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If you’re totally obsessed with HGTV’s “House Hunters,” you’re not the only one. Even if you’re not thinking about buying a house yourself, there’s something so fun about watching other people do it and talk about what changes they’d like to make once they move in. But there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes that fans of the show may not be aware of. After all, how real can this show actually be?
Here’s the scoop on what you might not already know about “House Hunters.” Some of these facts might surprise you, but they also might make the show even more interesting to watch.
The home buyers have usually already picked out their new house.
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According to a statement that HGTV released to Entertainment Weekly in 2012, the people who are chosen to be on “House Hunters” are usually “pretty far along” in the home buying process — sometimes so far along that they’ve already closed on their new house.
“To maximize production time, we seek out families who are pretty far along in the process,” HGTV said. “Often everything moves much more quickly than we can anticipate, so we go back and revisit some of the homes that the family has already seen and we capture their authentic reactions. Because the stakes in real estate are so high, these homeowners always find themselves RIGHT back in the moment, experiencing the same emotions and reactions to these properties.”
It’s definitely disappointing to find out that we aren’t always watching people shop for their new house for the first time, but considering the realities of filming a 30-minute reality show, it does make sense that some of it would need to be planned ahead of time. And honestly, fans are still getting what they came for: quality house buying entertainment. Isn’t that what matters most?
It’s really hard to be chosen to appear on “House Hunters.”
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Considering that this is such a popular show, it’s no surprise that getting cast is usually a long shot. According to Mental Floss, 100-200 people apply to be on the show every week, so if you’re hoping to search for the perfect new house on HGTV, your chances are pretty slim.
If you are picked, you’ll get paid for appearing on the show.
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Unfortunately, that payment is only $ 500 for about a week of filming, which isn’t that much. But it’s not just the monetary prize that acts as an incentive for going on “House Hunters” — McKenzie Deakins, who was once on the show, told Utah Valley 360 that there were other perks during filming, too.
“The director treated us to lunch each of the five days we were on set, took my family to dinner one night and provided us with on-set snacks every day,” Deakins said. “We missed that pampered treatment after it was all over.”
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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