The Valencia Property Podcast

The Rental Crisis in Valencia Updated

The latest Valencia Property Podcast talks about the rental crisis in Valencia and gives an update on the situation after our post in October. We also talk about our new project "Stepping Stone Rentals and how this will affect your ability to land in Valencia with security, safety and a place to stay while you look for your long term rental or purchase. We also have an interview with our rental specialist Jessica all about the changes in the rental market over the last twenty years in Valencia and a continuation of our "What's it like to be a realtor in Valencia?" series. 
In terms of what we talk about on the podcast the links below will take you to the referred to articles.  
My favourite article was the one showing our renovations in Valencia and the before and after of them. It's so satisfying to get to the end of a project and show it off so we thought we'd do a few. https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/15/renovating-properties-in-valencia/
My favourite video was again James Blick who this month talked about what it was like being a veteran immigrant into Spain. What happens when you get past the honeymoon stage? Is it still worth living in Spain. Take a look at the good the bad and the ugly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMnUubH2X3o 
And my favourite property... oof so many to choose from this month as I said in the article about the eclectic or diverse nature of the Valencia Property market but I think my favourite was and is the house overlooking Cullera bay you can see at the link in the show notes. For under 300k you get great views, the seaside, outside space, lots of inside space, light and a feeling of freedom, you even get a lift opening out into your living room directly from the garage. It's superb. https://www.valencia-property.com/cullera/blue-skys-and-sea-views-2052.php 
Links for this podcast are below. 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/29/the-eclectic-nature-of-the-valencia-property-market/
https://valencia-property.com/new/stepping-stone-rentals-questionnaire/
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/22/there-is-definitely-something-wrong-in-visa-land/
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/15/renovating-properties-in-valencia/
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/08/faq-me-2/
https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/s2ep11/
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/01/faq-me/

Working as a Realtor in Valencia

In this episode also known as "What's It Like to Work as an Estate Agent in Valencia?" we look into what we do in the shadows, all of the background work and how we work here at Valencia Property. There is an interview with David and Paul about their working days and also I tell you what it is that I do (Graham here) day to day in running the company (And producing this podcast, blogs, descriptions and more)
 
All of the links mentioned in the show can be found below
Property of the month
 
Is the House of the Rising Sun in Olocau. It's also probably my favourite description of the month because I decided to use the song  as a background to it. Take a look 
https://www.valencia-property.com/olocau/the-house-of-the-rising-sun-in-olocau-2034.php
 
Video of the month
 
In the spirit of today's pod we showed a day in the life to life in a day by Simple Minds. A few photos taken as we walked around Valencia doing the job 
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PgEF2lK5qzo 
 
Article of the Month
https://movetospainguide.com/how-much-tax-will-i-pay-under-the-spanish-digital-nomad-visa/ On the Move to Spain Guide website, 
 
Blog posts
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/04/03/spanish-taxes-and-costs-of-living-for-americans/
Spanish Taxes and Cost of Living
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/04/10/what-are-you-waiting-for
What are you waiting for?
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/04/17/the-valencia-property-first-quarter-2023-report/
The First Quarter Report
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/04/24/the-top-spanish-property-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/
The Top Spanish Property Scams
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/05/01/faq-me/
FAQ Me
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/04/11/careful-now-down-with-this-sort-of-thing/ Careful Now! Scams
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/03/13/your-visa-options-for-coming-to-spain/
Visa Options
 
 
 

Visa Options and More Valencia Property Services

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast
 
This month we are looking at visa options for coming to live in Spain and announcing a new service from Valencia Property to help those looking at the lower end of the market. Intially titled the VP Sherlock Service but that isn't catchy enough, we are launching it this week. 
 
We hope you enjoy the podcast and if you have any questions then feel free to contact us on information@valencia-property.com or scoot through our blog and find the whatsapp button to contact Graham.
 
We have a lot of links mentioned in the podcast this month and also our recommendations for this month are as follows:
 
Property
https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-beach-area/sea-view-apartment-2015.php Sea view apartment overlooking the marina in Valencia. Not for the pigeons this one apparently but excellent views and as good as it gets for sea views in Valencia city.
 
Video
 
James Blick visited Valencia last month and went on an epic food tour including three huge late breakfasts in three different places on the same morning. Click on the link in the show notes for half an hour of Valencia food goodness. James' Epic Valencia food tour is well worth a watch and then just follow along and visit the places yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSFLNjUjoB4
 
The Articles we mentioned in the podcast and stuff that may be useful
 
School and applications 
https://valenciareport.com/2023/03/22/school-admissions-dates-published/
 
Metres and properties on sale for a long time
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/27/why-has-that-property-been-on-sale-for-so-long/
 
Why square metres matter more than bedrooms
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/03/20/why-square-metres-matter-more-than-bedrooms/ 
 
https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2023/03/13/your-visa-options-for-coming-to-spain/ Visas
 
https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2023/03/06/valencia-properties-with-gardens-for-the-spring/ Valencia Properties with gardens for the spring
 
https://www.valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/27/why-has-that-property-been-on-sale-for-so-long/ Why has that property been on sale for so long
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/03/27/cash-buyers-and-mortgages-in-valencia/ Cash Buyers and Mortgages
 
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/losangeles/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-estudios.aspx Student Visa Requirements
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/12/06/brits-in-valencia-after-one-year-of-brexit/ Requirements for the Non Lucrative Visa
 
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-para-trabajador-altamente-cualificado-y-para-traslado-intraempresarial.aspx The highly qualified worker visa details
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/20/last-chance-saloon-for-the-spanish-golden-visa/ Spanish Golden Visa
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/?s=Golden+Visa Everything about the Golden Visa
 
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-para-emprendedor.aspx The Entrepreneur Visa requirements
 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/28/spains-new-digital-nomad-visa-is-up-and-running/ Digital nomad visa requirements
 
https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/digitalnomadvisaspain/ The Digital Nomad Visa Podcast
 
visa options, living in Spain, Valencia Property, Valencia property market, property search, property budget, property characteristics, square meters, number of bedrooms, property mortgage, property investors, property rental, property purchase, sea view apartment, food tour, September school year, non-lucrative visa, highly qualified worker visa, golden visa, entrepreneur visa, digital nomad visa, remote worker visa, stupid people.
 

The Full Valencia Property Guide to Saving Money (Part 2)

In the latest episode of the Valencia Property Podcast we complete our essential guide to saving you money on your property purchase and we take you along to visit some of the worst properties we have seen in the last year of showing people around. We have plenty of articles and recommendations and you can find them below. 
The articles mentioned in the pod are as follows
The Mindset Change https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/06/the-mindset-change-of-living-outside-valencia-city/
The Deposit Contract Explained https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/13/the-valencia-property-deposit-contract-explained/
The Digital Nomad Visa Podcast https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/digitalnomadvisaspain/
Last Chance Saloon For The Spanish Golden Visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/20/last-chance-saloon-for-the-spanish-golden-visa/
Why Has That Property Been On Sale For So Long? https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/02/27/why-has-that-property-been-on-sale-for-so-long/
Powers of Attorney https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/09/why-would-you-get-a-power-of-attorney/
Why You Cannot See Properties at the Weekend https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/06/13/why-you-cannot-see-properties-at-the-weekend/
Our recommendations for this month are as usual an article, a video and a property. 
 
The article you should read is 112 Reasons to Move to Valencia. Why? Well I took a lot of time writing it some years ago and it was inspired by a friend asking on twitter this week what one thing is good about the place you live. Just one, here's 112
https://valencia-property.com/new/2017/06/10/112-reasons-to-move-to-valencia-the-best-lifestyle-design-for-you/
 
The video this week is from one of our favourite youtubers, James Blick. James this week put out a video of 12 things he hates about living in Spain. Take a look at the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRablU35bOI
 
And the property, orange groves and history https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-region/orange-groves-and-history-2006.php 

The Digital Nomad or Remote Worker Visa in Spain

Today we present a special extra episode all about the Digital Nomad or (better named) remote worker visa in Spain. We recap what is needed and also answer some of your questions that we have received since publishing. You can see our article about it here.
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/28/spains-new-digital-nomad-visa-is-up-and-running/
Obviously if you want to know more then feel free to contact us on information@valencia-property.com and ask away. 
See how you can work with us at Valencia Property here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/14/how-to-work-with-valencia-property/
 

The Valencia Property Guide To Saving Money

Welcome back to the monthly podcast and this one is going to be a longer one, we know people like it when we get deep into the weeds with explaining how things work here, that's sort of counter intuitive but it's true, the deper the dive the better the reactions to the pod and the greater the number of downloads.
 
On this one we are looking back at the first month of 2023, what's been happening, what have we been doing and what's going on in the background and we will be looking into the rationales behind the website.
 
Other Podcast Episodes Mentioned
Currency Transfer https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep16/
 
Mortgages https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep14/
 
Lawyers and POAs https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep10/ 
 
Recommendations for the month
 
Video of the month
We found a Youtube channel all about cooking basic Spanish recipes. It's excellent. Spain on a fork, check it out on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@SpainonaFork 
 
Property recommendation
Our property recommendations for the month are simply to go to our homepage at www.valencia-property.com and take a look. You eat with your eyes of course but you can also put parameters in for your search. If you can't find what you want then simply fill in the form on our First Step post and we will find you something perfect. https://valencia-property.com/new/2021/06/22/the-first-step-to-buying-property-in-valencia/ 
 
Article Recommendations
 
Why do Americans move to Valencia? https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/02/why-do-americans-move-to-valencia/
Power of attorney post https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/09/why-would-you-get-a-power-of-attorney/
Where to eat out around Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/16/where-to-eat-out-around-valencia/
Golden Visa Villas in Valencia https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/23/golden-visa-villas-in-valencia/Digital Nomad/Remote Worker Visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/28/spains-new-digital-nomad-visa-is-up-and-running/

2023 - Hit the Ground Running

Welcome back to the Valencia Property podcast. In our first podcast of 2023 we are looking to hit the ground running by answering a lot of our client's questions and giving you an overview of December and 2022 on the Valencia Property website and blog. 
 
Mentioned in the podcast we have the following featured content
 
https://valenciaproperty.podbean.com/e/ep1/ Your timelines for buying Valencia Property. 
 
The Valencia Property Craft Beer Bar Crawl
 https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/12/05/the-valencia-property-craft-beer-bar-crawl/
Overview of the Valencia Property Market in 2022
https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/12/12/overview-of-the-valencia-property-market-in-2022/
Which type of client are you 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/12/15/which-type-of-client-are-you/
The Best of Valencia Property in 2022 
https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/12/26/the-best-of-valencia-property-2022/
Why Do Americans Move to Valencia?
https://valencia-property.com/new/2023/01/02/why-do-americans-move-to-valencia/
 
So until next month we hope you enjoyed the podcast. The music in the background is by Kevin McLeod and this is a production of Valencia Property. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon and more. Remember that our mail is information@valencia-property.com  More next month.

2022 in the Valencia Property Market

Welcome back to the final podcast of 2022 and as it's the final one and the end of our first year of podcasting we are going to take a look back on the year in Valencia Property, what's been happening in the market, are things changing as we approach the end of the year and what are the perspectives for next year in the Valencian property market. 
 
Our recommendations
 
This month we have a recommended video which is a 4D walk through Valencia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8CiJ_xbcGo. Sit back with a drink and enjoy the sights and sounds of Valencia
 
The recommended articles are the ones we wrote this month. Starting with the one about the rental crisis https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/10/31/the-rental-crisis-in-valencia/ following it with the one about the new digital nomad or remote worker visa https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/07/spains-digital-nomad-visa-has-arrived/ and then how to work with us at Valencia Property https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/14/how-to-work-with-valencia-property/ before finishing off with our two guides to the coast, the first here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/21/the-valencia-community-coastline-towns-worth-investigating-part-one/ and the second here https://valencia-property.com/new/2022/11/28/the-valencia-community-coastline-towns-worth-investigating-part-two/ 
 
The recommended tweetstorm from Joan Ribó is here https://twitter.com/joanribo/status/1597897822783025156 
 
And our recommended properties this week are one for the Golden Visa and the modern man with a hat tip to George Carlin https://www.valencia-property.com/la-eliana/a-house-for-the-modern-man-1953.php and another rather excellent investment apartment in the city https://www.valencia-property.com/valencia-city/fully-furnished-bright-apartment-on-tramline-1951.php 
 

What Brings People To Valencia?

What Brings People to Valencia?
 
This month we have a bumper edition of the podcast with a discussion about what brought us to Valencia, what brings clients to Valencia and what people appreciate about the city and the region compared to wherever they lived before. There's so much to appreciate here of course, I once wrote an article of 112 reasons to move here of course, but it's interesting to hear what brought people here because not everyone has the same story. 
 
The links to things mentioned in the podcast are below. Our recommended articles, videos and properties. 
 
Articles
 
The Most Popular Content on the VP Website
 
The Best Neighbourhoods in Valencia
 
Adding Value to Your Valencia Property
 
The Rental Crisis in Valencia
 
Video
 
Our most popular video was recorded 11 years ago. It was an interview with me. Watch and listen. It's still relevant.
 
Properties
 
Villa in Denia. 770k
 
An Apartment of few words and fewer pictures.
 
Going Going... Gone (Now sold)
 
Just a Really Good Apartment

Bye Bye Brits, Incompetence and Inflation

"Bye Bye Brits- Incompetence and Inflation".
 
Welcome to the fourth episode of our second series of the Valencia Property podcast. Lots has been going on in our first month back after the summer break so to bring you up to date with everything of course we bring you the podcast. We have a look at each post from the last month in turn but also we have two main parts to the podcast this week, firstly about the effects of the incompetents running the UK in a section we call "Bye Bye Brits" and then a look at how inflation is working in supermarkets and day to day costs in Spain.
 
Our recommendations this week are for the property of the week, videos of the week and articles of the week.
 
The property of the week is the full house in the Cabanyal which you can see here. Make sure to get the full internal view by watching the video in the listing. 
 
The video this week, well we have two actually. One we took in the newly modernised Plaza de la Reina in central Valencia. The square has a totally different feel now there is no traffic. You can see it here.
 
And the second is a Valencia travel guide from the Attache channel on YT where the channel owner fell in love with the city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlyWK3yT4o
 
The article of the week, well actually, it's all of our recent articles. You can see the link here. The latest six articles have all been written since the summer hiatus.
 
And now its time for another hiatus, this time until the next podcast next month. Meanwhile keep popping back onto the blog where there will be weekly posts, onto the property pages where we update daily and follow me on twitter @grahunt to see me swearing, abusing politicians and sharing lovely Valencia content for you.