{
  "id": 6285668,
  "title": "Home buyer sentiment collapses as downturn hits new milestone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/home-buyer-sentiment-collapses-as-downturn-hits-new-milestone",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/home-buyer-sentiment-collapses-as-downturn-hits-new-milestone/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cotality’s daily dwelling index has hit a new milestone, with values across the five major capital city markets now down by 5% from their April 2026 peak: The largest decline in 40 years of records was the October 2017 to May 2019 episode, when values at the 5-city aggregate level fell by 8.6%. The quarterly The post Home buyer sentiment collapses as downturn hits new milestone appeared first on…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}