I'm going to echo the disappointment that this wasn't a preview of the inside of the apartments. Also, I really wish they had gone with the 512 rather than the 90. It's going to mean that I have no choice but to be frantically clicking when the servers come up.
The upside I'm taking away from this (I see it as an upside), is that SE is actually giving us the disappointing news with some advance warning rather than on the night of the patch. As much as I may not like the news, it was one of my big criticisms of the housing debacle and at least I know in advance so I can plan my day.