Spain has a general election on Sunday 29 November, after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home in Madrid, protests spread across the country and Congress rejected two emergency housing decrees. Graham covers what happened, the protest in Valencia, what the official statistics say about foreign buyers in Valencia, and why he does not expect prices to fall.

• The election call for Sunday 29 November.
• The Mari Carmen case: the eviction on 23 September, the protests in cities across Spain, the Madrid march and the agreement that lets her go home.
• The two housing decrees and the vote in Congress on Friday 2 October.
• Graham's own take on the election.
• The housing march in Valencia on Saturday 3 October, which ended at a property investment conference.
• How many foreigners buy in Valencia, using the registry and Ministry of Housing figures, and where American buyers fit.
• Why prices are not falling: land, licences, smaller households and cheap fixed mortgages.
• A client who offered 16 per cent under the asking price and lost the property to a 4 per cent discount.
• Why we still write blogs and make podcasts.

• How Many Foreigners Buy With Valencia Property
• No Land, Slow Licences, Cheap Mortgages: Why Prices Aren't Falling
• Missing Out on Great Properties
• The 2026 Valencia Property Mid-Year Report
• Why Blog, Why Podcast, Why Do Anything (Substack)

These are the sources cited in the foreigners post.

• Colegio de Registradores, Q2 2026
• Colegio de Registradores, Q1 2026
• Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, Boletín Estadístico
• Ayuntamiento de València, Padrón 2025
• Colegio Notarial de Valencia, foreign purchases up to Q1 2025

• Mallorca Informa: Sánchez calls the election for 29 November
• Reuters via TimesLIVE: the eviction of Maricarmen
• dpa: the Madrid march and turnout figures
• Infobae: live blog of the decree vote, 2 October
• Infobae/EFE: the five people arrested in Valencia

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Series Five, Episode One: Back to Business, a Full Pipeline, and Stepping Stone's Busiest Year

We're back for series five. In this episode: how September has started at Valencia Property, including four notary signings in our first week back, the two ways to start your property search with us, why Stepping Stone Rentals is having its strongest year yet, and why we're currently hiring for the team.

What's covered:

• Welcome to series five
• Four notary signings in week one back: Godelleta, Valencia, Denia, and a renovation project already underway
• The two ways to start your search: the enquiry form or a video call
• Why we've changed how video calls get booked, and what to do instead of ringing us direct
• What the next few months look like: full funnel, more listings, a busier autumn ahead
• Stepping Stone Rentals: more properties currently let than ever before, and why we're hiring

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Book a video call with Valencia Property: https://valencia-property.com/new/2026/09/07/book-a-video-call-with-valencia-property/
• The form: why we ask what we ask: https://valencia-property.com/new/2026/06/29/the-form-why-we-ask-what-we-ask/
• Stepping Stone Rentals: https://www.steppingstonerentals.com/

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A special and rather annoying episode of the Valencia Property podcast today. We want to tell you a story about squatting. What happened, how we resolved it and some advice about how to avoid it Have a listen and if you have any questions then feel free to contact us on information@valencia-property.com We will be back with season five of the podcast next month.