Why do houses remain upright when they are floating off their foundation?

Question

Here is a video where the house remains upright: https://reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/gvzt1e/landslide_in_northern_norway_3rd_of_june_2020/

I figured that the house would have a high center of mass.

In: Engineering

Answer 1

I guess it would depend on the house? So yes, some will, but image it kinda like a giant floaty square with something on top, the mass isnt high enough to make it flip