Baja California Sur Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío handed keys to 59 homes in La Paz’s Colonia La Pasión neighborhood on March 26, part of a state housing program backed by 16 million pesos ($889,000 USD). The deliveries included progressive housing units, additional bedrooms with bathrooms, and property titles for low-income families in the capital city.
296 La Paz Families Assisted Since Start of 2025
Castro said 296 families in La Paz alone have received housing support between early 2025 and the first months of 2026. The program covers a range of interventions, from building starter homes to expanding existing structures and formalizing land ownership through property titles.
Statewide, the governor reported more than 1,300 housing interventions across all five of Baja California Sur’s municipalities since his administration took office in 2021. Those municipalities span from Mulegé in the north, roughly 300 miles south of the U.S. border, to Los Cabos at the southern tip of the peninsula.
Federal Commitment of 37,000 Homes Statewide
The state program operates alongside a federal commitment from President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who pledged 37,000 homes for Baja California Sur. That federal figure dwarfs the state’s pace so far, though the governor’s office did not specify a timeline for completing the national target.
Colonia La Pasión sits in the southwestern part of La Paz, inland from the Malecón waterfront and the tourist corridor. The neighborhood is one of several lower-income colonias that have grown rapidly as La Paz’s population has expanded. Housing demand in the city has intensified in recent years, driven both by internal migration from mainland Mexico and by rising real estate prices in areas popular with foreign buyers, such as El Centenario and the downtown historic center.
Progressive housing, the model used in the program, typically starts with a basic single-room concrete structure that families can expand over time. The approach is common in Mexican social housing programs because it keeps initial costs low while giving recipients a legal, permanent foundation.
The state government has not yet announced a schedule for the next round of housing deliveries in La Paz or other municipalities, according to the Baja California Sur state government website.