As a deliberate owner of a 1890's home, I am bemused how an article like this is read by Europeans, many of whom live in homes that are literally centuries old.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/25/housing-market-americans-stranded-old-property-affordability-home-improvements-real-estate-jon-bostock/amp/

A crippled housing market has left Americans stranded in 40-year-old properties and unable to afford most home improvements. Now they are turning to ‘home hardening’ instead

38% of homes in the U.S. were built before 1970–and the median age of homes in America is 40 years.

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