Anybody attempting to buy a house in this day and age will be aware of the financial hurdles that often block a successful property purchase. Even more so if the place you want to live is in a city. The global housing market is bloated with super expensive real estate, most of it way out of reach for those hoping to get a foot on the urban property ladder. But now, according to a recently published report, some cities have been labeled as “impossibly unaffordable" such is the skyrocketing prices asked for even the smallest of homes. That's bad news for anyone hoping to settle in a country capital or a large metropolis. But what cities are we talking about, and why are costs so high?
Click through and survey this list of the unaffordable—and slightly more affordable—cities in the world.