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Sales of previously occupied US homes declined to the slowest annual pace in more than a year last month
The Guardian US and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedCHICAGO (AP) — Sales of previously occupied US homes declined to the slowest annual pace in more than a year last month.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices cli...". The center frames it as "Sales of previously occupied US homes declined to the slowest annual pace in more than a...".
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Left / center-leftUS home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb
The Guardian US · Center-left · News report
CenterSales of previously occupied US homes declined to the slowest annual pace in more than a year last month
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb
Housing market has been stymied by borrowing costs, as mortgage rates marched higher amid war between the US and Iran Sales of previously occupied US homes declined in August to their slowe...
