All the points raised are mirrored in the UK as well with one additional problem. Anyone who went to work around 2007-2009 has had nothing but bad luck economic

All the points raised are mirrored in the UK as well with one additional problem. Anyone who went to work around 2007-2009 has had nothing but bad luck economically, many of them still aren't on the housing ladder in their early 30s. For them a traditional cheap 2 bed starter home isn't actually sufficient any more. Using myself as an example my first home is a suburban four bed because i work from home and i should probably smash some kids out in the near future. Nothing smaller (or cheaper) would be viable. Buying by yourself, buying early and/or buying small is all but dead (unless others have different experiences and my selection of friends are all losers)