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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions | Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions The following table reflects the Company's acquisition activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
Multifamily Acquisition |  | Market |  | Units |  | Date Acquired
Sync 36 |  | Denver, CO |  | 374 units |  | April 26, 2018
Commercial Acquisition |  | Market |  | Sq Ft |  | Date Acquired
Hue Retail |  | Raleigh, NC |  | 7,500 sq ft |  | August 1, 2018
The following table reflects the Company's disposition activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:
Land Dispositions |  | Market |  | Acres |  | Date Sold
Craft Farms Residential - Outparcel |  | Gulf Shores, AL |  | 3 |  | January 24, 2018
Randal Park - Outparcel |  | Orlando, FL |  | 34 |  | February 27, 2018
Colonial Grand at Azure - Outparcel |  | Las Vegas, NV |  | 29 |  | April 19, 2018
Spring Hill - Outparcel |  | Atlanta, GA |  | 7 |  | July 2, 2018

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- Definition The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2122178 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2303972 + Details
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