ky sisson takes us to california where he joins the star of hgtv's flip or flop.tarek el moussa is a real estate investor gone celebrity. as the star of hgtv's hit show "flip or flop," he started flipping homes in 2010 when more and more people were seeing an open door to some serious profit. "saw a lot of people making a lot of money flipping houses. one day me and my wife talked and made the decision, let's flip a house and see if we can make it happen. sold a house, made a profit, and never looked back." el moussa is on track to flip more than 50 houses this year, more than double what his team did last year. as "flip or flop" goes into its second season with more than ##### million viewers, the house flipping frenzy has people snapping up available real estate. despite this new popularity, el mosussa is still hammering the competition. "there's a lot more investors out there, a lot less houses available, so it's a lot more competitive that it was a few years ago." realty trac reports 136,184 single family home flips nationwide during the first half of 2013--a 19% increase over 20

speaking of real estate, i know you recognize these gentleman, the scott brothers, drew and john of hgtv. they are going to talk about the good, the bad, and you're a total idiot of renovations. judge napolitanoments -- wants to know the difference of what snowden did and what the nsa did to you. why are the closings a result of a failed foreign policy? now, a big money game, america's ballparks, wifi, those stories and more coming up on this hour of "markets now." ♪ >> three days in a row, market's dough, maybe four, a loss on the new york stock exchange, on the dow, stocks shaving off early gains, down 35 points, at the new york stock exchange, what are you looking at? >> dagen, first thing you noted, this could, in fact, be the fourth straight day of losses for the dow and the s&p. that's the longest losing streak of the year, 2013, dating back to december of last year, so if, in fact, we do finish lower on the dow and s&p, it will be the first time we had four straight days of losses. don't forget, coming off the six straight weeks of gains, and the bulls had a nice run hitting the r

hgtv star here to take you from before to better.at to have you here. >> i love to see you ladies in the morning. >> there are some general rules. we are going to look at some homes, befores and afters. what are a couple general things? >> general rules, is you should really treat the exterior of your home much like you do the interior. you need the color balance, you need the texture story, you need the right lighting, you need a sense of depth. so often we put everything up against our house. we have a whole yard to play with. >> you want it to be inviting. you don't want somebody to say, oh, hate the outside and not want to be in. >> exactly. your house needs to be a seductress. you are seducing people to the front door. >> you're going to show us. this is landscaping for sure. >> we're going to look at a first home. >> everybody has this how in their neighborhood, a generic new build, but look at all this space in front of the house. what is happening is we have a lot of straight lines and not a lot of curves. >> hello. >> gives

. >> candy's creation on display for hgtv "beyond spelling manor" combining two top floor condos into000 square foot pent house. the price tag for the high life -- $35 million. michael strahan really doesn't need a bel-air megamansion now he's co-host of a daily talk show host in new york. he just made a $300 million gain $3 million gain on his home. miami is the place to be for one of the best properties and star sightings. >> they're asking -- >> showing vivica a. fox around this mansion. >> queen fox. >> last up, their fans call them dream boats. but one direction's l.a. rental modeled after a boat? the boys renting this titanic shaped home on mulholland drive for $27,000 a week. it ain't bad being the first $1 billion boy band. >> this location is right on the famous las vegas strip. one-stop shop right on the vegas strip. >> we have 170 stores, 15 restaurants. theaters.ntertainment >> miracle shops inside planet hollywood hotel and casino, from clothing to makeup. h&m, bebe. ke >> tattoos. co-owned by chester benington, lead singer of lincoln park. >> popcorn shop. >> what if you

they're huge on hgtv. they're on that show and show. >> what's the new one, brother versus brother?wasn't that called the civil war? but these guys have destroyed and rebuilt just about every house there is, we've got to know -- had you to reconstruct the white house, how would you be able to pimp it out? >> pretty good question. >> at first they're not really so creative. at first he's like, let's give it a little color. how about that? >> they have tons of color. red room, the blue room. >> someone's done their home work. or surveiled the property with drones. but what do the experts say? >> it's got to have a water slide somewhere. >> you think there's a really nice man cave? >> yeah? >> why, you do not want a man cave if hillary clinton gets elected president. >> that doesn't sense. >> no, it doesn't. but who cares. because it's time to play our exciting new game --ow many gallons of paint does it take to paint the white house? >> how many gallons it takes to paint the stpwhouse >> no, i don't know. you know? >> number? >> how many do you think? how many gallons just to paint th

big stars on hgtv. it's time for improve this.d the brothers are hire with their favorite tips. i want to start with this wine rack. it was recycled from a pallet? >> exactly. >> i love that if you can find a pallet, you can do anything with it. this, we cleaned up one side. sanded it down. prepped it to put your wine glasses and your wine. it will contrast a more modern design. >> if you don't like wine, you can use it for other things. >> no. it has to be liquor. if you wanted to add space, you can do it. >> tell everybody what these are made of. >> out of the store. it's an option to just get everything off the counters. get it on the wall. this year, it was less than 100 bucks. these are simple solutions that add character to a room. >> anywhere. >> sam would like to add the wine wrack. >> we can do chinups. they're strong. >> chinups, over here. >> you get everything in a local horde ware store, from the galvanized pipes. next time we go dumpster driving, sam, we'll take a look. >>> and let's talk about the chopper piping. yo

big stars on hgtv. it's time for improve this. and the brothers are here with their favorite tips. i want to start with this wine rack. it was recycled from a pallet? >> exactly. jonathan is a wino and he loves wine. >> i love that if you can find a pallet, you can do anything with it. this, we cleaned up one side. sanded it down. prepped it to put your wine glasses and your wine. it's a great rustic piece. it will contrast a more modern design. >> if you don't like wine, you can use it for other things. >> no. it has to be liquor. superinexpensive. and easy enough to do. >> i'm an organization freak. if you wanted to add space, you can do it. and same thing down here with these wall baskets. >> tell everybody what these are made of. >> out of the store. it's very easy. you just attach it. it's an option to just get everything off the counters. get it on the wall. this year, it was less than 100 bucks. and this, too. jonathan got the pallet for free. these are simple solutions that add character to a room. >> anywhere. >> sam woul

big stars on hgtv. it's time for improve this.nd the brothers are hire with their favorite tips. i want to start with this wine rack. it was recycled from a pallet? >> exactly. >> i love that if you can find a pallet, you can do anything with it. this, we cleaned up one side. sanded it down. prepped it to put your wine glasses and your wine. it will contrast a more modern design. >> if you don't like wine, you can use it for other things. >> no. it has to be liquor. if you wanted to add space, you can do it. >> tell everybody what these are made of. >> out of the store. it's an option to just get everything off the counters. get it on the wall. this year, it was less than 100 bucks. these are simple solutions that add character to a room. >> anywhere. >> sam would like to add the wine wrack. >> we can do chinups. they're strong. >> chinups, over here. >> you get everything in a local horde ware store, from the galvanized pipes. next time we go dumpster driving, sam, we'll take a look. >>> and let's talk about the chopper piping. y

featured on hgtv.new york. >> the rent control, though. >> that's bigger than my house. >> that wouldn't work. >> it would be like, you in a clown car. >> they would build my house around me. >>> friday "pop news." let's do it, everybody. happy friday to you. now, forget blurred lines. record executives must have had cotton balls in their ears, even though it's the longest running number one song on the charts. when robin thick played the song for his record company, they, quote, didn't get it. so much, they didn't pay for the sexy music video, that many of us are seen. it was remini martin that funded the controversial video. and once the record company saw that, well then, they were sold. the video has now been viewed more than 128 million times on youtube. the album debuted at number one this week. i'll bet their seeing straight. >> how could you not know it was going to be a hit? >> it's so catchy. it's a great song. >> he's been on the show. he's a great guy. >> almost as catchy as the love boat.

speaking of real estate, i know you recognize these gentleman, the scott brothers, drew and john of hgtvout the good, the bad, and you're a total idiot of renovations. judge napolitanoments -- wants to know the difference of what snowden did and what the nsa did to you. why are the closings a result of a failed foreign policy? now, a big money game, america's ballparks, wifi, those stories and more coming up on this hour of "markets now." ♪ >> three days in a row, market's do

hgtv star here to take you from before to better.he color balance, you need the texture story, you need the right lighting, you need a sense of depth. so far we put everything up against our house. we have a whole yard to play with. >> you want it to be inviting. you don't want somebody to say, oh, hate the outside and not want to be in. >> exactly. your house needs to be a sedructress. >> you're going to show us. this is landscaping for sure. >> everybody has this how in their neighborhood, a generic new build, but look at all this space in front of the house. a lot of straight lines and a lot of masculine without a lot of curve. >> hello. >> gives that sense of depth by planting a tree in the foreground, all of a sudden it looks bigger. >> look warmer. >> there's some perspective. the hedge breaks up the linear horizontal lines. >> can we change the color of the door? >> let's go. two, three colors is a bit timid. to add even a soft gray here. >> if you go to a home depot, you can get a lot of that landscaping. >> you can get the t

. ♪ >>> thanks to the growth of home improvement channels like hgtv, real estate has become quite theo sell their homes. here's abc's nick watt. >> help me! >> looks like a mucho million dollar blockbuster, right? wrong. it's a mini-movie from neo property hoping to sell this house, seriously. listen. >> it is a three-level home. contemporary design. >> reporter: she doesn't mention if the downstairs toilet leaks. >> what they're trying to do, a single bachelor, lifestyle, oh, he's going to have a bunch of women with lingerie around him. >> reporter: you are rolling your eyes? >> of course. ridiculous. >> reporter: a tale of love and large largesse. gone are the days where you kick your underpants under the bed and you are ready to show. >> good way to say it. >> reporter: this place on the market right now. how much did you spend? >> few thousand dollars. >> reporter: could be coming soon to a town near you. and as far as nashville, tennessee, where the not-s not-so-subliminal message is that you could have a dog that loves you, a staircase and whimsical daughter that got into harvar

this is all pre-hgtv. i want to bring this up, because we've talked about kind of the global aspect and the question of political positioning, but there's also an economic question here. russia has the largest economy in europe. it is booming relative to our stagnant economy. is that part of the -- only relative to our stagnant economy, is that part of the swagger here? do we need them economically? >> if you look at the list of american trading partners, russia clocks in at 20. >> but is that precisely the problem? like, do we want them higher? there's a growing middle class there that could buy american consumer goods? >> they're going to buy apple products anyway. and they're always going to be closer to europe, they're always going to have stronger ties with europe, especially economically. like, do we really want closer ties with russia? like, look what they do in europe, they get mad at the ukraine and turns off the gas and that affects slovakia and everyone's freezing in the winter because russia is

they're huge on hgtv.re on that show and that other show. >> what's the new one, brother versus broth >> wasn't that called the civil war? but these guys have destroyed and rebuilt just about every house there is, we've got to know -- >> if had you to reconstruct the white house, how would you be able to pimp it out? >> pretty good question. >> at first they're not reall c. at first he's like,ive it a little color. how about that? >> they have tons of color. red room, the blue room. >> someone's done their home work. or surveiled the property with drones. but what do the experts say? >> it's got to have a water slide somewhere. >> you think there's a really nice man cave? >> yeah? >> why, you do not want a man cave if hillary clinton gets elected president. >> that doesn't make sense. >> no, it doesn't. but who car. because it's time to play our exciting new game -- how many gallons of paint does it take to paint the white house? >> how many gallons it takes to paint the stpwhouse >> no, i don't know. you

featured on hgtv.n new york. >> the rent control, though. >> that's bigger than my house. >> that wouldn't work. >> it would be like, you in a clown car. >> they would build my house around me. >>> friday "pop news." let's do it, everybody. happy friday to you. now, forget blurred lines. record executives must have had cotton balls in their ears, even though it's the longest running number one song on the charts. when robin thick played the song for his record company, they, quote, didn't get it. so much, they didn't pay for the sexy music video, that many of us are seen. it was remini martin that funded the controversial video. and once the record company saw that, well then, they were sold. the video has now been viewed more than 128 million times on youtube. the album debuted at number one this week. i'll bet their seeing straight. >> how could you not know it was going to be a hit? >> it's so catchy. it's a great song. >> he's been on the show. he's a great guy. >> almost as catchy as the love boat