Valencia Property Podcast - Season 4, Episode 5 "New Year, New Valencia"

Welcome to 2026! In our first episode of the year, we're diving into what's happening in Valencia property land and the compelling reasons why Valencia should be on your radar this year.

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Get In Touch: 📧 Email us: [email protected] 💬 Join our Facebook group for people moving to Valencia (link in the blog post)

Whether you're escaping politics, chasing sunshine, or just want your money to go further while maintaining quality of life, this episode breaks down why 2026 might be your year.

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast – your monthly dose of property talk, Valencia insights, and this month, something completely different.

We're wrapping up what's been another record year for Valencia Property, and I'll take you through exactly what's been happening in the market: who's buying, what they're looking for, and why Valencia continues to be the smart choice for international buyers, particularly Americans who now make up our biggest client group.

But before we get into all that, we also have a brand new feature – a knockout quiz about Spain. Paul and David go head-to-head testing their knowledge on various aspects of Spain. I won't spoil who won, but let's just say there were some surprising gaps in knowledge and a few tense moments as bragging rights were at stake. It was genuinely a lot of fun, and we'll be making this a regular fixture.

We've got our second-ever sponsor – the magnificent Almuerzo – hear more about that on the pod and I also need to address the technical chaos we've been dealing with over the past couple of weeks. You may not have noticed it, we most certainly did!

So settle in, and let's get started.

Links

https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/11/30/understanding-differences-valencia-vs-alicante/ Latest blog post comparing Valencia and Alicante demographically. 

https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/ The first step to buying property in Valencia, fill in the form here. 

[email protected] To contact us and get your property search started

https://www.steppingstonerentals.com Our sister company for your medium term rentals. 

https://www.valencia-property.com Our homepage to check out our properties. 

The latest and greatest Valencia Property podcast all about honesty, trolls and the American Escape. Plsu we answer a few of your questions in our returning Q+A voicenote section. 

The links mentioned in the podcast are below. 

https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/10/27/valencia-property-still-the-number-one-choice-for-american-buyers-in-valencia/

https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/10/20/valencias-rise-how-spains-hidden-gem-became-the-smart-choice-for-modern-living

https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/10/13/the-latest-valencia-property-qa

The Substack:

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/p/i-couldnt-let-it-lie

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/p/the-one-big-mistake-everyone-makes

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/p/the-one-big-mistake-everyone-makes

The listings:

https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/ace-ventura-2430.php

https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-beach-area/project-by-the-beach-in-the-cabanyal-2427.php

https://www.valencia-property.com/rocafort/villa-for-the-more-discerning-2428.php

The SSR Section:

https://www.steppingstonerentals.com/blog

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast. Remember that today's episode is sponsored by Paella. Yes, the dish. Paella wanted to sponsor us because, and I quote, "We've been bringing people together around a shared pan for centuries, and apparently that's your whole philosophy about community and Spanish living." Fair point, Paella. Fair point.

Today we talk about buying as an individual rather than a company, mortgages on Spanish property and work life balance in Valencia before taking a look at Zebra Blocks and new architecture and whether they work in new neighbourhoods in and around Valencia. 

https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/10/06/new-builds-and-new-neighbourhoods-in-valencia/ 

https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/08/28/work-life-balance-in-valencia/ 

The first in our mini podcast series where we highlight articles you should read but might prefer to listen to. Today we go into how to get a Valencia Property Consultation Call. You can read the article here (Or even read along) and you can also read the other article mentioned in the episode about the schools here. 

To set up your consultation call just contact us on [email protected] with your details and when you'd prefer the call and we will arrange something with you. 

Welcome back to the post-summer episode of the Valencia Property podcast. The first of season 4. A long working title of "Post-Summer Revival: Consultation Calls, AI Songs, and Why You Can't Get Things Done in Spain" it's worth your time to listen and at the end you get "Valencia Dreams" in its full glory...

Setting up your consultation call

Bilingual and International school blog 

Are you ready to buy your own Valencia Property?

Introducing the Definitive Guide to Buying Valencia Property

The Valencia Relocation Checklist - A step by step guide

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/p/introducing-valencia-dreams 

Introducing Valencia Dreams 

If You Have Kids...

Why you Can't Get Things Done in Spain

The Ten Weirdest Facts About Valencia

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast. It's summer and we are on holiday but even so we continue to put out our amazing VP content. Today we are talking about our new publication "The Definitive Valencia Property Investment Guide 2025-26" You can read the first two chapters and then download the guide at the link provided below. It's a must read so make sure to head on over and sign up to receive the book. 

https://valencia-property.com/new/download-our-full-2025-2026-guide-to-buying-property-in-valencia/ Download the guide here

Also in this episode we mention our socials and other pages so just in case you don't know them here are the links to get even more information. Enjoy. 

www.valencia-property.com Browse our properties here

www.valencia-property.com/new Check out the blog here

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/ Follow our Substack here

https://bsky.app/profile/grahunt.bsky.social Our Bluesky account

https://www.youtube.com/valenciaproperty Our YouTube Account

https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/ for our Podcast

https://www.facebook.com/ValenciaProperty Our Facebook Page

Any questions feel free to mail us at [email protected]

On this month's podcast we take a deep dive into Remote Work in our interview with Maya Middlemiss who runs Remote Work Europe and recently attended a hackathon for her latest project the Remote Resilience Hub. How does remote work affect Valencia, how does Valencia affect remote workers, why remote work is the term and not digital nomads, what work is available online these days and a whole lot more. 

https://remoteresiliencehub.com/site/ The New Remote Resilience hub

https://www.remoteworkeurope.eu/ Remote Work Europe

https://www.remoteworkeurope.eu/remote-work-spain Remote Work Spain

https://www.facebook.com/groups/remoteworkspain Remote work Spain on Facebook

https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/adios-tomar-fresco-policia-advierte-puede-ser-ilegal-p7m_20250604683fdc6c812a8f1e6a0f3b27.html  Police warning old people about sitting outside

https://valenciaproperty.substack.com/ Our substack

https://bsky.app/profile/grahunt.bsky.social Our Bluesky

Mail us at [email protected] 

and of course www.valencia-property.com and our blog at www.valencia-property.com/new 

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast.

Links in Show

Medium Term Rentals for Owners or Tenants

The Key Money Saving Tip For Buying in Spain

CoLiving in Valencia and Spain

Why is the Answer Always "It Depends"?

Why Choosing the Right Bank is Important

How to Work With Valencia Property

Currencies Direct Link

Mortgages, Interest Rates and Carles Recio, the Valencia "Hero" You Never Knew Existed.

The latest podcast from the Valencia Property stable is a bit different. We talk about mortgages and interest rates but then take you into an underworld of Valencia you may not know about through the lens of Valencian "Character" Carles Recio... you need to know this. 

Show notes and links as follows

Mortgage Direct https://www.valencia-property.com/new/MDB

Council Tax and Stamp Duty on Valencia Property https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2019/09/18/stamp-duty-and-council-tax-on-valencia-property/

The Art of the Deal Valencia Property Version https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2025/04/14/the-art-of-the-deal-valencia-property-version/ 

You Come to Valencia For the Lifestyle Right https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/04/28/you-come-to-valencia-for-the-lifestyle-right/

Interest Rates, Mortgages and Escaping the USA https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/04/21/interest-rates-mortgages-and-escaping-the-usa/

False Economies and Finding Faults https://valencia-property.com/new/2025/04/07/false-economies-and-finding-faults/

The Full Process of Getting a Mortgage in Spain https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2021/04/25/the-full-process-of-getting-a-mortgage-in-spain/ 

Contact Us on [email protected] or fill in the form on the following post to let us know what you are looking for https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/