People in Africa love building their houses themselves, though there are properties for sale. There's a general belief that it's a cheaper process. Also, the housing market is not captured by corporations/banks/state around here.
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Maybe in Africa it’s cheaper building your house in Canada is just about the same price sometimes more. Your not even really paying for the house here when you buy a house your paying for the land. Land in country sides is cheaper but not many people want to live in the country side or places far off from city’s because then they can’t get to work.
I think your system is designed this way because you receive more help from the government.
Here you own the land and what's on it and are not taxed as much as in the west. However, there is an enormous lack of opportunities for the disadvantaged ones.
Both have ups and downs, it's tricky.
I love rural life, got more land there than in the capital of my country.