Real estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Real estate [Abstract]

Schedule of real estate and equipment

	Range of
	Estimated	October 31,
	Useful Lives	2015		2014
		(In Thousands of Dollars)
Land		$	79,384	$	79,435
Unimproved land			405		354
Apartment buildings	7-40 years		104,040		101,968
Commercial buildings/shopping centers	15-50 years		120,700		119,027
Equipment/Furniture	3-15 years		3,353		3,102
			307,882		303,886
Less accumulated depreciation			88,452		81,569
Totals		$	219,430	$	222,317