Obtaining a house is a pain, took me 3 years to get one because i refused to give in to the outside influences controlling the housing market, but with the random lockout timer being a deterrent, it is nothing more than a test of patience, and i guarantee when someone relocates it is probably a friend of a friend or a reseller trying to throw off other potential buyers and freeing up a plot that only the person they are helping out will immediately know its whereabouts and just wait out that timer in relative peace... it's an ugly game for something that really shouldn't be as finite as it is...