In some couintries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this?

Nowadays,

people

in several countries are interested to know more about the background of their

house

or building they stay in. They may just be a general curiosity,

however

, they may

also

have specific purposes.

This

essay will look at the reason and give alternative ways to do background research on a

house

or building where

people

live in. There are two main reasons why

people

want to know the past of a place,

first

, they are just curious, and

second

, they want to know the

track

record

of the

house

which will reflect indirectly the quality of the construction. Curiosity is one of the human beings,

people

being curious on the history of the

house

such

as who had built

this

residence, who were the owners before, or even why

this

house

was being sold.

Moreover

, the

second

type is

people

who want to know the

track

record

of the building,

this

mainly comes from a broker who wants to sell a residence.

For instance

, the information about the

house

will help a broker to understand the age and quality of the

house

.

In addition

, to know the history of a

house

,

people

can do several methods

such

as asking the neighbourhood, reading the certificate of the

house

, or if the building is famous enough they can search on the internet.

For instance

, when a person wants to know about who was owning a

house

before buying it, the old neighbourhood around it can be asked,

such

as the

track

record

of how

this

house

was renovated in the past. In conclusion,

people

seek the history of a

house

or building because they are just curious or they want to know the

track

record

and the quality of the building. Several methods can be used to research the

house

such

as asking the neighbourhood, reading

house

certificates, or surfing on the internet.