It is said that few newer houses will last for 100 years like older built ones have.
Older houses seem better because the shoddy houses built 100 years ago have already fallen down.
You do have to wonder how long the glues that hold all the modern OSB, plywood, and MDF materials together will last. There was some very slipshod work done during the housing boom when anyone who could strip a wire was considered an electrician. OTOH, the wiring in most 100 year old houses is pretty suspect, having been augmented several times by people of widely differing skills.
