Based on a survey from http://www.smh.com.au closed on 30/08/2012, the outlook for the real estate market towards the next 12 months remains gloomy.
More than 11,000 Australians participated the survey. Only 13% of the responded thought the property market will improve over the next 12 months. On the contrary, 47% of the responded thought the property market will get worse.
The following chart showed the detailed breakdowns of the responses.
Latest RP Rismark Home Values Index suggested that we might indeed be able to see the 5%-10% growth rate for the next 12 months.
http://www.investmentpropertycalculator.com.au/blog/the-weak-property-market-has-finally-turned-around/2012/10/02/
Patrick