South Bay couple searches for first home on HGTV show House Hunters
Chandler Ellman and Kurt Bondan talk to their realtor Risa Myers during a on-location filming of House Hunters in North Redondo. Photo Chandler Ellman, 25, and Kurt Bondan, 26, are looking for a single-family, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the South Bay with hardwood floors, a garage with a work space and an open-floor plan before they get married in March. Bondan is handy around the house, so they’re open to buying a fixer-upper. While going through the process of buying their first home the pair will star in an episode of the HGTV channel’s show “House Hunters” March 11. Between laughs and logic, they choose between three South Bay homes. Their local real estate agent, Risa Myers, from RE/MAX, leads them through houses in South Redondo, Manhattan Beach and North Redondo in the hopes of finding the perfect place. “She applied for us to be on the show,” says Ellman. “We were really surprised by it!” First-time home buyers like Ellman and Bondan made up 39 percent of all buyers in 2012, according to the National Association of Realtors. Survey averages over the years show that four out of ten home buyers are looking for their first home. Married couples make up 65 percent of…
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