House Hunters International

I love to travel and this is the show I watch before I go to sleep. Love it!!!

House Hunters International is a fascinating show that takes you to the far corners of the world. Recently we saw residential properties (buy and/or rent) in Australia, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, Spain, Iceland, etc.

You get a chance to see these far flung places and also get a peek at the real estate market. The maps and the videos are very informative.

Unfortunately the show has a formula that grows old over time. In addition, all the real estate agents have an annoying habit of never listening to the prospective buyers/renters, but this probably makes for a better show. In reality, these agents wouldn't last very long.

The 2 or 3 month follow-up is always positive, which suggests some heavy editing. Did no one ever go wrong?

Putting aside the problems with the format, the show is definitely worth viewing for anyone interested in how the rest of the world looks.

Have always watched House Hunters and international. We are living a show ourselves. We have just brought property in Mexico. We are waiting for our condo to be finished and we will be retiring there. We are working on selling our house here. The process of buying in Mexico is very interesting.

We have an attorney helping us through and a great bunch of friends. Our real estate agent there is a gem and they have made things as smooth as possible for us. What a wonderful opportunity. I hope to maybe teach when we get totally moved. My husband wants to play golf. We both are ready to start our new life.

Like another review, '8 minutes of content in 22 minutes'.

The premise for the show is House Hunting yet 90% of the show is about Rentals. One, maybe two episodes have a couple actually Buying a house. It's a tv show, allegedly a 'reality show' but it looks and sounds way too scripted. That and the fact that they re-review every place twice might make for good tv but a turn off when watching without commercials.

The couples are, in my opinion, questionable. Seems like a female is moving around the world to 'move in' with a guy way too often. Other couples, whether gay or straight, have unrealistic views on their wants/needs. The women, more often than not, play the 'I'm giving up so much to move around the world for you' card.

A Lot of champagne tastes on a beer budget.

I generally enjoy this show. I like the format and the glimpse into another couple's or family's life as they make a home buying or rental decision. However, it is extremely annoying to have the same things repeated 2, 3 or 4 times in a half-hour show. Either add some other footage or cut the show to 20 minutes.

This same complaint of repetition could be made for the other shows in this genre produced by same company. I also find the voice of the narrator kind of irritating. Who knows, maybe I wouldn't if she didn't tell us 5 times that Jim & Sally are leaving behind their life in the States now that they are empty nesters -- or whatever.