I live in a country where stone houses are the traditional norm and wood frame houses are still seen as flimsy despite becoming increasingly popular for new fam

I live in a country where stone houses are the traditional norm and wood frame houses are still seen as flimsy despite becoming increasingly popular for new family homes. The way I understand it, a major difference between the two construction styles is that stone is wet and wood is dry. Stone shouldn't be sealed (hence the notion that stone walls can't be painted) because this traps the humidity and erods the stone. A major downside of this is that this means stone houses are more prone to trapping humidity, especially with better insulation, and grow mold. Wood on the other hand must be sealed so you can use forms of insulation that are highly efficient but very susceptible to damage from humidity. A major downside of this is that the outer layers essentially act as a water barrier and even things like driving a dowel into an exterior wall can cause damage over time from water entering the wall via condensation on the screw. Traditional wood frame construction in my country used wooden beams along with loam or stone. Because these buildings often expose wood to the elements and are generally wet because of the stone and loam there is an inherent risk of the wood decaying over time and I've seen restorations that removed almost everything but the wood frame to remove integral beams. There are many very old wood and loam/stone buildings left in my area but there are probably many more that had to be either torn down or stripped down to the bones for restoration.