I guess I just don't like auctioning systems. It locks a lot of people out and they lowered the pricing on houses to ensure it was a more viable purchase for a wider audience. They seem to want to let more people have access to housing, they just can't keep up with the demand due to the initial housing structure that they continued with. If I remember correctly they also didn't want to limit housing per account for rp reasons? I think that was from a live letter but it was quite awhile ago.