Need GM Clarification: Player to Player Housing Sales a Violation of ToS?

[SleepinBeauty]

I also recently received an email from SE after posting in the forums about wanting to buy a house:

"Dear Customer,

We have determined that the post you made on 09-18-2015 11:55 PM (PDT) was in violation of the User Agreement policies listed below. The post was edited or deleted accordingly.

Thread Title:
WTB Small/Medium Mist House in Leviathan

Relevant sections from the FINAL FANTASY XIV Guidelines:
Undertaking any RMT-related actions, including selling items, gil, or accounts for real world currency.
Doing anything that is prohibited in the the Square Enix Account Terms of Use.
Taking any other actions that are deemed inappropriate by Square Enix in our sole discretion."

In regards to people who thought the email that was posted earlier was fake...

[Pomelo]

I'm surprised that nobody has pointed out that this may be a very new policy brought in because of the changes about to be introduced to the housing system? It would make sense that they are going to discourage player to player transfers if a proper system is coming that would make the transaction 'secure' by being an in game function.

I think that this is a good thing ...hopefully
It might be that they are gonna improve housing/trading and make more houses for everyone \o/

[Culfinrandir]

There's comments in this thread that suggest that the ToS are some kind of archaic, inflexible & unchanging document. I have a shock for you, all ToS (also job contracts if you have read one) have clauses that state "Plus any other changes, variations or decisions we may make without prior notice", or words to that effect. The actual line SE use has been quoted by others.

In short, what SE says, goes. If they wanted to ban all users wearing a green chest piece at midnight they could do so WITH NO REASONING OR RECOURSE AVAILABLE. Simple. You play on their terms, even terms that only SE know.