I haven't entered my characters' houses in Everquest 2 in about 6 years. If I logged in now, they'd be sitting there waiting for me exactly as I left them.

Something to be said about instancing housing. Everyone gets a shot at a house if they can afford it. And no one has to worry about losing one. And my personal favorite, Active Duty military get to keep theirs under that system too in case they need to be deployed for a few months. I'd think SE would be grateful to said volunteers considering it keeps the area their HQ is in pretty stable.