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  "id": 12814838,
  "title": "Invest in rental housing – Pres Mahama tasks MMDAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/invest-in-rental-housing-pres-mahama-tasks-mmdas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/invest-in-rental-housing-pres-mahama-tasks-mmdas/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) must lead efforts to address Ghana’s housing challenges by developing innovative solutions tailored to their respective jurisdictions, President John Dramani Mahama has said. He said home ownership remained out of reach for many Ghanaians because of high house prices, rent advances and the cost of mortgage financing. The President … The post…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "MMDAs must help close Ghana’s housing gap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mmdas-must-help-close-ghanas-housing-gap",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:34:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ato Forson says Ghana’s New Economy must create decent jobs for young people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ato-forson-says-ghanas-new-economy-must-create-decent-jobs-for-young",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:22:50.000Z"
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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."
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