How much freer and more interesting do Americans, English, Swedes, Dutch, etc. live. They buy and sell houses/apartments as it fits their life plans.
But one must also consider the costs incurred in the respective countries. Nowhere is it as expensive to buy and sell a house as in Germany. Especially if the loan has not yet been fully serviced within the agreed term. Then there are the loan conditions, which are particularly strict here... the requirements for renovations, remodeling,...
My cousins in Sweden usually bought their first apartment while studying, later sold the apartment, then bought the first house with their partner, and later a bigger house when they had children. My parents handled it similarly in the USA. I, fool, thought I had to stay in Germany and only just bought my first house in my early 40s. I’m already looking forward to Thanksgiving when I can tell the family stories from the administrative jungle. :D