The newest owner of the iconic Brady Bunch home thinks the house’s former owner, the HGTV network, paid too much money when it purchased the property in 2018 because it didn’t have modern appliances or conveniences.
“No one is going in there to make pork chops and applesauce in that kitchen,” Tina Trahan told The Wall Street Journal. “Anything you might do to make the house livable would take away from what I consider artwork.”
Trahan, 53, who lives primarily in Bel Air and admits to being a fan of the sitcom, paid $3.2 million for the house located in Studio City, Los Angeles, which is about 9 percent less than HGTV paid for the home in 2018.
Even at the bargain price, Trahan admitted the purchase was “the worst investment ever” and said she plans to use the property for fundraising and charitable events.
HGTV spent around $2 million restoring the property’s interior to resemble that of the home in the sitcom. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty
“Nobody is going to live in it,” she told the WSJ. “It’s almost like a life-size dollhouse.”
Trahan, who has been married to former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht since 2016, claims to be a historic home enthusiast and fan of The Brady Bunch sitcom and 1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie.
“I thought that was hilarious,” she said of the movie, per the WSJ.
The network bought the home In 2018, (famously outbidding Lance Bass) for $3.5 million, almost double the listing price. The iconic facade was used for exterior shots on the sitcom, but its interior scenes had been filmed on a soundstage, so the inside of the real house didn’t match what viewers remember. A slew of HGTV stars and the six actors who played the Brady kids in the series completely renovated the interiors of the home on the series A Very Brady Renovation.
Tina Trahan is the new owner of “The Brady Bunch” home. She is married to former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht.
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Prior to HGTV’s purchase, the home had remained within the same family for five decades.
The house, which is estimated to have been built around 1959, now spans more than 5,000 square feet. The famous orange and avocado-green kitchen has been replicated to appear exactly as it did in the series. Now with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, HGTV added an additional 3,000 square feet to the home in the form of a second level, according to the home’s listing.
While WSJ reports that HGTV spent about $2 million renovating the home to resemble The Brady Bunch interior set, initially the plan was to upgrade the home to the tune of $350,000, according to official city records first reported by The Blast and obtained by PEOPLE.
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Listing agent Danny Brown of Compass reportedly told the WSJ the property was difficult to price, and HGTV reportedly debated listing the property between $3 million and $10 million.
“There’s no normal average family that could move in there and live in it, so it was almost like you were selling a fixer,” Brown said. “What am I going to compare it to, the Freddy Krueger house on Elm Street or the Home Alone house?”
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in base metal and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 103.40 points at 24,542.48.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 192.31 points at 42,932.73. The S&P 500 index was up 7.14 points at 5,822.40, while the Nasdaq composite was down 9.03 points at 18,306.56.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.61 cents US compared with 72.44 cents US on Tuesday.
The November crude oil contract was down 71 cents at US$69.87 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$2.42 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$7.20 at US$2,686.10 an ounce and the December copper contract was up a penny at US$4.35 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2024.
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were also headed higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 205.86 points at 24,508.12.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 336.62 points at 42,790.74. The S&P 500 index was up 34.19 points at 5,814.24, while the Nasdaq composite was up 60.27 points at 18.342.32.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.61 cents US compared with 72.71 cents US on Thursday.
The November crude oil contract was down 15 cents at US$75.70 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down two cents at US$2.65 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$29.60 at US$2,668.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was up four cents at US$4.47 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2024.
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was little changed in late-morning trading as the financial sector fell, but energy and base metal stocks moved higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.05 of a point at 24,224.95.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 94.31 points at 42,417.69. The S&P 500 index was down 10.91 points at 5,781.13, while the Nasdaq composite was down 29.59 points at 18,262.03.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.71 cents US compared with 73.05 cents US on Wednesday.
The November crude oil contract was up US$1.69 at US$74.93 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was up a penny at US$2.67 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$14.70 at US$2,640.70 an ounce and the December copper contract was up two cents at US$4.42 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2024.
