Some of the recent HH shows seem to be repackaged Beach Hunters (or one of the other spin-offs) in which the buyers aren’t usually accompanied by the agent on the tour. There have been a few that I’d swear I watched several years ago.
I wish that more of the HHI shows were about actually purchasing a house instead of renting. I find the differences in home selling/buying practices interesting. For example, years ago on a Location, Location, Location show (on BBCA) I learned that the quoted price in Scotland was just a base and offers were expected to be made above (sometimes well above) that amount. I think it was an HHI show set in Italy a few years ago that indicated buyers had to pay cash, which was one reason multi-generational living was popular. Too often the renters on HHI are Americans who expect to get a Texas size apartment in Paris or London for less than it would likely cost in small town America.