Dream House is a show on HGTV

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 produced by High Noon Entertainment in the United States

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. Each season follows one person, couple, or family as they complete a new build or renovate an existing home, to obtain their dream house. Past seasons have featured thirteen 30-minute episodes, but the most recent seasons have only eight 30-minute episodes.

The show is filmed in a semi-documentary style, with the camera crew acting only as an observer and unseen host Jose Marrero

José Marrero

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 providing voice over comments. Each season covers many aspects of building a house, including laying the foundation, weather delays, tackling restrictive terrain, dealing with permits, putting on the finishing touches, budgetary issues, and arguments between the homeowners and contractors.

Format

In the first nine seasons of the show, each episode focused on the very basics of building, starting with financing in episode one, choosing a builder in episode 2, etc. Subsequent seasons focus more on the unique challenges of the project and keeps things more dramatic with a bigger focus on the arguments between the contractors and the home owner and strain the build causes to the family doing it. The first episode usually starts when the ground is broken or actual construction starts.

Season list

Season	Eps	Location	Details
1	13	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...	Guy and Lisa Land build a new home that will be featured in the National Homebuilder's Show, allowing the owners to get material donations to save money
2	13	Maple Forest, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Rick and Linda Glasgo construct a new home with the help of friends in the business
3	13	Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Jim and Dee Sandberg undertake a two year renovation of existing one-story ranch farmhouse for their family of five
4	13	Columbia, Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Bruno Reich renovates his older home in response to a lawsuit from his neighbors for covenant violations
5	13	Scituate, Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Chuck Cullum builds his dream home on the coast after tearing down the old family home
6	13	Washington, D.C	Dean Henney attempts to renovate his 1880 Victorian townhouse
7	13	Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. The city's population was 12,361 in the 2010 census. It is located in the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan...	The Smith family moves from Douglasville, Georgia to build their dream home in a historic district requiring adherence to strict building guidelines
8	13	Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...	John and Clarice Cefai sell their newly renovated home to build their dream home on Lake Travis
9	13	Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...	Richard and Tanya Landry acts as the general contractor to spend two years building a new home out of insulated concrete forms to save costs
10	13	Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...	Brandon Brown takes on the task of building a home on a lot that is extremely steep and triangular shaped, making it a challenge for all involved
11	13	Riverside, Illinois Riverside, Illinois Riverside is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois. A significant portion of the village is in the Riverside Landscape Architecture District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. The population was 8,895 at the 2000 census...	John and Janan Cain tear down an old ranch house to build their dream home in the planned suburb of Riverside
12	13	Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...	Anita and Brad Feder builds a 23 personal resort
14	13	Boulder, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...	Christopher and Tina Herr deal with a steep slop to build on the land Christopher's grandparents had once planned to retire to.
15	10	Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...	Silene and Geno Rush remodel their existing home to make it into their dream home, doing as much work themselves as possible to cut costs.
16	8	Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...	Kelli Smith and James Ladd build a five-story, 6500 square feet (603.9 m²) home they designed themselves while coping with a 45 degree slop and having Kelli's father as general contractor.
17	8	Chicago, Illinois	Carmin Awadzi, with support from her husband Winston and their four kids, starts a new career in general contracting by building her family's 4200 square feet (390.2 m²) dream home on a $740,000 budget.
18	8	San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...	Three college friends buy a beach property.
19	8	Purcellville, Virginia Purcellville, Virginia Purcellville is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census, but has undergone considerable growth since then. Purcellville is the major population center for western Loudoun and the Loudoun Valley...	Stephen and Shannon Mackey construct a timber framed tasting room and house for the Notaviva Vineyards.

External links

• Official
• Dream House San Diego