Sorry mate. I stand by what i posted and just stated the facts s i see them. No bias and if it comes across that way i apologise.
I said the central coast is 'mostly economically depressed in the middle of an economic boom.' There was no mention in that statement of the property market so how can you compare the Sydney property market to my statement. Please be accurate.
I did state in a previous post that some parts of the coast are doing ok, but not many. Have a look how many for sale signs are on the peninsula, they are absolutely everywhere and mostly have been there for along time. The info on discounts, time on the market, volume etc came straight from an agent with one of the biggest and most active franchises on the peninsula and my own on the ground observations agree with this.
To say the central coast is not a low income area, high welfare, does not have a stigma etc is just plain wrong. Could be a case of Rose colored glasses.
And to qualify as you did I was born there, have a lot of rellos and friends there, know the southern part of the coast backwards and own 3 IPs there.
I dont believe Gosford has risen by 23% in 6 months. That has to be patently incorrect and inaccurate. Possibly skewed by a small sample or something but it could not be correct. Are you talking about Gosford Council area or CBD or what? The council area is huge as i'm sure you know.
What do you mean by 'look harder, expand your horizons'? How can you say that when you dont even know me. I keep my eye on the market but its not the only place i have IPs.
Talk about sweeping generalisations.