2022 Predictions and Planning: Part 1

It is stating the obvious to say that goal setting is important. The fact is, if you aim at nothing, often that is exactly what you will achieve; nothing!

Each year my wife and I set personal, relationship, business and financial goals. We almost always achieve all the goals we set for ourselves each year. I want to share the process which we’ve just completed and share what I think 2022 might bring us investment-opportunity-wise, as this will help you set realistic goals.

Part 1: Investment risks and opportunities that 2022 might bring

On one hand, you should never let markets dictate your investment strategy or decisions. Market sentiment almost always reflected short-term fears and greed – neither of which are any use when making long-term financial decisions. However, understanding markets is helpful in prioritising which goals are most important to implement in the next 12 months.

For example, if you plan to invest in shares and property, but feel shares are wildly over-valued, then you could conclude to invest in property in 2022 and reconsider shares in 2023.

Therefore, I think it is useful to consider what opportunities and risks markets might present during 2022.

Australian property market in 2022

The challenge with forming a view on the property market is that the past 12 months has been influenced by very slow supply i.e. fewer investment grade houses for sale. As such, some buyers have been driven by FOMO and been prepared to overpay for property just to “get into the market”.

Listings in Brisbane are about one third below their usual volume and stock levels in Melbourne and Sydney are also lower, although certainly not to the same extent as Brisbane. Listing numbers in regional locations, particularly beach-side locations, are also chronically low.

If supply remains tight i.e. there are fewer properties than there are buyers, property prices will continue to appreciate, albeit at a slower rate than in 2021. Supply will eventually increase because higher prices encourage more sellers to come to market. However, I don’t think that will happen until the Covid risk disappears. Of course, no one knows when that will happen!

Price becomes more important the further you move down the quality scale

For the sake of this example, let’s assume that Covid evaporates over the course of 2022 and that 2023 brings us a normalised property market i.e. supply returns to normal levels. It is very possible that we may see prices

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