The American dream seems to be thriving in Europe not at home.

Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense - the idea that anyone can make it.

The American dream is still to own your home.

One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.

[Lauderdale Courts, Audubon Drive, Graceland: Elvis eclipsed the American dream, vaulting from housing project to home ownership and millionaire status in less than a decade. His former residences give us] a tangible sense of his trajectory for future generations to understand, ... Interestingly, these three structures, as well as his birthplace in Tupelo, are so evocative of Southern building types.

Owning a home is part of the American dream. But you have to be really prepared before you take that big of a step.