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Federal Government Shutdown Freezes More Than Funds as Local Housing Markets with High Share of Fed Employees Feel Impacts
Nationally, in September, the Median List Price Was $424,200, Homes Spent an Average of 63 Days on Market and 20.2% of Listings had Price Reductions AUSTIN, Texas , Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the federal government shutdown that began on October 1 continues, new data from Realtor.com ® 's October Monthly Housing Report shows early signs of a pause in housing activity in markets with the highest shares of federal employees. While most national housing trends have shown little change so far this fall, housing markets where federal workers make up a larger share of the local labor force—including Washington, D.C.