Quote Originally Posted by Rolks View Post
In addition to preventing people for getting access to abandoned homes, the auto-demolition halt has absolutely killed the market for furnishings and fixtures. Without new homes bought, there is no demand for new furnishings. I'm lucky if I sell 2-3 a week. Prices have completely plummeted. This auto-demolition halt is affecting A LOT more than just the supply of new housing. And I'm beyond annoyed that it has been in place for over 10 months now.
There's still demand for furnishings, though not as great as when lots of houses are available. Players do buy apartments and FC chambers. They do redecorate.

If you're only selling 2-3 items a week, you're probably trying to sell the wrong items. My cousin (who is also on Zalera) has been making 500k - 1.5 million gil a day selling the various imitation windows. She's super excited because she's now got enough gil to get herself a medium house after initially saving what she had been making so her FC can get a large house when they move to Dynamis.

Prices plummeting isn't an issue as long as there's still profit over the cost of making an item. How much you sell can be more important than how much an item sell for. Price items too high and you price the item out of the interest range for players who would otherwise buy.

Ultimately the same answer goes to you that I give to people certain that if demolition resumes, they'd be able to get a house. It's not going to have the dramatic impact you expect. There will still be far more players left disappointed than who manage to get lucky - and chances are you're going to end up part of the first group.