{
  "id": 16586757,
  "title": "Housing purchases grow again in August, but accumulate an annual drop of 2.3%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/la-compra-de-vivienda-vuelve-a-crecer-en-agosto-pero-acumula-una",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T08:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/vivienda/2026-10-26/la-compra-de-vivienda-vuelve-a-crecer-en-agosto-pero-acumula-una-caida-anual-del-23.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "In August, 49,319 housing purchases were made, a 3.4% increase from the same month last year. However, this represents a 19.7% decrease from July. Year-to-date, there have been 458,200 transactions, a 2.3% decrease from the same period in 2025. Despite this decline, the current year's numbers remain solid, reflecting the market's strength.",
  "summary": "That month recorded 49,319 transactions and mortgage approvals rose 2.3% year-on-year, with 33,841 loans, according to the INE",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}