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Notes and Other Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Notes and Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Notes and Other Receivables | Notes and Other Receivables Notes and loan investment receivables, secured by real estate, and other receivables consist of the following as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 ($ in thousands):
| 2018 |  | 2017
Notes receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.00%, due May 2021 | 15,226 |  |  | 13,762 |
Note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 10.75%, due September 2020 | 32,650 |  |  | 29,318 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 9.50%, due October 2019 (1) | 6,618 |  |  | 6,656 |
Related party note receivable, secured, bearing interest at 3.50%, due March 2018 (1) | — |  |  | 29,500 |
Notes and other receivables from affiliates (2) | 4,457 |  |  | 5,061 |
Other receivables | 12,944 |  |  | 16,629 |
Total notes and receivables | $ | 71,895 |  |  | $ | 100,926 |
(1) | See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.
(2) | These amounts consist of short-term loans outstanding and due from various joint ventures as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.
In November 2018, the Company made a commitment to fund a $12.5 million mezzanine loan in a multifamily community located in Vista, CA, with a 9.9% interest rate and an initial maturity date of November 2021, with options to extend for up to two years. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had not funded any of this commitment.

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