House Hunters is an American reality series that airs on HGTV, and is produced by Pie Town Production.

Format

House Hunters follows individuals, couples, or families searching for a new home, with the assistance of a real estate agent. In each episode, the buyers must decide between three properties, ultimately choosing one before the end of the episode. The show concludes by revisiting the buyers in their new home a few weeks or months later, where they describe the changes they've made and the effect the new home has on their life.

Although the TV format is that of a reality show, producers usually recruit buyers who are already in escrow with one of the houses that is featured in the episode. One participant in the show stated, "The show is not really a reality show. You have to already own the house that gets picked at the end of the show. But the other houses in the show are actually the other houses we considered buying." The network director of the show at the time, Brian Balthazar acknowledged that production required some advance knowledge of the purchased home.

Suzanne Whang (born September 28, 1962) is an American television host, actor, comedian, radio host, published author, minister, writer, producer, and political activist. She is best known as the former host of the HGTV series House Hunters for eight years, and for her recurring role as manicurist Polly Chae on Las Vegas for four seasons. Suzanne is currently starring as Divina the maid / wannabe actress in the Here TV sitcom From Here on OUT.

Personal life

Whang is Korean-American. Her parents were born in Seoul, South Korea. She was born in Arlington, Virginia. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and an M.Sc. degree in Cognitive Psychology from Brown University.

Whang is recovering from stage 4 breast cancer, and has written and performed a solo show about her journey.

Career

Whang hosted House Hunters from 1999 to 2007 on Home and Garden Television and had a recurring role as Polly the spa manager on NBC's drama Las Vegas. She made her television debut as a "Road Warrior" (remote correspondent) on the FX network's two-hour morning show Breakfast Time in the 1990s, and later co-hosted the network's Pet Department.