Real estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of real estate and equipment

	Range of
	Estimated	October 31,
	Useful Lives	2022		2021
		(In Thousands of Dollars)
Land		$	40,813	$	75,688
Unimproved land			405		405
Apartment buildings	7-40 years		69,403		156,408
Commercial buildings/shopping centers	5-40 years		42,740		151,598
Equipment/furniture	5-15 years		2,174		2,156
Total real estate, gross			155,535		386,255
Less: accumulated depreciation			59,660		115,621
Total real estate, net		$	95,875	$	270,634