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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE NOT OWNED - Summary of Lots Under Option (Details) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) lot
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Projected Number of Lots |  |
Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as Real estate not owned | lot | 228 |
Option contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | lot | 2,971 | [1]
Purchase contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | lot | 6,475 | [1]
Purchase and option contracts —refundable deposits, committed | lot | 318 |
Total committed | lot | 9,992 |
Purchase and option contracts — refundable deposits, uncommitted | lot | 7,628 | [2]
Total lots under contract or option | lot | 17,620 |
Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet | lot | 17,392 | [3]
Purchase Price |  |
Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as Real estate not owned | $ 38,864 |
Option contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | 217,204 | [1]
Purchase contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | 263,419 | [1]
Purchase and option contracts —refundable deposits, committed | 12,059 |
Total committed | 531,546 |
Purchase and option contracts — refundable deposits, uncommitted | 193,388 | [2]
Total lots under contract or option | 724,934 |
Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet | 686,070 | [3]
Option/ Earnest Money Deposits–Cash |  |
Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as Real estate not owned | 3,886 |
Option contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | 25,533 | [1]
Purchase contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed | 24,194 | [1]
Purchase and option contracts —refundable deposits, committed | 734 |
Total committed | 54,347 |
Purchase and option contracts — refundable deposits, uncommitted | 2,078 | [2]
Total lots under contract or option | 56,425 |
Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet | $ 52,539 | [3],[4]
[1] | Deposits are non-refundable except if certain contractual conditions are not performed by the selling party.
[2] | Deposits are refundable at our sole discretion. We have not completed our acquisition evaluation process and we have not internally committed to purchase these lots.
[3] | Except for our specific performance contracts recorded on our balance sheet as Real estate not owned, none of our option agreements require us to purchase lots.
[4] | Amount is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet in Deposits on real estate under option or contract as of March 31, 2018.

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