3. SALE OF REAL ESTATE INTERESTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Sale Of Real Estate Interest [Abstract]

SALE OF REAL ESTATE INTERESTS

3. SALE OF REAL ESTATE INTERESTS

As previously reported, on February 25, 2013 the Company completed the sale of its interests in Grove Isle Associates LLLP, Grove Isle Yacht Club Associates, Grove Isle Investments Inc. and CII Yacht Club, Inc., which represent interests in the Grove Isle hotel, club, tennis courts and marina (collectively, the “Grove Isle Property”) to Grove Isle Yacht & Tennis, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and an unrelated entity (“the Purchaser”), pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into on the same day (the “Agreement”). The purchase price was $24.4 million, consisting of $23.4 million in cash and a $1 million promissory note due from the Purchaser. Approximately $2.7 million of the proceeds were used to pay off the existing mortgage on the Grove Isle Property. The Company realized gain on the sale of these interests (including transactions in June 2013 described below) of approximately $19 million (or $19 per share) net of incentive fee due to the Adviser of approximately $2.1 million.

In June 2013 the Company received an additional $327,000 in proceeds for unpaid rent due by the Grove Isle tenant prior to the sale. Also in June 2013 the Purchaser exercised its option to purchase our 50% interest in the spa for $100,000.

As previously reported, on March 29, 2013, pursuant to a Membership Interests Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into in December 2012, HMG/Courtland Properties, Inc. and its 95% owned subsidiary, Courtland Investments, Inc. (the “Company”), completed the sale of the Company’s 50% membership interests in Bayshore Landing LLC, Bayshore Rawbar LLC and Bayshore Restaurant LLC, (collectively the “Monty’s property) to the other 50% owner, The Christoph Family Trusts, which are unrelated entities. The purchase price for the membership interests of $3 million was paid in cash. The Company realized a loss on the sale of these interests of approximately $184,000 (or $.19 per share).