However, with the recent implementation of Edward's new policy, the situation has changed.
All citizens of Thunder City have automatically obtained a 100-year usage right for the land beneath their feet.
This right is guaranteed by the Royal Family, and transfers and transactions no longer require the consent of the owner.
The previously three-party transaction has become a two-party agreement, requiring only registration thereafter.
As a result, the housing prices in Thunder City have been soaring, the trading hall bustling with people, inquiries ringing out lively.
Baron Ges, after disembarking from his carriage, struggled to squeeze his way to the counter in the trading hall.
Wanting to show his capable side in front of his wife, he opted not to send a servant, choosing instead to handle it himself.
"Are there still any houses listed for sale in the Queen's District? I mean, the kind that's three stories high, not some old and shabby place. I'm a baron of the Duchy!"