Owning a house is a primary thing, but only a single one where you live long term and keep your belongings. Otherwise how can you expect any kind of privacy (a landlord not coming in with their own set of keys) or that your belongings won't get thrashed while you're at work or abroad for a longer time?

People need housing - it's demand is inelastic, meaning that market forces fail around it - people will pay whatever they have to in order to keep a roof over their heads.

For an example of what this market failure looks like when you commodify essentials, look to the US healthcare system.

We're a wealthy society that could provide these essentials, but we'd rather allow people to amass enough personal wealth that they can single-handedly undermine our democracy. Stop playing defence for the people treading on you - the chances of you benefiting from this dynamic are vanishingly small.

Revolutions without the pre-work tend to lead to a reconsolidation of power and resources into autocracy - but there's plenty of other steps we can take in the right direction. Voting and advocacy is a good start.