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HOMESTEAD, FL - FEBRUARY 16: A construction worker works on a new home February 16, 2007 in Homestead, Florida. U.S. housing starts slid 14.3 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 1.408 million units, marking the lowest level in over nine years.

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