CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Total revenue	$ 454,149	$ 428,539
Home construction and land sales expenses	356,749	352,781
Inventory impairments and abandonments	0	465
Gross profit	97,400	75,293
Commissions	15,813	16,507
General and administrative expenses	37,767	37,976
Depreciation and amortization	2,881	3,122
Operating income	40,939	17,688
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	288	(75)
Other income (expense), net	131	(1,452)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	41,358	16,161
Expense from income taxes	6,463	4,125
Income from continuing operations	34,895	12,036
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(10)	(39)
Net income	$ 34,885	$ 11,997
Weighted-average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	30,336	29,771
Diluted (in shares)	30,724	30,086
Basic income per share:
Continuing Operations (in USD per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.40
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0
Total (in USD per share)	1.15	0.40
Diluted income per share:
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	1.14	0.40
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0
Total (in USD per share)	$ 1.14	$ 0.40