Cardenas Real Estate

What Cardenas Real Estate does

Cardenas Real Estate is a privately held real estate agency operating in the south of Gran Canaria, Spain, since 1980 under the legal entity CÁRDENAS Y CHAGRÍN, S.L. The company is co-owned by founders Antonio García de Cárdenas and Rolande Chagrin Chevènement and operates three physical offices in the region, including one dedicated exclusively to legal and tax advisory services. It claims to be the leading and most recommended real estate agency in southern Gran Canaria, with a reported 2,700+ properties sold over its operating history.

The firm provides four core product lines: residential property sales services (including valuation, marketing, and professional media production such as 3D tours and drone photography), long-term rental services for tenants and landlords, in-house legal and tax advisory, and a diversified residential property portfolio spanning apartments, bungalows, duplexes, flats, houses, villas, studios, and penthouses across southern Gran Canaria municipalities (primarily Mogán and San Bartolomé de Tirajana). Its underlying technology stack centers on a listing and transaction management platform integrated with regional MLS networks (Boican covering 33 agencies and Agora MLS Canarias covering 13 agencies), supplemented by the MVI land-register valuation tool. The business is fundamentally relationship-led and offline-anchored, with digital channels (website, property portals, monthly newsletter with 9,000+ subscribers, social media) serving as top-of-funnel acquisition rather than a transactional platform.

Revenue is generated through three streams: transaction commissions on property sales, fees on long-term rental placements and management, and professional services fees for legal and tax advice. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commissions and service fees are quoted upon inquiry, while featured long-term rentals are listed at €1,200–€1,800 per month. The company targets international property buyers (predominantly from Northern Europe), property sellers, landlords, and long-term renters, with a multilingual team of 10 languages (Spanish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian) addressing the language and legal-familiarity barriers of cross-border transactions.

Name

Cardenas Real Estate

Legal name

CÁRDENAS Y CHAGRÍN, S.L.

Website

https://cardenas-grancanaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cardenas Real Estate is a Gran Canaria-based real estate agency, founded in 1980, offering residential property sales, long-term rentals, and in-house legal and tax advisory services primarily to international buyers and sellers across the south of the island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential real estate sales
• Long-term property rentals
• Real estate brokerage services
• Property transaction advisory
• Legal tax advisory property

Headquarters

HQ city

Arguineguín

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Sales Commission: Commission-based revenue from property sales transactions in Gran Canaria
2. Property Rental Services: Fee-based rental services for both landlords and tenants, including property management and tenant placement
3. Legal and Tax Advisory Services: Professional legal and tax advice services for property transactions in Gran Canaria

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cardenas Real Estate is a traditional real estate agency operating in southern Gran Canaria since 1980, providing residential property sales, long-term rental brokerage for tenants and landlords, and in-house legal and tax advisory services for property transactions. The company maintains three physical offices, serves international clients with a multilingual team speaking ten languages, and distributes listings through multiple MLS networks.

Product overview

Cardenas Real Estate is a traditional real estate agency operating since 1980 in Gran Canaria, offering a unified service model centered on property sales and long-term rental services. The company provides property sales services (valuation, marketing, negotiation), long-term rental services for both tenants and landlords, and legal and tax advisory services. Property types include apartments, bungalows, duplex, flats, houses, villas, studios, penthouses, land, and commercial property across southern Gran Canaria locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Sales Services
• Long-Term Rental Services
• Legal and Tax Advisory Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,700+ properties sold successfully
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boican (Canary Islands Real Estate Exchange)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIsland's most powerful MLS network providing access to 33 real estate agencies for property listing distribution and sales reach maximization
• Agora MLS CanariascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple Listing Service network with 13 agencies providing additional property distribution channels across the island

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Engel & Völkers: Global luxury real estate brokerage active across Spain, including the Canary Islands. Competes directly with Cardenas for international and second-home buyers in premium south Gran Canaria submarkets such as Puerto Rico and Meloneras.
• Coldwell Banker Spain: International residential brokerage serving expat and second-home buyers across Spain and the Balearic/Canary Islands. Targets a similar international buyer profile to Cardenas.
• RE/MAX España: Global real estate franchise network with a substantial Spanish branch network including the Canary Islands. Competes with Cardenas for residential sales and rental mandates in Gran Canaria.
• Century 21 España: International franchise brokerage with offices throughout Spain and a presence in the Canary Islands. Directly comparable residential sales and rental offering to Cardenas.
• Lucas Fox International Properties: Spain-headquartered brokerage focused on international buyers purchasing premium Spanish property. Overlaps directly with Cardenas' Northern European clientele and southern Gran Canaria coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Idealista: Spain's largest property portal commanding the dominant share of buyer search traffic nationwide, including for Gran Canaria listings. A structural competitor for buyer attention and lead origination.
• Fotocasa: Major Spanish property portal with broad consumer reach. Competes indirectly with Cardenas for buyer leads and influences the marketing and pricing expectations of sellers listing with the firm.
• Kyero: English-language Spanish property portal serving international buyers seeking Spanish property. Competes for digital lead-generation in the same international-buyer funnel Cardenas depends on.

Regional players

• Maresme Property Group: Other regional brokerages in Gran Canaria operate in adjacent micro-markets and are locally comparable; included as a placeholder for similarly sized Spanish regional peer comparables serving international buyers.
• Kelley Property Management: Local Gran Canaria property management and sales firm focusing on the south of the island. Operates in the same sub-market as Cardenas with overlapping rental and buyer services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cardenasestate
• Facebookfacebook.com/CardenasRealEstate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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