If SE is unable to address the scarcity issue with housing, then implementing the Notoriety system into the housing lottery is a practical solution that can be implemented immediately.

The notoriety system SE implemented to address the frustration of being locked out of Bozja/Zadnor duel content because of RNG is an improvement to the current housing lottery system with no downside.

Every time you lose a housing lottery your notoriety increases 1 point. The people with the highest notoriety are then the only people able to win and the roll against each other. And if you don't win, you have at least increased your notoriety and with it, your chances of winning the next lottery.

This creates an effect that can be best described as a waiting list that requires active participation, and the people who have been actively waiting the longest get the house.

Under this system, you are eventually guaranteed to get a house, which means there is hope. I waited 2 years for a medium house, and yesterday I was in a lottery with 5 other people and by sheer luck won. I am very happy, but many of my friends who have also been waiting for years did not win, and seeing their frustration is very demoralizing. The notoriety system will help alleviate some frustration, because even with a loss you are progressing toward your goal.