It does rather seem that the $$ paid in subscription by those who were fortunate enough to get a personal house already are worth so very much more than the $$ ofeveryone else, so much so that this tiny minority of players deserves special treatment. Or to put it another way, favoritism sucks and you are totally pissing evetyone else off, SE. Fix the damned housing shortage first, before doing anything else for current owners of in-game homes.