Now we know!
From $170M to $356M???
(no link)
OUR TURN : Is White House a money pit?
San Antonio Express-News (TX) - Monday, March 17, 2008
That stately mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue comes with the job, but the new president should be forewarned: The place is a fixer-upper.
The house has sidewalk appeal, as real estate agents say, but it needs a lot of work — more than $170 million worth of work, according to U.S. News & World Report.
(snip)