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  "id": 5630953,
  "title": "Not buying it: Melbourne’s build-to-rent boom comes at a high price",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/not-buying-it-melbournes-build-to-rent-boom-comes-at-a-high-price",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/not-buying-it-melbourne-s-build-to-rent-boom-comes-at-a-high-price-20260821-p60qd7.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Build-to-rent projects are outpacing conventional apartments in Melbourne. But are these luxury towers an answer to the rental squeeze, or a costly distraction?",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Not buying it: Melbourne’s build-to-rent boom comes at a high price",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/not-buying-it-melbournes-build-to-rent-boom-comes-at-a-high-price",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}