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Commitments To Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments To Acquire Dispose Of Real Estate [Abstract] |
Separate Agreements to Acquire | The Company has entered into a separate agreement to acquire the following (purchase price in thousands):
|  | Properties |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Purchase Price |
Rental Properties |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 136 |  |  | $ | 57,028 |
Total |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 136 |  |  | $ | 57,028 |
Separate Agreements to Dispose of | The Company has entered into separate agreements to dispose of the following (sales price in thousands):
|  | Properties |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Sales Price |
Rental Properties |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 600 |  |  | $ | 219,100 |
Land Parcels (one) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,700 |
Total |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 600 |  |  | $ | 221,800 |

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