Real estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of real estate and equipment

Real estate consists of the following:

	Range of
	Estimated	October 31,
	Useful Lives	2020		2019
		(In Thousands of Dollars)
Land		$	75,688	$	84,097
Unimproved land			405		405
Apartment buildings	7-40 years		155,923		202,486
Commercial buildings/shopping centers	5-40 years		151,293		159,186
Equipment/Furniture	5-15 years		1,978		2,297
Total real estate, gross			385,287		448,471
Less: accumulated depreciation			107,137		118,363
Total real estate, net		$	278,150	$	330,108