Note 5 - Real Estate Owned (REO) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Real Estate [Abstract]

REO Held for Sale [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013
Balance, January 1	$	16,552		$	—
Acquisitions		360			3,895
Dispositions		(31,694	)		(7,745	)
Improvements/betterments		789			11
Designated from REO held as investment		94,665			20,594
Designated to REO held as investment		—			—
Change in net book value		(155	)		(160	)
Depreciation		(159	)		(43	)
Balance, December 31	$	80,358		$	16,552

REO Held for Sale by Property Type [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Properties		NBV		Properties		NBV
Property classification
Rental		6	$	75,341		2	$	10,541
Non-Rental		1		393		—		—
Development		2		4,624		1		6,011
Total REO, held for sale, net		9	$	80,358		3	$	16,522

REO, Held as Investment, the Activity and Changes in the Impairment Reserves [Table Text Block]

	NBV						Accumulated Depreciation
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Balance, January 1	$	162,563		$	181,333		$	8,275		$	5,926
Acquisitions		—			3,099			—			—
Dispositions		(525	)		(1,696	)		(7	)		—
Improvements/betterments		1,101			4,059			—			—
Designated from REO held for sale		—			—			—			—
Designated to REO held for sale		(94,665	)		(21,472	)		(7,016	)		(411	)
Changes in net book values (NBV)		—			—			—			—
Depreciation		(1,720	)		(2,760	)		1,720			2,760
Balance, December 31	$	66,754		$	162,563		$	2,972		$	8,275

REO, Held as Investment by Property Type [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Properties		NBV		Properties		NBV
Property classification
Rental		7	$	51,972		19	$	141,812
Non-Rental		3		4,655		—		—
Development		1		10,127		5		20,751
Total REO, held as investment, net		11	$	66,754		24	$	162,563

REO Held as Investment by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	2014								2013
	Rental				Non-Rental				Rental				Non-Rental
County	No.		NBV		No.		NBV		No.		NBV		No.		NBV
San Francisco Bay Area(1)
San Francisco		2	$	2,857		—	$	—		3	$	3,915		1	$	5,776
Alameda		1		4,766		—		—		3		8,515		—		—
Contra Costa		2		4,103		—		—		4		13,985		—		—
Marin		—		—		1		1,010		—		—		1		1,209
Napa		—		—		—		—		1		1,491		—		—
Solano		—		—		—		—		1		1,149		—		—
San Francisco Bay Area Total		5		11,726		1		1,010		12		29,055		2		6,985
Other Northern California
Amador		1		1,527		—		—		1		1,551		—		—
Fresno		—		—		1		865		—		—		1		1,612
Sacramento		1		38,719		—		—		1		40,165		—		—
San Joaquin		—		—		—		—		2		3,235		—		—
Stanislaus		—		—		1		2,780		—		—		1		2,790
Sutter		—		—		—		—		1		475		—		—
Other Northern California Total		2		40,246		2		3,645		5		45,426		2		4,402
Northern California Total		7		51,972		3		4,655		17		74,481		4		11,387
Southern California
Los Angeles		—		—		1		10,127		2		67,331		1		9,364
Total REO Held as investment		7	$	51,972		4	$	14,782		19	$	141,812		5	$	20,751

Earnings/(Loss) from Rental Operations of the Real Estate Owned, Held as Investment [Table Text Block]

	2014		2013
Rental income	$	5,585	$	4,992
Operating expenses, rentals
Administration and payroll		880		794
Homeowner association fees		525		518
Professional services		22		57
Utilities and maintenance		589		547
Advertising and promotions		76		94
Property taxes		523		401
Other		105		109
Total operating expenses, rentals		2,720		2,520
Net operating income		2,865		2,472
Depreciation		929		870
Receiver fees		4		60
Rental operations, net		1,932		1,542
Interest on mortgages		762		769
Rental operation, net, less related mortgage interest	$	1,170	$	773