The HGTV Dream Home 2016 Giveaway started 3 weeks ago and thousands of people across the country have already participated for a chance to win this amazing waterfront retreat located in Merritt Island, Florida, valued at over $1.5 Million.

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Since we have to wait until April 1, 2016 to know the name of the Grand Prize Winner, we did some research about the giveaway and we learned a lot of interesting facts. Read on for 6 things you didn’t know about the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway.

2A Remodel

hgtv dream home before and after
Images: HGTV

For the HGTV Dream Home 2016, and for the first time ever, HGTV decided to remodel an existing house instead of building one from ground up. Source: HGTV

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