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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
"Objectively better" according to whom? Maybe people want this type of housing becuase they just do.
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Owning a home requires a lot of maintenance, not everyone has time/skills to do this themselves or the money to hire it out, especially single parents or the elderly. Even the traditional nuclear family may not be able to commit to this kind of burden.
But in our system, the only alternative to homeownership is a rental apartment which is often in a large complex and comes with little to no outdoor space. If you need more than two bedrooms, too bad. So, definitely not great for kids. There should be a whole spectrum of housing choices, but in most parts of the country it's an either/or...