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Real estate and equipment
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Real Estate And Equipment  
Real estate and equipment

Note 3 - Real estate and equipment:

Real estate and equipment consists of the following:

 

  Range of        
  Estimated  October 31,  
  Useful Lives  2011  2010  
   (In thousands of dollars)  
Land   $76,745   $76,684
Unimproved land    865    910
Apartment buildings  7-40 years   82,275    81,606
Commercial buildings/shopping centers 15-50 years   113,707    107,792
Equipment/Furniture  3-15 years   2,777    2,666
     276,369    269,658
Less accumulated depreciation    64,976    58,913
Totals   $211,393   $210,745