# How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

- Source: Bloomberg Originals
- Published: 2026-10-31T08:00:28+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBjb9VBuvc
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/how-criminal-gangs-are-stealing-homes-in-mexico-city-58765c/

In Mexico City, housing theft happens on average 11 times a day, often when homeowners are on vacation or have died, leaving properties vacant. In many cases criminal gangs move in, claiming ownership in an effort to profit from a gentrification wave that’s boosted home prices. Many such “dispossessions” can involve title fraud and even complicit public officials. Mexico City recorded 2,676 cases

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