Hope for Your Home
By Anne Louise Bannon,
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Hands-on help for families facing foreclosure.
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What's the Story?
With real estate expert Kirsten Kemp Becker leading the way, families that are facing potential foreclosure on their homes due to the current mortgage crisis get help with improvements that should increase their home's value. The show provides them with a modest amount of money, and they're left to do the work -- and make the big decisions -- themselves. When the work is done, they're given the option of selling or re-financing.
Is It Any Good?
While it lacks the tear-jerking potential of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, HOPE FOR YOUR HOME does offer good information about what features will add value to a house, even in today's declining real estate market. And it does so in a way that's mostly engaging. It also presents the homeowners' mistakes and challenges honestly, albeit with mostly happy endings.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about whether this show presents a realistic way of dealing with serious financial problems. Do you think it offers practical help for people who aren't on television? If kids are upset by the idea of people potentially losing their homes -- a very real fear in today's world -- reassure them about your home's security. Or, if foreclosure is a possibility for your family, ask your kids about their worries and talk them through.
TV Details
- Premiere date: August 9, 2008
- Cast: Kirsten Kemp
- Network: TLC
- Genre: Reality TV
- TV rating: TV-PG
- Last updated: February 24, 2022
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