MAPLETON, Utah — Tony Hamby has been showing Salt Lake area homes to clients for the past two decades. He said some prospective homebuyers are now starting to ask about the government shutdown and how it could affect their major purchases.

"They’re like, what’s going to happen with the shutdown? Is it going to last?" he said.

Retirees Lisa and Chuck Jones are hoping to sell their Murray home and possibly relocate to Mapleton.

"Our biggest concern would be social security and if [the shutdown] affects that eventually, and then we’d get really worried," said Chuck. "But right now, for us, things are going really well."

"We’ve been around, and we’ve been through this so many times, so we know this is just temporary," added Lisa.

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