Dream House is a show on HGTV produced by High Noon Entertainment and Sage Productions in the United States. Each season follows one person, couple, or family as they complete a new build or renovate an existing home to obtain their dream house. Past seasons have featured thirteen 30-minute episodes, but the most recent seasons have only eight 30-minute episodes.
The show is filmed in a semi-documentary style, with the camera crew acting only as observers, and unseen host Jose Marrero providing voice-over commentary. Each season encompasses various aspects of building a house, including laying the foundation, weather-related delays, tackling challenging terrain, navigating permit requirements, applying finishing touches, addressing budgetary issues, and resolving disputes between homeowners and contractors.
Episodes in the first nine seasons of the show focused on the very basics of building, starting with financing in episode one, and then choosing a builder in episode two, and so on. In subsequent seasons, episodes focus more on the challenges of each project, highlighting arguments between the contractors and the homeowner, as well as the strain that construction causes to the family. The first episode of each season typically begins when the ground is broken or actual construction commences.