Published: 01:36 GMT, 9 November 2025 | Updated: 01:54 GMT, 9 November 2025

The Washington housing market is showing serious cracks as the federal government shutdown drags on.

New data reveals double-digit drops in home listings and fading buyer interest across the area.

Since the shutdown began on October 1, searches for new home listings have fallen more than 11 percent, reports Realtor.com.

More than one in ten of the DC metro workforce is federal employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

With many now furloughed, facing buyouts, or worried about missing paychecks, that anxiety is spreading into housing.

'Right now we've got the highest inventory in DC for the last five years,' senior vice president at Sotheby's International Realty, Corey Burr, told Daily Mail.

'It's the longest days on market in the last five years, at an average of 47 days for DC proper. That's 50 days longer than any other area in the region.'

Burr said the combination of the DOGE worker purge and the shutdown has frozen many buyers in place.

The Washington metro area's housing market is showing signs of serious trouble as the federal government shutdown drags on