{
  "id": 1981365,
  "title": "Mortgage rates hold at 6.77% as homebuyers face high costs and mortgage demand falls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mortgage-rates-hold-at-6-77-as-homebuyers-face-high-costs-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:39:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/mortgage-rates-hold-at-6-77-as-homebuyers-face-high-costs-and-mortgage-demand-falls-101787157353101.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US mortgage rates stayed at 6.77%, while refinance and home purchase applications fell, as high borrowing costs and weak affordability hit buyers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}