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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1 BPM CONSENT
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                                                                 Exhibit 23.1



        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-144122) of The InterGroup
Corporation of our report dated October 13, 2009, relating to the consolidated
financial statements, which appear in this Form 10-K.

/s/ Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP

San Francisco, California
October 13, 2009
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