The moves and shakeups that will define real estate reality TV in 2026
This year has brought significant shake-up, overhaul and restructuring to the reality TV landscape.
HGTV has canceled seven real estate and design fan favorites and will launch a handful of new shows in 2026. The fate of the network is still up in the air as parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is navigating a takeover proposal from Netflix, with Paramount is also making moves to stay in the conversation.
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The Netflix proposal still needs to do that get past the regulators before the deal is completed. If Netflix emerges as the winner, CNN, TNT and HGTV will not be recorded. Instead, they will form a new company, Discovery Global, in 2026.
While HGTV’s programming and ownership continues to evolve, real estate-focused reality TV has all but disappeared from Bravo. The network is interrupted Million dollar listing Los Angelesthe last MDL franchise, earlier this year, and newcomer from 2025 Sold on SLC will not get a new season.
When it comes to high-stakes dramatic real estate TV, three mainstays remain at Netflix: Selling sunset, Sale of the OC And Owning Manhattan – none of which have been officially renewed at the time of writing. Brand Newcomer, Sell the city a show in New York City, followed by a Douglas Elliman team, aired in January 2025 and has also not been renewed at this time.
Below, we look at the impact of these programming changes and the storylines we can watch if the Netflix series gets another season in 2026.
Cancellations, breaks, splits
HGTV is clearing the decks
This summer, HGTV announced it is canceling seven of its home improvement shows. DFalling viewership and rising production costs have reportedly led to the cancellations, with home renovation programs costing more than €30 $500,000 per episode.
The shows that will not return in 2026 are:
- Married to real estate with Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson
- Izzy does it with contractor Israel “Izzy” Battres
- Farm fixer with New Kid on the Block Jonathan Knight and designer Kristina Crestin
- Bargain block with Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas
- Battle on the beach with Ty Pennington, Alison Victoria and Taniya Nayak
- Christina on the coast with Christina Haack
- The revolving El Moussas with Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa
On the plus side, Hometown Season 10 is airing January 4, 2026. Also, Fixer to fantastic, My lottery dream house, The flip-off, Rock the Block, Renovation Aloha And Ugliest house in America are all coming back for another season.
HGTV is also launching new titles in 2026included Property Brothers: Under Pressure, Cheap A$$ beach houses, My Lottery Dream House: David’s Happy Ending, Failed Houses And The world’s bargain dream homes.
Million dollar listing Los Angeles is put on pause
In March, TMZ reports this That Million dollar listing Los Angeless was put on pause, a term Bravo uses when pausing production on projects or stars. In the case of Real Housewives of MiamiThus, the show was canceled after almost eight years. But RHOM is the exception rather than the rule.
Before the hiatus, in October 2024, after 13 years on the show, Josh Altman announced he was leavingalong with his wife and co-star Heather Altman.
Earlier this year, in January, co-star Tracy played Tutor moved its team of 18 people from Douglas Elliman to Compass. Josh Flagg does made the switch from Elliman to Compass almost a year earlier. And in others MDLLA splits, alums James Harris and David Parnes made their announcement company split after 13 years together.
With the latter Million dollar quote franchise on hiatus, and Sold on SLC Since Bravo is not returning for a second season, Bravo’s real estate reality TV portfolio is zero.
Ongoing drama
Sale of the OCTyler Stanaland gets married
In Laguna Beach on November 22 Tyler Stanaland fled with Hanna Morrissey after a month’s engagement. Okay, this one may not seem very realistic, but you can bet it will define the next season Sale of the OC (although there’s no official word yet on whether there will be a season 5).
Why? Most of the drama in recent seasons has focused on the will-they, won’t-they relationship between Stanaland and Alex Hall.
When the show began, Stanaland was married to actress Brittany Snow, but the couple divorced in 2023. Viewers of the Selling sunset spin-off sees Hall and Stanaland’s relationship grow from a flirtation in season 1 to what appears to be a relationship in season 3. In the final season, Hall has moved on to another relationship and Stanaland is dating.
Even though they’re over, Season 4’s drama between Alex Hall and Ashtyn Zerboni initially stems from Zerboni telling coworkers at the office that she heard Stanaland was in another relationship when she was dating Hall.
Co-star Brandi Marshall warned Zerboni not to discuss Hall after she found herself in her crosshairs for saying she didn’t think it was a good idea for the two to date in a previous season.
Marshall said to Inman, “Alex [Hall] and I don’t necessarily have a feud. To be honest, I just think she owes me an apology… I was just being a true friend to her at the time and told her I felt like she was putting herself in a bad situation. [dating Tyler Stanaland] …there was never any malicious intent on my behalf, but I don’t have an argument with her, but I really resonated with how Ashtyn felt, because it’s almost like there’s an elephant in the room, and if anyone talks about the elephant, then you’re a bad guy.
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It’s a pretty safe bet that Stanaland’s recent wedding will be next season’s elephant.
Cast shakeups
Chrishelle Stause leaves Selling sunset
Selling sunset Season 9 debuted on October 29, with a reunion episode a week later. Two days after the reunion aired, Rush published Chrishelle Stause’s shocking announcement that she would not be returning for another season, citing that the show is no longer good for her mental health.
The announcement came on the heels of a season that saw the entire group become even more divided, with BFFs Stause and Emma Hernan feuding over Hernan’s boyfriend’s alleged problematic behavior and comments.
Stause is still there The Oppenheim Groupbut will she stay there? remains to be seen. The All my children actress has steadily expanded her IMDB page and told Bustle that she is “lucky with other forms of work.”
Meanwhile, Hernan also hints at one Selling sunset Exit. And a possible one Owning Manhattan Entrance?
Stause has been with the show since the beginning. If there is a season 10 Selling sunset (no official word yet), it will definitely be a different show without her.
Owning Manhattan returns for season 2 with a new cast member
After agents Jonathan Nørmølle and Savannah Gowarty left last season, it’s no surprise that Ryan Serhant has filled the void they left early on. In the first episode of season 2, Serhant meets then-Corcoran agent Peter Zaitzeff, whom he had been courting for four years.
In a meeting at 200 Amsterdam, with “hundreds of millions of dollars of inventory to sell in one building,” Zaitzeff makes it clear he is happy at Corcoran. He has meaningful relationships and CEO Pam Liebman is good for him.
However, when Serhant offers him the position of sales director for the entire building, he decides to make the move to SERHANT., causing a stir among established agents who are feeling the pain of a growing brokerage, especially Jordan March.
In January 2024, Peter Zaitzeff officially joined SERHANT., and in the past twelve months, according to his biography, he has closed more than $300 million, with career revenues of more than $6.5 billion in sales across more than 750 transactions. The new internal competition is causing a stir in Season 2.
Meanwhile, viewers also saw Nile Lundgren in a near-fistfight over one of his team members, Génesis Suero, possibly poaching one of Jess Taylor’s team’s clients, allegations Lundgren vehemently denied. That feud continues throughout the season and rears its head in Miami as the agents involved in the altercation are flown down by Serhant to sell Mercedes-Benz Places.
One of the pleasures of watching Owning Manhattan sees the “Honorary Mayor of Brooklyn,” Tricia Lee, and her life and business partner, Jeffery St. Arromand, expand their team’s operations into Manhattan. Lee told Inman, “When I finished Season 2, I had such a new fire for Brooklyn… not to say we’re not doing great business in Manhattan… But I definitely ended Season 2 excited.”
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Netflix hasn’t confirmed a season 3 yet, but we’ll be watching to see how these stories develop (and hoping to see more from Serhant’s wife Emilia Bechrakis Serhant, who now works in real estate).
What real estate reality TV moments are still on your mind from this year? What are you looking forward to in 2026? Share it in the comments below.
