Originally Posted by
caspergrey
The point is that overall more players get into houses they want. The problem with strict bidding is less houses open up which creates a deadlock.
It's not an advantage, if anything it actually relieves pressure for new homebuyers because existing homeowners have a separate mechanism to get into a house they want.
Consider the following scenarios:
In the current system:
The lottery ends, and "player A" who won a house decides to vacate their current home.
That leaves 1 open house for the next lottery. Come next lottery, everyone who wants that house bids, and a maybe a new homeowner wins. 2 players are happy.
under the proposed system