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Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments To Acquire Dispose Of Real Estate [Abstract] |
Separate Agreement to Acquire | The Company has entered into a separate agreement to acquire the following (purchase price in thousands):
|  | Properties |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Purchase Price |
Land Parcels (one) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 28,000 |
Total |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 28,000 |
Separate Agreements to Dispose | The Company has entered into separate agreements to dispose of the following (sales price in thousands):
|  | Properties |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Sales Price |
Rental Properties – Consolidated |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 593 |  |  | $ | 282,250 |
Rental Properties – Unconsolidated (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | 255,500 |
Land Parcels (one) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,900 |
Total |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1,037 |  |  | $ | 539,650 |
(1) | The Company has a 20.0% ownership in this property. See Notes 6 and 12 for additional discussion regarding unconsolidated properties.

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