Note 3 - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - Allowance for Loan Losses (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	$ 88,000		$ 1,351,000
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	3,546,000		3,495,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	3,634,000	5,011,000
Beginning balance	4,846,000	4,922,000
Provisions	0us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	25,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Charge-offs	(1,256,000)	(133,000)
Recoveries	44,000	197,000
Ending balance	3,634,000	5,011,000
Residential Mortgage Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	44,000		47,000
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	628,000		562,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	672,000	838,000
Beginning balance	609,000	811,000
Provisions	81,000	88,000
Charge-offs	(20,000)	(63,000)
Recoveries	2,000	2,000
Ending balance	672,000	838,000
Land Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	197,000		201,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	197,000	144,000
Beginning balance	201,000	152,000
Provisions	(4,000)	(8,000)
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	197,000	144,000
Residential Construction Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	65,000		60,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	65,000	70,000
Beginning balance	60,000	63,000
Provisions	5,000	7,000
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	65,000	70,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	9,000		11,000
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	1,453,000		1,490,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	1,462,000	1,276,000
Beginning balance	1,501,000	1,284,000
Provisions	(47,000)	(8,000)
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	8,000	0
Ending balance	1,462,000	1,276,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	35,000		1,293,000
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	204,000		187,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	239,000	1,450,000
Beginning balance	1,480,000	1,446,000
Provisions	(59,000)	3,000
Charge-offs	(1,183,000)	0
Recoveries	1,000	1,000
Ending balance	239,000	1,450,000
Home Equity And Second Mortgage [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	716,000		720,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	716,000	902,000
Beginning balance	720,000	877,000
Provisions	(8,000)	(111,000)
Charge-offs	(1,000)	(18,000)
Recoveries	5,000	154,000
Ending balance	716,000	902,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Allowance individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance collectively evaluated for impairment	283,000		275,000
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0		0
Ending balance	283,000	331,000
Beginning balance	275,000	289,000
Provisions	32,000	54,000
Charge-offs	(52,000)	(52,000)
Recoveries	28,000	40,000
Ending balance	$ 283,000	$ 331,000

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