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00:00Tonight on House Hunters.
00:06Wow.
00:08Squabbling sisters search for a family home.
00:11It's minimalistic.
00:12I hate minimalism.
00:14But with such different tastes.
00:16That's so tacky.
00:18I like them.
00:19Pleasing anyone is going to be tricky.
00:23Mmm.
00:30What do you want for breakfast?
00:36Let's go to that cafe.
00:38I'm Sophia.
00:40I'm currently a university student and I'm 20 years old.
00:43I'm Lily.
00:44I'm 26 years old.
00:46We're sisters.
00:48We live together in the family home in the Hills District of Sydney.
00:53With their parents working overseas, they need to sell up and downsize.
00:58And the girls have the big task of buying a new family home closer to the city.
01:05We are looking for something that's near my university.
01:10Our parents come frequently, so it's somewhere close to the airport.
01:14And I would love a courtyard without grass.
01:19I tried mowing the lawn once.
01:21You did a very terrible job.
01:23Very uncontrollable.
01:25People make it look so easy.
01:27Extremely difficult.
01:28I'll pick you up from class.
01:32I want a house that's that simple and I want everything to be functional.
01:36I like wooden floor because it's easier to clean.
01:39I would prefer my room to have an ensuite as well.
01:43Hi, how are you?
01:45Hi, good, thank you.
01:46They both agree on low maintenance.
01:49But as for the style, that's a battle.
01:53I wonder something like modern and classic.
01:56Modern is so dead.
01:58Every house looks the same.
02:00It has no soul.
02:02I would love something very vintage.
02:07Something a bit more extravagant.
02:10The budget our family has is 2.5 million.
02:14But yeah, I don't think we have to spend all that.
02:18I think we should be looking for some houses that's under 2.5 million.
02:23But if it's a good house, I think we can go a little over the budget.
02:27That's okay.
02:28I just don't think it's necessary to go over the budget because it's not easy to make money these days.
02:36Mm-hmm.
02:40Spending 2.5 million of your parents' cash?
02:43That's a big responsibility.
02:45Oh my God, amazing.
02:47Is it good?
02:48Yeah, it's so good.
02:50Fueled up, they're on the way to meet Agent Mark.
02:53Tyra's shot our favourite.
02:55Yeah!
02:56Who has, first up, served a house in an appetising location
03:00in the popular inner city Sydney suburb of Alexandria
03:04that will hopefully keep the sisters and their parents happy.
03:09This suburb is quite close to the airport.
03:12Yeah, so we can get our parents very easily.
03:15And it's close to the train station, so if we don't want to pick them up,
03:18we can just pick the train.
03:20Yeah, they can just hop on the train, yeah.
03:22These houses are nice.
03:24This one?
03:26Wow.
03:27Wow.
03:28House number one, a luxe terrace.
03:31It looks quite vintage.
03:34But it's very wide.
03:37It's covered by bamboo.
03:40I guess it's good for privacy.
03:43And enthusiastic agent Mark cannot wait to show them inside.
03:50Sophia, Lulu, how are you?
03:51Hi, good, thank you.
03:52How are you?
03:53Excellent, thank you.
03:54So I'm about to show you through this amazing three-bedroom terrace.
03:57The price is around $2.3 million.
04:00I think you're going to love it.
04:02After you.
04:04Thanks.
04:05This is a brand new renovation, turnkey, ready to move in.
04:08The only thing is that I think the renovation might be not quite to Sophia's taste.
04:13Sophia prefers the more vintage style, but I know it's going to be right up Lulu's alley.
04:19Oh wow.
04:20Very modern.
04:21The corridor's quite narrow.
04:22What is this?
04:23This is the first bedroom, just on your left.
04:24It's like a bedroom.
04:25Oh my gosh.
04:26Straight through there.
04:27Oh.
04:28It looks like a little cave.
04:29It is a little bit compact, but notice that it's got an amazing amount of storage.
04:42Yeah, this is very small.
04:43I don't think I can fit a desk in here as well.
04:46I think I've seen bigger prison cells.
04:49It's no good for student Sophia.
04:51But the design has practical modernist Lulu swooning.
04:56Welcome to the kitchen.
04:58The kitchen looks nice.
05:00It is very modern.
05:02It is very modern.
05:03I like it.
05:04Hmm.
05:05I love a modern kitchen, but Sophia's not much a fan.
05:09Probably because she doesn't cook.
05:11Maybe upstairs will have a more appealing style for picky Sophia.
05:19I like it.
05:20What do you think?
05:22Hmm.
05:23There's so much storage space here.
05:26It's so dead.
05:27Like, I would love to bring my own cabinet in.
05:31But it's just like, hide all your clothes.
05:34Why should we hide it?
05:35It's nice and nice and neat.
05:38This can be my bedroom.
05:41Lulu's right at home.
05:44You get the ensuite.
05:47This is so small.
05:49We can hardly fit in here.
05:51Look at the sink.
05:53Just a little sad white box.
05:56I mean, it's private.
05:58All the rooms basically look the same.
06:01Same wooden panel.
06:02The same sort of land greyness.
06:05Bathroom.
06:08What are these walls?
06:10It's like whiteboards at uni.
06:13You could always study in here, Sophia.
06:16Oh, the courtyard.
06:20So, as you can see, ladies, a very low-maintenance courtyard.
06:24Lots of natural lights.
06:26What are your thoughts?
06:27I loved it.
06:29I mean, it's very close to the airport.
06:31It'd be easy to pick from mum and dad.
06:34Yeah, but getting to uni is a bit of a hustle.
06:37I like the courtyard.
06:39The rest of the house, it's a little bland.
06:42It's nice and neat.
06:44It's quite modern.
06:45I love it.
06:47There's like zero color.
06:48Everything's black or grey.
06:50I don't mind it.
06:51I don't mind it.
06:52So, house haunting with Lulu is quite a challenge.
06:56I love her, but we have such different tastes.
06:59I feel like we just need a little personality in a house.
07:03It's minimalistic.
07:04Stop.
07:05I hate minimalism.
07:06Oh, my gosh.
07:07I'm really hoping I can convince her
07:10that a more vintage-style house is going to be better.
07:13Will this next house do the trick?
07:17I love the color.
07:18I love the blue.
07:19It's cute.
07:20Oh, my God.
07:21Or will it have Lulu running scared?
07:23I feel like it might be dangerous.
07:26I love these houses.
07:27I love those stores.
07:28Oh, a restaurant.
07:29Holy .
07:30Oh, my God.
07:31That's fine.
07:32Sisters, Sophia and Lulu are on a house hunt.
07:33This area is very cool.
07:34Mm-hmm.
07:35With their parents working overseas, the girls have $2.5 million to find a family home in
07:41the inner-city suburbs of Sydney.
07:42Practical modernist Lulu wants a contemporary, budget-friendly home with an en suite and wooden
07:46floors.
07:47There's a dumpling store.
07:48But student Sophia is ready to spend big for heritage to travel.
07:51It's great.
07:52It's great.
07:53It's great.
07:54It's great.
07:55Sisters, Sophia and Lulu are on a house hunt.
07:56This area is very cool.
07:57Mm-hmm.
07:58With their parents working overseas, the girls have $2.5 million to find a family home in
07:59the inner-city suburbs of Sydney.
08:00Practical modernist Lulu wants a contemporary, budget-friendly home with an ensuite and wooden floors.
08:04There's a dumpling store.
08:07But student Sophia is ready to spend big for heritage charm close to the city nightlife.
08:14Going out would be so easy here.
08:16And uni.
08:18So, this next property in the busy inner-city suburb of Everleigh might just fit the bill.
08:24To get to uni, it's going to take me 12 minutes.
08:27Oh, my God.
08:28By walk.
08:29So, I don't even have to take a bus.
08:31It's even under budget.
08:34Today, I'm showing Sophia and Lulu what I describe as a character terrace.
08:38And we all know what character means in real estate.
08:43House number two.
08:44The confidently described character terrace.
08:48List price, $2.2 million.
08:51I think that this property, bang for buck, is unmatchable in the inner city.
08:56And uninhabitable.
08:58Well, next door is, anyway.
09:01Wait, is it this one?
09:04Wow.
09:05I love the colour.
09:06I love the blue.
09:07It's cute.
09:08Oh, my God.
09:09It gives the house so much character.
09:12Hello, ladies.
09:14Lovely to see you again.
09:15I've got an amazing house in one of the most vibrant and exciting areas to show you.
09:20It's a lot of house.
09:21Wow.
09:22Come on.
09:23Come with me.
09:24So excited.
09:25So I'll start you off in this area here.
09:28So this is basically a secondary living room.
09:30I love that window.
09:32I love the archness.
09:34That's competent though.
09:36Not clean.
09:38No wooden floors for Lulu, but at least the kitchen delivers.
09:44I love the colours.
09:45I love the blue backdrop.
09:46Too much colour going on on the bricks.
09:49No, I love it.
09:50We have the exposed brick.
09:51I love the wooden floor though.
09:53It would be either clean.
09:55I love the floor from the living room to the backyard.
09:58Yeah.
09:59Very big open space.
10:00Yeah.
10:01And I think the lighting is quite good from here.
10:03Yeah.
10:04And then you have the courtyard.
10:06Yeah.
10:07Yeah.
10:08I think this is kind of cute.
10:09It has a bit more of the personality I was looking for.
10:13But there's real grass there.
10:16That's going to be really hard to maintain.
10:19Okay.
10:20Sophia and lawnmowers don't get along.
10:23But we'll all be forgiven when she sees the charming bedrooms upstairs.
10:29So this is my favourite room.
10:33One of the reasons is because of this colour scheme.
10:36What do you think?
10:37I love the colours.
10:38That is so nice.
10:39I like the built-in wardrobes and it's not very modern at all.
10:43Like they kept the vintage touch really well.
10:45Have a look on the terrace.
10:46You can see the city.
10:48Oh my gosh.
10:49I love this.
10:50It's a little terrace.
10:51Wow.
10:52Cute little balcony.
10:54This is what I was looking for.
10:58Is this a bath?
10:59What's this?
11:00Oh wow.
11:01It's quite small.
11:04And old.
11:05And are we sharing this?
11:07Can't share a bathroom.
11:11No en suite.
11:12That's a big downer for big sister.
11:15But maybe there's enough here to sway her.
11:18Oh wow.
11:20I think this room is more new.
11:21I love the simplicity of this.
11:24I like the spacious design of the entire house.
11:29This is no en suite.
11:31But there's two bedrooms on each level.
11:34So there's good privacy and price at 2.2 million.
11:38It's really good for our family.
11:40And it has the magic mix of function and character they've both been chasing.
11:45Wow.
11:46Lou, do you see this?
11:47Wow.
11:48Good natural light.
11:49Love it.
11:50It's another balcony.
11:51Oh, nice view here.
11:52You see the city over there?
11:53This is amazing.
11:54Yeah.
11:55I think I can see my uni.
11:56I think the house was awesome.
11:58A lot of my boxes are ticked.
12:00The layout is good.
12:01And I love the colour.
12:02And it's so close to uni.
12:03Sophia's sold.
12:04And at 2.2 million, there'll be enough money left over to fix the floors and the yard.
12:20But there is one sticking point for Lulu.
12:23I feel like this might be a dangerous neighbourhood.
12:27I would be concerned if you're coming home at night.
12:31That's by yourself.
12:32But I think it's okay.
12:34I think it's alright.
12:36So Lulu wasn't very impressed with the suburb, but I love the neighbourhood.
12:41I love all the bars, the cafes, the shops.
12:44And I think I can convince her, you know, of my opinions and my tastes.
12:49But when it's a war of styles...
12:52Lou, look at that light.
12:53That is so tacky.
12:55Eventually, something has to give.
12:58Are we compromising?
12:59You have to compromise something.
13:01It's no perfect house.
13:07Look at these houses.
13:08They're all so unique.
13:09Every single one's a different colour.
13:11Yeah.
13:12Sophia and Lulu are about to view the final contender in their hunt for the perfect inner-city family home.
13:18Their last stop?
13:20The very small but sought-after suburb of Darlington.
13:25So, how far is it from the airport?
13:28It's a 20-minute drive.
13:30That's not that bad.
13:31And it's very close to you.
13:33Walking distance.
13:34That's good.
13:35Is it this one?
13:36Is this it?
13:37Yeah.
13:38Oh my gosh.
13:39I love it.
13:40I love the colour.
13:41House number three.
13:42A timeless terrace.
13:43List price.
13:442.5 million.
13:45It has such old-school charm.
13:46Welcome to this amazing Victorian terrace with four bedrooms.
13:48It's got a backyard as well.
13:49Let's have a look.
13:50We're so excited.
13:51Could this be the home that finally ticks all their boxes?
13:54I will now present you with room number one.
13:55Mmm.
13:56Maybe not.
13:57It's a bit different from what I thought from the outside.
14:00It's a big, big building.
14:01That's a beautiful house.
14:02Yeah.
14:03I'm so excited.
14:04Welcome to this amazing Victorian terrace with 4 bedrooms.
14:05It's got a backyard as well.
14:06Let's have a look.
14:07We're so excited.
14:08Could this be the home that finally ticks all their boxes?
14:10I will now present you with room number one.
14:15Mmmm.
14:16Maybe not.
14:19It's a bit different from what I thought from the outside of the house.
14:23thought from the outside it's very nice that's wink look at the corners of the
14:28ceiling that is so tacky it doesn't fit the vintage I guess that's a no from
14:36Sophia how about this oh my gosh Lou do you see this this is amazing I love this
14:48so much and we're back on track oh you're like this kitchen very nice modern kitchen
14:56lots of natural light here yeah totally my taste this is very your style yeah nice and open space
15:06wooden floors so easy to clean it has quite a nice flow but I'm not loving these lights
15:16they're kind of ugly I like them it actually don't touch to the house at least the backyards a bling
15:26free zone lots of greenery here I love it yeah but I think it'll be a hassle to clean up there's a lot
15:34of leaves that are going to calm down yeah and the fake grass it's bit tacky would you say at least
15:42you ain't gotta mow it this is the largest of the three houses with a private loft bedroom and
15:50ensuite to keep Lulu happy but Sophia's hung up on the decor so will she see the light wow very
16:02spacious bedroom Lou look at that light shaped like Chanel that is so tacky I just find that quite
16:11repulsive I love the details on the ceiling as well excuse oh wow this terrace oh my gosh look at the
16:26view I think our parents would really like this so some pros but just as many cons and given the
16:36hefty price tag is the size and location enough I love that it's such a close walk to uni very close
16:45to transportation great for mom and dad I didn't really like some of the decorations in the house I
16:51think it's a little bit tacky we can change other yeah but the house is 2.5 million already there's no
17:00room for renovation but like it takes so much of our boxes Sophia I didn't really like the
17:09characteristics but what I really value is how much space we get if it's really good for our family needs
17:16is a functional are we compromising you have to compromise something if it's no perfect house
17:25we just have to talk to our parents we need to have a family discussion about this let the decor debate
17:34begin I love the style as the sisters go ahead to head to choose the perfect inner-city family home we
17:45really need to make the right decision for this family Sophia and Lulu have a big decision with a
17:582.5 million dollar budget and their parents out of town they have to choose a family home in the inner
18:05city suburbs of Sydney they've sent the three houses to their parents who love them all so now it's up to
18:13the girls but with such different wish lists heritage charm for Sophia and practical modern for big sis Lulu
18:21it's causing quite the drama so about the first property the Luxe Terrace what did you think of it
18:27I love it I love the style it's close to airport as well so it won't be really good for our parents well it's
18:37really not close to uni I think it's a bus and then a train away get to have my own bathroom that's nice
18:43so remember how small it is we can hardly fit in here but it has a really nice open space connect to
18:52the courtyard so the second terrace was overall a really great house I love the character I like
19:02it's really good natural light in the living room well doesn't comes with ensuite this house yeah but
19:08it's really close to uni and I did really like the courtyard although there's a lot of grass that's
19:15going to be really hard to maintain this listed for 2.2 it's still under our budget of 2.5 so we
19:23have money to renovate but I'm bit concerned about your safety when you're walking home at nighttime but
19:30have you seen all the cute cafes and I saw a few bars that we would really like I think we'll have a
19:35really good time in that house yes I agree on that it's a timeless Terrence what do you think
19:41about that one I love the color and the character of the house but don't really like a lot of the
19:47details I'm not loving these lights they're kind of ugly it's very close to your uni though I agree
19:55that's such perfect location and also the kitchen is very modern that's been gone sweet also I like all
20:03the timber floor that's so easy to maintain but what do you think about the budget it is 2.5 million
20:10it's really stretching so we don't have any money left if we get this house for renovation so I think
20:17we really need to make the right decision for this family yeah so will Lulu get her modern masterpiece
20:24or will she forgo the ensuite for the character Terrace with its lively location and spare cash to
20:31renovate or maybe Sophia will decide she can live in the bling filled timeless Terrace if it means a short walk to uni
20:39so excited let's finish packing boxes and then I have uni so we picked this stuff family home because
20:58it is perfect for all our family needs and it checks so many boxes what about after class we'll go to that
21:03cafe some of the details were a little bit tacky but the location is perfect sir I think it's worth it
21:12it's close to city close to my sister's uni such a safe and quiet neighborhood I get a wake up like
21:20half an hour before my classes now I love the location there was lots of discrements and we
21:28spend the maximum our budget but I think we made a choice that we're both happy with I'll see you
21:35after school then yeah you too our parents are coming in in a couple of days and we can't wait to
21:42show you though we're so happy with our choice
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