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REAL ESTATE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Real Estate Held For Use [Abstract]  
Real Estate Held For Use [Text Block]

Note 4—Real estate

 

Real estate held-for-use
 
The following table summarizes real estate held-for-use at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
 
(in thousands)
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
MuniMae’s real estate held-for-use
 
$
18,214
 
$
17,756
 
Real estate held-for-use related to CFVs(1)
 
 
103,649
 
 
111,931
 
Total real estate held-for-use
 
$
121,863
 
$
129,687
 
 
(1)       For more information see Note 16, “Consolidated Funds and Ventures.”
 
MuniMae’s real estate held-for-use was comprised of three investments in undeveloped land with a carrying value of $7.9 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and an affordable multifamily property with a carrying value of $10.3 million and $9.9 million, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
   
Real estate held-for-sale
 
During the third quarter of 2013, the Company foreclosed on a multifamily real estate partnership serving as collateral to one of its bonds.  The fair value of the Company’s bond was $10.4 million at the foreclosure date.  The Company sold the real estate property for $10.7 million in net cash proceeds. Because the bond had unrealized gains recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, the Company transferred unrealized gains of $2.4 million out of equity and into income through an increase to “Net gains due to real estate consolidation and foreclosure” resulting in no impact to overall common equity.  A gain on sale of real estate of $0.3 million was recorded to “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax.”
 
During the second quarter of 2013, the Company took a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure on a multifamily real estate property serving as collateral to one of its bonds.  The fair value of the Company’s bond was $7.3 million at March 31, 2013 and during the second quarter of 2013, after taking title to the property, the Company sold the real estate property for $7.3 million in net cash proceeds. Because the bond had unrealized gains recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income, the Company transferred unrealized gains of $1.2 million out of equity and into income through an increase to “Net gains due to real estate consolidation and foreclosure” resulting in no impact to overall common shareholders’ equity.
 
For information regarding real estate held-for-sale related to CFVs see Note 16, “Consolidated Funds and Ventures.”