World of Warcraft: Housing Early Access Guide - Get Your Dream Home in Azeroth! (2025)

Ready to build your dream home in Azeroth? Get ready, because with the upcoming 'The Warning' Midnight Prologue update, you can dive headfirst into Housing Early Access! If you've snagged any edition of the Midnight expansion, get ready to stake your claim, decorate, and make your mark on Azeroth.

Who Gets to Cozy Up?

• Returning Players: Welcome back! You'll be guided through a housing tutorial to get you started on your home-owning journey.
• New Players: Fresh off the boat? After completing the initial tutorial, you can choose to jump straight into housing or continue your new player experience.
• Players Without Midnight: Don't have the expansion yet? No worries! You can still start gathering housing items through various activities and vendors across Azeroth. However, you won't be able to purchase a home or join a neighborhood until you own Midnight.

What's on the Housing Menu?

• New Housing Tutorial: Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a fresh face, the tutorial will walk you through the basics of setting up and decorating your new home.
• Join a Neighborhood: Find your community! You can join public neighborhoods or create a guild neighborhood. Guild neighborhoods require at least 10 recently active players.
  • Public Neighborhood: Open to all.
  • Guild Neighborhood: Exclusively for your guild members.
  • Important Note: Endeavors won't be available until the pre-expansion content update for Midnight.
• Buy a House and Make it Yours: Find the perfect spot in your chosen neighborhood and purchase your dream home. Then, start customizing it to your heart's content!
• Decorate with Flair: Unleash your inner interior designer with the Basic or Advanced Mode. Collect over 600+ housing items from quests and vendors. The new Housing Dashboard (Hotkey - H) is your best friend, where you can browse items, see their sources, costs, and requirements. You can also sort items by type, style, culture, and more!
• Professions: Dust off those crafting skills! Gather resources and craft decor items to use in your home or sell to other players. Explore professions from every era of Azeroth, and put those old reagents to good use.
• Begin Leveling Up Your Home: Start leveling your home by adding items even before Midnight releases! If you don't have a home yet, the experience you earn from collecting items will be applied once you purchase the expansion.

But here's where it gets interesting...

What do you think about the idea of housing in World of Warcraft? Will you be diving in headfirst, or taking a more casual approach? Do you have any burning questions or exciting ideas for your new home? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Your new home in Azeroth awaits!