Private housing is in total shambles

[Illmaeran]

I think a lot are going to wait till the last hour before they put in their ticket. I know of a few who are so they can see the odds they are up against and pick different plots accordingly depending on the kind of chance they want.

Exactly this. Expect to see a massive surge in participation over the weekend and the hours right before the lottery closes. People are going to try faking others out and/or snipe plots at the last second.

I was the first one to put a deposit down on the plot I want so now the hard part's going to be not going back to check how many people have put theirs down when I log in each day.