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Restricted Deposits - Restricted Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
Mortgage escrow deposits:
Real estate taxes and insurance	$ 410	$ 217
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds	34,941	31,208
Mortgage escrow deposits	35,351	31,425
Restricted cash:
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds	5,598
Restricted deposits on real estate investments	2,196	2,143
Resident security and utility deposits	48,463	44,287
Replacement reserves	12,364	17,914
Other	2,438	2,095
Restricted cash	71,059	66,439
Restricted deposits	$ 106,410	$ 97,864	$ 97,949

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- Definition

The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes, insurance and replacement reserve obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments.

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Mortgage escrow deposits.

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- Definition

Other cash and cash items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy that are pledged or subject to withdrawal restrictions.

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Real Estate Tax And Insurance

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Restricted cash and cash items pertaining to security deposits and utility deposits from residents.

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Restricted cash and cash items primarily pertaining to deposits held by a joint venture to collateralize construction guarantees or miscellaneous deposits held in escrow that were assumed in conjunction with a business combination.

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- Definition

Restricted cash and cash items pertaining to "like-kind" exchanges (i.e. the proceeds from the previous sale of a property are used in part or in whole to acquire a new (replacement) property).

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Cumulative amount paid into a fund, which is used to retire the debt instrument.

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This element represents those amounts set aside for the repair and replacement of real or personal property in the foreseen future. Such amount may be funded from sales revenue (for example; timeshare sales) or operating revenues; in a lump sum or installments (such as monthly); as per internal policy (for example: hotel operators), as required by contractual agreement (for example: sales contract); or by the terms of debt agreements.

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Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits.

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Amount of cash and cash equivalent restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposit with financial institution, and account with general characteristic of demand deposit. Cash equivalent includes, but is not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investment that is both readily convertible to known amount of cash and so near maturity that it presents insignificant risk of change in value because of change in interest rate.

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