Will the Housing Market Crash in 2022? This article is excerpted from Tom Yeung’s Profit Protection newsletter. To make sure you don’t miss any of Tom’s picks, subscribe to his mailing list here . Even Doctors Are Worried About Housing Costs… “Hey Tom, I’m thinking of moving to Long Island City,” an old New York friend admitted to me this weekend. “New York’s Upper East Side just isn’t worth it anymore…” I was stunned. A medical doctor… dual-income family… no kids… and still worried about housing prices? Yet, exorbitant housing prices have hit everyone, from the average worker to career professionals. The average rent in the U.S. crossed over $2,000 for the first time in May, according to Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN ). A renter must now land in the top 16% to 21% of U.S. incomes to meet the typical “28% of gross income” housing guideline. And then it dawned on me that my friend was right. In New York’s Upper East Side — a neighborhood where rents have risen 51% in the past year — the average house now lists for $1.5 million, according to Realtor.com.