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  "id": 538387,
  "title": "Is owning a home really a distant dream for South Africans? Here’s why industry insiders say no",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/is-owning-a-home-really-a-distant-dream-for-south-africans-heres-why",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/is-owning-a-home-really-a-distant-dream-for-south-africans-heres-why-industry-insiders-say-no/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The average age of first-time buyers had dropped from 41 in 2020 to 38 in 2025.",
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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."
}