LIVE Government Shutdown: Bessent Says GDP Will Be Hit; Trump Meeting to Decide on Job Cuts Last Updated: 1 hour ago How a Shutdown Could Slow the Housing Market By Shaina Mishkin (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Home sales won't grind to a halt during a government shutdown. But sellers, buyers, and the housing industry will still be affected, particularly so if the shutdown drags out, Selma Hepp, the chief economist at real estate data and analytics firm Cotality, writes. "Overall, the shutdown introduce ...