Economists tip rental growth to remain soft in 2016

By Clancy Yeates
Updated February 15 2016 - 10:08am, first published February 3 2016 - 12:15am
The balance of power is slipping from landlords to tenants as a glut of new apartments come onto the market. Photo: James Davies
The balance of power is slipping from landlords to tenants as a glut of new apartments come onto the market. Photo: James Davies
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Landlords have long held the upper hand in the rental markets of Australia's biggest cities, but there are signs that power is receding in 2016.