Deposits - Restricted (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Deposits - Restricted [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Tax–deferred (1031) exchange proceeds	$	—	$	152,182
Earnest money on pending acquisitions	350		5,613
Restricted deposits on real estate investments	53,764		44,209
Resident security and utility deposits	44,255		44,199
Other	505		4,239
Totals	$	98,874	$	250,442