Which comment shows that you know absolutely nothing about the buying and selling of real estate. Since I have been in the business, let me educate you.
All prices are based on current market values (which are also best estimates), and all sellers want the maximum for their properties. Therefore all sellers (including homeowners) add a sufficient margin to their prices so that a final price can be NEGOTIATED. When real estate commissions are involved those too must be factored in.
Let's say the seller realistically expects to sell for $1,000,000. But he provides a cushion for negotiation, so he sets his price at $1,500,000. A buyer likes the property, but wants to pay the lowest possible price. So he offers $1,200,000. The seller counters with $1,300,000. Then the buyer counters with $1,100, 000. The seller then accepts this price, since he has made a profit. Even if they ended up with $1,000,000 and the property was worth only $900,000, he would still make a profit.
This is the real estate business and there is NOTHING FRAUDULENT about negotiating prices. It happens daily and in thousands of transactions. As long as both buyer and seller come to a final agreement, that is all that matters. You would do exactly the same thing if you were selling or buying a house.
In the case of Trump's properties, the buyers and lenders were totally happy with the outcome. Lenders only lend a portion of the total price and if they approve a loan, it means they are satisfied. So this case was TOTAL BS.