Australian Housing Market Update May 2022: This will make property prices fall here… BUT rise there

<p>As I’m sure you know by now, interest rates have risen for the first time in over a decade. Many doomsday folk are now predicting (again) that property prices will crash.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>They think that most homeowners won’t be able to afford their mortgages and will default on their mortgages.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>I think they’re wrong.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Many Australians are ahead on their mortgage and have too much cash saved up for this to happen. Sure, there are some who are over-extended, but most Australians will be just fine.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Point is…</p> <p><br></p> <p>The interest rate rise will affect the market in a different way.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>It will cause a certain factor to fall or rise (depending on which markets around Australia you’re looking at).&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>And it is this one factor that will then lead to property prices either rising or falling.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Want to know what that one factor is? Check out this week's episode</p> <p><br></p> <p>As a property investor, once you understand what this one factor is, you’ll get excited.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>You can start targeting areas where this one factor is in your favour…</p> <p><br></p> <p>Where the odds are that you’ll get capital growth.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Where you can get investment property for far less than what it costs in Sydney or Melbourne.</p> <p><br></p> <p>And where you can get the rent to pretty much cover the mortgage (so you’re not out of pocket each and every month)&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>That’s why you need to know what this factor it. And I cover it in this week's episode</p> <p><br></p> <p>You see, most would be investors won’t take the time to do their research. They won’t understand what this one factor is.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Instead, they’ll be (mis)led by doom and gloom headlines in the media.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>They’ll think it’s better to sit back and wait for a better time.</p> <p><br></p> <p>And I can almost guarantee that most of them will l