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

Question

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

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Answer 1

If you’re on the west coast, earthquakes are the answer. Bricks don’t hold up well in earthquakes.

Well, most bricks. A guy named Moles had an earthquake brick that was going to revolutionize San Francisco housing but he over-voltaged his computer and destroyed it.