Interesting... In Europe, we simply build the houses using bricks, cement/concrete and beans of steel or concrete. We not waste wood, and the houses are more solid and not have problems with insects or moisture damaging the wood structure. I think that it's the usual since the 60's .
However, I saw older structures using wood beans, mixed with stone, bricks, and/or adobe.
In at least some parts of the UK brick clad wooden houses, which I would imagine are probably balloon framed, are somewhat common in new developments (East Anglia, for example).
Insulated cavity walling with blockwork inner leaf and brickwork outer leaf (or sometimes rendered blockwork) remains incredibly popular though.
However, I saw older structures using wood beans, mixed with stone, bricks, and/or adobe.