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Real estate owned REO details.

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Real Estate Valuation Adjustments

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Rental operations before interest on mortgages.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of other real estate owned, increases (decreases) in the valuation allowance for foreclosed real estate, and write-downs of other real estate owned after acquisition or physical possession.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Change in carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed. The change includes for example, but is not limited to, additions, improvements, disposals and valuation adjustments.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Real Estate Owned (REO) - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a Property	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a Property	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Carrying value of real estate properties		$ 3,943,000		$ 3,943,000		$ 4,153,000
Valuation adjustment		(210,000)	$ (48,000)	(210,000)	$ (48,000)
REO - sales, net					3,321,000
Rental operations, net		0	$ 0	0	0
Partnership Property Held For Sale [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Carrying value of real estate properties		$ 3,673,000		$ 3,673,000
Number of real estate unsold properties \| Property		3		3
Marin County [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Valuation adjustment				$ 210,000,000
Marin County [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 270,300
Marin County [Member] \| Partnership Property Held For Sale [Member] \| Residential Single Family [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Area of Real Estate Property (in Acres) \| a		13		13
San Francisco County [Member] \| Partnership Property Held For Sale [Member] \| Condominium Complex [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| Property		3		3
Fresno County California [Member] \| Partnership Property Held For Sale [Member] \| Home Subdivision [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property		1		1
Stanislaus County [Member] \| Partnership Property Held For Sale [Member] \| Commercial Property [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Area of Real Estate Property (in Acres) \| a		14		14
Los Angeles [Member] \| Condominium Complex [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate (in Dollars)					113,000
REO - sales, net					$ 1,928,000
Los Angeles [Member] \| Sold [Member] \| Condominium Complex [Member]
Real Estate Owned REO Details [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			6		6