Note 4 - Real Estate Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	17,865	$	20,726
Land held and land under development		180,823		210,527
Homes completed or under construction		183,711		286,416
Model homes		51,539		48,621
	$	433,938	$	566,290

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Inventory impairments:
Home sales	$	8,300	$	10,000	$	2,200
Land sales		1,900		—		—
Total inventory impairments	$	10,200	$	10,000	$	2,200
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at year end	$	81,622	$	57,845	$	5,921
Number of projects impaired during the year		3		2		1
Total number of projects subject to periodic impairment review during the year (1)		27		26		26