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Commitments To Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments To Acquire Dispose Of Real Estate [Abstract]

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 - Consolidated			1				266			$	237,500
Land Parcels (one)			—				—				1,900
Total			1				266			$	239,400

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Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate.

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Breakdown of rental properties, units and land parcels to be disposed of subsequent to the balance sheet date per separate agreements entered into prior to the balance sheet date.

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