This argument is losing its edge. Working from home being mainstream now means you don't need to move around as much.
Not that you ever needed to sell up in order to move. As a kid I moved around a lot when my father changed jobs. We rented in each new place but the family home was kept (and rented out).
> Working from home being mainstream now means you don't need to move around as much.
It's not really mainstream. For tech workers and middle management maybe but certainly not blue collar, medicine, retail, transportation, HORECA, etc. For perspective, the majority of adults in the US don't have college degrees, narrowing down their opportunities for work that can be done via Zoom. It was a deep point of resentment between the cozy work from home laptop class who could have all their needs met through delivery apps and everyone else during lock-downs.
Not that you ever needed to sell up in order to move. As a kid I moved around a lot when my father changed jobs. We rented in each new place but the family home was kept (and rented out).