Note 4 - Real Estate Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	12,202	$	17,865
Land held and land under development		127,807		180,823
Homes completed or under construction		133,567		183,711
Model homes		41,381		51,539
	$	314,957	$	433,938

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Inventory impairments:
Home sales	$	19,000	$	8,300	$	10,000
Land sales		—		1,900		—
Total inventory impairments	$	19,000	$	10,200	$	10,000
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at year end	$	47,178	$	81,622	$	57,845
Number of projects impaired during the year		5		3		2
Total number of projects subject to periodic impairment review during the year (1)		31		27		26