Municipality · Guerrero

Buying a home in Zihuatanejo: tax, fees, prices

Acquisition tax not computed · recording fee of the state · SHF price index · Banco de México mortgage rates.

In short

Payotte does not compute the acquisition tax of Zihuatanejo (Guerrero) yet: its 2026 law could not be read at an official source. Appraisal values in Zihuatanejo changed by +5.8% over a year (SHF index, second quarter of 2026). The average fixed-rate mortgage offer was 11.31% in August 2026 (Banco de México).

Calculate for Zihuatanejo

Buying: Payotte does not compute the acquisition tax in Zihuatanejo yet, because the 2026 law could not be read at an official source. The municipal treasury or the notary gives the amount; the mortgage calculator works everywhere. Mortgage calculator.

If you sell

Income tax on the sale

Federal rules, the same in every state: your tax residence decides.

Rule applied25% of the gross price, no deduction (LISR art. 160)
Income tax on the saleMX$750,000
Sale price after the taxMX$2,250,000

Default rule for a non-resident; the notary pays it at the signing. Option: 35% on the gain instead, computed with the resident rules (not computed here); it is cheaper when the gain is below about 71% of the price.

A second home, a rental or a lot does not get the main-home exemption. Not included: the 5% state payment on the gain (credited against the federal tax), notary and broker fees (no official scale). How the tax on a sale works.

The questions, answered

How much acquisition tax in Zihuatanejo?

Payotte does not compute it yet. Zihuatanejo (Guerrero): same as Acapulco. Payotte publishes no figure it has not read; the municipal treasury or the notary gives the amount.

Are home prices rising in Zihuatanejo?

The SHF price index for Zihuatanejo (Guerrero) changed by +5.8% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, against +7.3% for Mexico; it measures appraisal values of homes bought with a mortgage (Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal).

What does a home cost in Guerrero?

From January to June 2026, homes bought with a mortgage in Guerrero were appraised at a median of MX$1,293,725 and a mean of MX$1,819,781; half of them were appraised between MX$885,618 and MX$1,939,403 (SHF). These are appraisal values, not sale prices.

What monthly payment on a MX$3 million home in Zihuatanejo?

With 20% down, a MX$2,400,000 fixed-rate loan over 20 years at 11.31%, the average offer of Mexican lenders in August 2026 (Banco de México), costs MX$25,281 a month; the lender's total annual cost (CAT) averaged 13.78% for its reference loan.

How much tax when you sell a home in Zihuatanejo?

Federal income tax rules apply in Zihuatanejo as in every state. A seller who is not a Mexican tax resident pays by default 25% of the gross price, with no deduction (LISR art. 160): MX$750,000 on a MX$3 million sale, paid by the notary at the signing; the seller may opt for 35% on the gain instead. A tax resident selling their own home is exempt up to 700,000 UDIS, about MX$6,199,266 at the Banxico UDI value of 15 October 2026, once every three years (art. 93-XIX-a); otherwise the gain is taxed after inflation updating and 3% yearly building depreciation, and 5% of it is paid to the state (art. 127).

The figures

MeasureValueSource
SHF price index, Zihuatanejo, change over a year+5.8%SHF, Q2 2026
SHF price index, Guerrero, change over a year+5.6%SHF, Q2 2026
Median appraisal value, Guerrero (Jan.-June 2026)MX$1,293,725SHF
Mean appraisal value, Guerrero (Jan.-June 2026)MX$1,819,781SHF
Home loans to individuals, Guerrero, 2025 (new and existing homes)2,717SNIIV
Average amount of those loansMX$1,231,999SNIIV
Share of homes rented, Guerrero (2024)9.4%Payotte calculation, INEGI ENIGH 2024
Average fixed-rate mortgage offer (Aug. 2026)11.31%Banco de México, CF303

The SHF publishes home prices in pesos by state only; for a municipality it publishes an index, not a price. The share of rented homes is Payotte's weighted count on 2,458 sampled homes of Guerrero in INEGI's ENIGH 2024, without a margin of error.

Elsewhere in Guerrero

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