Each account may own only one house or guildhall, and may only actively bid on one house or guildhall at a time. Guildhalls, however, are exclusively available to leaders of active guilds. An auction begins as soon as the first bid is placed and will run for exactly 7 days. After the auction ends, the winning bidder will have both the winning bid amount and the first rental payment withdrawn from their depot in the respective town at the next server save.