The federal reserve employs some 400 PhD economists who collectively cannot tell you with specificity that an increase or decrease by a certain amount of basis points, will result in an exact target inflation rate of some amount or %. 

But, I do not have confidence that rents will increase next year nationwide, and none of the economists/data experts I follow or talk to have much confidence either.

The diverse housing options locally, ranging from attainable existing homes to luxury new homes, allow buyers of different income levels and lifestyles to generally find what they want,” says Ali Wolf, Zonda’s chief economist.

That is also the top five for USA.Here is some info from Zillows senior economist for historical averages on SFH rentals.

http://www.housingwire.com/articles/print/35087-fannie-mae-lenders-say-its-now-easier-to-get-a-mortgage"For the first time in seven quarters, we see a pronounced increase in the share of lenders, particularly medium- and larger-sized lenders, reporting on net an easing of credit standards in both the GSE eligible and non-GSE eligible loan categories,” said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae. 

Interest rate futures show a majority of market players leaning towards a 100 basis point cut rather than 75 basis points [FEDWATCH].This would follow an emergency 50 basis point cut earlier this month and leave federal fund rates as low as a wafer-thin 0.5 percent.Reuters polls also show economists are expecting a half point cut from the Bank of England's next meeting on Nov. 6 [BOE/INT] and at least 25 basis points from the European Central Bank [ECB/INT] by the end of the year.

I heard economist Harry Dent speak on this about 3 years ago in Atlanta.

That's what I see and some other macro economists. 

The politicians pass rent control rules to satisfy their constituents but they ignore all the economists that point out all the flaws in rent control.  

Note that the first book in the list was about the stock market....A correction on my post... apparently Mr Lereah was Chief Economist not president of NAR.