{
  "id": 576215,
  "title": "Home sales fell in July, getting the summer off to a poor start after the housing market suffered through another sluggish spring selling season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/home-sales-fell-in-july-getting-the-summer-off-to-a-poor-start-after",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Economy",
    "slug": "wsj-economy",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/july-home-sales-fell-after-higher-mortgage-rates-scared-off-buyers-4820b994?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Existing home sales were down 1.7% over the previous month, and the median home price rose to $434,100, a near record high.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}