Showing posts with label Property Virgins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Property Virgins. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 April 2012
BUY HERSELF
Finally figures out what the name of Sandra's new show is. It's called BUY HERSELF. As you recall from my prior post, she has left Property Virgins to start this show.
Monday, 9 April 2012
New Show for Sandra
I saw an ad this past weekend on HGTV for a new real estate tv show. What made this one exciting was that the host was Sandra from Property Virgins. Looks like she gave up hosting Property Virgins and all of the travel associated with it for the new show.
This show is called Her Estate or something similar and it seems to be focused on helping female home buyers! Looks like a good show and an interesting spin on home selling TV.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
New Season of Property Virgins!
I saw an ad on HGTV last night promoting a new season of Property Virgins.
It's starts the first week of April and the biggest bomb shell seems to be that they have replaced Sandra with another REALTOR®!
I'm surprised they replaced Sandra, she seemed know what she was doing. Perhaps she wanted more money or was just tired of all the travel that went with show. Would sure be interested to know what happened behind the scenes.
Anyways I'm looking forward to this new season of Property Virgins.
It's starts the first week of April and the biggest bomb shell seems to be that they have replaced Sandra with another REALTOR®!
I'm surprised they replaced Sandra, she seemed know what she was doing. Perhaps she wanted more money or was just tired of all the travel that went with show. Would sure be interested to know what happened behind the scenes.
Anyways I'm looking forward to this new season of Property Virgins.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Property Virgins - A 4th Home in Mississauga
Interest twist in this show of Property Virgins. As normal we saw a couple looking to buy a home in the Mississauga area of Toronto and they saw 3 homes in the $350,000 price range.
As expected they placed an offer on a nice house in a condomium complex at close to market value but it was significantly less than the asking price. Well the home owners countered at "their best price" and that is when the twist happened.
The REALTOR informed that home buyers that an even better home had come up for sale in the same condominium development for not much more than one this house they were offering on was asking. Well, then immediately went over and toured the 4th home and that was the one they purchased!
As expected they placed an offer on a nice house in a condomium complex at close to market value but it was significantly less than the asking price. Well the home owners countered at "their best price" and that is when the twist happened.
The REALTOR informed that home buyers that an even better home had come up for sale in the same condominium development for not much more than one this house they were offering on was asking. Well, then immediately went over and toured the 4th home and that was the one they purchased!
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Property Virgins - In Brampton
Watched an eposide of Property Virgins last night which took place in Brampton which is one of the small city's that are around Toronto Canada.
In this show we had a Mom looking to buy a small home for her & her young daughter. The home buyer looked at a townhouse which she ruled out right away as too cramped then looked at a semi-detached home and a fully detached home which was about $80,000 more than the semi.
In the end she picked the semi-detached which she got for around $270,000 it had 3 bedrooms but only 1 bathroom. I think that she will be wishing she had a 2nd bathroom in that home before long!
In this show we had a Mom looking to buy a small home for her & her young daughter. The home buyer looked at a townhouse which she ruled out right away as too cramped then looked at a semi-detached home and a fully detached home which was about $80,000 more than the semi.
In the end she picked the semi-detached which she got for around $270,000 it had 3 bedrooms but only 1 bathroom. I think that she will be wishing she had a 2nd bathroom in that home before long!
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Property Virgins - Buying A Short Sale in Florida
I watched a very disheartening eposide of Property Virgins last night. The show took place in Florida with a young couple trying to by a condo. When they where shopping for a new home they found that all of the condos in their price range where short sales.
However, they probably isn't full accurate I would imagine that most homes for sale in Florida are short sales these days. In any event of the 3 homes they looked at they found one that they loved at the top end of their budget and made an offer on it.
The current condo owner accepted their offer and that is when the wheels of progress ground to a halt as now the paper work went to the bank for it's final approval. Well the show fast forwards 4 months to 5 days before the condo is set to close and we find out that the property virgins didn't get the home. It seems that at the last minute the bank decided it wasn't going to accept the deal and offer to change the loan conditions of the current owner!
There is something seriously wrong with this situation. You should have a firm deal withina week of an offer so people don't get strung along like this.
However, they probably isn't full accurate I would imagine that most homes for sale in Florida are short sales these days. In any event of the 3 homes they looked at they found one that they loved at the top end of their budget and made an offer on it.
The current condo owner accepted their offer and that is when the wheels of progress ground to a halt as now the paper work went to the bank for it's final approval. Well the show fast forwards 4 months to 5 days before the condo is set to close and we find out that the property virgins didn't get the home. It seems that at the last minute the bank decided it wasn't going to accept the deal and offer to change the loan conditions of the current owner!
There is something seriously wrong with this situation. You should have a firm deal withina week of an offer so people don't get strung along like this.
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Current Real Estate For Sale Video in Chicago
I am starting a new type of blog posts where I'm going to try to combine TV real estate with real video real estate and homes for sale. What I am going to do is highlight some current real estate videos based upon some of the cities we have seen in House Hunter, Property Virgins, My First Sale and other HGTV TV shows.
So the first feature video is from Chicago, check out this 4 bedroom home for sale in the west suburbs of Chicago I think that the home owners from the show may have had a better buy with this one.
So the first feature video is from Chicago, check out this 4 bedroom home for sale in the west suburbs of Chicago I think that the home owners from the show may have had a better buy with this one.
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Monday, 13 June 2011
Property Virgins in South Beach Florida
Interesting show of property virgins on HGTV last night, this eposide was in South Beach Florida. It profiled a guy who wanted to move to the South Beach Florida area. The problem was that he had million dollars tastes but only a $140,000 budget.
Now the show and the REALTORS did a great job finding him units that he could afford, since it apears $140,000 does not buy you much of a condo in that ara. So he was going to need to put up with a poor view of a parking garage, among some other minor issues.
His buddy was excited to buy some of the places he was being shown but the condo buyer was a bit "Meh" on them and decided not to buy anything.
Come back in a few year when you have a lot more money.
Now the show and the REALTORS did a great job finding him units that he could afford, since it apears $140,000 does not buy you much of a condo in that ara. So he was going to need to put up with a poor view of a parking garage, among some other minor issues.
His buddy was excited to buy some of the places he was being shown but the condo buyer was a bit "Meh" on them and decided not to buy anything.
Come back in a few year when you have a lot more money.
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Cheap Real Estate in Florida
It should be no surprise to anybody that real estate and homes are very cheap in Florida right now. I watched Property Virgins the other day and saw a couple looking to spend just under 300,000 on a new home in Florida.
Well the REALTOR was showing them some McMansions, the largest home I saw was 4000 square feet with 5 bedrooms all for an MLS asking price of $285,000! I had to laugh at these prices. What an amazing deal when you compare it to some of the House Hunter International shows I've seen where couple have been buying small apartment condos for between $400,000 to $500,000!
As they say Real Estate is all about location, location, location!
Well the REALTOR was showing them some McMansions, the largest home I saw was 4000 square feet with 5 bedrooms all for an MLS asking price of $285,000! I had to laugh at these prices. What an amazing deal when you compare it to some of the House Hunter International shows I've seen where couple have been buying small apartment condos for between $400,000 to $500,000!
As they say Real Estate is all about location, location, location!
Friday, 3 June 2011
Poor Wednesday Night This Week
Wednesday seems to be a great night for real estate tv. Locally HGTV seems to carry a lot of great shows on that day but this week it was pretty much a bust for me.
Million dollar listing - I only caught the end of this show, so I missed out on most of the action. However, I was glad to see that the one REALTORS (at Caldwell Banker) buyers agent was only leaving on vacation and not changing jobs as the previews had indicated.
Decked Out - I have only seen 1 show and this was a repeat of that. But isn't that always the way there seem to be some shows that you never watch but when you do have a chance to it always ends up being the same eposide!
House Hunters International - Same show as last week - Buying a home in Amsterdam.
Property Virgins - Ok this one was worth watching. I cannot remember where this house hunt was happening but it may have been in Toronto. What I liked about this one is that the buyer new that it was the right home for her and was just so excited that she immedially offered full price to make sure she got the home!
Million dollar listing - I only caught the end of this show, so I missed out on most of the action. However, I was glad to see that the one REALTORS (at Caldwell Banker) buyers agent was only leaving on vacation and not changing jobs as the previews had indicated.
Decked Out - I have only seen 1 show and this was a repeat of that. But isn't that always the way there seem to be some shows that you never watch but when you do have a chance to it always ends up being the same eposide!
House Hunters International - Same show as last week - Buying a home in Amsterdam.
Property Virgins - Ok this one was worth watching. I cannot remember where this house hunt was happening but it may have been in Toronto. What I liked about this one is that the buyer new that it was the right home for her and was just so excited that she immedially offered full price to make sure she got the home!
Friday, 27 May 2011
Property Virgins - An Early Show
I saw an episode of Property Virgins earlier this week. It musth have been one of the first one that they did. The format was pretty much the same, but the production values did not have the polish of the current show. Plus this one was clearly filmed in Toronto Ontario which is where most of the early ones are from.
Of course that brings up an interesting question the host cannot have a real estate license in all of the areas that they film the show. I guess that they must work with a local REALTOR who is "the team" they mention in the latter shows.
Not so much note worthy in this show the buyer ended up with the choice between over paying for a unit that was fully upgraded or buying a condo for a lot less that she could upgrade herself and spend less over all. It seems that the point of the show was that the buyer couldn't see past the existing state of the lower cost unit and choose to spend big!
Of course that brings up an interesting question the host cannot have a real estate license in all of the areas that they film the show. I guess that they must work with a local REALTOR who is "the team" they mention in the latter shows.
Not so much note worthy in this show the buyer ended up with the choice between over paying for a unit that was fully upgraded or buying a condo for a lot less that she could upgrade herself and spend less over all. It seems that the point of the show was that the buyer couldn't see past the existing state of the lower cost unit and choose to spend big!
Monday, 23 May 2011
Property Virgins in Richmond Virginia
I watched an episode of Property Virgins tonight, this one was in Richmond Virginia. I did not realize it at the time of watching the show but now that I have blogged it down, I'm thinking that I should comment on the word play of Property Virgins in Virginia. Ok now that I've made my clear reference back to real estate tv blogging.
This shows couple was wanting to buy a home in the the country with a lot of privacy. So the first home that they see happens to be in the country with 2 acres of land around and an ok sized homes. Well it turns out that despite this house being what they asked for it happens to be just a little too far from the city.
Well the next two homes are a lots closer to the city and have good lots, but one of the homes happened to back on to a highway and there was lots of noise. So it did not end up being much of a surprise as to what home this couple purchased.
I also started to watch a show called "My First Place" but it seemed a little too much like Property Virgins but it was missing something to me. I did not get past the first TV break. May be I'll try it again another time.
This shows couple was wanting to buy a home in the the country with a lot of privacy. So the first home that they see happens to be in the country with 2 acres of land around and an ok sized homes. Well it turns out that despite this house being what they asked for it happens to be just a little too far from the city.
Well the next two homes are a lots closer to the city and have good lots, but one of the homes happened to back on to a highway and there was lots of noise. So it did not end up being much of a surprise as to what home this couple purchased.
I also started to watch a show called "My First Place" but it seemed a little too much like Property Virgins but it was missing something to me. I did not get past the first TV break. May be I'll try it again another time.
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Property Virgins
Well I wanted to start off with a big shout out to one of my favourite real estate TV shows which is Property Virgins. Initially I did not think that they would be able to get away with the title of the show, but lately they are starting to play it up a bit of sex innuendo. You can check this out in their latest TV spot, which I have attached below.
Personally I really enjoy the show I am amazed at how little new home buyers know about the process they are starting on. Of course I often wonder if they are playing this up a bit too.
Personally I really enjoy the show I am amazed at how little new home buyers know about the process they are starting on. Of course I often wonder if they are playing this up a bit too.
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