If we could at least get a response from the developers or even Yoshida if its going to be worked on I'm more than happy to wait.

I just want to know if it's on their list of things to do! It's no fun having friends over unable to interact with your personal house.
I did however find out that one of the community reps from the Japanese forums said the team were considering adding access to your friends list but a more definite answer would be nice.