Don't rents simply reflect supply and demand? It seems unlikely that they would rise beyond the "breaking point" for _everyone_ or even most people.
Also, whenever someone is homeless, that's someone for whom the rents are above the breaking point.
Also, whenever someone is homeless, that's someone for whom the rents are above the breaking point.
I'm talking about the headline, which makes it sound like rents being past people's breaking point (0) is something that could happen to the population at large, and (1) hasn't always been the case for some.