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  "id": 15751482,
  "title": "Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pending-home-sales-sink-to-25-year-low-as-buyers-flee-high-mortgage-15751482",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pending-home-sales-sink-to-25-year-low-as-buyers-flee-high-mortgage-rates-d02c6b30?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "summary": "Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.",
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        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "US pending home sales fall to record low as mortgage rates surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-pending-home-sales-fall-to-record-low-as-mortgage-rates-surge",
        "published": "2026-10-20T14:39:57.000Z"
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