On various Primal DC servers, week 1 of the "new wards in all cities" lottery ended with plenty of unpurchased private-only plots. And by week 2, there were still plots leftover. If someone was playing the game in that timeframe and didn't get a house, they likely really weren't all that interested. Or they put a bid in on a large with 100 other people and sealed their own fate.

For players just joining the game since after the last housing release, they have a right to be frustrated. Everyone else? Less so.

When (if?) new housing comes out, SE should restrict the first lottery period to players without a current plot. If a current owner wants in on the lottery for a large, they'll need to demo their house before the new housing comes out - which would free up another plot for another player.