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Fair Value Disclosures
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments. Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and for which markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments for which markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The following is a summary of the methods and assumptions used by management in estimating the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, rent and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.
Notes payable: The fair value of the Company’s notes payable is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, type of collateral and other credit enhancements. Additionally, when determining the fair value of liabilities in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, the Company measures fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach.
The following were the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
 
Face
 
Carrying
 
Fair
 
Face
 
Carrying
 
Fair
 
 
Value
 
Amount
 
Value
 
Value
 
Amount
 
Value
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable (1)
 
$
22,904


 
$
23,337


 
$
24,639


 
$
23,122


 
$
23,592


 
$
23,592


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(1) Amounts do not include unsecured notes payable due to affiliate as it is not practicable to estimate the fair value due to its related party nature.
Disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to the Company at June 30, 2011 and requires a significant amount of judgment. Despite increased capital market and credit market activity, transaction volume for certain financial instruments remains relatively low. This has made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of value at a future date could be materially different.