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Buying a home in Nuevo León: taxes, prices, loans

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

In short

In Nuevo León, homes bought with a mortgage were appraised at a median of MX$1,214,074 from January to June 2026 (SHF). Appraisal values in Nuevo León changed by +7.6% 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 Nuevo León

Buying: Payotte does not compute the acquisition tax in Nuevo León 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.

Main home only for the exemption; the 5% state payment and fees are excluded. How the tax on a sale works.

The questions, answered

How much acquisition tax in Nuevo León?

Payotte does not compute it yet for any municipality of Nuevo León: each municipality's 2026 law sets it, and Payotte publishes no figure it has not read at the source. Ask the municipal treasury or the notary.

Are home prices rising in Nuevo León?

The SHF price index for Nuevo León changed by +7.6% 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 Nuevo León?

From January to June 2026, homes bought with a mortgage in Nuevo León were appraised at a median of MX$1,214,074 and a mean of MX$2,042,664; half of them were appraised between MX$803,858 and MX$2,233,216 (SHF). These are appraisal values, not sale prices.

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

MX$2,400,000 borrowed (20% down) costs MX$25,281 a month over 20 years at 11.31% (Banco de México, August 2026); average CAT 13.78%.

How much tax when you sell a home in Nuevo León?

Federal rules apply in Nuevo León as in every state: a seller who is not a Mexican tax resident pays by default 25% of the gross price (LISR art. 160), MX$750,000 on a MX$3 million sale, paid by the notary; a resident selling their own home is exempt up to 700,000 UDIS, about MX$6,199,266 at 15 October 2026 (art. 93-XIX-a).

How Nuevo León compares

Payotte computes the acquisition tax of no municipio of Nuevo León yet; the page keeps to the state recording fee, the SHF figures and the loan. Across the section, 54 areas are computed and the median acquisition tax on MX$3 million is MX$75,000.

In Nuevo León, homes bought with a mortgage were appraised at a median of MX$1,214,074 from January to June 2026: the 18th highest of the 32 entities, 6.6% below the national median of MX$1,299,580. The mean, MX$2,042,664, is 1.68 times the median, a sign of a few very expensive appraisals pulling it up; the upper quartile bound is 2.8 times the lower one. In that picture, a MX$3 million purchase is above the upper quartile bound of MX$2,233,216, in the top quarter of mortgage-financed homes.

The SHF price index of Nuevo León rose +7.6% in a year, 0.3 points faster than Mexico's +7.3%: 15th of 32 entities ranked. The 2025 SNIIV count is 41,019 home loans to individuals in Nuevo León, 7.1 per 1,000 residents of the 2020 census (median entity: 3.8), for an average of MX$1,171,232, 0.96 times the median appraisal. 17.8% of homes are rented there (2024), above the median entity's 14.4%, 9th highest.

A buyer at the state median appraisal with 20% down borrows MX$971,259; at the Banco de México average of 11.31% over 20 years that is MX$10,231 a month, against MX$25,281 for the MX$3 million example of this page.

MeasureValueReferenceRank
Median appraisalMX$1,214,074Mexico MX$1,299,58018th of 32
Mean appraisalMX$2,042,664Mexico MX$1,960,0329th of 32
Quartiles of appraisalsMX$803,858 to MX$2,233,216Mexico MX$843,000 to MX$2,226,101ratio 2.78
SHF price index, one year+7.6%Mexico +7.3%15th of 32
Home loans to individuals, 202541,019average MX$1,171,2321st of 32
Loans per 1,000 residents7.1median entity 3.82nd of 32
Residents, 2020 census5,784,4424.59% of Mexico7th of 32
Homes rented, 202417.8%median entity 14.4%9th of 32
Municipios computed01 listednone

The figures

MeasureValueSource
SHF price index, Nuevo León, change over a year+7.6%SHF, Q2 2026
SHF price index, Nuevo León, change over a year+7.6%SHF, Q2 2026
Median appraisal value, Nuevo León (Jan.-June 2026)MX$1,214,074SHF
Mean appraisal value, Nuevo León (Jan.-June 2026)MX$2,042,664SHF
Home loans to individuals, Nuevo León, 2025 (new and existing homes)41,019SNIIV
Average amount of those loansMX$1,171,232SNIIV
Share of homes rented, Nuevo León (2024)17.8%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 3,767 sampled homes of Nuevo León in INEGI's ENIGH 2024, without a margin of error.

Municipalities of Nuevo León on Payotte

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