I just got a small house on Mateus after barely sleeping since 4.57 patch day. I would just like to say everyone that is still on their journey towards getting one, that its possible. It didnt feel like it at all and I started losing faith. I was about to walk away and go get some sleep, I couldnt keep my eyes open for much longer and my hand was staring to feel completely numb from endless clicking, when it popped for me. I have seen so many houses taken right in front of my eyes by those lucky few that just walked up to it and got the one lucky click in. It was so disheartening. I know the timer is random, but if this helps anybody - in my experience I have seen most houses open up after 8/9-14 hours.

I know there are people that have been waiting way longer than me, but I hope this will inspire at least some of you not to give up. I wish SE would change the way housing works and I hope they do. I wish everyone the best of luck on this difficult and emotionally extremely draining journey.