Tarek El Moussa announced that he is about to do his biggest flip ever in North Hollywood. And the residents in the area were happy about it. That is, until they got eviction notices on the doors of their rent-controlled homes.
“We’d love to talk to Tarek or the city about maybe developing in the empty lot, maybe developing on the other side of the building,” tenant Jonpaul Rodriguez told KABC. “Because we’re talking about three different properties here and maybe restoring this.”
However, El Moussa rep told the station, “The goal is to work closely and respectfully with the current tenants by providing proper move-out compensation and constructing a safe and pristine new apartment complex that will also include 14 low-income units.”
I don’t know how much those low-income units are going for. But a lot of the new apartment buildings going up in the area are asking for over $3,000 for a one-bedroom apartment. Who can afford to pay that much money these days?
I really hope that now that this story has gotten out there that HGTV reconsiders what they are doing. Because throwing people out of their homes for ratings is going to lead to some really bad karma for them. Oh, wait, they already got that with their money-hungry boss David Zaslav, who is doing nothing but destroying Warner Bros and people’s lives. It is like he enjoys making people homeless as he builds himself a bigger home. Money doesn’t buy happiness, and I hope that is true for Zaslav.
Back in 2018, The Brady Bunch house went up for sale. Not only did HGTV buy it, but they also renovated it to make the inside look like it did on the beloved sitcom.
We got to witness their hard work in the HGTV show A Very Brady Renovation. And as someone who went inside that house after they were finished, it was a work of art! I cried. My friend cried. We were in our childhood dream house.
Now, nearly five years later, Discovery is selling it for $5.5 million, $2 million more than what they paid for it. So I have one question for y’all, do you have $5.5 million you could give me? I would let you stay at the house! I mean, it would be the least I could do for giving me the money!
I don’t have the cash. But if you do, then reach out to Danny Brown at Compass! He is the lucky realtor who gets to see the iconic house. Could you imagine getting that phone call?
I really hope a fan, like Lance Bass, buys it. And not someone who is going to tear it down, which is what they do in LA today.
If the latter is the case, I will chain myself to the house to make sure it doesn’t get demolished.
HGTV is known for showing us beautiful houses. However, early next year they are changing things up. They enlisted Good Girl Retta to help them find the Ugliest House in America.
“I loooove a renovation ‘before and after’ so to have a front row seat from beginning to end in Ugliest House in America is pretty damn exciting, especially since I fancy myself an amateur designer,” said Retta. “My go-to design recommendations are to add a chandelier and more cabinets for storage, so amateur!”
If you think that your house could win that title, then let HGTV know. If you have that losing house, they will turn into a winner with a $150,000 renovation. The winning home will be revealed on the season finale.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait the ugliest house look like. I bet I will love them because they have character like Retta.
Celebrity IOU is returning to HGTV on June 21st, and it is going to be another star-studded season. Several celebrities are going to join Drew and Johnathan Scott to renovate the home of someone they care about.
The celebs appearing on the show this season are Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian West and Kendall Jenner, LeAnne Rhimes, Kevin Hart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Darren Criss, Josh Groban, Ali Wong, and Howie Mandel.
“Drew and I continue to be humbled by how many of these huge celebrities entrust us to be a part of their personal acts of kindness,” said Jonathan. “They can’t wait to roll up their sleeves and make these new spaces a reality as quickly as possible. The projects—and the fun—just keep getting bigger.”
“Each new story of thanks and appreciation makes such a huge impression on us,” said Drew. “That’s the magic of Celebrity IOU. We all want to give back to the people we love, and seeing others do just that brings out all the good emotions.”
Most people are going to tune for the emotions. Not me. I am going to watch it to see them suffer as they try to use tools to renovate the houses.
I don’t know if you know this, but Lorraine Bracco is Italian. I mean, you might have been able to figure that out from her roles in The Goodfellas, The Sopranos, or Rizolli and Isles.
Anyways, her family has ties to Sicily. Therefore, when the actress saw that they are selling houses on the tiny hilltop town of Sambuca di Sicilia for one Euro, she had to buy one. There are just some problems with the 200-year-old home she acquired. It has no electricity, running water, kitchen or bathrooms, and it needs to be gutted due to its deteriorating floors, crumbling walls and dilapidated roof.
“This is a huge undertaking,” said Bracco. “I’m not a contractor. I’m not a decorator. I’m an actress. I’ve never done this before. I have no idea what I’m really getting into! It’s a lot of work, but everything is possible. I believe that. And for one euro, we’ll see!”
It is a big job for anyone to do, so she called up HGTV and asked them for help. She is not going to do it alone. She will have assitance from her contractor Piero, their translator Cynthia, some of her American friends, and the locals of the town.
This is a town whose mayor came up with the idea to sell these homes for cheap in order to encourage families to return to the rural oasis. Bracco has three years to complete the renovation. Something that will be easy to do with HGTV by her side.
We can watch her take on her hardest role to date in My Big Italian Adventure, starting on October 30th. Until then, I will be rewatching her in one my favorite movies Sing. If you have never seen it, it is a must watch.
