>>64372485
>Absolutely you can build good new housing but
After working in this industry, I'm faily convinced that you can't get a quality wood framed house in the U.S. or most countries, even if you find a competent contractor (rare) the materials literally don't exist anymore.
Quality lumber is basically extinct.
The quality of materials and the quality of workers today is unironically worse than it was 100 years ago.