ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012 item	Sep. 30, 2011 item
Segment Reporting
Number of reportable segments	3	2
Minimum
Organization, background and significant accounting policies
Duration of short-term or bridge loans originated	6 months
Equity contribution in multi-family residential real estate joint ventures (as a percent)	80.00%
Maximum
Organization, background and significant accounting policies
Duration of short-term or bridge loans originated	1 year
Equity contribution in multi-family residential real estate joint ventures (as a percent)	90.00%
Lease term	1 year
Fixed Asset Capitalization
Period from cessation of major construction activity to consider a construction project as substantially completed	1 year

Represents the period from inception to expiration of operating lease arrangements of a lessor.

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Represents the duration of short-term or bridge loans originated by the entity.

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Represents the period from cessation of major construction activity to consider a construction project as substantially completed.

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The percentage of equity contributed by the entity in real estate investment joint ventures.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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