House Hunters International

As an American who has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and South America for many years, I enjoy seeing the housing details in many places I have visited. It's also nice to see how well in many instances patient, forgiving, native born real estate agents handle unreasonable wishes and expectations concerning space and price, and with couples, conflicting desires for location. But the bonus is watching so many of my fellow Americans make loud, obnoxious fools of themselves because some isn't as big or convenient or as perfect as "back home." If all that is so important to you, why not just stay home and stop giving the rest of us a bad reputation? The show is instructive on how not to behave if one is a guest in another country.

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.

8 minutes of content in 22 minutes. It is a shame. Show is enjoyable yet annoying due to the fact that they repeat everything at least three times. Pure laziness in putting together the show.

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