, so revenue per available night is up only 3.9%.
2026 has been a weak tourist year. Playa's hotel occupancy dropped to 72.58% in the first half, from 77.05% a year earlier, and small hotels were down to about 18% in September.
Fewer foreigners are flying in. Cancún airport handled 5.9% fewer passengers from January to September 2026, and international traffic fell 11.8% in September alone.
That weakness is your negotiating lever. To get a 6.5% gross yield on the average rent, the apartment should cost about MXN 3.09 million, around 22% below today's average asking price.
Competition is heavy: AirDNA tracks about 6,498 active short-term rentals, and Centro alone has around 1,350 apartments for sale.
A Mexican mortgage kills the cash flow. At an 11.31% average fixed rate, the payment on a 20%-down average apartment is about MXN 36,800 a month, and the average rent covers about 45% of it.
Condo fees and tax take a big bite. A MXN 5,000 monthly HOA fee removes about 1.5 points of yield on a MXN 4 million unit, and a non-resident landlord pays 25% of gross rent in income tax.
The rules are tighter: state RETUR-Q registration, a municipal licence, a 6% lodging tax and building rules all need to be checked before buying, not after.
Price growth is uneven. Playacar Fase I asking prices rose 19.0% since April 2025 while Ciudad Mayakoba fell 4.8%, so don't count on appreciation to fix a weak rental.
Bottom line: buy the deal, not the destination. Look for a discounted resale with low fees, real booking history and a return that works in cash, without Airbnb miracles or future price gains.
Does the average Playa del Carmen condo still make a good rental?
Not at today's asking price. Rental property here only works when the price is low enough for the rent to cover it without optimistic assumptions.
The demand is real. Playa del Carmen hotels were still 72.58% full in the first half of 2026, AirDNA still measures 58% occupancy for short-term rentals, and the city keeps attracting residents as well as tourists. The problem is the price investors now pay for that demand.
Propiedades.com puts the average Playa del Carmen apartment at about MXN 3.98 million in October 2026 and the average apartment rent at MXN 16,724 a month. That's roughly 5.0% gross, before maintenance, empty months, condo fees, insurance, tax and management.
Short-term rentals earn more. AirDNA estimates about USD 18,800 a year for an active listing, at 58% occupancy. But the average nightly rate has fallen to USD 103, and both hotel occupancy and Cancún's international arrivals are below last year.
So there are still good deals, especially for cash buyers. We'd be much more careful about buying an ordinary investor condo at the asking price and assuming Airbnb or appreciation will do the rest.
| Playa del Carmen indicator | Latest level | What we make of it | Rental-investor read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average apartment asking price (Oct 2026) | ~MXN 3.98M | Up 2.7% since April 2025 | Caution |
| Average apartment asking rent (Oct 2026) | MXN 16,724/month | Down 7.6% since April 2025 | Weak |
| Implied long-term gross yield | ~5.0% | Little room for costs | Mediocre |
| Airbnb occupancy | 58% | Demand still exists | Decent |
| Airbnb average nightly rate | USD 103 | Down 19.2% in a year | Weakening |
| Playa hotel occupancy (H1 2026) | 72.58% | Still high, but down 4.47 points | Mixed |
Have Playa del Carmen rents kept up with property prices?
No, and that's the biggest weakness of the long-term rental case.
Propiedades.com shows an average apartment asking rent of MXN 16,724 a month (USD 899). That's 7.6% lower than in April 2025.
Asking prices went the other way. The same portal puts the average Playa del Carmen apartment at about MXN 3.98 million, up 2.7% over the same period. Centro is around MXN 4.13 million and Zazil Ha around MXN 4.33 million.
Twelve months at MXN 16,724 is about MXN 200,700 a year. Against MXN 3.98 million, that's about 5.0% gross.
Allow for an empty month, maintenance, condo fees and normal ownership costs, and that 5.0% quickly drops toward 3% to 4%, before financing and income tax.
If you also want to use the place yourself, or you're betting on long-term appreciation, that may be fine. If you're buying for income, you need a better entry price.
What rental yield can a Playa del Carmen condo actually produce?
About 4% to 6% gross on a long lease, not the high-yield Caribbean investment many overseas buyers imagine.
Using Propiedades.com's October 2026 asking prices and rents, we get about 5.0% gross for Playa del Carmen as a whole, 4.8% in Centro and 5.4% in Zazil Ha.
Ciudad Mayakoba comes out near 4.0%, with an average apartment around MXN 3.81 million and rent around MXN 12,789.
TuLugar's October 2026 listing medians tell the same story with a different mix of listings: about 4.6% in Centro, 5.0% in Colosio, 5.2% in Gonzalo Guerrero, 5.7% in Playacar and 6.0% in Zazil Ha.
These are asking prices and asking rents, not closed deals, so they're not precise returns for a given condo. Use them as a hurdle: if a specific deal can't beat these averages, you need a very good reason to buy it.
| Area | Average apartment price | Average monthly rent | Approx. gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | MXN 3.98M | MXN 16,724 | ~5.0% |
| Playa del Carmen Centro | MXN 4.13M | MXN 16,692 | ~4.8% |
| Zazil Ha | MXN 4.33M | MXN 19,675 | ~5.4% |
| Ciudad Mayakoba | MXN 3.81M | MXN 12,789 | ~4.0% |
Is Airbnb still more profitable than long-term renting in Playa del Carmen?
It brings in more gross income, but the gap shrinks a lot once you pay the bills.
AirDNA tracks about 6,498 active short-term rentals in Playa del Carmen and puts average revenue at about USD 18,800 a year over the 12 months to September 2026. That's about MXN 350,000.
A full year at the average long-term rent brings about MXN 200,700. On gross revenue, the average vacation rental earns about 74% more, roughly MXN 149,000 a year.
That extra money isn't profit. With Airbnb, you pay electricity, internet, cleaning, linen, furniture replacement, appliance repairs and more maintenance. Airbnb's own host fee can reach 16% with its single-fee model, and many foreign owners also pay a management company.
So a unit grossing MXN 350,000 can end up close to a plain long lease once management and condo costs are high.
Airbnb still makes sense for the right central unit, but only after you've seen real booking data from the same building or the next one over.
Are Playa del Carmen Airbnbs doing well right now?
They're still getting booked, but hosts are working harder for the same money.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, AirDNA puts occupancy at 58%, up 26.9% on the year before, while the average nightly rate fell 19.2% to USD 103. Revenue per available night (RevPAR) is up only 3.9%, to USD 59.
That says more than AirDNA's headline jump in average yearly revenue (about +100%). The number of active listings AirDNA measures also fell 60.2% in a year. When that many listings drop out of the count, the average per listing rises partly because weaker or inactive ones are gone.
So we put more weight on nightly rate and RevPAR. Hosts are filling more nights at lower prices, and revenue per available night is barely ahead of last year.
If you're buying an Airbnb now, model it on today's nightly rates, not 2024's.
| Airbnb metric (AirDNA) | Current level | Change in a year | Our read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings (Sep 2026) | ~6,498 | -60.2% | The count itself has shifted a lot |
| Occupancy | 58% | +26.9% | More nights filled |
| Average nightly rate | USD 103 | -19.2% | Price pressure |
| RevPAR | USD 59 | +3.9% | Revenue barely higher |
| Average yearly revenue per listing | USD 18,800 | ~+100% | Too distorted to use alone |
Is the 2026 tourist slump hurting Playa del Carmen rentals?
Yes. Playa is still a big tourist town, but 2026 has been clearly weaker than the two years before.
Quintana Roo's tourism ministry puts Playa del Carmen hotel occupancy at 72.58% for the first half of 2026, against 77.05% in the first half of 2025. Full-year occupancy had already slipped from 75.3% in 2024 to 70.8% in 2025.
The summer was worse. During the July 4-10 peak week, the Riviera Maya was at 54.1% hotel occupancy and Playa's small hotels at about 32%, some 15 points below 2025, according to their association (reported by EFE). By September, small hotels were down to about 18%, with room rates cut by around half (Por Esto!).
Vacation rentals compete with those same hotels for the same guests. Don't build a purchase on the idea that next year's bookings will bounce back on their own.
| Tourism indicator | Earlier period | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playa hotel occupancy, full year | 75.3% in 2024 | 70.8% in 2025 | -4.5 pts |
| Playa hotel occupancy, first half | 77.05% in 2025 | 72.58% in 2026 | -4.47 pts |
| Playa small hotels, July 4-10 | ~47% in 2025 | ~32% in 2026 | about -15 pts |
| Playa small hotels, September 2026 | — | ~18% | Low season, rates cut ~50% |
Is weaker Cancún airport traffic hurting Playa del Carmen rentals?
Yes, and it's getting worse, not better. International visitors are the core of Playa's rental business, and fewer of them are landing in Cancún.
ASUR reported about 20.9 million passengers through Cancún airport from January to September 2026, 5.9% fewer than a year earlier. In the first half alone, traffic was down 4.7%.
The drop sped up after spring. International passengers fell 13.1% in June and about 12.7% in July. In September, total traffic was down 8.6% and international traffic 11.8%.
That matches the hotel figures, so it's not a one-off airport statistic. A good Airbnb can still do well in a soft year, but when air traffic and hotel occupancy fall together, budget for flat or lower bookings, not a rebound.
| Cancún airport (ASUR) | 2026 | Change vs 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Passengers, January to June | ~14.76M | -4.7% |
| International passengers, June | — | -13.1% |
| International passengers, July | — | -12.7% |
| Passengers, September | ~1.61M | -8.6% (international -11.8%) |
| Passengers, January to September | ~20.88M | -5.9% |
Is the 2026 slump a chance to buy a Playa del Carmen rental for less?
Yes, if you use it. Owners whose Airbnb numbers disappointed this year and developers with unsold units have less leverage than they did in 2024, and that's the moment to push on price.
The data backs that up. Playa's average apartment asking price rose only 2.7% between April 2025 and October 2026, against 5.5% for the wider Solidaridad municipality, and Ciudad Mayakoba fell 4.8%. Supply is large: about 1,350 apartments for sale in Centro and 450 in Zazil Ha on Propiedades.com alone.
Work backward from the rent. To get 6.5% gross on the city's average rent of MXN 16,724, the apartment should cost about MXN 3.09 million (USD 166,000), roughly 22% below today's average asking price. At 7%, it's about MXN 2.87 million. If the seller won't get near that, the rent alone doesn't justify the deal.
What to ask for: 12 months of real booking statements (not projections), the last condo fee receipts, and the building's rules on vacation rentals. The September to November low season is when sellers who counted on high season are most open to offers.
Does Playa del Carmen already have too many Airbnbs?
There's enough competition that an ordinary condo easily disappears in the crowd.
AirDNA tracks about 6,498 active short-term rentals in Playa del Carmen. They also compete with the Riviera Maya's huge hotel industry: resorts, boutique hotels, serviced apartments and all-inclusives that are cutting rates too.
Being near Fifth Avenue with a rooftop pool used to sound special in a sales brochure. Today hundreds of units make the same pitch.
Guests compare price, reviews, pool, design, noise, distance to the beach, parking, beds and cancellation terms in seconds.
A unit needs something concrete that competing units don't offer at the same price. We'd rather buy an unusually well-priced unit in a good building than pay extra for another generic one-bedroom sold as "luxury."
Is buying near Fifth Avenue still the best rental-property strategy?
It still works for short stays, but a big tourist-location premium can wipe out the advantage.
Propiedades.com puts the average Centro apartment at about MXN 4.13 million (USD 222,000), up 4.6% since April 2025. The average long-term rent there is only about MXN 16,692, so the gross yield is around 4.8%.
Zazil Ha looks a bit better. Apartments average about MXN 4.33 million, nearly flat (+0.5%) since April 2025, and rents are about MXN 19,675, for a gross yield around 5.4%.
The tourist value of those areas can make short stays beat what long-term rents suggest. But central Playa also has a lot of stock: about 1,350 apartments listed for sale in Centro.
That gives you room to compare and negotiate. There's little reason to pay a developer's top price just to be close to Fifth Avenue when so many resales are on the market.
Are residential neighborhoods in Playa del Carmen better for long-term rentals?
Some can be, but the current data doesn't support blindly moving inland either.
Long-term tenants care about space, parking, supermarkets, schools, security and commute far more than a tourist staying five nights. A cheaper apartment away from the beach can sometimes bring a similar rent for much less money.
Ciudad Mayakoba shows why you need to check each case. The average apartment costs about MXN 3.81 million and rents for about MXN 12,789, a gross yield near 4.0%. The rent hasn't moved since April 2025, while asking prices fell 4.8%. Nice for residents, weak for a landlord at today's prices.
The better hunting ground isn't simply "farther from the beach." Look for specific residential buildings where prices have fallen faster than the rents you can actually get.
Those deals are less glamorous and less marketed to foreigners, which is partly why they can be interesting.
Are new Playa del Carmen condos still good rental investments?
They can work, but right now we'd rather buy a proven resale unless the presale discount is genuinely large.
Playa has spent years adding apartments aimed at vacation-rental buyers. New buildings usually come with the same package: rooftop pool, gym, reception, furniture option and projected Airbnb returns.
You pay for all of that in the price, then compete with the other investors in the same building who bought the same product.
A finished resale shows what a brochure can't: the real HOA fee, upkeep, noise, water pressure, building rules on short stays and real Airbnb reviews. You also see how the air conditioning, facade, elevators and common areas have handled the humidity.
Presale also carries title risk. Quintana Roo's urban development ministry (SEDETUS) had 123 irregular developments on its public list in August 2026, up from 116 at the end of 2025, with Playa del Carmen and Tulum the most affected. With about 1,350 apartments for sale in Centro and 450 in Zazil Ha, you can demand proof before taking on construction risk.
Can Playa del Carmen condo fees ruin an otherwise good rental deal?
Yes. High fees can turn a decent yield into a mediocre one.
Say a MXN 4 million apartment earns MXN 200,000 a year on a long lease. A MXN 3,000 monthly HOA fee takes MXN 36,000, or 18% of the rent, before repairs, empty months, insurance or tax.
A MXN 5,000 fee takes MXN 60,000 a year, about 1.5 points of yield on a MXN 4 million unit. And 2026 buyer guides put fees in amenity-heavy beach buildings in Playa and Tulum at MXN 4,500 to 12,000 a month.
The risk is highest in buildings with pools, elevators, gyms, reception staff, gardens and big common areas. Those can help an Airbnb listing, but the extra revenue has to beat the permanent cost.
Ask for the last 12 months of fee receipts and any special assessments planned. What an amenity earns matters more than how it looks in the photos.
Can a Playa del Carmen rental property cash-flow with a Mexican mortgage?
Hardly. Mexican mortgage rates sit far above rental yields.
Santander México advertises fixed rates from 9.90% to 13.25% depending on the borrower, with an average CAT (total cost) of about 12.2% to 12.3% (calculated September 4, 2026). Banco de México's average fixed mortgage quote was 11.31% in August 2026.
Take the average MXN 3.98 million apartment with 20% down. The loan is about MXN 3.18 million. At 11.31% over 15 years, the monthly payment is about MXN 36,800 (USD 1,980).
The average long-term rent is MXN 16,724 a month, which covers about 45% of that payment, before HOA fees, maintenance or empty months.
Even AirDNA's average short-term revenue of about MXN 350,000 a year is only about MXN 29,200 a month, before Airbnb costs.
With Mexican financing, the math doesn't work. Cash buyers, or buyers putting down a very large deposit, have a much stronger case.
| Example financed apartment | Amount |
|---|---|
| Purchase price (city average asking) | MXN 3.98M |
| 20% deposit | MXN 796K |
| Mortgage amount | MXN 3.18M |
| Rate (Banxico average fixed quote, Aug 2026) | 11.31% |
| 15-year monthly payment | ~MXN 36,800 |
| Average long-term rent | MXN 16,724 |
| Rent covering the mortgage payment | ~45% |
Are Playa del Carmen Airbnb rules and taxes becoming a problem?
They're getting stricter, but they haven't made legal short-term renting unworkable.
Quintana Roo requires vacation rentals to register with the state tourism registry (RETUR-Q), and the state says platforms will have to require that registration. Safety rules include smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, a fire extinguisher and a first-aid kit.
Playa del Carmen also requires a municipal operating licence, renewed every year. The procedure was updated in August 2026, and the fee is small (about MXN 821 to 2,933 depending on the category). On August 15, 2026, the city also opened a registration platform meant to cover about 16,000 vacation-rental listings, though in September it said it wouldn't run verification visits yet.
The bigger issue is the building. A condo regime that limits vacation rentals can kill an Airbnb plan however nice the unit is. Get the rules in writing before you sign.
Treat a Playa Airbnb as a small hospitality business. Buying first and sorting out licences, building rules and tax later is much harder to justify now that every listing is meant to be visible to the state.
How much tax does a foreign owner pay on Playa del Carmen rental income?
More than most buyers budget for. A non-resident renting out long term pays 25% of the gross rent in Mexican income tax, with no deductions for costs.
On the city averages, that turns a 5.0% gross yield into about 3.8%, and Zazil Ha's 5.4% into about 4.1%, before condo fees, property tax, insurance, repairs and empty months.
Short stays add more layers. Airbnb collects a 6% state lodging tax from guests in Quintana Roo. Platforms also withhold income tax from hosts: 4% if you give them a valid RFC (tax ID), 20% if you don't, plus VAT rules on top.
What to do: get an RFC before your first booking, ask a local accountant which regime applies to you as a resident or non-resident, and run your numbers after tax. A deal that only works before tax doesn't work.
Does sargassum make a Playa del Carmen Airbnb too risky?
It doesn't kill the case, but beach-dependent rentals now carry a recurring risk you should price in.
Playa collected more than 30,000 tonnes of sargassum in 2025, its highest volume in a decade, and more than 45,000 tonnes between January and late September 2026. The city doubled its offshore barriers from 2.5 to 5 kilometers this year and added daily satellite monitoring.
The barriers now protect the central coastline from Playa Fundadores toward Punta Esmeralda. Hotel owners still named sargassum first among the reasons for this year's empty summer.
A rental whose whole pitch is "cross the street to turquoise water" is more exposed than one guests also choose for restaurants, nightlife, pools, coworking or long stays.
For long-term tenants, sargassum matters much less. The risk mainly hits short-stay units whose nightly rate depends on the beach.
Can foreigners safely buy and rent property in Playa del Carmen?
Yes, legally, but coastal ownership adds paperwork and costs that belong in the calculation.
Playa del Carmen is inside Mexico's restricted coastal zone, where foreigners can't hold residential property directly in their own name.
The usual route is a bank trust (fideicomiso) for up to 50 years, renewable. You get the beneficiary rights and can use, rent, sell or pass on the property. The government permit costs MXN 21,650 (about USD 1,160) in 2026, banks charge roughly USD 550 to 800 to open the trust, then about USD 550 to 700 a year.
Add the municipal acquisition tax (4% in Playa since December 2025), notary and registration: total closing costs usually land around 5% to 9% of the price. Selling costs come on top when you exit.
Those costs make quick flips unattractive. In Playa, the rent should make sense while you own, not a fast resale.
Are Playa del Carmen property prices still rising enough to help investors?
Sometimes, but the neighborhood data is too uneven to buy a weak rental just for future price growth.
The official index is strong. The Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal (SHF) measured 7.9% national home-price growth in the first half of 2026, and 11.7% in Solidaridad, Playa's municipality. But that index tracks homes bought with a mortgage, not the cash condo market most foreigners buy into.
Asking prices for apartments are much less uniform. Between April 2025 and October 2026, Propiedades.com shows Playacar Fase I up 19.0%, Centro up 4.6%, Zazil Ha up 0.5% and Ciudad Mayakoba down 4.8%. The city average rose only 2.7%.
That's almost 24 points between areas of the same city. "Playa is appreciating" can hide a condo that barely moves or falls.
Count appreciation as a bonus. The rent should already justify owning.
What does a genuinely good Playa del Carmen rental deal look like now?
One that clearly beats the city's averages before you count any price growth.
For a long lease, the citywide gross yield is about 5.0%. We get interested around 6.5% to 7% gross, because that leaves room for normal ownership costs. On the average rent, that means paying about MXN 2.87 to 3.09 million.
For an Airbnb, test the unit against 58% occupancy and USD 103 a night, not a developer's best case. Actual bookings from similar units in the same building are better still.
Low running costs matter as much. A cheap unit with a MXN 5,000 HOA fee can be worse than a slightly pricier one in a simpler building.
Financing can decide it on the spot. With mortgage rates around 10% to 13%, you want cash or a large deposit.
| Test | Average or weak deal | Deal we'd prefer |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term gross yield | ~4%-5% | ~6.5%-7%+ |
| Purchase price | Full tourist or developer premium | Discounted against comparables |
| HOA cost | Heavy relative to rent | Low enough to keep the yield |
| Airbnb assumptions | Seller's projection | Real nearby bookings |
| Financing | High leverage | Cash or large deposit |
| Short-stay rules | Checked after buying | Confirmed before buying |
| Tax | Ignored in the numbers | Yield checked after tax |
| Appreciation | Needed to make it work | A bonus |
So, is rental property worth buying in Playa del Carmen?
Yes, but we'd turn down a large share of the condos marketed to investors right now.
The demand is real. Hotels were still about 73% full in the first half of 2026, AirDNA measures 58% occupancy for short-term rentals, and Playa remains one of Mexico's best-known beach towns.
The average deal is thin. A MXN 3.98 million apartment rented long term at MXN 16,724 makes about 5.0% gross, and less after the 25% non-resident tax. Airbnb lifts revenue, but nightly rates are down 19.2% in a year and Cancún's international arrivals keep falling. Mortgage rates above 10% make it worse for leveraged buyers.
Buy when the property beats those averages: a discounted resale, sensible HOA fees, proven rental demand and a return that works on conservative numbers.
Pass when the pitch depends on perfect Airbnb occupancy, a developer's projected return, fast appreciation or cheaper refinancing later.
Playa still has good rental investments. Finding one means buying the deal, not the destination.
Our methodology
This article checks whether buying a rental property in Playa del Carmen makes sense at today's prices. We compare purchase prices with long-term rents and short-term rental results, then test the main things that change the answer: tourism, financing, condo fees, tax, rules, foreign ownership costs, sargassum and price trends.
Prices and rents come from Propiedades.com's October 2026 averages for the city, Centro, Zazil Ha, Ciudad Mayakoba and Playacar Fase I, cross-checked with TuLugar's October 2026 listing medians. Gross yields, hurdle prices, the mortgage payment and after-tax yields are our own calculations from those figures. The 6.5% to 7% target is our investment hurdle, not a market average.
Short-term rental data comes from AirDNA (12 months to September 2026). Tourism comes from Quintana Roo's tourism ministry, the small hotels association as reported by EFE and Por Esto!, and ASUR's Cancún airport traffic reports up to September 2026. Financing comes from Santander México and Banco de México; price trends from SHF and Propiedades.com.
Rules and taxes come from the Quintana Roo government (RETUR-Q), the Municipality of Playa del Carmen (lodging licence, acquisition tax, sargassum), the SRE (trust permit), the income tax law (article 158 for non-residents, articles 113-A and 113-C for platforms) and Airbnb's tax page. Fees come from 2026 buyer guides.
We checked these figures in October 2026. Conversions use about 18.6 pesos per US dollar and 20.9 pesos per euro.
Limits: these are asking prices and asking rents, not closed deals, and Mexico has no public record of sale prices. AirDNA's listing counts can shift when its tracking changes, and the SHF index only covers homes bought with a mortgage. A specific unit can land well above or below these averages.
Key sources used for this analysis include Propiedades.com on Playa del Carmen apartment rents, Propiedades.com on Playa del Carmen apartment prices, Propiedades.com on Playa del Carmen Centro, Propiedades.com on Zazil Ha, Propiedades.com on Ciudad Mayakoba prices, Propiedades.com on Ciudad Mayakoba rents, Propiedades.com on Playacar Fase I, TuLugar's Playa del Carmen market data, AirDNA on Playa del Carmen short-term rentals, Quintana Roo's tourism ministry on first-half 2026 hotel occupancy, EFE on July 2026 hotel occupancy, Por Esto! on small hotels in Playa del Carmen (September 2026), ASUR on Cancún airport traffic (July 2026), ASUR on Cancún airport traffic (September 2026), Santander México on mortgage terms, Banco de México on average mortgage rates, Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal on housing prices, Ruptura 360 on SHF figures for Playa del Carmen, The Mexico Handbook on HOA fees, Quintana Roo's tourism ministry on RETUR-Q, the Municipality of Playa del Carmen lodging licence procedure, Diario de Yucatán on the city's registration app, Riviera Maya News on the registration platform (September 2026), article 158 of the income tax law, SAT on platform withholding with an RFC, SAT on platform withholding without an RFC, SAT on digital-platform income, Airbnb on tax collection in Mexico, Airbnb on host fees, the SRE on trust permit costs, Homia on trust bank fees, Playa del Carmen's acquisition tax (ISABI), Mayan Wealth Homes on closing costs, SEDETUS on irregular developments, Riviera Maya News on the 123 blacklisted developments (August 2026), the Municipality of Playa del Carmen on its 2026 sargassum response and Diario Cambio 22 on 2026 sargassum collection.
