‘Small price to pay’: The young homeowners welcoming falling house prices even as it hurts them

Some buyers say they are ready to absorb the fallout of housing weakness if it means boosting home ownership across the board

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Falling property prices have come at the worst possible time for Alex Hogan and his partner. They are now weighing up whether they can afford to have another child.

Locked out of the established housing market, the Queensland couple resorted to buying a block of land to build a family home.