RMT in housing...

[HeyMcFly]

It is not legal to sell a house above the value of what it was worth when bought the plot, you can simple report someone for it as well, and should always be done if so.

there's a housing discord intended for buying FC houses higher than listed- as in, the buyers pay more than what the plot actually goes for- This is done by buying FC houses. The buyer is added to the FC then the deposit of gil is made into an FC chest, seller disbands & FC house goes to buyer- it's still done like this & the lottery did not fix this
It just doesn't work for private houses anymore

[Kyssa]

there's a housing discord intended for buying FC houses higher than listed- as in, the buyers pay more than what the plot actually goes for- This is done by buying FC houses. The buyer is added to the FC then the deposit of gil is made into an FC chest, seller disbands & FC house goes to buyer- it's still done like this & the lottery did not fix this
It just doesn't work for private houses anymore

There are multiple Discords offering this "service" and other Discords that while they don't offer the "service", will point folks in the directions to those that do and will turn their head to this activity so long as they "contribute" (via plot notification, player help assistance, etc) to their Discord community.

[Shibi]

...The buyer is added to the FC then the deposit of gil is made into an FC chest, seller disbands & FC house goes to buyer...

Well no; If the seller disbands the FC, or even just leaves it before the month is up, then the house just explodes and is gone. The plot becomes empty and available for anyone in the next round.

The seller has to remain in the FC for 30 days now, then pass lead, then leave. A month before the sale concludes is a lot of time to scam the buyer.

And that risk seems to be clearly shown in the substantial drop in sales now. Where there were 5 or 6 a day before, now there is one every 5 to 10 days, and they are just not selling.