I guess I'm just completely ignorant when it comes to this topic. I've been watching some of the home improvement type shows on HGTV. How is it that, consistently, these dumpy, 1100-sqft, 80-yr-old, semi-detached homes, in poor repair, can be listed for $400 - $600k? Some of these shows are in Canada, and I guess they film near one of the major cities (they always talk about how they could get more home for their money if they move into the burbs). But, how the hell do these craphole houses list for those prices???

And my second question is, how are these people affording them? I guess when I think of a $600k home, I'm thinking of doctors, lawyers, CEO's, or middle aged dual-high-income couples with no kids. But the other night, this single mother and her four teens lived in this dumpy, tiny, broken-down home, listed at $450k, and her job was making party favors.

What the hell??

They tried to convince her to move, by showing her a $600k house in the burbs, which would be anyone's dream home. Gigantic 5-bedroom house with a walk-out basement and a pool - and it didn't meet her standards, because it was 20 minutes from their current home.

What piece of the puzzle am I missing here?

but, are they really lying about the home values too? And by a lot?

W_Z yeah I know these shows are all scripted and fake and whatever, but, are they really lying about the home values too? And by a lot? Well, if so it would answer my questions. I thought I could believe everything I saw on TV. It's the interwebs that will lie to you.

Most likely they are lying about the homes values. If they told the truth, the show would be depressing as hell, and no one would watch. Someone on some house-hunting show explained the entire process. You know how they're supposedly looking at 3-4 houses, then making a decision? 100% bull shit. They've already bought the place and/or been living in it before filming.

Also, Parking Wars is real.

I guess I'm just completely ignorant when it comes to this topic. I've been watching some of the home improvement type shows on HGTV. How is it that, consistently, these dumpy, 1100-sqft, 80-yr-old, semi-detached homes, in poor repair, can be listed for $400 - $600k? Some of these shows are in Canada, and I guess they film near one of the major cities (they always talk about how they could get more home for their money if they move into the burbs). But, how the hell do these craphole houses list for those prices???

And my second question is, how are these people affording them? I guess when I think of a $600k home, I'm thinking of doctors, lawyers, CEO's, or middle aged dual-high-income couples with no kids. But the other night, this single mother and her four teens lived in this dumpy, tiny, broken-down home, listed at $450k, and her job was making party favors.

What the hell??

They tried to convince her to move, by showing her a $600k house in the burbs, which would be anyone's dream home. Gigantic 5-bedroom house with a walk-out basement and a pool - and it didn't meet her standards, because it was 20 minutes from their current home.

What piece of the puzzle am I missing here?

I guess I'm just completely ignorant when it comes to this topic. I've been watching some of the home improvement type shows on HGTV. How is it that, consistently, these dumpy, 1100-sqft, 80-yr-old, semi-detached homes, in poor repair, can be listed for $400 - $600k? Some of these shows are in Canada, and I guess they film near one of the major cities (they always talk about how they could get more home for their money if they move into the burbs). But, how the hell do these craphole houses list for those prices???

And my second question is, how are these people affording them? I guess when I think of a $600k home, I'm thinking of doctors, lawyers, CEO's, or middle aged dual-high-income couples with no kids. But the other night, this single mother and her four teens lived in this dumpy, tiny, broken-down home, listed at $450k, and her job was making party favors.

What the hell??

They tried to convince her to move, by showing her a $600k house in the burbs, which would be anyone's dream home. Gigantic 5-bedroom house with a walk-out basement and a pool - and it didn't meet her standards, because it was 20 minutes from their current home.

What piece of the puzzle am I missing here?