{"id":298349,"date":"2025-11-21T02:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/298349\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:16:08","slug":"the-block-stars-emma-and-ben-forced-to-sell-dream-home-after-auction-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/298349\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block stars Emma and Ben forced to sell dream home after auction failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">They were the drama-free darlings of The Block, winning hearts and rooms, even announcing a pregnancy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">But for Emma and Ben, the fairytale ended abruptly on auction day, and now, the true cost of their reality TV gamble is laid bare: their own meticulously renovated \u201cdream home\u201d in Mornington, Victoria, is up for sale as the couple struggles to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The four-bedroom, two-bathroom Hamptons-inspired home at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/property-house-vic-mornington-149639020\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">18 Brydon Close<\/a> has been listed with price hopes of $1.75m to $1.925m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/devastated-aussie-woman-denied-35m-portelli-win\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Don\u2019t care\u2019: Shock life of Big Brother star now<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/devastated-aussie-woman-denied-35m-portelli-win\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Portelli\u2019s Block lotto winner stripped of $3.5m prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/mortgage-refinancing-frenzy-hits-as-banks-slash-variable-and-fixed-home-loan-rates\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xmas shock: 6 banks cut rates, 47 under 5pc<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWe currently have our own home up for sale. We completed the renovation on this one just before we went on The Block. And to be honest, it\u2019s like our dream home, but we\u2019re just 10 years too early,\u201d the couple told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamamia.com.au\/the-block-2025-em-ben-where-now\/\" title=\"www.mamamia.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mamamia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cOur plan was to see how we go on The Block and if we made any money on the show, we would have loved to have stayed living there. However, we are still in limbo with The Block house, so we thought best to sell it and move on. Sad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWe would love to either do another renovation or a brand-new build. For either option, you\u2019ll be seeing a lot more home reno love on our Ben and Em Instagram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080386\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080386\" data-capiid=\"53503d657391c5654383cd3ef15673d9\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Block contestants Emma and Ben have listed their Mornington home for sale.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080387\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080387\" data-capiid=\"5c4bad7f7be8942f1e37b4bdbd87a4c6\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Supplied Real Estate 18 Brydon Close, Mornington\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The spacious family home has been listed with price hopes of $1.75m to $1.925m.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080388\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080388\" data-capiid=\"e2060eb0e4e8e0ff2e63c11c1ea47824\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Supplied Real Estate 18 Brydon Close, Mornington\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The property includes a large pool and spa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The couple, who welcomed baby Bailey Colter Cox on September 25, had a crushing end to their Block journey. Despite winning two rooms and receiving consistent praise, their house was passed in, falling a mere $20,000 short of its $2.99m reserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt was extremely disappointing to have our home not sell on auction day,\u201d Emma and Ben admitted. <br \/>\u201cIt definitely wasn\u2019t the fairytale ending we had dreamt of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080389\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080389\" data-capiid=\"1443d34c873f13ff53cb86a5051751bc\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Supplied Real Estate 18 Brydon Close, Mornington\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside, the home has been lovingly renovated.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080390\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080390\" data-capiid=\"30c4f0df16c077beaf978c0998b32f34\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Supplied Real Estate 18 Brydon Close, Mornington\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1080393 wp-image-1080391\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080391\" data-capiid=\"19ab51746fe361b4990f4313a86d3dd0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Supplied Real Estate 18 Brydon Close, Mornington\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The home also comes with four spacious bedrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Selling agent Jarrod Carman of Carman Real Estate said the home\u2019s first open last Wednesday attracted plenty of buyers \u2013 with some expected to make a return on Saturday for a second look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He said the home had been lovingly renovated into a modern family home with multiple living spaces, an in-ground pool and spa, fruit trees and a large garage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWith the four bedrooms, the extra study and the pool, (the home) has a lot going for it. It\u2019s a great family home in a great family location,\u201d Mr Carman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI met with them the year before they went on The Block as they were considering (selling) because they do like to renovate and move on to another thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cSo I don\u2019t think it\u2019s not by desperation (that they are selling)\u2026.I just think they want to renovate again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They were the drama-free darlings of The Block, winning hearts and rooms, even announcing a pregnancy. 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