Phobos and I checked the housing wards today, and found a grand total of ONE plot of land, and house, purchased on our server. If you want to check it out, it is the Nexus FC one, Ward 1, The Mist, Limsa.
They bought a medium plot, as a server first. Since then, nobody else has!
The price for the cheapest small house is now at 16,412,000, as at the time of posting. The cheapest medium was 61,456,500. The cheapest large plot was 205,155,000.
My inclination to wait grows stronger, after assessing the current market.
Yoshi made a statement on the official forums that process would be "reviewed", due to the community's reaction. As yet, I have not been able to find any further statement from the devs about the situation.
Will keep you posted with each housing review we conduct! I am still super keen on housing, but feel that waiting is still our best strategy. Feel free to post your opinions!