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Marion Rae

Value for money worse for home buyers as blocks shrink

The true cost to home buyers is rising as falling block sizes fail to make housing more affordable. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Shrinking block sizes should help to make housing more affordable by slowing growth in house prices.

But a report by Domain released on Friday shows value for money per square metre has deteriorated, including in regional Australia.

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