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  "id": 4658646,
  "title": "'Shadow Homebuyers' Wait on Affordability Improvement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/shadow-homebuyers-wait-on-affordability-improvement",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:03:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-31/-shadow-homebuyers-wait-on-affordability-improvement-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist at Bright MLS, discusses the current real estate market and how affordability pains are causing 'shadow homebuyers' to wait until rates drop in order to buy. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "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."
}