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2/19/2008 10:00:00 PM
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Richard DotyBrookfield to be featured in national cable TV show
Brookfield will get some national TV exposure later this year, when HGTV broadcasts an episode of "House Hunters" that was filmed entirely in the village.
Some filming has already taken place, said Richard Doty, a Brookfield resident and real estate broker associate at Saffron Realty in Chicago.
According to Doty, who moved to Brookfield from Chicago six years ago, the connection with HGTV was something of a coincidence.
"It was a friend of a friend thing," said Doty, who spent a lot of time working in California for a previous employer. "Someone at [the show's production company] was looking for a Realtor, my name came up and the producer got in touch with me."
At the time, Doty had a young couple looking to buy a home in Chicago and the network gave the green light to go ahead with the shoot. At the last minute, however, the couple bailed.
But Doty also had a Chicago couple looking to make a move to the suburbs, specifically to his hometown of Brookfield. HGTV agreed to the change of plans and began working on the episode.
"House Hunters" typically features a couple looking to move to a specific area. With a budget in mind and a Realtor in tow, the couple is shown three homes to choose from and picks one at the end of the show.
Doty said he wasn't allowed to discuss the homes or any details about the couple, citing a confidentiality agreement with HGTV. The filming won't wrap until later this spring, Doty said, with the show airing likely sometime this summer.
-Bob Uphues

House Hunters. . .it's a wrap!

Hello from Hollywood...I mean Chicagoland!

So you may recall a couple months back I was talking about the relation I developed with the good people at HGTV's House Hunters. Well I want everyone to know that they haven't let me down. Although we ran into some slight scheduling issues with my clients who had previously agreed to do the show, we were fortunate that the network equally adored another couple from the area and, in fact, we wrapped the shoot just a day or so ago.

How exciting!

For those of you who don't know, House Hunters airs regularly on HGTV. The show chronicles a buyer and their real estate agent through the buying process once the buyer has narrowed down their selection to 3 choices. The fun part of the show is that no one knows which home the buyers actually chose until the end of the show and then, they follow up a month to several months later so they can see how the buyer is settling in and enjoying their new home.

My clients for this show were absolutely fantastic. They did a great job both on and off camera and were so cooperative and wonderful to work with I can say enough good stuff about them. And the crew sent here by Pietown Productions was totally amazing. They were beyond professional. The crew was efficient, courteous and hard working and I'm convinced we're going ot have an amazing episode once it airs.

This episode is going to be great for a couple of reasons. One because it takes place right here in Chicago area, two because that area specifically is right in Brookfield Illinois where I live and raise my family.

Stay tuned and I'll keep you posted as to when the show will air.

Cheers!

Rick