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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
NOTE 6 – INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

The Company's investments in real estate, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

   
September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,785 and $3,989
 $16,741  $17,387 
Ventures
  2,257   9,727 
Total investments in real estate, net
 $18,998  $27,114 

In connection with the June 2011 sale of a building in Washington, DC by its owner in which the Company owned a 25% interest, the Company received net proceeds of $17.4 million and realized a gain on its investment of $8.4 million, net of amounts held in escrow.