The one thing I know about the current housing rules is that it causes some servers to have issues where people claimed to want houses and yet tons of houses are still available.

When I got my house I wanted on so badly that I didn't care what spot it was because I just wanted a house to have a house... and yet folks are upset now not because they don't have housing options but because they don't have the exact house they want... which is silly in my book.

I get that the OP isn't quite the same issue but it does bother me that folks are acting like homes aren't available and they are. Granted on more congested servers it might be more of an issue but I'm on a standard server.