Getting plucked in the Golden State: Doug McIntyre

Which comes first, the chicken or the nest egg?
It’s not exactly breaking news that living in California is pricey. According to Bloomberg, the median price for a house in the Golden State requires a pile of gold, topping $600,000, more than twice the national average. Four of the country’s five most expensive residential markets are in California: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Orange County and San Diego. Los Angeles is seventh.
Two weeks ago, I told you about my $999 electric bill