Stick and frame is an excellent construction technique. Built to modern code it'll not creak in the wind nor rot away. Further it can be framed by one person if needed with nothing more than a pick up truck and a local hardware store. It'll not fall over in an earthquake. Renovations are easy. Insulating is easy. It's a carbon sink. And best yet, it's much cheaper to build.
The biggest issue with stick framing is the building envelope. It's very sensitive to the quality of the air/water barrier. Lots of subpar contractors around that don't care about taping together different pieces of house wrap, covering fastener and conduit holes, taping the window and door apertures correctly. You end up with moisture inside your walls and thermal losses that are annoying to diagnose and even more annoying to fix.
