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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2022 $ / shares	Jul. 13, 2022 $ / shares	Dec. 15, 2021 USD ($) home	Jun. 30, 2022	Jul. 07, 2022 USD ($) a
Poulsbo, Washington \| Purchase and Sale Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of town homes \| home			66
Other commitment			$ 2.8
Tumwater, Washington \| Purchase and Sale Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Other commitment					$ 6.0
Area of land \| a					5.3
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage				8.00%
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Dividends per share, declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.167	$ 0.167