The Hawaii State Legislature has turned to the real estate industry in its search for additional revenue, proposing to levy a special 1 percent general excise.

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Report will look at residential, commercial, hospitality and retail property sectors.

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Independent study into Dubai real estate due end-April - Real …

Empty office space in Dubai has doubled to 16% in the past six months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, the property and investment firm.

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Empty buildings and hotel rooms in Dubai

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The Dh355 billion (US$88bn) Dubailand project, one of the emirate’s biggest and most important planned tourist attractions, is being reviewed and a plan to deal with current economic conditions could be announced in a few weeks, according to the chief executive of Tatweer, its developer. Khalid Al Malik said the company and government officials are “assessing the current situation and are working out a plan, which will be publicly announced by the end of the month. The global financial cris

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Dubailand project under review