| Available to families who are earning less than | | | | they can check any number of cameras located |
| $700 USD per month, each home comes with a | | | | throughout the common areas of the |
| Mexican Texa PC with internet connection included | | | | neighbourhood, to watch their front door of their |
| in the purchase price. Internet connectivity for | | | | home, or check their children playing in the nearby |
| these homes are only $18 USD per month which | | | | playground. |
| includes an email account, a security system, and | | | | The neighbourhood also benefits from a public |
| a neighbourhood portal. With over 1/3 of the | | | | elementary school, where the federal government |
| homes already sold, demand is already exceeding | | | | have input to provide educational resources for 5 |
| expectations. | | | | th and 6 th grade students, youth, and for adults |
| The developers, Real Paraiso, have put great | | | | who may have lacked any formal educational |
| effort into providing families with inexpensive | | | | training. |
| housing that can be of an attractive nature, good | | | | The Real Del Sol Development, a first of its kind |
| quality, environmentally friendly, and technologically | | | | in Mexico, has caught the attention of a large |
| advanced. The housing development has wireless | | | | variety of corporate businesses and private |
| and connective features which include a | | | | influential people who wish to offer further |
| designated website for the community to enable | | | | support to this, and further developments of this |
| local interaction with neighbours to allow online | | | | type. Some such support has been given by |
| purchasing from local shops and businesses, | | | | President Fox, and also Microsoft who were keen |
| internal communication among neighbours in the | | | | to offer promotional support and reduced prices |
| community, and an impressive security system | | | | for computer and internet hardware and |
| that can be accessed online. Not only does the | | | | software. The Mexican federal government have |
| development enable neighbours to connect with | | | | also endorsed Real Del Sol as an excellent role |
| each other, the technology also supports local | | | | model for future similar developments which |
| businesses within the area. | | | | focus on providing quality and safe affordable |
| The online security system throughout the | | | | low-income housing. |
| community may be accessed by residents, where | | | | |