House Party

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 absolutely adds value to a home, but what else made their property stand out from the rest?

On this exclusive episode of "House Party" podcast, we sit down with the winners of season four to deep dive their design strategy, get real about their experience designing a 5,000-square-foot Colorado home in six weeks, and chat about their favorite house of the bunch (outside of theirs, of course). Click the player above to hear our guests get honest about the highs—and lows—of their "Rock the Block" journey.

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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 $1,000—to complete a design challenge. In addition to all the other work they're putting into their exterior designs, they must also create a recreational activity area.

Click the player above to hear us discuss who put the "great" in the great outdoors on "Rock the Block" this week.

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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 "Rock the Block."

Host Ty Pennington announces that the design duos will be tricking out the entire 1,500-square-foot lower level of their houses, and it's up to them to decide how to add as much style and appraised value to the space as possible.

Creativity was at an all-time high and the designers turned out four impressive zones, but one team impressed judges Alison Victoria and Veronica Valencia the most and were crowned this week's winners. Who brought home the gold? Click the player above to hear our full recap of "Rock the Block" episode four.

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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, a walk-in closet, and a private washer and dryer. But one team of HGTV stars used their experience designing luxurious homes to rise above and be crowned the winners of the main suite challenge.

On an all new episode of "House Party" podcast, we chat about the most recent episode of "Rock the Block" including all of the fancy-schmancy design details, that "design surprise," and (of course) host Ty Pennington—in chaps.

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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 respective houses.

Guest judges Mina Starsiak Hawk of "Good Bones" and Jenn Todryck of "No Demo Reno" stop by to evaluate the designers' work and determine who added the most appraised value to their home. The winning team harnesses the beauty of the Colorado landscape while also curating a feeling of luxury and comfort in their living room. So which duo comes out on top? Listen now to find out, and hear us discuss what we loved and loathed about the designs this week.

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“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 that pits teams of HGTV stars against one another to build a house from scratch and add as much value to the property as possible. This time around, the showdown takes place in the idyllic mountain town of Berthoud, CO, and the designers are tasked with overhauling 5,000-square-foot mansions using a budget of $250,000. It's "Rock the Block": luxury edition, and we couldn't be more excited to recap the season and watch the drama unfold.

This week is technically kitchens week, but the designers are also tasked with renovating the dining room, pantry, and mudroom. On top of that, host Ty Pennington sends the HGTV stars on a hot air balloon design challenge that takes the competition to new heights.

Jenny and Dave Marrs, stars of "Fixer to Fabulous," are brought in to judge the final designs and choose a winning team based on their decision to build not one but two kitchens. Which design duo comes out on top? We discuss it all on this week's episode of "House Party."

Watch "Rock the Block" on HGTV or Discovery+

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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 episode one and give our honest thoughts on the DeBoer's controversial 'South Dakota glam' design style.

Other topics we discuss on this episode:

You can rent Tom Brady's Florida home for $60K a month

TikTok users are deleting the dating apps and seeking love in the aisles of Home Depot

Why the conversation about gas stoves is heating up

This week's real estate winner of the week

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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 belong to someone else.

We also discuss tips for navigating secondhand sales websites and how one person claims they saved $10,000 on home furnishings by shopping on Facebook Marketplace.

Then, we announce this week's celebrity real estate winners and loser. The winners are real estate moguls who recently sold a ritzy Montecito, CA, ranch to the CEO of Bumble, and the loser is a prolific actor and Broadway performer who many millennials will remember as Seth Cohen's dad on "The OC."

Other stories mentioned in this episode:

Property Brother Drew Scott strips on "The Drew Barrymore Show"

Three homes from HGTV's "Battle on the Beach" season 2 offered as a package deal

 

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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 it they’re not happy in their Montecito, CA, mansion and want to move). (Montecito estate where they filmed their Neflix show.)

Then, we crown the first celebrity real estate winner and loser of the year. The winner starred in the first season of "The White Lotus" and the loser played a beloved paper salesman on "The Office."

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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 OC." The drama comes to a head and the Oppenheim Group agents duel it out during a yacht party. Who comes out on top? Pop a bottle of champagne, press play on the player above, and join us as we discuss it all.

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