In the absence of that, I'll give you the same credit you gave me and assume you're suggesting that irrationally going with the herd/RE magazines/spruikers just because "it's time for Brisbane!" is the sensible thing to do.
Actually , yes ... But I'd disagree it's irrational .
First . there are reasons why so many people are saying it .
Second. I'm a great believer in herd mentality , and have great faith in the ability of the herd to move a market .
In fact , if you only have a small number of people buying you won't have market movement ........
So from my perspective if the herd ain't interested in an area , it's unlikely to move .
It's a basic fundamental from share market trading via a technical analysis approach and my observation is that it applies to property as well as shares .
My observation is that opinion on somersoft is a leading indicator to what is likely to happen .
Hence multiple past references to the " somersoft leading indicator " .
The forums been taking about Brisbane for a while with numerous members buying central and in other places over the last couple of years that I've been aware of .
Time frame ?
Don't know . I'm buying with the expectation of significant movement in the next five years and worst case scenario ten years.
BUT, most times I've put a time frame on things Ve been wrong . Markets have moved sooner and further than I've expected , so I wouldn't be surprised to see significant moves in Brisbane in the next 1-2 years .
Cliff