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business reporter Emilia Terzon

Mortgage prisoners trapped by negative equity are renting out their homes

People who cannot afford to pay their mortgages or sell without taking a loss are increasingly putting their properties onto the heated rental market instead. 

Numerous real estate agents in Sydney and Melbourne say the trend is becoming more entrenched as mortgage stress escalates.

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