Client-Side Housing Mansion [Not Server Side]
Personally, if I could get a house that was just for me to visit, a full mansion (large) house, and it's only accessible by me, I would stop bidding on personal houses.
I'm not saying do away with the existing system, not at all. In fact keep the old system.
I want to build a large house with the items that I can export from my server-side items to a client-side housing where I can visit and maybe even walk through when queues are too long.
I realize Yoshi P wants the community feel to remain, so keep that. But if I was one less person bidding on those houses that you want to bid on, your odds will increase in owning one.
The way I see it, I can always take video of me walking through the house, show it on YouTube, stream it on Twitch or Discord, and that's all that people need to see. It's a great way to show off your house without needing to burden the servers.
Let's face it: the housing problem will never be solved as long as more people play the game, so why not offer the opportunity to have a mansion for yourself without having to compete for server space.
Thoughts?