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  "id": 12704218,
  "title": "Rent-to-own option traps affordable homes billions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rent-to-own-option-traps-affordable-homes-billions",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Daily Africa",
    "slug": "business-daily-africa",
    "url": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/real-estate/rent-to-own-option-traps-affordable-homes-billions-5623484"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rent-to-own models allow tenants to occupy a home and build equity through monthly payments.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}