Any real estate to which title has been taken by foreclosure, or which has been conveyed to the state in lieu of foreclosure, on a claim of the Department of Social Services or the Commissioner of Administrative Services, may be sold, transferred or conveyed for the state by the Commissioner of Social Services or his designee or the Commissioner of Administrative Services, as the case may be, with the approval of the Attorney General, and either commissioner or the designee of the Commissioner of Social Services may, in the name of the state, execute deeds for such purpose.