What is the real reason behind all these home makeover shows?

Daytime TV is full of them, primetime TV is full of them, just what is the sinister reason behind this eternal onslaught of TV makeover shows and house buying rubbish. They all seem to point the consumer towards SELLING their home rather than living in it. Its only helped push up prices and exlude those with meagre incomes from the housing ladder.

Frankly, shows like this.... only promote or make people think they can get richer by fixing up their home with this dream makeover. In reality, the market is so bad off, in a few years houses will go cheaply because realtors can't sell them.

What's worse, is these shows like the Sopranos & the Riches. That is the real problem. And the Networks allow it, your paying for that channel via cable or satellite.
The more viewers.... the more $$$ for them.

They show people how to get by doing NOTHING but illegal practices or murder, as if this is how it is in America.
All the people in Govern. housing watching these shows, & elsewhere look & say to themselves.... see, we just have to be like them.

Actually, I enjoy watching makeover shows.

When the economy is down, people tend to invest into their homes. Homeowners enjoy the shows because they might get a design idea or learn how to desing on a budget.

It is helpful if they are selling a house, they can see what prospects look for.

And as far as housing, it's all relative.

You can't compare the housing boom to a lucrative market because all areas are different.

to tell people how useless they are and that you have to get people in to do the work for you.

It is another way of telling us how we are nothing without help from somewhere.

Sad ;(

I don't believe that these programmes are about getting you to sell (or buy) your home. Sure, that's what they focus on but they are really about economy. Reality shows are far cheaper to make than those employing professionals since many people think that it's reward enough to appear "on the telly".

Just aspire to being on the telly.