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Suzy Wood: Living Near London

Creating Your Happy Place - June 15, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes
Is it your dream to buy and renovate a home in England? Wondering if it's the same as renovating in the United States? In Episode 8, the wrap-up to Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Suzy Wood shares her story of buying and renovating a home with her hubby...

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Candice Bakx Freisen in Canada: Rural Life on a Chicken Farm

Creating Your Happy Place - June 08, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes
You don't have to cross an ocean to become an expat - you could just move to Canada! Think the slow life on a rural chicken farm in the quiet outskirts of Manitoba sounds like a dream? You should definitely check out this episode! In Episode 7, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, we talk wit...

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Naomi Geidel: A Southeast Asian Odyssey

Creating Your Happy Place - June 01, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes
Have you thought about living in Japan, Indonesia, or Thailand? Wondering what it might be like to call Southeast Asia home for a while? In Episode 6, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Naomi Geidel shares her story of leaving the United States and making a home for herself first in a tradi...

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Anu Gosai: From Mauritius to South Africa, Merging Cultures & Creating Home

Creating Your Happy Place - May 25, 2023 17:00 - 27 minutes
What would it be like to live in South Africa? What if you were moving there from the tiny country from Mauritius? In Episode 5, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Anu Gosai shares her story of leaving her tiny island home at 18 to study to be a pharmacist. She's now a happy dual-culture w...

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Lyon, France: Slowing Down & Making Time for Family

Creating Your Happy Place - May 18, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes
Is it your dream to move to France? Are you itching to pack your bags and move to the land of baguettes and berets? Do you think the foodie-friendly atmosphere of Lyon might be just what the doctor ordered? In Episode 4, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Mary Clavieres shares how she and ...

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Thailand: When A Grief Consultant Left Home to Teach English Abroad

Creating Your Happy Place - May 11, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to leave the only home you've known and move to Thailand to teach English? In Episode 3 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Diane Nnaemeka, a fearless adventurer who left her childhood home 5 years ago to teach English to kindergartners and grad...

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London, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi: Adventures of an Expat Coach

Creating Your Happy Place - May 03, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in London, Abu Dhabi, or Tokyo? In Episode 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Linda Mueller, a real globetrotter. She's lived in Tokyo, London, and Abu Dhabi with her husband and daughter. And now, she's a Certified Life Coach and ment...

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Nicaragua: What I learned from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer

Creating Your Happy Place - May 02, 2023 01:00 - 20 minutes
Have you ever thought about packing up and living in another country? And have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be a Peace Corps Volunteer? Well, in this Season 2 opener of Creating Your Happy Place, Rebecca West shares her experience serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua. Spo...

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159. Behind the Scenes of 'Rock the Block' with the Winners of Season 4

House Party - April 12, 2023 20:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
This week, season 4 of "Rock the Block" came to a close and a new winning team was crowned. After six grueling weeks of construction and creativity, the fireworks flew and one duo of HGTV stars learned they had designed the best home on the block. Their win solidifies that good, authentic design ...

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158. 'Rock the Block' Season 4, Episode 5 Recap: Designing for the Great Outdoors

House Party - April 07, 2023 22:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
On the penultimate episode of "Rock the Block" Season 4, the teams set their sights and renovation budgets on their home exteriors. This week, they're tasked with overhauling the house siding, landscaping, backyard, and patio. But, host Ty Pennington throws the HGTV stars a curveball—and an extra...

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157. 'Rock the Block' Season 4 Episode 4: High Praise for This Week's Lower Level Renovations

House Party - March 31, 2023 21:07 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Imagine having 1,500 square feet of walkout basement space to design to your heart's content. Would it be dedicated to family time, entertaining guests, or cultivating your physical and mental health? That was the big decision the four teams of HGTV designers had to make on this week's episode of...

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156. 'Rock the Block' Season 4 Episode 3 Recap: Which Team Has the Sweetest Main Suite?

House Party - March 27, 2023 17:11 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
When designing (or dreaming about) the ideal main suite of a home, the goal is to cultivate a space that is comfortable and functional. On this week's episode of "Rock the Block," all four teams passed this test with flying colors. Every main suite included a relaxing bedroom, a spa-like bathroom...

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155. ‘Rock the Block’ Season 4 Episode 2 Recap: Living Room Looks and Too Many Books

House Party - March 17, 2023 23:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
How does living room design add value to a home? That's the question the HGTV star designers are tasked with solving on this week's episode of "Rock the Block." For this competition, host Ty Pennington challenges the teams to renovate the entry area, living room, and guest powder room in their re...

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154. Rock the Block Season 4 Recap: Are Two Kitchens Better Than One?

House Party - March 10, 2023 19:29 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
“House Party” is the official Realtor.com® podcast about the overlapping worlds of home and pop culture, hosted by Rachel Stults and Natalie Way. Click the player above to hear our take on this week’s hot topics. We're all in on season four of "Rock the Block," the home renovation competition tha...

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153. HGTV's Controversial New Show 'Down Home Fab,' the Gas Stoves Culture War, Tom Brady: Landlord?

House Party - February 10, 2023 05:20 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
As any loyal listener of "House Party" knows, when a new HGTV show premieres we can't help but check it out. So when we caught wind of "Down Home Fab," the new home renovation series starring former "Teen Mom 2" star Chelsea DeBoer and her husband Cole, we had to jump in. Join us as we recap epis...

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152. Lisa Marie Presley and the Fate of Graceland, How to Comb Facebook Marketplace Like a Pro, and More

House Party - January 25, 2023 03:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
On this brand new episode we cover a number of trending topics including the passing of Lisa Marie Presley and the legacy of Graceland, the iconic home that belonged to her father, Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie inherited the Memphis, TN, property at the time of her father's death, but now the keys be...

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151. Why Harry and Meghan Might Be Moving, the Fate of the Idaho Murder House, and More

House Party - January 13, 2023 10:20 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We kick off the first podcast episode of 2023 with a discussion of hot topics as of late: the California storms (parade of tornadoes!), the Idaho college student murders (what will happen to the house?), Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" and the Sussex's discontent with their current home (rumor has ...

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150. Why Mark Wahlberg Dropped The Price of His Estate, Ryan Seacrest Sells in Beverly Hills, Selling the OC Episode 8

House Party - December 12, 2022 18:51 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
On this episode of "House Party" podcast, we get into why Mark Wahlberg dropped the price of his Beverly Hills estate and why Ryan Seacrest took way less than the original asking price of his hillside Beverly Hills mansion. Then, we continue (and conclude) our recap of season one of "Selling the ...

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149. Lena Dunham's Luxury Tiny Home, Trevor Noah's Penthouse, 'Selling the OC' episode 7 Recap

House Party - November 11, 2022 20:17 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We kick off this week's episode of "House Party" with a lively discussion about two buzzy topics in celebrity real estate news. The first: writer, director, and millennial antihero Lena Dunham's beautifully designed luxury tiny home that she built in her parents' backyard. The über successful Dun...

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148. Truth Behind the Homes on 'Selling the OC' Episode 6, Plus, Is Kylie Jenner's Mansion Actually Worth $22M?

House Party - November 04, 2022 19:59 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Over the years we've seen plenty of celebrities buy and sell second homes in the same city as their primary residence. Lebron James has simultaneously owned homes in the tony Los Angeles enclaves of Brentwood and Beverly Hills. Leonardo DiCaprio has a long history of doing real estate deals all o...

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148. Is Kylie Jenner's Mansion Actually Worth $22M? Plus, 'Selling the OC' Episode 6 Recap

House Party - November 04, 2022 19:59 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Over the years we've seen plenty of celebrities buy and sell second homes in the same city as their primary residence. Lebron James has simultaneously owned homes in the tony Los Angeles enclaves of Brentwood and Beverly Hills. Leonardo DiCaprio has a long history of doing real estate deals all o...

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147. Tom Brady's Home for Sale Amid Divorce, Timothee Chalamet's New Mansion, 'Selling the OC' Episode 5 Recap

House Party - October 28, 2022 02:21 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Hello, friends! We begin this all new episode of House Party with a discussion about the buzziest real estate news stories as of late. Between marital strife and a not-so-stellar start to the football season, Tom Brady has a lot on his plate. But the latest news about the superstar quarterback is...

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147. Timothee Chalamet's New Mansion, Tom Brady's Home for Sale Amid Divorce, 'Selling the OC' Episode 5 Recap

House Party - October 28, 2022 02:21 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Hello, friends! We begin this all new episode of House Party with a discussion about the buzziest real estate news stories as of late. Between marital strife and a not-so-stellar start to the football season, Tom Brady has a lot on his plate. But the latest news about the superstar quarterback is...

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146. 'Selling the OC' Episode 4; Rihanna Buys Again in Beverly Hills

House Party - October 20, 2022 16:31 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Hi friends! This week we continue our recap of "Selling the OC" with episode four, titled "Not So Happy Hour." While the drama between the agents at the Oppenheim Group is heating up, one agent sells a $3.2 million house and makes her biggest commission to date. Several properties are featured on...

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145. 'Selling the OC' Episode 3; America's Coolest Cities With Andrew Tyree, Host of 'Beyond the Block'

House Party - October 12, 2022 22:28 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
Welcome back to the show! This week, we continue our recap of "Selling the OC" with episode three titled "Testing the Waters". The agents at the Oppenheim Group hustle to get listings and find buyers for a variety of properties including a hillside Laguna Beach, CA, home, a 6,000-square-foot mans...

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144. 'Selling the OC' Episode 2, Jennifer Lawrence is Selling Her NYC Loft, Adele's Beverly Hills Abode

House Party - October 04, 2022 22:45 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
This week we continue our recap of "Selling the OC". On episode two we see some major rifts forming: Kayla vs. Alexandra Rose. Gio vs. Alex Hall. Everyone vs. The Alexandras. In addition to the awkward confrontations and over-the-top drama, we also see three properties featured on this episode: a...

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143. 'Selling the OC' Recap; Johnny Cash House Sells to a Fan; The Story Behind Derek Jeter's Tampa Mansion

House Party - September 26, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We're back with a jam-packed episode of "House Party"! This week Realtor.com celebrity news writer Claudine Zap joins Natalie to dive head-first into the premiere episode of "Selling the OC," the buzzy spinoff of the real estate reality show, "Selling Sunset."Then, Claudine and Natalie chat about...

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142. Studio McGee's Shea and Syd Spill on Season 3 of 'Dream Home Makeover'. Plus, This Week's Real Estate Winner and Loser

House Party - August 17, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We're back with an all-new episode of "House Party" and it feels so good! This week we're thrilled to share our interview with Shea and Syd McGee, the stars of Netflix's "Dream Home Makeover" and owners of the ultra-successful and very aspirational interior design company Studio McGee. On this...

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142. Shea and Syd McGee Share Their Favorite Moments From Season 3 of 'Dream Home Makeover'

House Party - August 17, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We're back with an all-new episode of "House Party" and it feels so good!On this episode of "House Party," we're thrilled to share our interview with Shea and Syd McGee, the stars of Netflix's "Dream Home Makeover" and owners of the successful and aspirational interior design company Studio McGee...

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141. Chip and Jo's Emmy Nom. A 'Selling Sunset' Baby? Plus, 'Battle on the Beach' Crowns a Winner

House Party - July 18, 2022 22:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratings
We were pretty shocked to hear that Chip and Joanna Gaines had never won an Emmy for their juggernaut renovation show "Fixer Upper." Since the duo were never producers on that show, though, they were never eligible.But now, as owners of Magnolia Network and executive producers of "Fixer Upper: We...