In today's market is the American Dream of home ownership still alive? With rising housing costs and a challenging economy one must ask themselves, what does the American Dream mean to me today and how can I achieve it? Where can I get it?

A budget for my personal American Dream might mean a small apartment in the Big Apple, or a McMansion in the Midwest. Explore housing costs across America and AOL Real Estate's 2008 American Dream Survey to see what people are thinking about the American Dream these days and where they are finding it.

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