Real estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of real estate and equipment

Real estate consists of the following:

	Range of
	Estimated	October 31,
	Useful Lives	2021		2020
		(In Thousands of Dollars)
Land		$	75,688	$	75,688
Unimproved land			405		405
Apartment buildings	7-40 years		156,408		155,923
Commercial buildings/shopping centers	5-40 years		151,598		151,293
Equipment/Furniture	5-15 years		2,156		1,978
Total real estate, gross			386,255		385,287
Less: accumulated depreciation			115,621		107,137
Total real estate, net		$	270,634	$	278,150