Australia’s housing affordability expected to worsen and homelessness soar under fossil-fuelled future: Rents will rise and homelessness quadruple in a decade unless serious steps to cut emissions are taken, University of Sydney researchers find * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Global heating could worsen housing affordability, push up rents and quadruple homelessness in a decade without fairer housing policies and action to reduce emissions, new research has found. Home prices and rents in Australia are influenced by a complex mix of factors, from incomes and mortgage rates to insurance premiums, available land and population. Continue reading...