Baja California real estate owners will be celebrating a report from CNN last week, that reported tourists crossing the border at Baja can expect more police support from a new protection task force.

CNN said “Officials from the Baja California cities of Tijuana, Ensenada and Rosarito gathered to announce the creation of the task force, which will be made up of bilingual officers and which will be designed primarily to serve Americans.”

Although there is no news as yet on when the task force will be rolled out, the San Diego police force has spoken and said they would extend their help in any way necessary to support the task force, including the training of officers.

The officers, although no word on how many as yet, will patrol a stretch of 50 miles (80km) in Mexico’s most north-west state, from Tijuana through Las Playas Rosarito, to Ensenada in the Baja California real estate zone.

The Mayor of Tijuana, Jorge Ramos, said in a news conference earlier this month "We're here on this side of the border to invite you to our city and to [show you] we're making a lot of things ... better, and to make some progress in our city."

With reports from CNN that Americans make up 80 percent of the $13 billion USD tourist industry in Mexico it is encouraging to see Mexico is making moves to try and ensure a safe trip across the border. This wil indirectly affect Baja California real estate which is largely dependent on tourism too.

With fears for the region's reputation due to media reports about drug violence, the patrol force may be the answer to encourage more people to cross the border knowing they are going to be well protected.

This can only be good news for local industry and hotels south of the border that is struggling to recover from lower tourist numbers, as well as Baja California real estate.