CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Total revenue	$ 386,818	$ 444,928
Home construction and land sales expenses	309,088	358,970
Inventory impairments and abandonments	0	190
Gross profit	77,730	85,768
Commissions	13,246	14,105
General and administrative expenses	41,986	40,648
Depreciation and amortization	2,233	2,513
Operating income	20,265	28,502
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	(13)	(515)
Other income, net	2,657	576
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	22,909	28,563
Expense from income taxes	1,181	4,155
Income from continuing operations	21,728	24,408
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(77)
Net income	$ 21,728	$ 24,331
Weighted-average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	30,595	30,219
Diluted (in shares)	30,982	30,480
Basic income per share:
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.81
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0
Total (in USD per share)	0.71	0.81
Diluted income per share:
Continuing operations (in USD per share)	0.70	0.80
Discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0	0
Total (in USD per share)	$ 0.70	$ 0.80