Field Guide to Real Estate on TV
(Updated February 2007)
While This Old House and Martha Stewart may have started the consumer trend of home improvement (and spending), HGTV has taken the concept beyond the stratosphere. This television phenomenon has turned us into a nation of extreme DIY-ers and amateur contractors. Home supply stores, previously the realm of the building trade, are the beneficiaries of this cultural shift. Find articles, statistics, links to interesting websites and movies with a real estate theme. (D. Foligno, Project Specialist)
Contents:
Television's Impact | Agents on the Big Screen | Useful Websites | Books, eBooks & Other Resources
Television's Impact
REALTORS® and reality TV, (Florida REALTOR® Magazine, Sept. 2007).
No signs of slowing for real estate TV, (REALTOR® Magazine, Oct. 2006).
Bravo's: Million Dollar Listing, (Houston Association of REALTORS®, Oct. 2006).
Making the connection between HGTV and downtown revitalization, (Cyburbia.org, Sept. 6, 2006).
Viewers bustle into marketplace, (Television Week, Aug. 14, 2006). Q
Extreme homes, (HGTV.com, 2006).
The house that swallowed Don and Shelly Cruz, (Money, June 2006). Q
HGTV, (Advertising Age, Apr. 24, 2006). Q
TV's hot properties: real estate reality shows, (Washington Post.com, Dec. 28, 2005).
The hip flip, (Village Voice, July 1, 2005).
The age of HGTV, (San Diego Union Tribune, May 8, 2005).
Networks raise the roof with home TV, (CNN.com, Oct. 12, 2003).
Agents on the Big Screen 
American Beauty, (International Real Estate Digest).
The Brady Bunch Movie, (International Real Estate Digest).
Boys on the Side, (International Real Estate Digest).
Glengarry Glen Ross, (International Real Estate Digest).
Lethal Weapon 3, (International Real Estate Digest).
The Money Pit, (International Real Estate Digest).
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, (International Real Estate Digest).
Useful Websites
HGTV.com, (HGTV.com) – The mothership of home-oriented websites.
This Old House, (This Old House.com, 2006).
Martha Stewart Living, (Martha Stewart.com) – A pioneer in home-focused television.
DIY Network, (DIY Network.com, 2006).
Antiques Roadshow, (PBS.org, 2006).
Home sweet home improvement, (Federal Trade Commission) – Facts for consumers.
Bob Vila TV, (BobVila.com, 2006).
'What's your style' quiz, (HGTV.com, 2006).
Better Homes & Gardens, (bhg.com)- Arrange-a-Room Template.
ePlans, (ePlans.com) – House Floor Plans.
How "not" to decorate quiz, (HGTV Canada, 2006).
Decorating Cents, (HGTV.com)– Decorating ideas under $100.
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
How to increase the value of your home (Adobe eReader)
Make money with fixer-uppers and renovations (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Renovate to riches: buy, improve, and flip houses to create wealth, (Chicago, IL: John Wiley & Sons, 2004). HF 5438 D88
Investing in fixer-uppers, (Chicago, IL: Penguin Putnam, 2003). HD 1341 R43
Managing a renovation: staying in charge and out of trouble, (Chicago, IL: John Renovations Consulting, 2003). TH 3411 So4
Vaastu: the Indian art of placement, (Chicago, IL: Destiny Books, 2000). BF 1779 Ar9
Babbitt, (Chicago, IL: Penguin, 1998). PS 3523 L58
Field Guides & More
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