The Real Reason People Leave California For Texas
Jun 25, 2013, 20:26 IST
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Rick Perry has been touring the country, urging companies to move to Texas for low taxes and business-friendly regulation.
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Perry's right that Texas has been growing like crazy, adding jobs and population even at a time when the national economy has been weak.
But he's not exactly right about why.
I sat down with Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at Trulia, to discuss the biggest reason people move from California to Texas: cheap housing.
Watch below.
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Produced by Justin Gmoser