Each old playerhouse location will be replaced with a neighborhood/community like this one.
Each neighborhood has anywhere from 6 to 10 houses or so, and the housing system is much different.. The old houses will be removed soon, and by the end of the week, I hope to have all the old houses gone and the new houses up.. the new houses will cost less to rent (a bit more then most room renters pay to rent in a current playerhouse) depending on the area of the house, etc.
The houses will have many features, such as lights coming on outside when you turn them on inside, and smoke coming out the chimney when you have a fire going. There will also be benefits to house owners with small jobs to do (don't want to give it away just yet) and maybe other things like owning a house pet, or special things for holiday celebrations.
Oh and by the way, the new area isn't finished.. I still need to go over it and fix it up a bit.
