A dual citizen of Mexico and the U.S., and a 30-year resident of Latin America, the bilingual Ben Calderoni first established a realty office in San Miguel de Allende in 2000, easily bridging the Mexican National and expat real estate market.  An ex-oil field executive and University of Texas business graduate, Ben’s 32 years as a real estate broker includes finely-honed pro forma skills in assessing commercial property opportunities—and realistic residential valuations—promoting Ben to the sole broker for both seller and buyer of the boutique Hotel Matilda site.

Ben represented both the seller and buyer of the property site that became the internationally-lauded Hotel Matilda.

Ben also represented the Mexico City-based sellers of the luxury Rosewood San Miguel site—after securing all city permits for development—but Ben equally enjoys working with his internationally-based residential clientele, including the buyer of the home sold by an international celebrity band- leader.  Ben’s wife, Merry Calderoni, is a highly-respected international artist, owning Fabrica La Aurora’s inaugural gallery, Calderoni Art; their daughter Crystal operates CrystalizeYou and works with Alma Realty.

For the expat client exploring the move to Mexico—including real estate options—Partner Greg Gunter offers a fresh wealth of personal insight. After an initial visit to San Miguel in 2001, he bought land here in 2006 and can share experience into designing & building a new home, as well as extensive business, legal, and lifestyle insights from a relative newcomer’s perspective.

As co-founder of U.S. based 3rd Works, Greg’s firm managed the retail tenant development of The Forum Shops in Las Vegas.

An architect with an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Greg offers 30 years experience in the real estate industry—including commercial brokerage tenure with Marcus & Millichap, and residential sales—and was part of the development teams responsible for landmark U.S. retail projects like the $625 million Academy Awards’ venue, Hollywood & Highland, and the Las Vegas shopping mecca, The Forum Shops. As a designer, his self-designed home earned a “Home of the Year” award from Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine, and was featured in the Wall St. Journal and Denver Post.
A serial entrepreneur, Greg focuses on brand strategy, marketing and public relations and polishes his wordsmith skills writing for international publications, from International Living to our local expat newspaper, Atención. A lifelong contributor to the community, he currently sits on the board of local nonprofit Patronato Pro Niños, also donating energy to the Biblioteca and other organizations.

Bilingual and holding dual citizenship (American/Mexican), Irene was born and educated in Houston, Texas.  She has been a real estate broker for more than 25 years, boasting experience in both commercial and residential real estate.  Many years ago, Irene chose to live in San Miguel de Allende for the charm and beauty of its culture and people, and she enjoys remaining active with several non-profit organizations within the community.

San Miguel residents need no introduction to Crystal: daughter of Partner Ben Calderoni and an agent with his previous realty firm, part-time agent and business owner Crystal proves an excellent network resource at Alma Realty for buyers and sellers alike.  Raised in Venezuela, the bilingual Crystal earned the Outstanding Journalism award while receiving a B.A. in journalism from the University of Texas in 1990.  Having lived and studied in Spain and London, Crystal works equally well with both expat clients and Mexican Nationals.  She is also well known for her local and international fitness training, profiled at CrystalCalderoni.com, her modeling roles, and international acting credits, from local plays to globally distributed films.