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With house prices in Perth consistently pushing record highs, few would be surprised if home owners lucky enough to get in before the boom look at what they could do with their lot rather than battling the market to upsize.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reveal that in Western Australia, the total value of residential alteration and addition building jobs – including conversions – has been on a steady rise since 2020, going from about $47 million in July that year to just shy of $90 million in July 2025.

Whitefox chief executive Marty Fox is also one of the key judges on Nine’s The Block. Credit: LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI

July’s figures were down from a high of $112 million in October 2024, while nationally the seasonally adjusted total value of a

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