Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Real Estate Properties Owned (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]
Real estate properties, beginning balance		$ 651,603
Improvements	$ 4,824
Depreciation	(12,558)
Real estate properties, ending balance	643,869
Multi-family
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]
Real estate properties, beginning balance		649,701
Improvements	4,717
Depreciation	(12,503)
Real estate properties, ending balance	641,915
Retail shopping center and other
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]
Real estate properties, beginning balance		$ 1,902
Improvements	107
Depreciation	(55)
Real estate properties, ending balance	$ 1,954

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Real Estate Investments, Net, Including Assets Held For Sale

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Improvements to other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This excludes real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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Amount of real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; (7) other real estate investments; (8) real estate joint ventures; and (9) unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(1)(d))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479440/944-210-S99-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-04(3)(d))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479617/946-210-S99-1

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