(VIDEO: CNN via CNN Newsource) —

The ongoing government shutdown is disrupting the homebuying process and jeopardizing dreams of homeownership.

Chase Franklin is a hopeful homebuyer planning a move from North Dakota to Kansas. He is planning to buy a home with a U.S. Department of Agriculture-backed mortgage. Advertisement

"The government shut down, and so my lender got back in touch with me and she said, 'Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to close until the USDA reopens,'" Franklin said.

Franklin told CNN the situation is frustrating.

"There was a full gamut of emotions. I mean, there was anger, there was frustration. I, I mean, there was like, why is this happening now?"

Franklin is not alone in this predicament.

Anthony Smith, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said the

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