Banks have owned their branches and operational facilities, and prevailed in litigation permitting them to rent out surplus space and receive property pledged as collateral after a default.

ECONOMIST: American banks and property

Speaking to a group of high tech leaders in the White House's East Wing, the president pledged to enact crucial intellectual property and patent policies within 12 months.

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He also called for increased efforts to build and distribute fairly the 36 million units of affordable "social housing" that the government has pledged to construct over the next five years to help meet demand from migrants and ease property prices.

WSJ: China's Population Shifts to Cities

Lending support to the markets, shares of many Chinese property developers continued to rise two days after the People's Bank of China pledged more support to first-time home buyers.

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Both main parties have pledged to rebalance the economy, tilting it towards manufacturing to make up for the hole blown through property investment and the frothier services.

ECONOMIST: Taxing companies

In a televised address, he pledged immediate aid packages, including cash payments and tax freezes, for businesses whose buildings had been torched or property looted.

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