{
  "id": 4457535,
  "title": "Waiting for 5% mortgage rates? Why homebuyers may be waiting years — and what it could cost them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/waiting-for-5-mortgage-rates-why-homebuyers-may-be-waiting-years-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T15:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/waiting-for-5-mortgage-rates-why-homebuyers-may-be-waiting-years-and-what-it-could-cost-them-101788101915690.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Homebuyers waiting for 5% mortgage rates may have to wait years as forecasts point to rates staying near 6% to 6.5%, while home prices rise.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}