[suggestion] Real Estate Market

[Kael_Raiju]

I have seen a cry out for housing. I personally have a house and an old dead Rank 8 FC (under my alt now) (hard to cut your losses ya know)

After considering ways to unload my properties due to the new marriage system and wanting to live with my wife plus my old FC... why not institute a housing market?

This could be another facet of the game altogether. As long as their have been cities there has always been someone who buys/sells property. Look at the main story. I'm having a brain fart but the Lala who is plotting against Nanamo. Why can't we have players take on his role (or at least try). I know I would spend a lot of time with this aspect of the game if it were to be instituted.

I'm looking for feedback to better round out this idea. What positives or negatives do you see playing a role? Would you partake in this lucrative or bone crushing industry in game? Do you think this could help free up housing and help to lower the costs as they stand now?

[chrillix]

It could be fun but they would definitely have to limit the number of plots you could purchase. If they didn't, you'd have a wealthy group of players purchasing entire wards, and charging way more than the original price.

However, the idea of purchasing a single home, furnishing/decorating it, then selling it could provide a lot of enjoyment for players who enjoy doing that sort of thing!

[MomomiMomi]

I see this exacerbating the housing problem. More houses would be bought for the sole reason of being sold to others. The rich would be ripping off the poor who couldn't afford it at the time. There would also be much less risk in buying houses for the sole reason of using them as extra gardens.

What I would prefer is being able to sell a house at the house's server value, and having the game take a cut out of it. This would allow people to get rid of houses they no longer want, whether it be to move to another house, transfer servers, or simply not enjoying or having a use for their house anymore. It would not be a total loss, and gil would still be removed from the game.