Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 24,808	$ 18,959
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	1,175	1,338
Compensation from stock options and awards	1,635	902
Amortization of bond discounts, premiums and deferred financing costs	(280)	209
Gain on sale and retirement of property and assets	(5)	(14)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(8,191)	(1,916)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint venture	2,100	2,841
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	62	78
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs	99	1,877
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Origination of mortgage loans	(272,877)	(334,272)
Sale of mortgage loans	342,090	312,794
Receivables, prepaids, deposits and other assets	(2,139)	(9,531)
Inventories	(159,227)	(87,251)
Deferred tax assets	9,465	0
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
State income tax payable	1,122	557
Customers’ deposits	14,924	8,975
Accounts payable, accrued interest and other accrued liabilities	(70,490)	(9,605)
Net cash used in operating activities	(115,729)	(94,059)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets	5	16
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions	(2,453)	(964)
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,033)	(3,214)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures	554	12,035
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,927)	7,873
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgages and notes	136,021	64,257
Payments related to mortgages and notes	(63,892)	(72,235)
Proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs	8,737	1,360
Payments related to model sale leaseback financing programs	(3,553)	(3,583)
Proceeds from land bank financing programs	21,425	15,025
Payments related to land bank financing programs	(13,642)	(24,726)
Payments for partner distributions to consolidated joint venture	(150)	0
Preferred dividends paid	(2,669)	0
Deferred financing costs from land banking financing programs and note issuances	(1,848)	(590)
Net cash provided by financing activities	17,118	3,433
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents	(101,538)	(82,753)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	311,396	309,460
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	209,858	226,707
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Interest, net of capitalized interest (see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)	(5,254)	9,922
Income taxes	7	69
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	209,858	226,707
Homebuilding [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs	99	1,877
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	137,898	172,098
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	14,260	12,628
Financial Services [Member]
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	6,846	4,531
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	50,854	37,450
Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit	$ (63,311)	$ 23,925