Blockbuster: will Victoria’s tough housing market push The Block into the red?

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Some predict the TV show will lose money this season as investors exit property and contestants face ‘a buyer’s market’ at auction

A home on The Block 2024, where for the first time in eight years each property has a price guide under $2m. The reality show’s auction day airs on Sunday 10 November on Nine.A home on The Block 2024, where for the first time in eight years each property has a price guide under $2m. The reality show’s auction day airs on Sunday 10 November on Nine.

While the state has seen a recent uptick in first-home buyers, becoming the leading jurisdiction in the past 12 months to make the housing dream a reality for those trying to get on to the property ladder, investors have fled the market with complaints of higher stamp duty and an increase to land tax.

With a brief period of growth through 2023-24, Melbourne dwelling values peaked in March 2022 and were 5.1% below record highs at the end of last month , according to data from CoreLogic. While some are lamenting the flat Melbourne market, housing economists say it is a good thing for new homebuyers.

 

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