Money Magazine's 2008 Real Estate Survival Guide offers a tale of a world turned upside down with growth predicted for Syracuse, Buffalo, and Scranton, and dire times for the darlings of real estate, including Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. With projected eye-popping real estate price declines, what can we do to survive and for the select few, even prosper?

The Money Magazine Real Estate Survival Guide offers facts, tips, and insight. Here's how to make the most of the guide:

• Get the facts about your market including home price data for 381 markets.
• Learn the new rules of real estate including how homes will be financed in the future, what to ask your next mortgage broker, and a video on real estate trends.
• Try to stay positive, but if you must wallow in a little misery, take consolation in tales from the California bust.

Like the boom, bust, and boom of economic cycles, this correction will pass, leaving us with new opportunities and a greater understanding of the risks associated with real estate.