With a great team at Cardenas Real Estate offering a complete package for the discerning investor in Gran Canaria, you can be assured your property purchase in any one of the great locations such as Monté Léon, will run smoothly from start to finish!

It’s the third largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, located 130 miles off the coast of West Africa. Its two closest neighbours are Fuerteventura and Tenerife. The capital of Gran Canaria is Las Palmas, a large cosmopolitan city, located in the Northeast of the island.

It’s like perpetual springtime all year round on this idyllic island. Air temperatures ranges from a balmy 18ºC in winter to a soothing 22ºC in the summer. It’s never too hot or too cold. You’ll see people (normal people) swimming in the Atlantic Ocean and sunbathing on the beaches, in the middle of winter!

This is one of the island’s biggest appeals – the beaches and climate. It’s also one of the reasons more and more people are choosing to make permanent moves down here.

Gran Canaria has long been a popular choice with UK and northern European investors. There’s now a very large English speaking expat community, another appeal for UK homebuyers, who’ll find many top-class apartments, villas and new developments on sale throughout the island.

A Miniature Continent
Within its small geographical size of just 50 kms (side to side) Gran Canaria has a fantastically diverse variety of landscape, flora and fauna. It’s home to an overwhelming array of natural beauty, and all within this very small size – justifiably a “miniature continent”.

Like the other Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is volcanic in origin.

Gran Canaria Beaches
Gran Canaria has some of the best beaches in the Canary Islands. It has over 235 kilometres of coastline with some of the most popular white sandy beaches in Europe. An absolute must see is hugely impressive sand dune region of Maspalomas and the untouched Güigüi beach.

There’s also a huge variety of beach here: long sandy stretches packed with tourists; secluded coves; family beaches; party beaches; gay beaches; nudist beaches; and some completely deserted beaches – the perfect getaway.

The two most well known are of course, Maspalomas and Playa des Ingles. Maspalomas (with it’s spectacular dunes) is regarded by many to be the most beautiful on the island. It’s a huge stretch of fine white sand with crystal clear turquoise waters, surrounded these glorious sand dunes.

Playa del Ingles is definitely one of the most well known (and popular) beaches in the archipelago. It’s probably one of the most well known in Europe, in fact. Located in the south, between Maspalomas and San Agustín, it’s 3 kms long and remains packed all throughout the year.

The south of Gran Canaria is normally a lot sunnier than the north and attracts significantly more tourists. During the summer months of July and August it can get incredibly packed – sometimes too packed.

If this doesn’t sound to appealing, try the west coast or some of the inland areas. During the busy summer months, these areas remains almost completely free of tourists and provide some of the most spectacular landscapes and scenery on the island.

Things to do and see
Apart from the beaches, there’s plenty of things to do and see here.

There’s a wide variety of both land and water sports available. You can also go camel trekking, visit Gran Canaria’s traditional Canarian towns and villages, check out the stunningly beautiful natural parks, go to the water parks or even go gambling.

One of the Island’s highlights has to be the charming little village of Puerto de Mogan, (also known as “Little Venice”).

Visually, Gran Canaria is stunning – with its massive white sandy beaches, endless blue skies, lush green mountains and surreal golden sand dunes. It’s also got some of the best hotels, nightclubs, bars and cafés in Europe.

Buying property on Gran Canaria
Despite the recent property scare on the mainland, the Canary Islands are still an attractive option with excellent (year round) rental potential, some very affordable properties and significant returns through capital appreciation.

Gran Canaria attracts more and more investors and homebuyers every year. Buying a property here is very easy, as all the real estate agents (like Cardenas Real Estate, Monte Leon and Canary homes, for example) speak English. There’s also a huge British expat community on the island, which means you’ll feel right at home as soon as you arrive.

Cardenas win prestigious Bellevue Best Property Agents award

Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2007.

Cardenas Real Estate, one of the most well established agents in Gran Canaria has recently won the Bellevue award because of their “professionalism, market knowledge, experience, choice/variety of properties, and, in particular, quality of service.”

The Bellevue Property Awards
The aim of the Bellevue Best Property Agents initiative is to support and encourage the highest of standards within the real estate industry, throughout the world.

Their logo conveys the same message wherever you see it, whether it’s on the internet or on an estate agents wall – it says exceptional quality.

This award is only valid for one year. Best property agents need to continuously prove their worth as they are reassessed at the end of it, for further certification.

If there are any material irregularities or justifiable complaints about the agent, Bellevue will immediately remove the agent from the list, and to forbid use of the logo.

Belleveue are continually looking for professional, trustworthy agents and developers, in order to enhance their list and ultimately make the whole buying and selling process easier for both buyer and seller. This year one of the lucky winners was Cardenas Real Estate.

Cardenas Real Estate
Cardenas Real estate have been around for over 26 years. Within this time they have developed an in-depth knowledge of the local property Market in Gran Canaria.

Dealing specifically with non-resident customers, the staff are all bilingual and the website can be seen in Spanish, German and English.

With a strict no hard sales approach, honesty and reliability are common factors found amongst all of the staff members. Their aim is to find the right property for you, not just the best sale for them.

Cardenas also provides an extensive after sales service, meaning you’ll probably be their client for many years after the property transaction.

Languages spoken in the office (to date) include: Spanish, English, German, Norwegian, French and Italian.

Background
Cardenas Real Estate was set up back in 1980 in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria. In 2000 two new offices were opened in Puerto Rico and Playa de Mogán.

The owners are Mr. Antonio García de Cárdenas and his wife Mrs. Rolande Chagrin, who after spending many years in the hotel industry gave themselves over to the real estate profession.

Mr. Cárdenas is a certified real estate agent and speaks fluent English and German. Mrs. Chagrin is a certified translator in English, French, German and Spanish.

Their daughter currently runs the sales department. She speaks fluent German, English, French and Norwegian.

Contact Details:
Arguineguin
C/ La Lajilla, 2
35120 – Arguineguín
Gran Canaria
Telephone:+34 928 15 06 50
Fax: +34 928 15 05 83
e-mail: info@cardenas-grancanaria.com

Puerto Rico
Address: Av. Tomás Roca Bosch, 6
Bungl. Costa Rica, 1
35130 – Puerto Rico
Gran Canaria
Spain
Telephone: +34 928 15 30 57
Fax: +34 928 15 36 02
e-mail: info@cardenas-grancanaria.com

Playa de Mogan
Address: Pasaje de los Pescadores, 8
35138 – Playa de Mogán
Gran Canaria
Spain
Telephone: +34 928 56 59 66
Fax: +34 928 56 59 88
e-mail: info@cardenas-grancanaria.com

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This unique website is the brainchild of Dr Paul Johnson, a retired British medical practitioner. In collaboration with Sorted Sites, a Tenerife based web development agency, it was set up simply to make buying or selling properties on the Canaries easier.

The site is now up and running since 2003 and displays thousands of properties from some of the most reputable and well-established estate agents on Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.

How it works
The site is simple yet very effective. By just clicking on your chosen island, you can search through a vast range of properties and build up your own unique portfolio of preferred properties before even contacting the estate agent. This way, you can do most of your research in your own time without any pressure of influence from the agent.

Casa Quest also provides local island information, links to legal advice, mortgage and finance specialists, furniture and furnishing suppliers etc.

The Canary Islands
Located off the west coast of Morocco, these Spanish Islands, also known as the “Happy Islands” are famous for their perfect climate, excellent nightlife, spectacular landscapes and top-class beaches.

With continued growth throughout the archipelago, despite the recent slump on the mainland, the Canary Islands are a much sought after investment area.

Island OverviewTenerife (The largest Canary Island)Tenerife is home to Mount Teide – the highest mountain in the whole of Spain. This mighty volcano towers over a spectacularly diverse landscape of deserts, lush green forests, black volcanic and white sandy beaches.Tenerife has a perfect year-round climate. With the potential to rent out properties all throughout the year at “tourist rates”, it’s no wonder the island is a favourite with investors.Gran Canaria
This paradise island is the largest in the archipelago and has cosy year-round temperatures of between 18ºC in winter and 25ºC in summer.Property prices are increasing here at between 10 and 15 % per annum. Like Tenerife it offers fantastic opportunities in buy to let investment and property appreciation.Lanzarote
Lanzarote is the fourth largest of the Canary Islands. It’s situated just 70 miles off the west coast of Morocco and known for its surreal volcanic landscape and excellent beaches.At the moment, two of the hottest investment areas on Lanzarote are Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise. Here you’ll find a large selection of new developments, which have the potential to make very large returns on investment.

Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura has some of the best beaches in the Canary Islands – some of the best beaches in Europe!

This fascinating desert Island has just recently taken off. With year round sunshine, buyers have made huge returns on investments on guaranteed rental properties.

Two of the most popular investment areas are Caleta de Fuste and Corralejo in the north of the island.

Property for sale in the Canary Islands

Here’s an example of what you’ll find online – (www.casaquest.com) (http://www.casaquest.com/)

1 Bed Villa in Escobonal, Tenerife
Country retreat in Escobonal, close to Guimar. Middle section of large house, comprising of lounge with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Completely habitable but still with potential.
Price: €71.000 EUR

Casa Quest
Casa Quest is primarily an information site. Its main aim is to provide unbiased, up-to-date, honest and reliable information about property for sale in the Canary Islands and the whole buying and selling process.

This unique website displays thousands of properties from the most reputable and well-established estate agents on the Canary Islands.

It’s literally a one-stop-shop for all your Canarian property needs. Apart from providing access to a vast array of properties, Casa Quest also provides links to mortgage and finance specialists, legal advice, and furnishing suppliers etc.

How it works
Using the most up to date search technology, Casa Quest have created a site where you can search through the properties on site and build up a portfolio (in your own time) before you decide to contact the real estate agent representing the properties. It’s simple but very effective.

Investing in the Canary Islands
On mainland Spain, prices have dropped by as much as 20% since last year (2006); the Canary Islands, on the other hand, have seen continual and almost rapid growth.

Tenerife
Every year more and more homebuyers and investors are choosing Tenerife, because of the perfect climate, spectacular landscapes and beaches, excellent nightlife, and also because of the rising value of property and the large rental returns you can make.

Gran Canaria
In Gran Canaria prices are increasing on average between 10 – 15 % per annum. This paradise island offers fantastic opportunities in buy to let investment and off plan.

Lanzarote
For many years Puerto del Carmen has been the main investment area on Lanzarote. Nowadays investors and developers are focussing more on Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise. These two areas offer a wide variety of new developments and properties with very large potential returns on investment.

Fuerteventura
Compared to some of the other islands, Fuerteventura is a relatively new property investment area but in the past five years it has taken off. Most of the new off plan developments are in areas like Caleta de Fuste and Corralejo in the north of the island.

Property for Sale in the Canary Islands
Here’s a few samples of what you’ll find online…(www.casaquest.com)

1 Bed Apartment in Costa del Silencio, Tenerife
Residential complex with three pools, communal gardens and parking lot. A range of ground floor and first floor one-bedroom apartments for sale, requiring complete refurbishment.
Price: €64.300 EUR
£ 42.850 GBP

1 Bed Villa in Escobonal, Tenerife
Country retreat in Escobonal, close to Guimar. Middle section of large house, comprising of lounge with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Completely habitable but still with potential.
Price: €71.000 EUR

1 Bed House in Caleta de Fuste, Fuerteventura
This charming 1 bed townhouse is within the popular complex of Costa Golf 133. This particular property is sold unfurnished but does come with a fully fitted kitchen.
Price: €99.750

Rural plot in Granadilla, Tenerife
5.000 square meters of rustic land on an incline. Views to the sea.
Price: €66.000 EUR,£44.000 GBP

With Casa Quest you get an unbiased view of the whole buying and selling process. It’s an information site aimed at providing the most honest and up to date information regarding property for sale in the Canary Islands.

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If you are looking to buy property for sale in Gran Canaria, using the online property search of Canary Homes Online will quickly match your criteria with several available properties.  Maria from Canary Homes Online was quick to make her website www.canaryhomesonline.com  user friendly and this has certainly been achieved.