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  "id": 1936088,
  "title": "Mortgage demand stalls as rates hold near their highest level in a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mortgage-demand-stalls-as-rates-hold-near-their-highest-level-in-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/mortgage-demand-stalls-rates-6-77-percent-081926"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Total mortgage application volume fell 0.4% last week, with purchase applications down 2% and refinance activity rising only slightly",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}