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30 September
7:18 pm

A recent survey found that the average new home in California is subject to two hundred thousand dollars in government fees and regulations.

Overstated

Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

7:18 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure attributed to a survey about government fees on new California homes — a concrete, verifiable claim that directly supports his housing cost argument.
What we foundThe $200,000 figure for government fees and regulations on the average California new home is higher than what available surveys report, and conflates California-specific high-end data points with a statewide average.
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