TV Shows About Real Estate

March 20, 2008

The real estate market may be having a downturn, but it seems that real estate TV shows are still as popular as ever. Jim Samples, HGTV president said "What's driving interest right now is that people are worried about it(real estate) - 'what's the value of my home? How can I increase interest in my home?" Nine of the top ten series deal with the housing market, including "House Hunters," My First Place," "hidden Potential," "Buy Me," and "Design to Sell."

Robert Sharenow, senior vice president for alternate programming at A&E, said he believes the market has made people more interested in finding out how to make the most of what they have.

TLC's new "Date My House" reflects how a seller's market has become a buyer's market.

The better home shows will focus on d0-it=yourself projects and how to increase the value of your property.

Thus far, the American public still has a continuing interest in the real estate market place. The ratings of the above TV shows are welcome evidence of the
of this interest.