Why is this not the solution?

[Nepentha]

I think it must be in their interest to be short of housing, as people have been maintaining their subscriptions for years, you have to sub every 44 days minimum.

Sometimes I think Yoshi-P is kidding us when he says he hopes to make the housing zones "alive", everyone knows they are ghost towns, with pnj and retainers that don't move. Like an episode of Twilight Zone.

But on the other hand, it's also because of the house sellers that it's become like this, it's a ridiculous solution it must be said, for people without houses.

Yeah, I'm less for all these oddball ideas to stop the house reselling markets. Because let's face it, no matter what they implement, housing resellers are going to find a workaround. They did so with placard timers. They'll figure it out with a lotto system. So long as housing remains a finite resource, there will be a black market and resellers will profit from it.

The best way to end it is provide ample housing, enough that anyone can just walk up and buy a house. There'll still be a black market for what players consider 'premium' plots (LB 11/41 for example, or any large plot) probably, but for the average player just wanting to have a place bigger than an apartment box to decorate, this won't be a thing anymore. Even just providing apartment upgrades that allow for either larger room space or multi-levels would help alleviate current conditions immensely. (Also SE needs to increase the number of apartments in general.)