There seem to be several issues at hand. It is absolutely tragic that anyone is suffering through a war. Hopefully we are all contributing to relieving their suffering in whatever way we are able.

Housing in a game has nothing to do with the war, nor should it. The game is an escape from real life. I would seriously doubt that anyone caught up in the war or any other global tragedy honestly cares about something as trivial as a game and a house in said game.

Auto-demo should be reinstated. People who do not subscribe to the game should have no reason to hang onto a handful of pixels. If you need a break, 45 days is plenty in my opinion. If the house is so important to you that you want to maintain it in a game you aren't playing, the cost should be subscription, otherwise why would you even care? What are you hanging onto? Why hang onto something that you aren't using or truly interested in and keep it away from those who would actively use it?

And before I'm attacked, I have owned houses in this game in the many years I've played. I have relinquished a house when I stopped playing. I have had a house demo'd when I stopped playing. Now I'm back and I'd like part of my game to include a house. I wasn't fond of placard clicking, but I'm less fond of this lottery.

Auto-demo won't solve the housing shortage. It will, however, free up a few more houses for people who want them.