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Adding cat5e or cat6 to each room is just a cost. Builders generally compete on cost.

It’s a cost that doesn’t show up on listings. There’s a surprising number of ways new US construction sucks that just comes down to how it can be advertised.

Unless I'm mistaken there are no requirements for what has to appear at all in real estate listings. Maybe some local regulations exist. I know where I exist the seller is required to provide an "energy audit", but I'm not sure there is any mechanism to enforce that.

Most people think they can just use WiFi, and most of them are probably right.

i live in 2003 built house in usa. i have 2 x cat5e and 2 x coax (they are bundled together ) coming to outlet in every room. everything goes to (un)structured media enclosure.

I'm not saying there are no homes built with Ethernet. I'm just saying it's neither common, nor the norm. At least in the western United States.