I think the housing mirage is a fair compromise; it keeps the ward feel and some sense of exclusivity to housing while encouraging players to bid on something then just med or large.

Honestly at this point there are ALWAYS houses that go up for bid; but because the lotto is once a week; there are only 60 some lottos a year which leads to obvious frusteration as you keep bidding.

I honestly feel the lotto is TOO accessible; I do deco for folks and often times I get people requesting I do their home for them. To say nothing of houses that have been left being empty for months and players to get upset when their "home" gets demoed due to 45 DAYS! of them not going there.

The overabundance of gil has resulted in abnormal levels of inflation but not for ACTUAL homes. You can pay for a home working in a venue for a week if you wanted...its INSANE.