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Land Under Development
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Land Under Development

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Land Under Development

On a limited basis, NVR directly acquires raw land parcels already zoned for its intended use to develop into finished lots.  Land under development includes the land acquisition costs, direct improvement costs, capitalized interest where applicable, and real estate taxes.

In January 2017, the Company purchased a raw land parcel for approximately $14,400.  The parcel is expected to produce approximately 90 lots.

As of March 31, 2017, NVR directly owned a total of four separate raw land parcels with a carrying value of $63,684 that are expected to produce approximately 700 finished lots. The Company also has additional funding commitments of approximately $11,200 under a joint development agreement related to one parcel, a portion of which the Company expects will be offset by development credits of approximately $6,200.

None of the raw parcels had any indicators of impairment as of March 31, 2017. Based on market conditions, NVR may on a limited basis continue to directly acquire additional raw parcels to develop into finished lots.