I think we’re using different definitions of “old”. My mother’s house is about 250 years old, and that’s not uncommon where she lives. Her house is literally older than this country (I live in the US these days). Her house will probably last at least that again.

My house in the Bay Area is ~65 years old, it’s timber frame & stucco. When a strong wing gusts against it in a storm, you can feel the house slightly shudder. It’s not going to fall down (I’m reasonably certain, at least it hasn’t in the last 15 years and we’ve had a few storms :) and it’s not “made from wooden panels”, but in terms of solidity and construction, it’s not in the same ball-park (to use an Americanism) as my mother’s house.

Oh, and my house cost today would cost about 10x what my mother’s would…

[edit: it’s kind of wild that your username is what I used to sign into Unix systems with when I was in college. Sjg are my initials and they changed our account-names every semester for some reason]

Wild.. the definition though is that the owner outlives the house. That’s what I disagree with.

They probably meant two by fours with insulation (?) in between... I doubt anyone would expect these to outlast modern brick construction.