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San Miguel de Allende-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Colonial Homes San Miguel Honors Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico, December 30, 2025--The year-end gifting season often brings with it a plethora of gift giving, but a real estate agency based in central Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende—Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s #1 Small City in the World—thought deeper to come up with a more lasting commitment to the community.
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