Singe Family Homes are the huge luxury here. Never in the history of mankind have people lived in single family homes, or they did when the family. consisted of

Singe Family Homes are the huge luxury here. Never in the history of mankind have people lived in single family homes, or they did when the family. consisted of 10 to 15 people including elders, not when the family is roughly 4 people (parents + 2 children). The square foot / person is huge and leads to lots of issues around transportation (hello cars !), so the cost on society is massive, especially if you factor in private gardens, which are basically private pieces of land that cannot be used for anything - and aren't that ecologically beneficial. Lower you housing expectations to a 1500 sq ft apartment with no private garden (but with a park nearby) on a 10 story building and you have something that actually allows for efficient public services and is economically viable for an average person. Of course, rich people will still be able to afford private houses, but that should be the exception, not the norm. The median SFH shouldn't be the reference. Housing is usually the biggest expense someone has. Asking for luxury here means that you'll have to compromise on everything else. Being reasonable will free budgets for a lot of other things.