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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
INVESTMENTS |
Summary of investments |
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Investment in land |  |  | $ | 1,192,000 |  |  |  | $ | 2,331,000 |  |
Investment in land development partnerships |  |  | 4,658,000 |  |  |  | - |  |
Investment in leasehold land interest – Lot 4C |  |  | 50,000 |  |  |  | 50,000 |  |
Total investments |  |  | $ | 5,900,000 |  |  |  | $ | 2,381,000 |  |
Summarized financial information for the land development partnerships |
|  | November 27, 2013 - |
|  | September 30, 2014 |
Revenue |  |  | $ | 5,114,000 |  |
Gross profit |  |  | $ | 2,058,000 |  |
Net loss |  |  | $ | (1,614,000 | ) |
Kaupulehu Developments |
INVESTMENTS |
Summary of Increment I percentage of sales payment revenues received |
|  | Year ended September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Sale of interest in leasehold land: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds |  |  | $ | 740,000 |  |  |  | $ | 300,000 |  |
Fees |  |  | (104,000 | ) |  |  | (18,000 | ) |
Revenues – sale of interest in leasehold land, net |  |  | $ | 636,000 |  |  |  | $ | 282,000 |  |

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