What is “Love It or List It”?
A: Love It or List It is a home design TV show on HGTV, W Network, and OWN
Canada.
It is also the original show in what?
A: The Love it or List It franchise.
When did the show premier?
A: On September 8, 2008.
The 18th season ran from October to when?
A: December 2021.
In September 2014, the show began filming where?
A: In North Carolina.
Every episode of Love It or List It follows what?
A: The same format.
A couple or family shows their current house to whom?
A: Designer Hilary Farr and real estate agent David Visentin.
Hilary redesigns parts of the home based on what?
A: The desires of the homeowners and their budget and she oversees the
renovations and construction.
David finds real estate listings that meet the
homeowners' needs and budget to convince them to do what?
A: To list their current house and buy a new one.
Common challenges that Hilary faces include an
inadequate budget to complete the entire request list from the homeowners,
often due to discovery of what?
A: Unforeseen issues with the house that are uncovered during the
renovation, such as lack of compliance with modern building codes.
Common issues for David, meanwhile, depend on what?
A: The homeowners' desires.
For instance, the couple has children enrolled in the
neighborhood school and they what?
A: They do not desire to change, or the potential house is too distant from
family members or a workplace.
Frequently, David will offer a house significantly
outside his what?
A: His given budget, and the homeowners will consider it, or homeowners will
outright increase his target.
Hilary meets with much more resistance to requests for
what?
A: Even small increases in the renovation budget.
After Hilary's renovation is complete, the homeowners
are given what?
A: A tour of their current home to see what she was able to accomplish.
After the tour, David meets with them and hands them
what?
A: An evaluation of the home's current market value following the
renovations.
He will then remind the couple what they could have in
one of the new homes they looked at and that they would not what?
A: Get that in their current home.
The homeowners then meet with Hilary and David, who
pose what question to them?
A: The homeowners must choose either to "Love It," meaning that they will
continue to live in their current home with the renovations, or to "List
It," meaning that they will buy one of the homes David showed them and sell
their current home.
After a moment to deliberate, the homeowners reveal
their what?
A: Their decision and explain their reasoning to Hilary and David.
If the homeowners decide to "List It," Hilary generally
reacts with what?
A: Equanimity and expresses a desire for their best interest.
If they decide to "Love It," David frequently reacts
with what?
A: Feigned incredulity, questioning their reasoning and/or giving at least
the impression of taking their decision personally.
The parties then bid each other farewell, with closing
footage of Hilary and David doing what?
A: Continuing to react and occasionally continuing their bout of
one-upmanship.
Who is Hilary Farr?
A: Hilary Farr is a home designer from Toronto, Ontario.
Where did Farr hone her skills on properties?
A: In Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, New York and Toronto.
When she first moved back to Toronto, she became the
first designer to do what?
A: To "stage" properties for sale.
Who is David Visentin?
A: David Visentin is a real estate agent in Southern Ontario with Country
Living Realty Limited.
He has been practicing since when?
A: 1987.