Miami Beach, UNITED STATES
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Martin Garcia, 48, sits in his art deco condominium building in Miami Beach, Florida May 27, 2009. Garcia, a medical equipment engineer, was laid off from his job seven months ago and fears he won't be able to keep up much longer with the more than $800 a month in mortgage and maintenance costs on his Miami Beach condo he bought in 1989. A pickup in U.S. home sales has kindled hopes for a housing recovery, but plunging prices, rising unemployment and a new wave of foreclosures are clouding prospects for a quick end to the American real estate debacle. Picture taken May 27, 2009. To match feature USA-ECONOMY/HOUSING REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY)