townies

[dejadejavu]

I'm wondering about the role of townies in the game. Here's some of my questions:

Are townies still going to have imaginary residences? They will be marrying and having children, but will they still live in some 4th sim dimension? Also, I hope that we'll be able to ask if they're single and whatnot. That could get confusing.

Since in the new game, there is no more disappearing off the face of the earth for your sims. Will it be the same for townies? Will all townies have houses?

What do you guys think?