In Europe houses are typically seen as something you pass down for generations. That might have been true once upon a time, but looking at the houses that have

In Europe houses are typically seen as something you pass down for generations. That might have been true once upon a time, but looking at the houses that have been built around me the past few years, I'd say that quick and cheap is the driving factor of the day. Most people building houses now aren't doing so on the assumption that they'll be in use 100 years from now.