{
  "id": 16094654,
  "title": "US mortgage rates fall for first time in 2 months, but homebuyer demand drops 7% as costs stay high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-mortgage-rates-fall-for-first-time-in-2-months-but-homebuyer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:03:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-mortgage-rates-fall-for-first-time-in-2-months-but-homebuyer-demand-drops-7-as-costs-stay-high-101792693510632.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US mortgage rates fell for the first time in two months to 7.32%, but home purchase mortgage applications dropped 7% as high costs kept buyers away.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}