Ujm
I’ve got relatives in EY marrying off daughters.
I can tell you that they turn down shidduchim all the time because of the question “will you buy the couple an apartment “
The answer is no and that is that. It’s not “more or less the same” as here. I’ve never heard of anyone having the chutzpah to demand that here
And OP
Where do you live that it is only once every two weeks?
Here in Flatbush it’s a daily occurrence