housing in the US is just not that great for the thing right in the center of the national psyche: cookie cutter designs with no attention to the environment, l

housing in the US is just not that great for the thing right in the center of the national psyche: cookie cutter designs with no attention to the environment, low-quality constructions, apartments with zero soundproofing (no wonder everyone wants a house) and then the laws that force people to keep antiquated structures around for way longer than reasonable.