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Mexico City Reforms Accelerate Social Housing Approvals to Four Months

Published July 30, the administrative agreement cuts 11 housing approvals to around four months with a nine-billion-peso budget for 200,000 units.

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Overview

  • The Acuerdo de Facilidades Administrativas is officially in force after its publication in a bis edition of the Gaceta Oficial, cutting average approval times from four–five years to about four months.
  • Eleven key procedures—including property valuation, water service feasibility, environmental impact assessments and structural safety reports—will see time reductions of up to 85%.
  • A record nine-billion-peso allocation backs 200,000 social, public and affordable housing actions over the current administration’s six-year term.
  • Construction has begun on a 27-unit youth rental project in Colonia Buenos Aires as a pilot to counter gentrification in high-tension areas.
  • Officials are finalizing a single coordination window and a digital platform to enable weekly cross-departmental processing and keep documents valid through each step.