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I think having a roof over their head is important to most people.
It's generally fairly important to have a roof over your head situated such that you can get to your place of employment, too.
That doesn't alter the fact that very often rents and other primary need expenses like food, water, shoes, etc., exceed incomes.
People don't earn enough to obtain mortgages. Even if people went without food and sent their kids to school naked, they wouldn't be able to save enough to get enough capital to buy a property because they'd never keep up with the constantly inflating property market.
Property tax...?