From the look of the houses and the size of the trees in the photos, it looks like a recently built housing development...plus, with what you mentioned in the OP about the mud pit. Am I right?
Well, in my observations, the soil quality of the yards in these developments are a mixed bag. It wouldn't surprise me if your neighbours received a luckier "draw" with the soil on their plot compared to yours. I've seen some pretty nasty packed clay on these lots, and I've seen many strips of sod go completely dead upon them.
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