CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 69,244	$ 1,047	$ 17,320
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on sale of Maryland properties	(68,771)
Depreciation	3,995	9,300	10,341
Tenant improvement write-off due to COVID-19			7,277
Amortization	1,104	1,653	1,819
Stock based compensation expense	1,192	42	46
Director fees, consultant fee and related interest paid in stock units	120	446	534
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			(27,680)
Loss on investment in tenancy-in-common	228	295	202
Deferred rents - straight line rent	(18)	230	397
Deferred real estate tax appeal fees	35
Bad debt expense	361	361	619
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenants' security accounts	(754)	(75)	(285)
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets	2,571	(363)	(1,527)
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets director compensation payable	(1,159)	(7)	(5,452)
Deferred revenue	(786)	100	(300)
Due to affiliate - accrued interest	(47)	(808)	216
Deferred interest on mortgages		(2)	360
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,315	12,219	3,887
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of Maryland properties, net	245,763
Proceeds from payment of secured loans receivable inclusive of accrued interest	5,316
Capital improvements - existing properties	(1,570)	(1,936)	(2,048)
Deferred leasing costs	(173)	(279)	(250)
Distribution from investment in tenancy-in-common	357	423	455
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash and cash equivalents			(1,383)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	249,693	(1,792)	(3,226)
Financing activities:
Repayment of mortgages	(194,559)	(5,962)	(22,910)
Proceeds from mortgage loan refinancings	32,500		25,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,028
Deferred financing costs	(691)	(699)	(482)
Due to affiliate - loan proceeds	300
Due to affiliate - loan repayment	(3,505)	(1,861)
Dividends paid	(53,535)	(1,027)	(1,357)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(20,091)	(1,350)	(3,883)
Net cash used in financing activities	(237,553)	(10,899)	(3,632)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	19,455	(472)	(2,971)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	39,045	39,517	42,488
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	58,500	39,045	39,517
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow data:
Interest paid	7,134	10,965	12,365
Supplemental schedule of non cash activities:
Commercial tenant security deposits applied to accounts receivable		10	387
Investing activities:
Accrued capital expenditures, construction costs and pre-development costs	33	125	179
Financing activities:
Retirement of treasury stock		2,791
Dividends declared but not paid	10,573	686
Dividends paid in share units	1,741	42
Vested share units issued to consultant and retired director		72	1,467
Deconsolidation of subsidiary:
Real estate, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation			(36,225)
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts			(55)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(315)
Mortgage payable			48,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs			(489)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			353
Tenants' security deposits			585
Deferred revenue			47
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash and cash equivalents			(1,383)
Net carrying value of assets and liabilities deconsolidated			10,518
Recognition of retained investment in tenancy-in-common at fair value			20,758
Derecognition of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary			(3,596)
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents	49,578	35,891	36,860
Tenants' security accounts	1,038	1,340	1,408
Funds held in post-closing escrow	6,251
Mortgage escrows (included in prepaid expenses and other assets)	1,633	1,814	1,249
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 58,500	$ 39,045	$ 39,517