"The 4 houses owed the Block production company who purchased them about $1m on average each (after entry/exit cos"ts but before renovation costs). So in reality (not reality TV-land) the homes probably needed to sell for at least $1.2m to cover costs."
The reality is the production company would have paid over the odds to secure 4 properties next to one another of comparable size and condition. Secondly the actual cost of renovation in these shows is ridiculous due to time constraints.
"I think it's now unlikely that the next series of the Block will ever be filmed. After all, who's going to volunteer 10 weeks of sweat & tears of their life to walk away with nothing? "
There will always be plenty of people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.
