I've learned a lot about the different countries and cultures through this show. I'm incredibly interested in seeing the different styles of homes and standards that exist around the world. We have see Katmandu, Dubai, Nirobi, Spain, Iceland, Brazil, Caribbean islands, Australia, Vanuatu, Thailand, Italy, France, etc. All of them make me want to explore the areas more. Great adventure and escape. The ones I like the let are France and Italy. Both are beautiful countries but they seem to show the same types of properties when those countries are featured. The others are incredibly fascinating. I am glad that they have added Africa and South American cities into their mix because Europe seemed to be their main continent. Love to see the diversity and highlights of the countries.
15 Reviews
Yes, but
drjgardner17 October 2016
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.
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.
It's interesting to see how different home prices are in other Co
drewstewartcolumbia19 May 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The show follows a very strict formula, but it interesting to see how people across the world live in their homes. Several parts of the show are obviously staged right down to the final segment of every episode where the prospective buyers sit down at the end of every episode using the exact same dialogue each and every episode. The couple says something to the effect of," Well we have a huge decision to make." Then they discuss the pro's and cons of each property before settling on the property they want to buy.
It's very interesting to see the look on the faces of Americans looking for homes in Europe and discovering how the Europeans have much smaller spaces than Americans especially, when they look for a location close to the city center of the large cities like Paris or London, but it's a good show to relax with its narrator has a very smooth voice.
It's very interesting to see the look on the faces of Americans looking for homes in Europe and discovering how the Europeans have much smaller spaces than Americans especially, when they look for a location close to the city center of the large cities like Paris or London, but it's a good show to relax with its narrator has a very smooth voice.
Great show
dskala22 September 2021
I love seeing the different countries and the new cultures the people on the show integrate into but a lot of these people are embarrassing with the way they act when they look at some of these homes. I know you want to get what you pay for but it's like some of these people didn't do any research before moving. They are so picky and I'm not talking normal pickiness it's extremely obnoxious. Where do they find these people because they are quite picky. Some of the kids with these adults are brats and should've been giving a talking to about sharing rooms. One couple were bragging about volunteering in an orphanage in Nicaragua but when it came to living modestly they weren't having it. These people are clueless.
Enjoyable show, but the constant repetition is ANNOYING!
GLArm27 May 2017
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.
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.
Great show before bed
elizabethswclc9 April 2020
Renamed 'RENTAL House Hunters int'l'
wdcrjs4 December 2023
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.
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.
Love show
gbw00010 October 2012
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.
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.
Whiney Americans move overseas and complain things aren't the same as home
sj1-750-34334424 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
As the title says. Not much more too it than that. The houses aren't as big, the kitchens and bathrooms are too small, the properties are too expensive...the list of complaints are endless and petty. I don't know why the participants on the show even bother to leave America.
8 minutes of content in 22 minutes
Darren_425 February 2019
BAD AND GETTING WORSE
dredmart23 November 2021
My wife and I travel a lot overseas (over 100 countries) so we started watching this show hoping to get a feeling of some locales we haven't been.
I don't know if I can take it anymore. To start with, I believe there have been over 2,000 episodes. The truly unbelievable thing is that in EVERY episode the couple disagrees on what they want
I want in the city.
No I want in the country
I want a modern home.
No I want a older home with character
I want 2 bedrooms.
No I want 3 bedrooms
I want to spend $300,000.
No I believe we can go to $450,000
Etc. Etc.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE EPISODE THAT WE HAVE WATCHED WHERE THE COUPLE AGREES. Perhaps the show would be better entitled "THE NEED FOR COUPLES THERAPY"!!. OR FAKE TV
Another big issue is with all the disagreements, multiple previews / reviews taking over half the show, they almost never show much about the town they are going to. This was the best part.
After so many years, I will now become an ex viewer.
I don't know if I can take it anymore. To start with, I believe there have been over 2,000 episodes. The truly unbelievable thing is that in EVERY episode the couple disagrees on what they want
I want in the city.
No I want in the country
I want a modern home.
No I want a older home with character
I want 2 bedrooms.
No I want 3 bedrooms
I want to spend $300,000.
No I believe we can go to $450,000
Etc. Etc.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE EPISODE THAT WE HAVE WATCHED WHERE THE COUPLE AGREES. Perhaps the show would be better entitled "THE NEED FOR COUPLES THERAPY"!!. OR FAKE TV
Another big issue is with all the disagreements, multiple previews / reviews taking over half the show, they almost never show much about the town they are going to. This was the best part.
After so many years, I will now become an ex viewer.
What's real
evans-1547518 July 2021
I would love this show but for.....
sherryginevra16 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The fact that it is extremely tediously formulaic:
The same things are repeated over and over again in each episode like the audience only has a memory span of a minute and a half
The agents never find what the house seekers are actually looking for
The couples never agree on what they want (that is part of the tedious formula)
The couples often seem pretty obnoxious and come off in a very negative light as whiny North Americans. I suspect they are coached to do the complaining.
One of three properties is always picked; why do they have to actually pick one of the properties that never seems right? Why can't they say that none of them fit the bill? (Based on the criteria they purport to have anyway.)
All in all I have found every episode frustrating and unsatisfying to watch. I live and travel in Europe, and am very interested in seeing houses in different locations, and I believe this show could be very very good, but instead it is in some ways lazy and annoying and seems clearly designed to NOT give the people what they want. (Well, I say what they want, but every episode shows the couples wanting opposite things in a property.) It beggars belief that every couple on the show has not decided on basic criteria for a home prior to such a big move, yet every single episode shows them in disagreement. It also beggars belief that the agents in the cities abroad can never find homes on budget that are a better overall fit for the people moving. I cannot buy that, it appears that they are instructed to only find homes partially fitting the criteria, thus forcing the house hunters into the least bad choice. I feel that the producers of the show don't care that the house hunters get the best house they can and that they think we are stupid. I watch to see the different locations and properties but struggle to endure the rest.
One of three properties is always picked; why do they have to actually pick one of the properties that never seems right? Why can't they say that none of them fit the bill? (Based on the criteria they purport to have anyway.)
All in all I have found every episode frustrating and unsatisfying to watch. I live and travel in Europe, and am very interested in seeing houses in different locations, and I believe this show could be very very good, but instead it is in some ways lazy and annoying and seems clearly designed to NOT give the people what they want. (Well, I say what they want, but every episode shows the couples wanting opposite things in a property.) It beggars belief that every couple on the show has not decided on basic criteria for a home prior to such a big move, yet every single episode shows them in disagreement. It also beggars belief that the agents in the cities abroad can never find homes on budget that are a better overall fit for the people moving. I cannot buy that, it appears that they are instructed to only find homes partially fitting the criteria, thus forcing the house hunters into the least bad choice. I feel that the producers of the show don't care that the house hunters get the best house they can and that they think we are stupid. I watch to see the different locations and properties but struggle to endure the rest.
66% of this show is repeat
matthieujgagne1 May 2021
Implausible Prices
ozequestrian1 February 2022
Just watched an episode in Series 145 of a couple searching for a house in Melbourne and the prices being quoted are just patently wrong even in US dollars. One apartment they looked at for $380k would be at least $800k even when they filmed this. Unless it was shot in 1985.
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