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Byron Donalds: “The average house is what, 350 in our state. Let's call it…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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FULL: Byron Donalds Holds Event For His Florida Gubernatorial Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 13:43

If your primary concern is affordability, let me tell you something. 30% of the cost of a new home is government costs. Not plywood, not shingles, not pipes, not sheetrock. Government. That's obscene. The average house is what, 350 in our state. Let's call it 300. So 30% of the cost. A hundred thousand dollars is government costs. That's insanity. We have to leverage technology and we have to modernize our state so we can compress … (13:43–13:48)

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Asserts that the average house price in Florida is approximately $300,000 to $350,000.

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