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The government shutdown is now in its second day and it's already having an impact on the real estate industry,
especially in Florida and states where many lenders require homeowners to have flood insurance.
Ampere's Greg Allen reports the National Flood Insurance Program has stopped issuing new policies.
More than four and a half million homes in the U.S. are covered under the federal flood insurance program with the largest number of them in Florida,
Louisiana and Texas.
The program's authorization laps with the government's shutdown,
which means no new or revised policies can be issued.
Tim Weisheyer, the president of the Florida Association of Realtors,
says it's already holding up sales.
People that are right now maybe were planning to close on their property tomorrow or next week,