Even if you falter but keep pressing forward most people will eventually make it. 

@Jay Hinrichs, that's a great question and one to press the service on. 

Population growth - trending up is goodIncome growth (or converse is the unemployment rate)- trending up is good (income); trending down is good (unemployment rate)Building permit filings - compare it with market absorption - if more permits are being filed but the market is not absorbing it, it could indicate a market is being overbuilt so not good to invest thereForeclosure filings - this is a leading indicator of price decline (if there's a huge uptick with this metric I will be worried)How real estate developer friendly is the city - so watch press releases from local goverments or call them to find out their 5-year development plan

Where you can find a 1,500 SF house, say a fixer-upper, in many major markets in the US for less than $100k, you'd be hard-pressed to find a 1,000 SF apartment in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, even in pretty bad condition, for less than $500k.

Anyone up for something impromptu?

The press was running stories about how to deal with new household help (such as butlers, since most tech workers grew up in households that didn't include butlers).

(sorry pressed the wrong button) Emergencies such as me losing my job of 21 years,  back in November. 

Hello BP Sorry for the errors in advance, accidentally pressed post before I was ready. 

you would be hard pressed to get them to only answer one or two questions.1.

Fresh off the presses!