Singh s refusal to cut quality corners ensured that DLF could get premium prices for its properties.

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Lopez says it is taking more time than usual for the VA to close loans and to get an appraiser to properties because more people are applying for the loans.

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The state is now accepting bids, a win-win for the state: the state is paid for the properties and they get them back onto the tax rolls.

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"We get a lot of offers for four-star properties, but we're not interested in those, " says Kumar.

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But crucially, they benefited from having time to assess their 2, 000 different properties and work out how to get the best prices for them.

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When you buy for less than book value these days, you don't get prime properties.

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Caesars Palace is one of the few properties that allows non-guests to enjoy the party for a cover charge -- women get in free until 1 P.

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But when individual retail properties get into trouble, their values plummet faster than other property types, which can result in greater losses for investors.

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At the moment second home owners in England get a 50% discount on second properties which often tend to be located in rural areas forcing up house prices for local people.

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Over there, the accountants add to earnings a paper gain for supposed appreciation in the properties, a practice that in the U.S. would get them space in the cell next to Bernie Ebbers'.

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