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REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY (Table) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Real Estate Activity Table |
Schedule of the real estate owned | Below is a summary of the real estate owned as of June 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
Apartments |  | $ | 543,524 |
Apartments under construction |  |  | 3,261 |
Commercial properties |  |  | 216,941 |
Land held for development |  |  | 158,117 |
Real estate subject to sales contract |  |  | 21,507 |
Total real estate |  | $ | 943,350 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | (141,436 | )
Total real estate, net of depreciation |  | $ | 801,914 |

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