Wohnen!!!!!!!!

German housing is quite different from the U.S.A Most people in Germany do not live in family homes, rather in apartments, condos, and lofts. Only about 42% of Germans live in actual houses compared to nearly 70 % in the United States. The reason there is such a drastic number of German citizens living in apartments is due to the high cost of homes, especially in the city. Apartments and houses are also much closer together than here in the states. While Germany has a much lower population than us, the number of Germans per square kilometer is grossly bigger than ours. This is due to the fact that we have such a large area ( consider Texas which is nearly as large as all of Europe) compared to Germany.
The differences between houses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are not quite as drastic as the differences of american housing.Austrian housing is also very expensive which makes living in apartments the way to go. In Switzerland, while many people do own homes, it seems to be that buying a house can cause some issue. The competitive market of renting homes in Switzerland is huge! Renting a house would definitely be the way to living there. If one thing can be said about all three of these countries however, is that their architecture is beautiful. German architecture has spread across the world. Multiple examples of Gothic and Baroque architecture is seen throughout the world and it all came from Germany. One beautiful exampe of such architecture is the Freiburg Cathedral in Germany seen below.
Sources: http://www.expatica.com/ch/housing/buying/How-to-rent-and-buy-a-house-in-Switzerland_3570.html http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Housing_statistics
https://www.boundless.com/art-history/gothic-art/german-gothic-art-and-the-holy-roman-empire/architecture--20/