Can you ignore housing in Midnight?

I've been a casual player the last 5 years, I usually return for a new expansion and play until I get bored and unsubscribe.

Reading up about Midnight I see a whole lot of news about housing, but that's really not something I find interest in. If I choose to re-subscribe, but ignore housing, will it somehow effect my play? Will I be missing out on something if I skip it, is something like campaigns tied to it?