Demand for properties across the Valencia community among international investors is extraordinary – up to 35 of all investor interest comes from overseas. More often than not, buyers are interested in the generous buy-to-lent rent returns that can be generated from the right holiday properties in the right spots, while those looking for affordable second homes and holiday homes flock to this idyllic region of Spain. Of course, Spain's recent economic troubles left a fair few scars that will take some time to heal, though the economy and housing markets are in general on the road to recovery. Property prices, rent averages and rent yields are all heading in the right direction.