Couple things I'd really like to see for housing:

Ability to make a worn dirt path from the gate to your front door.

Add a mini-game for something to do outside with friends. I suggest bag toss (cornhole). Let me practice by myself, but also play against another PC or in teams 2v2. Don't even need the rewards, just something fun and social to do outside. http://www.bagtoss.com/how-to/how-to-play-cornhole