NAR: Disconnect Between Homebuyer Aspirations and Realities

Eight out of 10 non-homeowners recently surveyed by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) identify owning a home as part of the American Dream. Their realities—limited affordable housing, perceived lack of a down payment, and student debt—are hampering those aspirations.

NAR’s Aspiring Home Buyer Profile, which analyzes 2016 data from its Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey, shows that despite the sentiment among non-homeowners leaning positive, the share of non-homeowners who believe it is a good time to buy a home steadily declined throughout the year, from 63 percent in the first quarter to 55 percent in the fourth quarter.

“Nearly all non-homeowners said they want to own a home in the future (87 percent), but it’s evident that higher rents and home prices—up 41 percent in the past five years—along with limited entry-level supply and repaying student debt have combined to make buying a challenging goal,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.

Guy Arnone

Guy Arnone is a California Licensed Real Estate Broker who belongs to a select group of individuals approved by the California Real Estate Commissioner to perform a special dual service in the real estate industry.


Guy started the Fred Sands of Valencia with five agents. By the time he sold/merged the office in 2009 to Coldwell Banker, Vintage Sotheby’s International Realty office (formerly Fred Sands) had over 150 agents in his organization. His company included mortgage,escrow, commercial and property management divisions and had grown to  be ranked the #3 office in their marketplace.


Licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate since 1986, Guy has been serving Southern California real estate needs for nearly over 30 years. From representing principals in all facets of real estate brokerage, financing, property management, development, and real estate investing to developing, growing and managing real estate companies.


Guy continues to rank among the top 10% Nationwide of all real estate professionals of transactions of residential, luxury, commercial and multi-residential real estate.


Guy has and continues to serve on many advisory boards including, Women with Vision, Title IX, The Northridge Hospital Foundation, We Are the World Real Estate, Children’s Hunger Fund and The Springbrook Foundation. He enjoys Sports, Art, Travel, History, Reading, Music, and spending time with friends and family. Guy has been married for over 26 years and has three children.