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REAL ESTATE (Table)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Schedule of the real estate owned

A summary of our real estate owned as of the end of the year is listed below (dollars in thousands):

  

      2015       2014  
                 
Apartments   $ 622,761     $ 455,602  
Apartments under construction     18,230       1,512  
Commercial properties     215,609       193,197  
Land held for development     97,790       159,903  
Real estate held for sale            
Real estate subject to sales contract     49,155       21,326  
Total real estate, at cost, less impairment     1,003,545       831,540  
Less accumulated deprecation     (150,038 )     (131,777 )
Total real estate, net of depreciation   $ 853,507     $ 699,763  
Schedule of depreciation computed on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets

Depreciation is computed on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

   
Land improvements 25 to 40 years
Buildings and improvements 10 to 40 years
Tenant improvements Shorter of useful life or terms of related lease
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 3 to 7 years

 

Schedule of assets measures in recurring and non recurring basis

 

            Fair Value Measurements Using (dollars in thousands):  
December 31, 2015     Fair Value     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
                           
  Commercial     $ 3,000     $     $ ---     $ 3,000  

 

A commercial property (golf course) with a carrying value of approximately $8.3 million was written down to its fair value of $3.0 million resulting in an impairment charge of $5.3 million. The method used to determine fair value was an analysis of the discounted cash flow of the asset.

There was no provision for impairment for the year ended December 31, 2014

            Fair Value Measurements Using (dollars in thousands):  
December 31, 2013     Fair Value     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
                           
  Land     $ 4,899     $     $ 4,899     $ ---  
  Commercial     $ 26,194     $     $ 26,194     $