Instead of reactivating auto-demolition, they should finally make housing instanced. It's long, long, loooong overdue.
This would be a win-win for both those who don't have a house yet but would like to have one, and the people who are being held hostage by the timer.
But of course, this has been requested time and time again for years, and nothing has happened yet. Just like hats for Viera/Hrothgar, it might never happen. Sooo..yeah...

Personally, I don't really care about the timer. I'm quite content with my apartment for now. /shrug