I used to live in an apartment then decided to buy a house for reasons such as wanting to have a yard / outdoor space (wanted to buy a big dog among others), leave city life for suburban life for peace & quiet, family-proof (place where I’d want hypothetical kids to grow up in), etc. After experiencing both I prefer house over apartment.
Imagine spending a significant portion of your paycheck on being able to make it to work when you could just spend half a week’s worth at a sports or electronics store once every few years. So free.
That’s not a House vs Apartment thing. Its a USA vs EU thing.
The US sucks, both in Apartments and Houses.
I considered moving to the eu if their cities are actually made for humans who live in the current year