In the office market in particular, things have gone awry at this stage of the property cycle so often in the past that it is hard to avoid cynicism.

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Surrounded by majestic rolling sand dunes, the rugged landscape and blistering sun set the stage for a 5-star property filled with warm, Middle Eastern hospitality and welcoming smiles.

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But with its Cultural Collection initiative, the hotel has partnered with several local and national creative outfits that will stage site-specific projects exclusive to the property.

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The committee then considered the Property Factor (Scotland) Bill at its second stage of scrutiny by the committee.

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Then peers take a detailed look at another private members' bill to have emerged from the Commons, the Prisons (Property) Bill , before turning to their fifth committee-stage day on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill.

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In the first stage, you built a comparables spreadsheet and started populating it with basic information for each property, like square footage, base rent, notes, etc.

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The success of Mapletree Greater China's IPO, which is also Singapore's biggest REIT listing on record, "would give a positive spin on the Singapore REIT market" and set the stage for further REIT listings this year, said Nick Crockett, executive director at CBRE Capital Advisors, a property consultancy firm.

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