is just days away as viewers wait eagerly to find out how each of the teams will fare at the auctions. It's been a of a season with , co-stars , tradies and even a being born early. Now, it's all set to as the teams hope to make the biggest profit from their hard work and occasionally sacrificed dignity.

The five houses, located on Philip Island in Victoria are a little different from previous years as they are part of a former holiday park once known as Island Cove Villas. As any Block fan worth their salt would know, the series attracts two serial buyers each year in the form of and who have purchased a combined total of 15 properties in the last few years. Wallis is an IT entrepreneur and Melbourne businessman with a reported net worth of $120 million, who bought three out of five Block properties in 2022, 2021 and 2020, as well as several others in previous years.

Meanwhile, Portelli is a property investor and the director of LMCT+, a promotions and giveaway platform. At 35, he is one of Australia’s youngest billionaires and bought three homes in 2023, spending over $12 million. This year, however, there is a new kid on.

..The Block.

, and his business partner Ollie Howard, will take on the two titans this year on behalf of his time-share company , which allows Aussies to co-own holiday homes. Paradoor's model allows up to eight parties to share the legal ownership of a holiday home, with each owner enjoying exclusive access to the home for up to 44 nights each year. The.