Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021
Revenues		$ 565,313	$ 574,664
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs		99	1,877
Total expenses		538,103	556,995
Corporate general and administrative		29,435	23,483
Other interest expensed	[1],[2]	13,393	23,975
Other operations		368	278
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures		8,191	1,916
Income before income taxes		35,401	19,585
Tax provision (benefit)		10,593	626
Net income		24,808	18,959
Less: preferred stock dividends		2,669	0
Net income available to common stockholders		$ 22,139	$ 18,959
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 3.12	$ 2.79
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding basic (in shares)		6,389	6,225
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 3.07	$ 2.75
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)		6,501	6,303
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		$ 2,543	$ 626
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Tax provision (benefit)		8,050	0
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues		552,004	555,167
Cost of sales, excluding interest		427,917	439,638
Cost of sales interest		13,745	17,165
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs		99	1,877
Total cost of sales		441,761	458,680
Selling, general and administrative		42,746	40,225
Total expenses		484,507	498,905
Homebuilding [Member] | Sale of Homes [Member]
Revenues		551,366	551,365
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Sales and Other Revenues [Member]
Revenues		638	3,802
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues		13,309	19,497
Total expenses		$ 10,400	$ 10,354

[1] Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows: Three Months Ended January 31, (In thousands) 2022 2021 Other interest expensed $ 13,393 $ 23,975 Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries 468 425 Increase in accrued interest (19,115 ) (14,478 ) Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $ (5,254 ) $ 9,922

[2] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt, which amounted to $11.5 million and $16.2 million for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other interest also includes interest on completed homes, land in planning and fully developed lots without homes under construction, which does not qualify for capitalization and therefore is expensed. This component of other interest was $1.9 million and $7.8 million for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.