INTERVIEW JHON BRENDMOE

Many years ago, I learned that life was more than work, phones and stock prices. I took my family on a long-promised world tour in a 35 metre Explorer yacht, where we learnt that the most important things in life are experiences. We had three kids all under 10 and together we built an amazing salt-water aquarium (we found shells, sand, water…); we went diving for pearls, we saw sand turtles on the beach… all things that awakened our senses, just as our homes do.

Our aspiration is that owners of Antima homes can feel alive and enjoy every single detail of their new home. From the moment they wake up to a view of the magnificent sunrise, until bedtime when they can relax with an outlook to the changing hues of the Mediterranean sky at night. Our homes are set in some of the most fantastic locations, always just a few minutes from the beaches of Marbella.

We are building environments which evoke the senses: intimate interiors with refined decors and handmade furniture, using exceptional quality of materials and harmoniously intertwined colour schemes. We work hard to synergise the spaces with the natural environment: creating impressive landscapes, like melodies which rise and fall as a waterfall.. .and yet we always take care to create homes that are incredibly functional and comfortable.

Since 2016 there has been a strong demand for the construction of new villas and modern apartments in the Marbella area: more specifically in Nueva Andalucía and Las Brisas. And although reports show a slowdown in sales on the Costa del Sol in the second half of last year (2018), they predict a recovery towards the end of this year.

Malaga has always been a spearhead in the Spanish real estate market, and one of the most dynamic property investment destinations. However, it’s important to mention factors that have caused intermittent ups and downs in this market, such as the fall in sales suffered by the shock of everything related to Brexit, and the subsequent growth in demand from Scandinavian customers, which lead to market recovery.

A general upturn in the economy in 2019 together with a decline in debt, lower interest and unemployment rates, have together reinforced the acceleration in the market during these first six months.

In Antima’s case, we move in a slightly more stable market. Our owners belong in the high purchase power niche, and are usually impervious to economic changes and price points.