Americans' detached houses are villas, most of which are not reinforced concrete, but wooden structures, so once they encounter a hurricane and wildfire or something, they are basically all destroyed, and many friends will

Americans' detached houses are villas, most of them are not reinforced concrete, but wooden structures, so once they encounter a hurricane and wildfire, it is basically all destroyed, many friends will say, why Americans do not use reinforced concrete to build houses, after all, the service life is longer and stronger.

In fact, I have not asked for detailed verification of this, but considering the real estate tax rate of 1%-3% per year in the United States, the probability is related to the value of the house, the reinforced concrete house will be much more expensive than the wooden house, that is, the annual tax will be paid more, the Americans also have housing insurance, and the high-value real estate insurance will be more expensive, so, probably in the end, it is still a matter of money. Reinforced concrete houses, high construction prices, high annual taxes, expensive insurance premiums, besides, even if the reinforced concrete encounters hurricanes and wildfires, it may be that the frame can be retained, and others will be destroyed, which is not of great significance, unless a bunker is built.

The same is true of Japanese houses, most of which are built in wooden structures, and the depreciation cycle of Japanese houses is twenty years, and after twenty years, the value of the house is zero, and the tax only needs to pay the land tax.

However, wooden structure houses, it is easier to build, and now they are modular, in the end, it is still a matter of price.