I do think there is something different that leads Americans to desire homes and consider apartment living a failure. Some of it is the rhetoric about owning a

I do think there is something different that leads Americans to desire homes and consider apartment living a failure. Some of it is the rhetoric about owning a home being part of the American Dream. Some of it is about the nature of the US housing market being a such an avenue to wealth (Americans have a disproportionate amount of their wealth wrapped up in their home). Some of it may be the individualistic mindset.