There's reasons for optimism with the: Housing boom and bust report...

SQM Research’s base case forecast is for capital city dwelling prices to rise between 4% to 8% in 2018, which would represent a fall from a growth rate of approximately 8.5% over the past 12 months to 30 September 2017.

The rate of property price increases will be slower in 2018, predominantly due to a slowdown in the Sydney housing market, which should continue into the first half of the year.

Melbourne’s property market will also lose some momentum, however, this will only be a relatively modest slowdown, according to predictions in the Housing Boom and Bust Report...