Designed To Sell
What are you meant to do on a “renovate and sell your house” show if you are not really thinking of selling the house until one more year at the very least? This did not seem to bother HGTV. The truth is that the open houses on the show are staged and filmed with the help of friends and family posing as potential buyers. Aside from that, the producers also ask guests to shoot several endings for different scenarios. The repairs are not the best either, but the sloppy work is concealed by careful camerawork.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Did you know that the Mediterranean house shown in exterior shots of the show is not owned by Kris Jenner? This house had been empty when they filmed those clips and simply stood as a stand-in until it was sold two years ago. However, this is not the only instance in which the show has diverged from reality. The truth is that the family members sometimes stage fights to keep the ratings up! This is not limited to feuds either because they staged at least two of the marriage proposals on the show.