Let me tell you, there is no "revolution", not in the last 100 years at least,not least the one that had Marie Antoinette's head chopped off. It might surprise a local frog in the well like yourself. But yes, LOL, most people in these countries that you MIGHT HAVE heard of , say France, Germany, blah blah, yes, we have had no problems securing mortgages to own one house per generation. LOL.