Apps purchased on iOS not syncing back to iTunes

Hi,
I am have been having this problem. Whatever apps I purchase or update on my iOS devices, they do not sync back to iTunes. There is no error message. They just don't sync back. On a quick search, I have seen that some other people have faced the same issue but I haven't seen any solution so far.
Here is what I am using -
iTunes 11 on Mac OS X 10.8.2, iPhone 4S with iOS 6, iPad 3 with iOS 5.

Here is how to transfer apps from iphone to iTunes.
Step 1:
First, you need to “Sign In” with Apple ID that you’ve used when downloading the applications from your iPhone. For this, go to “Store” menu entry in iTunes, and choose “Sign in” option.
Step 2:
Now, you will need to authorize your computer unless iTunes won’t let you transfer your iPhone applications.
Step 3:
Right click on the name of your iPhone in the left hand explorer bar of iTunes and select “Transfer Purchases” option. If you use multiple accounts to buy apps on your iPhone, then you will have to repeat these first two steps with each iTunes account.
Step 4.
You can use iPhone Transfer to transfer app from iPhone to iTunes.

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