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- NEXT ON PROPERTY ENVY...
WE GO DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS.
THE HOME OF A PAGEANT QUEEN
WITH A GUEST ROOM GUARDED BY A MOUNTAIN LION.
AND A TOUCH OF OLD LONDON IN THE HEART OF HOUSTON.
AND NEARLY 200 GRAND IN CHANDELIERS.
PLUS BARN WOOD FLOORS AND EVA PERON BALCONY,
AS OUR EXPERT PANEL CRITIQUES AND PUTS A PRICE TAG
ON SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME, EXQUISITE
AND EYE-POPPING HOMES ON THE PLANET.
ALL THIS AND MORE ON PROPERTY ENVY.
[cheers and applause]
HELLO, I'M STEPHEN COLLINS,
AND YOU'RE WATCHING THE ONLY SHOW
THAT GETS REAL ABOUT LUXURY REAL ESTATE.
JOINING ME IS OUR PROPERTY-OBSESSED PANEL
AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST, ONE OF THE BROKERS FROM BRAVO'S
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NEW YORK,
FREDRIK EKLUND.
[cheers and applause] - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU FOR COMING. - THANK YOU.
- LET'S TRAVEL 40 MILES NORTH OF HOUSTON
TO AN OLD OIL BOOMTOWN.
FIRST STOP-- CONROE, TEXAS.
THE EXTERIOR OF THIS 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT HOME
NORTH OF HOUSTON
HAS A 1960s MODERN ENTRY WAY
WITH LAVA-ROCK POSTS.
IT CAN ACCOMMODATE SIX OF THE OWNER'S CLASSIC CARS.
INSIDE, THAT "THEY GROW 'EM BIG IN TEXAS" SPIRIT RULES.
THERE ARE THREE KITCHENS...
AND FIVE DINING AREAS.
THE MASTER SUITE OF THE EIGHT-BED, NINE-BATH ESTATE
HAS A GRECIAN GROTTO BATH
WITH GOLD-PLATED SWAN FAUCETS AND BIRD-SHAPED TAPS.
OUTSIDE THERE'S A PLAYGROUND FOR ALL AGES.
WITH A PATIO FOR BARBECUE, A WISHING WELL,
AND AN AIR-CONDITIONED FORT
WITH A SECOND-STORY OBSERVATION DECK.
IT'S A COLLECTOR'S TREASURE CHEST:
A MID-CENTURY MODERN HOUSE
WITH A EVERY-CENTURY SPIN.
- I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE
HONEY BOO BOO'S INVESTING HER MONEY.
[laughter]
THIS IS WHAT I'M KEEPING.
I'M KEEPING THE SILVER SHADOW OUT FRONT.
I THINK THAT'S A CLENET, THE OTHER CAR.
I'M KEEPING THAT.
AND I'M ALSO KEEPING THE WISHING WELL
SO THE BUYER CAN WISH THEY'D BOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE.
[laughter]
AND EVERYTHING ELSE CAN GO. - RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BRANDIE?
- I'M PRETTY CONFLICTED WITH THIS PROPERTY.
I MEAN, PART OF ME HAS A THING FOR IT.
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY 'CAUSE IT REMINDS ME
OF GROWING UP IN THE MIDWEST.
AND THERE WAS A POLYNESIAN RESTAURANT,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, ON BIRTHDAYS AND PROMS
THAT I GOT TO GO TO.
AND IT'S, LIKE, PUPU PLATTER FOR TWO.
I SWEAR TO GOD. I SWEAR.
- MARY'S LIKE, HOW IS SHE CONFLICTED?
- I MEAN...WHAT?
HAVE YOU NEVER GONE TO A POLYNESIAN RESTAURANT
WITH A PUPU PLATTER FOR TWO?
-YES. I MISS THEM GREATLY.
'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL HERE.
- BUT THEN, I LOVE WHEN YOU THROW IN
THE BEAUTY-QUEEN SASH.
- YOU'RE ACTUALLY, LIKE-- I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.
I'M LIKE, ARE YOU FEELING OKAY?
YOU'RE FEELING, LIKE, HOMEY ABOUT IT.
- I AM, BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME
OF, LIKE, A LITTLE BIT OF HOME.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES.
THERE'S CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THIS HOUSE
THAT REMIND ME OF, LIKE, WHERE I GREW UP.
- WELL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
UM, WHOO-WHOO!
I CAN'T THINK OF WALKING THROUGH THIS HOUSE
AND THEN TRYING TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE.
SO I ACTUALLY-- AND I DON'T SAY THIS LIGHTLY--
I WOULD TURN THE LISTING DOWN.
[stammers] IT'S--HOW DO YOU BREAK THAT TO SOMEBODY,
THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO GO?
ALL YOUR BELONGINGS, ALL THOSE TRIPS,
EVERYTHING, ALL YOUR MEMORIES--
START OVER.
- THE ONLY THING I THINK YOU COULD DO HERE
IS TAKE EVERY SINGLE THING OUT OF IT
AND JUST BRING IT BACK
TO SOME SORT OF WEIRD MID-CENTURY MODERN.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE HOUSE.
THERE IS SO MUCH WEIRD STUFF EVERYWHERE
THAT, WHAT CAN I DO?
- BUT EVEN WITH ALL THAT STUFF,
ISN'T YOUR EYE ACTUALLY BEING DRAWN TO THE LIGHT?
TOWARD THE WINDOWS? - I CAN'T EVEN SEE!
I WANT TO GO INTO THE LIGHT, CAROL ANNE.
- FREDRIK?
FREDRIK, I KNOW YOU WANT IT REALLY.
- NO, I WANT TO LIKE IT.
I REALLY DO.
BUT I JUST--IT'S TOO MUCH.
- THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN
DURING THEIR LIFE.
both: I'LL GIVE THEM THAT.
- THERE'S A LOT OF MEMORIES HERE.
- I LIKE THAT THESE PEOPLE JUST LED THEIR LIVES
AND HAD A BLAST AND DID WHATEVER THEY WANTED!
I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THAT. - YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THAT.
- I-I KEEP LOOKING AT THE SKY CEILING
AND HOW THE OWNER SAID
THEY SPENT TWO WEEKS PAINTING IT.
IT WOULD TAKE ME TWO DAYS TO PAINT OVER IT.
[laughter]
- I AGREE WITH MARY,
WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT "THEY'VE LIVED THEIR LIVES."
I MEAN, FOR ALL THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSES WE LOVE,
I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES
LIKE THEY WOULD IN THIS HOUSE?
- PROBABLY A LOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE FUN AND WEIRD.
AND I HAVE TONS OF FRIENDS LIKE THIS.
- RIGHT.
- AND I HOPE THEY DON'T SEND THEIR HOUSE INTO THE SHOW,
'CAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO BE FRIENDS ANYMORE.
[laughter]
- LET'S RECAP THE SPECS OF SUGARFOOT MANOR
IN CONROE, TEXAS.
NEAR POPULAR RESORTS AND COUNTRY CLUBS.
10,000 SQUARE FEET,
EIGHT BEDS, NINE BATHS,
ON 6 ACRES.
AND THE COMP... ON A HALF-ACRE LOT,
A HOUSE 1/5 THE SIZE,
RECENTLY SOLD FOR $150,000.
BUT REMEMBER, THEY GROW 'EM BIG IN TEXAS.
INCLUDING PRICE TAGS.
THIS HOME IS NOT FOR SALE,
BUT IT WAS RECENTLY APPRAISED.
SO, PANEL, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK?
- I'M GUESSING THEY PROBABLY THINK
THEIR HOUSE IS GORGEOUS AND VALUABLE,
AND I'M GONNA SAY 2,395,000.
- OH.
2,500,000.
- FREDRIK? - 2,200,000.
'CAUSE YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF LAND.
BUT THE HOUSE...
- 3,900,000 BECAUSE OF THE PROPERTY, THE LAND,
AND THE PROXIMITY TO HOUSTON.
- WELL, MARY, YOU'LL BE CONTINUING TO LAUGH
ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK,
BECAUSE IT'S VALUED AT $2.5 MILLION.
- OH. - YOU WERE *** ON.
- OH! - WOW!
- WELL, THAT'S JUST WEIRD.
- CONGRATS.
- IT'S TIME FOR "REEL HOUSELIVES."
I SHOW YOU A PROPERTY,
YOU TELL ME THE TELEVISION SHOW OR FILM IT APPEARED IN.
NAME THE HIT TELEVISION SHOW THAT FEATURES
THIS SPRAWLING TEXAS ESTATE.
WAS IT...
FREDRIK? - DALLAS.
I WATCHED IT MY WHOLE CHILDHOOD IN SWEDEN. ISN'T IT?
- GREAT. - WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU.
- MARY? THANK YOU, FREDRIK.
MARY? - IT'S DALLAS.
- BRANDIE?
- MY FIRST ACTUAL INSTINCT WAS DALLAS.
I KIND OF WANTED TO CHANGE MY ANSWER.
BUT IT SEEMS SMALLER... - NOW YOU WANT TO BE WRONG?
- NO, IT SEEMS SMALLER... - GO WITH SOMETHING ELSE THEN.
- I FEEL LIKE I GOTTA GO WITH MY GUT.
I WANTED TO GO TO FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
- GO WITH YOUR GUT. - DALLAS. DALLAS.
- I'VE WATCHED THE OLD DALLAS, I WATCH THE NEW DALLAS.
IT'S DALLAS.
- THE ANSWER IS DALLAS. - WHOO!
FYI, SOUTHFORK RANCH WAS BRIEFLY ON THE MARKET IN 2012
FOR $35 MILLION.
YOU ALL GOT IT RIGHT. [applause]
- AND YOU WERE SO EXCITED.
- I LOVE DALLAS.
- YOU WERE LIKE, "IT'S DALLAS"!
- DALLAS IS THE REASON I MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES.
- "I MOVED HERE FOR DALLAS."
- I KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN DALLAS, ISN'T IT?
- IT IS. - YEAH.
- COMING UP...
CAN YOU GUESS WHICH WELL-KNOWN BRIT DIED HERE?
WAS IT FASHION DESIGNER ALEXANDER MCQUEEN,
SINGER AMY WINEHOUSE,
OR PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER?
AFTER A MOMENT OF SILENCE, WE'LL REVEAL THE ANSWER.
PLUS THE TOWNHOUSE FLOOR LIFTED
FROM THE PIERCE BROSNAN VERSION OF THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR.
AND LATER, THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BEAUTY
ON THE BAYOU.
ALL THIS AND MORE WHEN PROPERTY ENVY RETURNS.
[cheers and applause]
- WELCOME BACK TO PROPERTY ENVY.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY "A SHIVER RUNS THROUGH IT."
BEFORE THE BREAK,
I SHOWED OUR PANEL THIS LONDON TOWNHOUSE.
THE QUESTION IS, WHO DIED HERE?
WAS IT FASHION DESIGNER ALEXANDER MCQUEEN,
SINGER AMY WINEHOUSE,
OR PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER?
PANEL, REVEAL YOUR ANSWERS.
OOH.
FREDRIK, WHY ALEXANDER MCQUEEN?
- I WAS JUST GUESSING, SORRY.
- PURE GUESS? - YEAH.
- MARY? - I DON'T KNOW.
'CAUSE I SAW JEFF DID I.
I REALLY WANTED TO SAY ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
BUT I GOT INSECURE.
- LOOK AT ME NEXT TIME. - VERY HONEST OF YOU, MARY.
JEFF?
- I PICKED AMY BECAUSE SHE LOOKS MOST LIKE MARY MCDONALD.
[laughter]
- AND BRANDIE, WHY THE FORMER "IRON LADY"?
- 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE ALEXANDER AND AMY
HAD TOO MUCH PERSONALITY FOR THAT STYLE.
AND THIS SEEMS A LITTLE MORE MARGARET THATCHER-ISH.
- WELL, THE ANSWER IS AMY WINEHOUSE.
THIS HOUSE WAS SOLD LAST YEAR AT AUCTION
FOR $3.2 MILLION.
MARY AND JEFF, YOU GOT IT RIGHT.
MOVING ON.
FOR THIS PROPERTY TOUR,
LET'S HEAD INTO THE FASHIONABLE MUSEUM DISTRICT,
MINUTES FROM THE BUSTLING CITYCENTRE.
SECOND STOP--HOUSTON, TEXAS.
THIS LONDON-STYLE RESIDENCE IN HOUSTON HAS FOUR FLOORS,
WITH A TOTAL OF 4,600 SQUARE FEET.
INSIDE, THE OWNER STUCK TO A DRAMATIC COLOR SCHEME
WITH A PATTERNED MARBLE ENTRY HALL,
CHALK WHITE WALLS, AND EBONIZED TRIM
FOR THE LOOK OF A FINE, OLD, EUROPEAN HOTEL.
WITH 14-FOOT PARLOR CEILINGS,
THE SECOND STORY CONTAINS THE LIVING ROOM,
DINING ROOM, AND AN UPDATED KITCHEN
WITH MARBLE COUNTERS AND BREAKFAST NOOK.
ON THE THIRD FLOOR
OF THE FOUR-BED, FOUR-BATH TOWNHOME,
THERE'S A WOOD-PANELED MASTER SUITE,
A GENTLEMAN'S STUDY,
AND WALK-IN WARDROBE.
COMPLETE WITH GOLD-LEAF CEILINGS...
AND CUSTOM-PATTERNED CARPET.
IN THE MARBLE MASTER BATH,
MIRRORS SURROUND THE FREESTANDING VINTAGE TUB.
ON THE TOP FLOOR,
A GUEST SUITE HAS A LIBRARY VIBE.
IT'S A TEXAS BACHELOR PAD
WITH SERIOUS MICK JAGGER SWAGGER.
- I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
I LOVE THAT EUROPEAN FEEL WHEN YOU WALK UP,
WITH THE HEDGES, AND JUST THE FACADE
AND THE ARCHES AND THE DOORWAY.
I LOVE THE GAS LAMPS OUT FRONT.
I THINK THAT'S A NICE TOUCH.
I THINK, WHEN YOU COME IN,
I LOVE THE MARBLE FLOORS.
I REALLY LIKE THE DETAIL OF DOING THE DARK TRIM.
THERE'S 14-FOOR CEILINGS ON EACH FLOOR OF THIS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S AN ELEVATOR IN HERE.
I WOULD HOPE THAT, BECAUSE AFTER A WHILE
THAT'S VERY UP-AND-DOWN, UP-AND-DOWN.
- THE HOUSE DEFINITELY DOES HAVE AN ELEVATOR,
JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW THAT.
- GOOD. - WOULD YOU GET IN AN ELEVATOR?
- I WOULD NEVER USE IT. - AS OPPOSED--
I WOULD BE UP THE STAIRS IN ONE SECOND.
- OLDER CLIENTS WILL NOT LOOK AT A HOUSE WITHOUT AN ELEVATOR.
SO I'M GLAD IT DOES HAVE ONE.
- INTERESTING, 'CAUSE YOU'RE A MOTHER.
WOULD YOU NOT BE FRIGHTENED
ABOUT A CHILD GETTING INTO AN ELEVATOR IN A HOUSE?
- I WOULD JUST LET THEM PLAY IN THE ELEVATOR
IF IT KEPT THEM OCCUPIED.
- AS LONG AS THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BUILDING
TO THE MAIN STREET IS LOCKED, WE'RE OKAY.
- SO I CAN GET SOME SLEEP.
- AND THEN PURPOSELY LET IT JAM BETWEEN TWO FLOORS
AT ABOUT 7:00, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
- I'LL GET 'EM OUT WHEN I GET UP.
- MARY?
- OVERALL, I LOVE IT.
I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S VERY CHIC.
I ACTUALLY LOVE ALL THE DARK ROOMS.
I'M KIND OF ASSUMING
THAT THESE ROOMS DON'T GET LOTS OF LIGHT,
WHICH I LIKE THAT THEY WENT WITH IT.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS SAY IS
"IF YOUR ROOM IS DARK, GO WITH IT.
IT MAKES IT A JEWEL."
AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO FIGHT IT AND MAKE IT A LIGHT ROOM.
I JUST HAVE NITPICKY THINGS
ABOUT UPHOLSTERY AND CERTAIN PIECES OF FURNITURE.
- IT FEELS VERY MASCULINE TO ME, WHICH I LIKE.
IT'S VERY DRAMATIC.
IT'S VERY GLAMOROUS.
SOMEBODY REALLY TOOK RISKS.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS.
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE IT.
- ONE SIDE OF ME, I LIKE IT.
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT,
IT'S IMPORTANT
TO ALWAYS DETACH YOURSELF EMOTIONALLY
FROM WHAT-- YOU KNOW, SELLING,
IT'S SPECIFIC.
THE DARK--THE BLACK KITCHEN, BLACK ON BLACK.
LIKE JEFF SAID, IT'S VERY, VERY MASCULINE.
I DON'T CARE FOR THAT BATHROOM.
I THINK KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, HAPPY, LIGHTER.
- I ACTUALLY LOVE THE BATHROOM.
I LIKE THAT CLUBBY ANNABEL'S FEELING
THAT IS THROUGHOUT, RIGHT?
- TOTALLY.
- BUT THEN, WE LOVE THE SAME THINGS.
- AND, MARY, YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT
OF A GAY MAN TRAPPED IN A VERY ELEGANT FEMALE BODY.
- THAT'S BAD, ISN'T IT? - NO, THAT'S A GREAT THING.
COVER ALL YOUR OPTIONS.
LET'S RECAP THE SPECS ON THE TOWNHOUSE
IN HOUSTON'S POSH MUSEUM DISTRICT,
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERNED AFTER HISTORIC CHEYNE WALK
IN LONDON.
FOUR-STORY, 4,600 SQUARE-FOOT,
FOUR-BED, FOUR-BATH FREESTANDING TOWNHOUSE.
MARBLED FLOORING, GOLD-LEAVED CEILINGS,
WITH CUSTOM FINISHES THROUGHOUT.
AND THE COMP...
NEIGHBOR'S HOME, 3/4 OF THE SIZE,
RECENTLY SOLD FOR $617,000.
THIS HOME IS NOT FOR SALE,
BUT IT WAS RECENTLY APPRAISED.
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
FREDRIK?
- 3.250 MILLION.
- GOD, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE SO EXPENSIVE HERE.
4 MILLION.
- I DON'T KNOW. 1,495,000?
- I'M GOING 999,999.
I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE
I WANNA KEEP IT AT THE MILLION MARK.
- HONESTLY, IF IT IS $4 MILLION,
THAT IS A REALLY CRAPPY COMP, IT IS.
- I JUST PRICED IT. - AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
- IT'S VALUED AT 1 1/2 MILLION.
SO, IN FACT, JEFF LEWIS, YOU WERE CORRECT.
- I TAKE IT BACK, IT WAS A GREAT COMP.
[cheers, laughter and applause] - IT WAS A FANTASTIC COMP.
BONUS GAME-- "WHO LIVES HERE?"
"A," AN INTERIOR DESIGNER,
"B," A COMMODITIES BROKER,
OR "C," AN ATTORNEY?
MARY?
- I'M GONNA SAY AN INTERIOR DESIGNER.
- WHY?
- I DON'T KNOW, IT'S VERY STYLISH.
- JEFF? - I AGREE WITH MARY.
AN INTERIOR DESIGNER.
- I'M ACTUALLY GONNA AGREE, BECAUSE OF THE FINISHES.
AN INTERIOR DESIGNER.
- WOW. AND FREDRIK?
- I'LL GUESS A COMMODITIES BROKER
WHO HIRED A GOOD INTERIOR DESIGNER.
- MY SECOND GUESS. - AAH!
- BECAUSE IT'S VERY MASCULINE.
YOU KNOW, SINGLE GUY, KINDA LOOKS LIKE.
- WELL, THE ANSWER IS, AN ATTORNEY.
- I WAS GONNA SAY ATTORNEY! I DON'T KNOW WHY.
- I'M AFRAID NONE OF YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT.
- YOU WERE? WHY? - I WAS.
- CAN WE HEAR WHY? - I JUST THINK IT WAS--
LIKE, IT'S TEXAS.
IT'S TEXAS, PROBABLY AN ATTORNEY.
LA, LA, LA.
YADA, YADA, YADA.
- THAT WAS A GREAT JUSTIFICATION.
I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH THAT.
- COMING UP...
ENGLISH CHARM...
TEXAS-SIZED,
WHEN PROPERTY ENVY CONTINUES.
[cheers and applause]
- AND NOW, TIME FOR QUICK LOOK
AT THE GOOD, THE BAD,
AND THE TOTALLY INEXPLICABLE,
IN A SEGMENT WE CALL "MOVE IN OR MOVE ON."
NESTLED ON 40 ACRES NORTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO,
THE MAGNOLIA PEARL RANCH IS A SHABBY-CHIC DIAMOND
IN THE REDNECK ROUGH.
IT'S ON THE MARKET FOR $695,000.
MOVE IN OR MOVE ON?
FREDRIK?
- NO, I'M LAUGHING, 'CAUSE IT'S SO ROMANTIC IN THE COLORS.
AND IT'S CUTE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FALLING APART.
[laughter] - I'M 6'5".
AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SOARING 5-FT CEILINGS.
I CAN'T LIVE THERE, I WOULD MOVE ON.
- MOVE ON, OKAY. MARY?
- IT'S CUTE, BUT I'M MOVING ON. - JEFF?
- TO BORROW A MARY MCDONALD QUOTE,
"IT LOOKS LIKE POOR PEOPLE LIVE THERE."
I'M MOVING ON. [laughter]
- IF THIS IS IN SONOMA, I'M MOVING IN.
OTHERWISE, I'M MOVING OUT.
- WELL, MORE PROPERTY ENVY WHEN WE RETURN.
[cheers and applause]
[cheers and applause]
- WELCOME BACK TO PROPERTY ENVY.
SADDLE UP AS WE MOSEY OVER
TO THE AFFLUENT COUNTRY CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD
OF RIVER OAKS, JUST WEST
OF THE FOURTH-LARGEST CITY IN AMERICA.
THIRD STOP--HOUSTON, TEXAS.
THIS 16,000 SQUARE-FOOT ESTATE
SITS ON NEARLY 4 ACRES ALONG THE BUFFALO BAYOU.
THE GRAND ENTRY TO THE HOME
HAS OLD-GROWTH CYPRESS DOORS, TRUSSES AND BEAMS.
THE DOUBLE-HEIGHT LIVING ROOM HAS A TIMBERED CEILING
AND BANKS OF TALL CASEMENT WINDOWS.
IN THE OCTAGONAL DINING ROOM,
A MAGNOLIA GARLAND PLASTER RELIEF
DECORATES THE CEILING.
ENGLISH BLACK-SLATE COUNTERS AND A GRANITE ISLAND
OFFER VAST PREP SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN.
THE MASTER SUITE OF THE SIX-BED, SEVEN-BATH HOME,
HAS A COFFERED CEILING,
WITH A BAY WINDOW SEATING AREA,
AND HIS-AND-HERS BATHROOM FACILITIES.
UPSTAIRS, THE KIDS' ROOMS ARE CONNECTED
BY A PLAYHOUSE LOFT WITH JULIET BALCONIES.
OUTSIDE, A MASSIVE DECK AND CLASSICALLY-STYLED POOL
ON GROUNDS BLANKETED WITH ROSES.
ENGLISH CHARM AND TEXAS COMFORT.
FREDRIK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?
- I ACTUALLY LIKE IT.
I HAVE THIS VISION OF MYSELF LIVING
IN A HOUSE LIKE THIS ONE DAY,
WALKING AROUND, DUSTING OFF THE LAMPS
WITH A HUGH HEFNER...
- ROBE. - ROBE ON, OPEN.
NO, I LIKE IT. I LOVE THE DOUBLE-HEIGHT CEILINGS.
both: OPEN? - OKAY? STOP!
- AND NO UNDERWEAR. - YES, EXACTLY.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT A LOT, ACTUALLY.
- I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S
"A LITTLE ENGLISH TUDOR MEETS A LITTLE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT."
I LOVE THE DOORS, I LOVE THE ARCHED ENTRYWAY.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN IN THE MAIN LIVING SPACE.
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE'S 95 LAMPS IN THERE.
IF I'M WALKING THROUGH WITH MY BUYERS,
I WANT THEM TO KNOW
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN,
AND THAT THEY DON'T NEED A LOT OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
I THINK THE LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME
IN THIS HOUSE IS WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE POOL.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE... [imitates a mournful horn]
THAT'S THE LAST THING
THAT, YOU KNOW, MY BUYERS ARE PROBABLY GONNA SEE.
AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WOW FACTOR.
ESPECIALLY WITH A HOUSE OF THIS CALIBER.
- I THINK THE GROUNDS AND THE LANDSCAPING,
THE HARDSCAPE IS FLAWLESS.
I THINK THE HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK IT'S VERY WELL-DESIGNED, WELL-APPOINTED.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT TOTALLY MY TASTE,
I COULD RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S GOOD TASTE.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THE HOUSE.
- I THINK THIS HOUSE IS VERY ELEGANT.
THEY'VE MADE ELEGANT CHOICES THAT ALL SEEM VERY CORRECT
FOR THE PERIOD THAT THEY'RE GOING FOR.
- AND DO YOU AGREE WITH BRANDIE THAT IT'S TOO MANY LAMPS?
- UM, NO, BECAUSE ONCE YOU GO IN IT,
IT'S VERY BIG.
AND I CAN SEE IF YOU GOT RID OF
THE ONE FLOOR LAMP IN THE BACK,
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG
WITH HAVING A PAIR OF LAMPS ON A CONSOLE,
ONE ON EACH SOFA,
AND ONE ON THE SOFA UNDER THE WINDOW.
- IT SEEMS LIKE LAMPS PLUS.
- I WILL ACTUALLY--
UGH, I HATE TO DO THIS--
BUT I'M GONNA AGREE WITH BRANDIE
IN THAT WHEN YOU LOOK-- - HERE WE GO.
- WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LIVING ROOM,
IT DOES LOOK CLUTTERED.
I GUESS ALL OF THOSE ACCESSORIES AND FURNITURE
CAN BE DISTRACTING.
- AND WHEN YOU SAID YOU DON'T LIKE THE POOL,
I THINK THAT IS
ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANT, UNDERSTATED POOLS...
- WHERE IS THE POOL?
- IS IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A FIRE FEATURE, BRANDIE?
- IT'S SO ELEGANT.
BUT, YOU KNOW--OKAY.
- IT DOESN'T SHOOT-- LIKE A WATER FEATURE
THAT SHOOTS UP, AND MUSIC AND COLORS?
- [Southern accent] WE HILLBILLIES IN THE MIDWEST,
WE LIKE TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN
WITH OUR KEG THAT WE'RE PUMPIN'.
- SWIM-UP BAR, MAYBE, BRANDIE?
- I LOVE A SWIM-UP BAR. - FOR YOU AND YOUR GIRLS.
- THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A SWIM-UP BAR, OKAY?
- OH, DEAR. - THAT'S WHAT MAKES A VACATION.
ANYWAYS, WHAT I WAS SAYING IS
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE LAST STOP ON THE TOUR
BEFORE THEY LEAVE.
IT NEEDS TO HAVE A LITTLE PIZZAZZ.
I THINK IT'S BORING.
IT'S A HUGE LETDOWN.
AND THAT'S THE LAST THING THAT YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE
IN THE BUYER'S MIND.
- I WOULD WANT THAT TO BE LEFT IN MY MIND.
- I AGREE.
AND I THINK THE REASON WHY I LIKE THE POOL,
AND I LIKE THE HOUSE,
IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT HELD BACK.
- RIGHT, BUT I'M SAYING, A LOT OF TIMES, THAT IT'S NICE.
- MAYBE IF WE PUT A SLIDE IN FOR BRANDIE.
- LET'S RECAP THE SPECS
OF BAYOU BREEZE IN RIVER OAKS.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD IN HOUSTON.
16,000 SQUARE FEET,
WITH SIX BEDS AND SEVEN BATHS,
ON 3.7 ACRES.
THE OWNER SPENT $30 MILLION BUILDING AND DECORATING.
AND THE COMP...
RECENT HOME SALES IN THIS SUBDIVISION
RANGE FROM $3 MILLION TO $20 MILLION.
THIS HOUSE IS CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET.
PANEL, HOW MUCH?
- IT FEELS LIKE 15 MILLION TO ME,
IN THIS LOCATION.
- JEFF? - I THINK THEY OVERSPENT.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
I'M GOING TO SAY 16,719,000.
[laughter]
- THANK YOU, JEFF. AND MARY?
- I'M GONNA SAY 19 MILLION.
- I'M GONNA GO IN BETWEEN,
SO MY PROBABILITY OF WINNING IS GREATER.
15 1/2 MILLION.
- IT'S LISTING FOR...$17.995 MILLION.
WHICH MEANS, MARY MCDONALD, YOU WERE THE CLOSEST.
- I KNEW IT. [cheers and applause]
- WE'VE TOURED OVER $21 MILLION OF REAL ESTATE.
ONE LAST PERSONAL QUESTION.
IF YOU COULD,
WHICH PROPERTY WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE IN?
SUGARFOOT MANOR IN CONROE,
THE TOWN HOUSE IN HOUSTON,
OR BAYOU BREEZE IN HOUSTON?
FREDRIK? - I THINK I ALREADY ANSWERED IT.
WITH MY KIDS, MY DOGS-- ALL THAT GREENERY, THE POOL,
I LOVE IT.
- FABULOUS. MARY? - BAYOU BREEZE.
- JEFF?
- I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE THE TOWN HOUSE.
- WHY?
- 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITH THOSE TWO.
[laughter] - OH, SHUT UP!
- AND BRANDIE?
- PLEASE SAY SUGARFOOT.
- I--YOU KNOW WHAT?
[laughter]
IF I WAS STILL SWINGING SINGLE,
I WOULD DEFINITELY DO THE TOWN HOUSE.
BUT I LIKE SUGARFOOT MANOR.
I JUST-- I CAN--
I COULD SEE ME-- A MAI TAI, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND.
- OH, YES!
- I LOVE YOU! I JUST LOVE YOU.
- I DO. - I DO!
- ANYWAY, OUR SHOW IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
BUT THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES AT BRAVOTV.COM.
WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE AFTER-SHOW.
I WANT TO THANK OUR PANEL.
AND REMEMBER,
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOME.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON PROPERTY ENVY.
[cheers and applause] - THAT WAS FUN.