why are most suburban houses in the US built with wood, instead of bricks and mortar?

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why are most suburban houses in the US built with wood, instead of bricks and mortar?

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Adding in here that wood construction is surprisingly mostly carbon neutral and holds that carbon for many decades in most cases. A single small plot of land can theoretically produce wood forever at near zero cost. Concrete is not great for the environment and there is a ton of CO2 and other gases involved in the production.