In 1951 Cy Newman was the first to present homes for
sale on New York television. The earliest programs were only 15 minutes long and some would run just before Brooklyn Dodgers
baseball games on WOR -TV.
The popularity of The House Detective during the baby boom of
the 1950's had the show spreading up and down the east coast from New Jersey to Florida and as far west as Ohio.
In 1994 Cy's son Dave began producing The House Detective in Reno on KOLO-TV. The show has produced a
new program every week during the more than fourteen year run. In December of 2009 The House Detective moved from its traditional
Sunday morning spot to Saturday afternoons on KTVN channel 2.
Starting in 2000 a
spin-off of The House Detective called New Home Showcase began airing programs directed to the new home buyer. Later
renamed The House Detective Saturday Edition, the show aired weekly
on Saturday afternoons on KTVN, CBS-Reno, Channel 2 until 2008. During that same time The House Detective spread it's
legs over the hill to Sacramento, California. The House Detective was recorded and aired on KXTV, News 10. After more than
200 episodes the program came off air as a result of the struggling California housing market.
Starting June 2008, The House Detective went somewhere that in the show's history had never gone, international.
The House Detective Mexico Edition signed on the air across North America. Featuring communities throughout Mexico. Onsite
location shooting from San Felipe to Puerto Escondito east to Cancun, the House Detective Mexico Edition featured new home
communities all over the country and aired across North America on multiple national and international networks.
The House Detective Mexico Edition went hiatus due in early 2009 to the struggling international market.
Starting in the fall of 2009 after15 years of hosting The House Detective in Reno, Sacramento, and Mexico Dave turned over
the program to third generation "House Detective" son, Greg. After working solely as the producer and part-time
host Greg moved to the full time roll as The House Detective. Watch to see what the next generation has to offer each week.
