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Equity Method Investments, Preferred Returns Rate

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Equity Method Investments, Purchase Commitment, Funded Amount

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Notes Receivable, Interest Rate

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Number Of Communities Owned

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Number of units acquired.

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Amortized cost, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement and net investment in lease.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The cash inflow associated with principal collections from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Related Party Transactions (Details)	1 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) community	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) apartment	May 31, 2018 USD ($) apartment	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables											$ 174,621,000	$ 103,045,000
Payments to acquire equity method investments											37,405,000	163,188,000	$ 306,266,000
Commitment to fund preferred equity investment in the project											$ 18,800,000	84,900,000
Home Community Development in Burlingame, California
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase commitment, funded amount	$ 11,200,000
Apartment Home Community in Ventura, California
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of units acquired \| apartment										400
Annualized preferred return rate										10.25%	9.00%
Purchase commitment, funded amount				$ 18,300,000
Commitment to fund preferred equity investment in the project				13,000,000						$ 26,500,000	$ 10,000,000
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable		$ 11,200,000
Number of communities owned \| community		3
Fixed interest rate		9.50%
Related Party \| Multifamily Development in Mountain View, California
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire equity method investments								$ 24,500,000
Annualized preferred return rate								11.00%
Related Party \| Multifamily Development In Mountain View, CA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annualized preferred return rate								9.00%
Related Party \| Home Community Development in Burlingame, California
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of units acquired \| apartment									268
Payments to acquire equity method investments									$ 18,600,000
Annualized preferred return rate	11.00%								12.00%		9.00%
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By BEX II
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable														$ 32,800,000
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By Wesco VI
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable			$ 100,700,000
Fixed interest rate			2.64%
Cash received from collection of note receivable			$ 121,300,000
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By Wesco VI \| The Rexford
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable				$ 61,900,000
Fixed interest rate				2.36%
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By Wesco VI \| Monterra In Mill Creek
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable					$ 30,300,000
Fixed interest rate					2.30%
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By Wesco VI \| Martha Lake Apartments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable						$ 29,200,000
Fixed interest rate						2.15%
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loan on Property in Vista, CA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable				$ 48,400,000
Fixed interest rate				2.36%
Related Party \| Related Party Bridge Loans On Property Acquired By Wesco I
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes receivable							$ 52,500,000
Fixed interest rate							2.55%
Related Party \| Management And Other Fees From Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction											$ 12,700,000	14,100,000	10,300,000
Related Party \| Revenues From Development And Redevelopment Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction											1,800,000	3,000,000	1,100,000
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables											6,100,000	7,000,000
Marcus and Millichap Company \| Related Party
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