Note 11 - Mortgages (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings, Total	$ 29,700	$ 45,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate SOFR	0.98%
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.375%
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Customers Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings, Total	$ 29,600	40,500
Customers Bank [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.125%
Customers Bank [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	4.75%
Nonrecourse Mortgages Secured By Inventory [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Secured Debt, Total	$ 196,386	125,089
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	$ 563,900	$ 448,500
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.80%	4.40%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 60,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings, Total	12,300	$ 48,700
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Reversion After Initial Period	$ 50,000
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) [Member]
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Floor Rate	0.50%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.875%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield Index (BSBY) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.25%

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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