DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Multi Family Residential [Member] Property	Jan. 31, 2014 Commercial Industrial [Member] Property	Jan. 31, 2014 Commercial Retail [Member] Property	Jan. 31, 2014 Commercial Office [Member] Property
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of properties sold				2	12	3	3
REVENUE
Real estate rentals	$ 57,126,000	$ 53,623,000	$ 1,632,000
Tenant reimbursement	10,711,000	11,475,000	719,000
TOTAL REVENUE	68,630,000	65,098,000	2,351,000
EXPENSES
Depreciation/amortization related to real estate investments	16,184,000	18,056,000	537,000
Utilities	4,681,000	4,923,000	128,000
Maintenance	7,764,000	7,729,000	185,000
Real estate taxes	8,501,000	8,375,000	528,000
Insurance	1,736,000	1,301,000	49,000
Property management expenses	4,630,000	4,135,000	118,000
Other property expenses	612,000	679,000	0
Amortization related to non-real estate investments	872,000	944,000	49,000
Impairment of real estate investments	2,320,000	1,803,000	1,803,000
TOTAL EXPENSES	51,863,000	49,072,000	3,397,000
Operating income (loss)			(1,046,000)
Interest expense	(14,664,000)	(14,596,000)	(287,000)
Other income	131,000	22,000	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before gain (loss) on sale			(1,333,000)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	(2,993,000)	1,943,000	1,943,000
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	$ 0	$ 610,000	$ 610,000