Wondering how the government shutdown may affect local real estate? You're not alone. Anytime business as usual is disrupted you always wonder what unforeseen consequence may affect you directly. Without question government employees will be affected and we start hearing words like furlough being passed around - furlough is basically …

 Many, many people are renting instead of buying simply because their credit isn’t quite good enough to buy a home.  The benefits of owning a home are obvious, not to mention the pride that comes with being a homeowner.   So it’s not that they don’t want to buy a …