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ORGANIZATION (Details) | Jul. 31, 2013
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ORGANIZATION [Abstract] |
Percentage of ordinary taxable income that must be distributed to shareholders (in hundredths) | 90.00%
Multi-family residential properties [Member] |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |
Number of real estate properties | 88
Number of apartment units owned | 10,351
Commercial properties [Member] |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |
Number of real estate properties | 175
Net rentable area (in square feet) | 12,000,000

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