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  "id": 2553494,
  "title": "This has been one of the most affordable U.S. cities to buy a home for the past 134 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/this-has-been-one-of-the-most-affordable-u-s-cities-to-buy-a-home-for-2553494",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Home prices in America have changed dramatically over the last century — but the Midwest has remained a bastion of affordability through it all.",
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