A new poll reported by multiple outlets says many Australian home owners are willing to tolerate a decline in house prices. The articles reference a comment attributed to former Prime Minister John Howard, suggesting that high house prices previously did not provoke complaints to him, and contrast that view with current survey results. While the coverage focuses on the same poll, it highlights broadly that support exists for allowing house prices to fall rather than insisting they remain high. Across the three reports, the common theme is that homeowners are not uniformly opposed to a downturn and that a majority appears able to live with lower property values. The articles do not provide detailed figures in the supplied text, but they consistently frame the poll as evidence of homeowner acceptance of price reductions. Overall, the reporting converges on the idea that public attitudes toward housing affordability and property values are shifting, with home owners showing willingness to withstand a potential fall in prices.