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  "id": 9582606,
  "title": "Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/mortgage-rates-hit-7-as-iran-war-fallout-crushes-a-weak-housing-market",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:17:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/mortgage-rates-7-percent.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.",
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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."
}