Why should society be subsidizing home ownership more than they already do?

The real estate market already discriminates against people who cannot afford a deposit (an increasing proportion of people, since house prices are increasing so rapidly), and the design of North American cities encourages urban spawl which is unsustainable with current property tax rates. [1]

> and I think to promote everyone's owning a house

Why? Half of German households rent [2] and no one is wringing their hands about how people should be owning their home instead of renting.

As someone who has lived in Europe and North America, there seems to be a borderline obsession with owning a house in anglophone countries, and I don't understand why. If the rental market is sane (e.g. rent is approximately equivalent to a mortgage) then it's up to the individual if they want to purchase a home (e.g. to renovate how they see fit) or is comfortable just renting.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nw6qyyrTeI

[2] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/global-percentage-ren...