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Is it just me or is anyone else noticing a strong growth of corporate jobs in brisbane... Seek.com seems to show significantly more jobs than before.

Yup your right, I meant as you go further out from the CBD it gets worse. The growth will be more concentrated to near CBD in better areas.

that's my general observations as well. The further you are from the CBD, the trash seems to exponentially increase. I fully understand that within BCC is not everyones cup of tea/cannot afford it. The BCC will see however the strongest and most consistent growth in Brisbane. imo...

And I forgot to add... The only gguidance / person I consulted prior to purchase was the real estate agent trying to make a sale...fortunately again, they were very good and quite honest ( rarity, I know). Again, purpose of this to denote what not to do, especially for fhb's.

It took me 2 viewings over 2 weeks, no idea prior to the area, never did any research on it either...did a lot of research only after buying it. No shortlist either. V little negotiations on price, went to absolute max the bank was willing and even then I had to twist their arm as they were...

I bough my place in inner to mid southeast Brisbane 2 years back and it has appreciated by about 15%. Not Sydney type growth by any means, but decent steady growth. I know that most surrounding areas have posted similar numbers. QLD is a very big place and the variance between cg is...

and this is why I would suggest sticking close to the CBD- Most of the stuff around the cbd has appreciated quite nicely.

yup. that's my feel for these northern suburbs as well.

That cannot last, Sydney is no HK nor Mumbai or anything like that. It will take ages for those shacks 50km from the cbd to have a decent capital appreciation.

can I ask why you would be reserved about Brisbane long term? Sure its currently nowhere near Melbourne in terms of non-mining economic strength, but its catching up, whilst still having the large amounts of mining and resources [ commodity prices are currently low but eventually the cycle will...

I would think a bit different: Both Melbourne and Brisbane for moderate and steady growth and best long term prospects. Sydney for fast cash , as id think there is about 12-18 months left in that boom.

I think what you will see is properties like the link above and other nonsense properties getting huge sums simply wont happen once interest rates rise. The cream will continue to hold its value however. The cr@p wont. For a given amount of money, id buy cream in other areas - perhaps even...

agreed. comparing ipswitch [ and even inala and logan to a degree] to blacktown, Penrith etc is a mistake. Brisbane will need to have massive explosion of population for that to happen- and that too year on year for a decade or more, not just a year or two. Remember that as the population of...

ok- the rationale for my above pick was based on the main drivers of CG and also rental yields- location, size, and quality. compared to costs/budget. the type and location makes it attractive to wide range of people, the location makes it close to major employment hubs [ cbd], frequent...