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Rentals under $400 decreasing on housing market app

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Cheap rentals are rapidly disappearing from Australia's major capital cities as demand shifts back to urban centres. That's according to new data which shows the proportion of rental properties below $400 a week has fallen to less than a fifth of the market, making life more difficult for those on lower incomes.
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