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Real estate
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Real estate

Note 3 - Real estate:

Real estate consists of the following:

 

   Range of        
   Estimated  October 31, 
   Useful Lives  2017   2016 
      (In Thousands of Dollars) 
Land     $77,432   $77,744 
Unimproved land      405    405 
Apartment buildings  7-40 years   190,554    190,990 
Commercial buildings/shopping centers  5-40 years   162,837    158,413 
Equipment/Furniture  5-15 years   1,931    1,765 
Total real estate, gross      433,159    429,317 
Less accumulated depreciation      101,194    92,547 
Total real estate, net     $331,965   $336,770