I blame the real estate sales people. By and large they are idiots who really do not understand the product they sell.
If they sold the added value of having receptacles, lights, switches etc where you will really need them there would be enough money in the job to do it right.
Unfortunately they will sell fancy knobs on the cabinets and never mention the extra "infrastructure" nobody looks at ... until they are standing there with a plug in their hand and no receptacle to put it in.
The one that bothers me is they don't sell the value of a combo low voltage and receptacle box. Anywhere you have a cat 5 or TV cable, you will need a receptacle. Why would they ever do it any other way? Unfortunately nobody puts that extra buck or two into the job.
