Melbourne’s housing affordability has been put in the spotlight, with the budget needed for a typical home in the city enough to buy some surprising alternatives around the world.

Check out what similar properties have sold for in this area.

Check out what similar properties have sold for in this area.

Merseyside Police’s application proposing the erection of a single-storey police station along with an enclosed car park, cycle storage and security fencing – at the site of the existing police car ...

The base and framework of the house is concrete and steel over three floors, with an angled cat-slide steel roof. Calling in favours and some ingenious repurposing and recycling of alternative fabrics ...

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. The chance of fog in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds ...