So while SE seems pretty adamant on the wards, what I would like to see is an instanced ward, but tied to the FC. In other words, the FC would pay like half a billion gil (or something pretty steep that is going to take some work) and be able to unlock a ward and place the FC house on any of the properties in that ward. After that initial house has been purchased, members of the FC can buy a personal house at any of the remaining properties at a reduced rate, and then build it out.

This way we get a neighborhood that is the FCs to populate as they see fit, we get to build a neighborhood of friends, and everyone wins.

These instanced wards should be in addition to the usual wards, and the existing housing should remain unaffected.