Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In accordance with ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the Company measures certain financial Assets and Liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including Securities Available for Sale. The fair value of these financial Assets and Liabilities was determined using the following inputs at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		Quoted Prices	Significant
		In Active	Other	Significant
		Markets for	Observable	Unobservable
		Identical Assets	Inputs	Inputs
	Total	(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)
As of September 30, 2014:
Securities Available for Sale - Preferred stock	$21,430,376	$21,430,376	$-0-	$-0-
Securities Available for Sale - Common stock	40,936,745	40,936,745	-0-	-0-
Interest Rate Swap (1)	(442)	-0-	(442)	-0-
Total	$62,366,679	$62,367,121	$(442)	$-0-

As of December 31, 2013:
Securities Available for Sale - Preferred stock	$24,536,942	$24,536,942	$-0-	$-0-
Securities Available for Sale - Common stock	34,718,000	34,718,000	-0-	-0-
Interest Rate Swap (1)	(39,840)	-0-	(39,840)	-0-
Total	$59,215,102	$59,254,942	$(39,840)	$-0-

(1)

Included in Accrued Liability and Deposits

In addition to the Company’s investments in securities available for sale and interest rate swaps, the Company is required to disclose certain information about the fair values of other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments. Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based upon, where available, relevant market prices and information about the financial instrument. Such estimates do not include any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. All of the Company’s Securities Available for Sale have quoted market prices and are therefore classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. A quoted market price is indirectly available for our interest rate swap. This price is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows, and reflects the contractual terms of the derivative, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs. As such, we have determined that the valuation of this interest rate swap is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Notes Receivable approximates their current carrying amounts since all such items are short-term in nature. The fair value of Variable Rate Mortgages Payable and Loans Payable approximate their current carrying amounts since such amounts payable are at approximately a weighted-average current market rate of interest. As of September 30, 2014, the fair and carrying value of Fixed Rate Mortgages Payable amounted to $152,783,169 and $152,996,058, respectively. The fair value of Mortgages Payable is estimated based upon discounted cash flows at current market rates for instruments with similar remaining terms.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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