Gran Canaria 31 Aug 2007 11:21 am
Cardenas Real Estate
Cardenas Real estate, one of Gran Canaria’s most well-established real estate agencies, has been operating in Gran Canaria for over 26 years. They have a deep understanding of the local property market and have access to some of the most exclusive properties on the island.
They mostly deal with foreigners (non-residents) and have perfectly bilingual staff. Many of their customers are from the UK. In the office they speak: Spanish, English, German, Norwegian, French and Italian. The website is in Spanish, English and German.
Honesty and reliability have been the keys to their success. These values can be found amongst all the staff members at Cardenas. They use a strict “no-hard-sales” approach, relying more upon positive word of mouth and their reputation as one of the most trustworthy agents on the island.
Ultimately, it’s in their best interest to find the right property for their clients, not just a quick sale for them.
At Cardenas, they build up strong relationships with their clients, providing extensive after sales service and advice. Most clients remain in contact with them for years after the actual property purchase.
Background
Cardenas real estate was set up in 1980 by Mr. Antonio García de Cárdenas and his wife Mrs. Rolande Chagrin, both of whom have a background in the hotel industry.
They’re both multilingual. Mr. Cárdenas, a native Spanish speaker, also speaks fluent English and German and is a certified real estate agent. Mrs. Chagrin speaks fluent English, French, German and Spanish.
The sales department is currently run by their daughter who speaks fluent German, English, French and Norwegian.
The first office was opened in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria. They now have two more offices in Puerto Rico and Playa de Mogán (see below).
Recent Awards
One of their proudest moments has been winning the coveted Bellevue Best Property Agents award in 2007.
The Bellevue awards are only given to agents who excel in terms of “professionalism, market knowledge, experience, choice/variety of properties, and, in particular, quality of service.”
Having the Belleveue logo on your web page or on the wall of your office says one thing most of all – outstanding quality. It’s very much sought after.
The Bellevue Best Property Agents award
The Bellevue awards were set up in order to encourage and increase the level of professionalism and customer service within the real estate industry, throughout the world. It aims to encourage and support the highest possible standards.
Once you receive the award, you’ll have to fight to hold onto it. In order to make sure an award holder’s standards don’t drop each one is re-assessed on a yearly basis.
If they don’t still offer the same levels of professionalism and customer service or have dropped their standards in any way, they’ll be taken of the list, will lose their title and will be forbidden from using the prestigious Bellevue logo.
The long-term goal of the awards is to support sustainable and high quality standards. Every year, they’re adding more and more agents to their list of the world’s top property agents and developers.
The Belleveue property awards benefit buyers and sellers as well as the agent themselves. They’re constantly on the look out for professional, trustworthy and reliable agents and developers, so that buyers and sellers can easily find a reputable agent. It’s an effective and productive way of bringing buyers, sellers and agents together.
This year (2007) we saw many lucky winners. Cardenas Real Estate was one of them.
For more information on the awards, click here
Contact Details:
Cardenas Real Estate
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
Cardenas Real Estate
Puerto Rico
Address: Av. Tomás Roca Bosch, 8
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
Cardenas Real Estate
Playa de Mogan
Address: Pasaje de los Pescadores, 7
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