"When rates rise, as they certainll will, the property gamblers and speculators will be easy to identify because they'll be the one's asking for more government handouts than a centrelinker."
FB, there are property gamblers and speculators out there and yes they are the ones that get burnt but they are few and far between and should not be confused with the majority that are property investors.
Property investors mostly take a long term view on property which historically has been show to be a very safe and reliable way to accumulate capital