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Home-Renovation Reality Shows: Fact or Fiction?
Home-Renovation Reality Shows: Fact or Fiction? Photo by Umanoide on Unsplash Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/992415/home-renovation-reality-shows-fact-or-fiction TV shows about renovations are seductive. We feel anxiety when seeing that home remodeled in an unimaginable way, providing a family reconnection with the new space. The tears at the end, the host-architect-contractor satisfied with the result, intact wooden floors, shiny appliances, and bathtubs ready to be used. It is no wonder that these programs are reaching an ever-increasing audience and, consequently, inspiring many transformations in other people’s homes. But if, on the one hand, they encourage viewers to change by showing the infinite possibilities of transforming and improving a…
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China property stocks surged amid warnings of weak reality, high expectations
China’s housing prices fell in October due primarily to falling prices in less developed, so-called Tier-3 cities, according to Goldman Sachs analysis of official data. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate sector isn’t yet poised for a quick recovery, despite a rally this month in stocks of major property developers. That’s because recent support by Beijing don’t directly resolve the main problem of falling home sales and prices, analysts say. related investing news ‘Incredibly cheap’: Strategist says Chinese tech stocks, like Alibaba, are a clear buy right now Last week, property developer stocks surged after news the central bank and banking regulator issued…
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Former Atlanta Falcons LB Brandon Copeland’s next venture is a real estate reality show
Brandon Copeland sat in the corner chair as the seller came walking into the middle of the open-stage set. Almost immediately, it felt like the NFL linebacker-slash-real estate investor was the point guard, trying to get the conversation going. On the new Netflix reality series Copeland is a part of, “Buy My House,” the 31-year-old’s personality is on full display. The show, which debuted Friday, is sort of like ‘Shark Tank,’ — the set even looks somewhat similar with the show’s four investors, Copeland, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, Corcoran CEO Pam Liebman and real estate mogul Danisha Wrightster in a semicircle around a carpet sitting in comfortable chairs — but…
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Real Estate Reality Shows Are Lying to You
A few years ago, some friends appeared on a house-hunting reality TV show. They had a blast, but afterward, they revealed something that surprised me: It was all staged. They’d already purchased a house when they filmed the episode, and that house wasn’t featured on the show at all. The houses they did look at weren’t even for sale. Like any normal person, I accept that so-called “reality” TV is scripted to a certain extent, but I’d previously assumed there had to be some truth to those real estate shows: that the information they presented was somewhat reliable, and that you might be able to pick up at least some…
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Brown Harris Stevens CEO calls real estate reality TV ‘horrible’
A customer looks at listings on display outside a Brown Harris Stevens offices in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The rise of reality TV shows featuring real estate has been “horrible” for the industry and the image of its brokers, a top brokerage CEO said Thursday. “This is not who we are,” said Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, at the The Real Deal’s NYC Showcase + Forum on Thursday. “We want to make sure that we maintain the integrity of our business.” Freedman took aim at shows like Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” and Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing,” which highlight personal dramas and battles behind high-end real estate deals.…
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Rosie on the House: Home improvement TV Is not reality | Home & Garden
Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Question: I watch a lot of home improvement reality shows and get a bunch of ideas for my house. How real are the projects on these shows? Answer: I am thrilled that you and countless other homeowners are inspired to start home improvement projects. There are some great, inspiring and educational home improvement shows out there. But reality TV is not necessarily our reality. When watching these shows, keep in mind that first and foremost, these shows should be considered entertainment. The networks they appear on are looking for ratings, and they will go to great lengths to get them, and that…
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