But the show has a lot more going for it than meets the eye.
They may even already be living in it (viaSlate).
“To maximize production time, we seek out families who are pretty far along in the process.
After all, theyareon a show week after week.
“They actually only pay $500 for domesticHouse Hunters,” she noted.
And common sense tells us thatHouse Hunters Internationalcould receive a similar amount of applicants.
However, it’s obviously not as easy as that.
Clearly, being on HGTV’sHouse Hunters Internationalis no easy feat.
But onHouse Hunters International,the show doesn’t candy-coat all the difficulties of moving abroad.
In fact, the show makes it very clear that buying a house overseas takes a lot of guts.
Samantha Stubin, a producer onHouse Hunters InternationaltoldYahoo!
Lifestylethat she sees how brave the house hunters are on the show.
“I’ve also learned that it definitely takes patience.
Every culture is different and moves at its own pace.
“Jeff and I often wondered if we had been dropped.
During this wait I found out I was pregnant.”
By the time filming was locked down, Newcamp explained that she was “seven months pregnant.”
So that means it took over seven months for her episode to start filming after she applied.
That’s a long wait time!
Newcamp also noted that she had to pretend alotabout her must-haves.
“At the producers' urging, I soon becameall about the bathtub.”
Just like most reality shows are fabricated to some extent, so too is the drama onHouse Hunters International.
So, when HGTV’sHouse Hunters Internationalcan’t find an actual realtor, they improvise.
“Our neighbor and friend Michael, who actually works in IT, was happy to oblige.”
It’s all the magic of television and the lure of $500, of course.
Samantha Stubin, who is a producer on HGTV’sHouse Hunters International,gave an interview toYahoo!
Lifestylein which she explained how the process of scouting locations usually goes.
obviously the web connection wanted to appeal to a younger audience, but that’s not exactly being age-positive.
“I feel really lucky.”
Samantha Stubin, executive producer for HGTV’sHouse Hunters International,toldYahoo!
