REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY [Abstract]

REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

NOTE 2. REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY

Below is a summary of the real estate owned as of June 30, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Apartments	$	587,977
Commercial properties		209,440
Land held for development		153,683
Real estate held for sale		-
Real estate subject to sales contract		31,209
Total real estate		982,309
Less accumulated depreciation		(146,054	)
Total real estate, net of depreciation	$	836,255

The highlights of our significant real estate transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are listed below:

On January 8, 2013, the Company sold 14.52 acres of land known as Southwood located in Tallahassee, Florida at a foreclosure auction to an independent third party for $0.5 million.  This land parcel was previously sold, on December 31, 2012, to One Realco Corporation, a related party, for a sales price of $0.6 million.  The Company did not recognize or record the sale in accordance with ASC 360-20 due to TCI’s continuing involvement, which included the potential payment of cash shortfalls, future obligations under the existing mortgage and guaranty, the buyer’s inadequate initial investment and the Company’s questionable recovery of investment cost.  The Company determined that no sale had occurred for financial reporting purposes and therefore the asset remained on the books and continued to record operating expenses and depreciation as a period cost until a sale occurred that met the requirements of ASC 360-20.  A sale to an independent third party, that met the requirements of ASC 360-20, took place on January 8, 2013, when the property was sold to a third party and sales proceeds were credited against the outstanding debt.  There was no gain or loss on the land parcel sale.

On January 28, 2013, the Company sold a 314–unit apartment complex known as Verandas at City View located in Fort Worth, Texas for a sales price of $25.3 million to an independent third party.  The buyer assumed the existing debt of $18.2 million secured by the property.  TCI recorded a gain of $6.2 million on the sale.

On March 14, 2013, the Company sold 13.90 acres of land known as Sheffield located in Grand Prairie, Texas to an independent third party for a sales price of $2.3 million.  The proceeds from the sale were used to pay off the multi-tract collateral debt, secured by the property.  TCI recorded a nominal loss on the sale of the property.

On April 8, 2013, the Company recorded the transfer of ownership of Eton Square, a 225,566 square foot commercial building, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the existing lender for satisfaction of the current mortgage note.  There was a negotiated deficiency between the value of the property and the outstanding mortgage, resulting in a promissory note for $2.0 million provided by the seller.  The promissory note is reduced by $1.0 million if timely payments are made in accordance with the note. The investment in the entity that owns this commercial building was previously sold, on May 18, 2010, to TX Highland RS Corp, a related party, for a sales price of $13.7 million.  The Company did not recognize or record the sale in accordance with ASC 360-20 due to TCI’s continuing involvement, which included the potential payment of cash shortfalls, future obligations under the existing mortgage and guaranty, the buyer’s inadequate initial investment and the Company’s questionable recovery of investment cost.  The Company determined that no sale had occurred for financial reporting purposes and therefore the asset remained on the books and continued to record operating expenses and depreciation as a period cost until a sale occurred that met the requirements of ASC 360-20.  A sale to an independent third party, that met the requirements of ASC 360-20, took place on April 8, 2013, when the property was transferred to the existing lender and sales proceeds were credited against the outstanding debt.  We recorded a nominal gain on the sale.

On April 12, 2013, the Company was granted full title to 0.2341 acres of land known as Minivest, located in Dallas, Texas by an order of judgment.  TCI paid real estate taxes and has been maintaining the property for the years 1993-2007.

On February 2, 2012, the Company and its subsidiary, 1340 Poydras, LLC, executed a guarantor settlement and consent agreement with the lender for the Amoco building, Petra CRE CDO 2007-1, Ltd (“Petra”) to transfer ownership of the Amoco building to a new entity, 1340 Owner, LLC, which is affiliated with the existing lender, Petra.  Petra and its affiliate are independent third parties.  TCI deferred the recognition of the sale in accordance with ASC 360-20 due to TCI’s continuing involvement related to the obligations under the note and guaranty agreements and the re-acquisition option.  As of May 7, 2013, TCI and Petra settled the obligations set forth under the note and guaranty and terminated the re-acquisition option.  TCI recorded the sale to the independent third party and recognized a gain of $11.9 million. In connection with the settlement of certain litigation which had been pending in the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, among Petra, TCI, and a subsidiary, on May 7, 2013, TCI issued a $5.0 million Promissory Note payable to the lender which is secured by an unrecorded confession of judgment and a collateral pledge to such lender of 135,000 shares of Series K Convertible Preferred Stock of ARL issued on the same date to TCI. Such Promissory Note requires regular monthly payments, is pre-payable, and matures on March 5, 2015.  The issuance of the $5.0 million Promissory Note and collateral to the Lender resolved all claims of the Lender against TCI including deficiency claims under a mortgage covering certain real property located in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The note has prepayment provisions whereby if it is paid off by March 1, 2014, the balance of $3.5 million is forgiven and if paid off after March 1, 2014 but before March 1, 2015, $2.5 million will be forgiven and collateral returned to the Company and the judgment released.

On May 9, 2013, the Company sold 225 Baronne, a 422,037 square foot building, located in New Orleans, Louisiana for a sales price of $1.5 million to an independent third party.  Proceeds of sale were used to pay down a related party payable. TCI recorded a nominal gain on the sale.

On June 7, 2013, the Company sold a 206-unit apartment complex known as Laguna Vista, located in Farmers Branch, Texas, for a sale price of $24.8 million to an independent third party. TCI recorded a gain on sale of $6.1 million.

As of July 22, 2013, several subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Twenty-Second Amendment to the Agreement for Purchase and Sale for the sale of nine residential apartment complexes.  According to the terms of the Agreement, the purchaser will assume the existing loans, secured by the property and the purchaser is in the process of obtaining approval from HUD for this transfer.  According to this Amendment, the deposits received by the Company and the title company are now only refundable if HUD does not approve the transfer of assets.  The original contract was dated December 5, 2012 and due to the restrictions on the consummation of the sale, the Company has decided that the purchase commitment is not firm and has not met the requirements to be considered “held-for-sale”.  Upon the approval from HUD, TCI will reclassify the assets as “held-for-sale”.  The properties included in this proposed transaction are Dorado Ranch, Huntington Ridge, Legends of El Paso, Mariposa Villas, Paramount Terrace, River Oaks, Savoy of Garland, Stonebridge at City Park, and Vistas at Pinnacle Park.

In December 2010, various commercial and land holdings were sold to FRE Real Estate, Inc., a related party. During the first three months of 2011, many of these transactions were rescinded as of the original transaction date and were subsequently sold to related parties under the same ownership as FRE Real Estate, Inc. As of June 30, 2013, one commercial building, Thermalloy, remains in FRE Real Estate, Inc.  The Company did not recognize or record the sale in accordance with ASC 360-20 due to TCI’s continuing involvement, which included the potential payment of cash shortfalls, future obligations under the existing mortgage and guaranty, the buyer’s inadequate initial investment and the Company’s questionable recovery of investment cost.  The Company determined that no sale had occurred for financial reporting purposes and therefore the asset remained on the books and continued to record operating expenses and depreciation as a period cost until a sale occurred that met the requirements of ASC 360-20.

The properties that we have sold to a related party and have deferred the recognition of the sale are treated as “subject to sales contract” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  These properties were sold to a related party in order to help facilitate an appropriate debt or organizational restructure and may or may not be transferred back to the seller upon resolution.  These properties have mortgages that are secured by the property and many have corporate guarantees.  According to the loan documents, the maker is currently in default on these mortgages primarily due to lack of payment and is actively involved in discussions with every lender in order to settle or cure the default situation.  We have reviewed each asset and taken impairment to the extent we feel the value of the property was less than our current basis.

As of June 30, 2013, there remains one apartment complex, one commercial building and 212 acres of land that we have sold to a related party and have deferred the recognition of the sale are treated as “subject to sales contract” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These properties were sold to a related party in order to help facilitate an appropriate debt or organizational restructure and may or may not be transferred back to the seller upon resolution. These properties have mortgages that are secured by the property and many have corporate guarantees. According to the loan documents, the maker is currently in default on these mortgages primarily due to lack of payment and is actively involved in discussions with every lender in order

to settle or cure the default situation. We have reviewed each asset and taken impairment to the extent we feel the value of the property was less than our current basis.  The Company did not recognize or record the sale in accordance with ASC 360-20 due to our continuing involvement, which included the potential payment of cash shortfalls, future obligations under the existing mortgage and guaranty, the buyer’s inadequate initial investment and the Company’s questionable recovery of investment cost.  The Company determined that no sale had occurred for financial reporting purposes and therefore the asset remained on the books and continued to record operating expenses and depreciation as a period cost until a sale occurred that met the requirements of ASC 360-20.  The buyers received no compensation for the facilitation of the bankruptcy or debt restructuring process.

We continue to invest in the development of apartment projects. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we have expended $0.2 million related to the construction or predevelopment of various apartment complexes.