After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.
An elderly couple, a house wife and a retired army man, go through some unanticipated moments during a rainy season in Chennai.
Mobile homes have long been an affordable option for people who struggle with the cost of other housing in the United States. But now the economy of mobile home parks is under threat as private equity firms are buying up properties and looking to squeeze more money out of mobile home owners. Filmmaker Sara Terry uses this backdrop to explore urgent class issues that resonate across America, and especially in the high-priced rental market of New York City.
On a gang-controlled dead end street, Sheree Farmer is raising her six children alone. With the help of Mary Abernathy, a former fashion industry executive turned community activist, Sheree struggles to buy her first home and escape her violent and drug-infested Newark neighborhood. In HOME, director Jeffrey Togman follows these two exceptional women in an intimate story that speaks to the future of America's cities.
The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.
"Good Buy, Bad Buy?" tells the stories of two house hunters. Each house hunter narrows the search to two homes, and then the experts arrive. A real-estate agent and a contractor (or inspector) examine both homes, weigh the pros and cons, and tell the buyer which house is the better investment.
People seeking new homes often prefer ready-to-live properties, but these buyers are searching for places that they can transform into their dream homes.
I Bought A Dump...Now What? follows homeowners who purchased dilapidated properties in hopes of renovating them into their forever home. By trying to tackle the overhauls themselves to save money, they end up behind schedule, over budget and exhausted. During the series, cameras will track the progress of each renovation and, in the end, reveal whether the owners can complete the work or are left out in the cold.
Mike Holmes takes homebuyers through potential homes, inspecting them for flaws and teaching them about what to look for to make an informed purchase.
Showing homeowners properties around the world that match the cost of their current home. A couple sees what they can afford in three enticing locations that fit their lifestyle.
