INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities [Table Text Block]

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, net unrealized losses on trading securities were approximately $21,000 and $402,000, respectively.

	December 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Cost		Fair		Unrealized		Cost		Fair		Unrealized
Description	Basis		Value		Gain (loss)		Basis		Value		Gain (loss)
Real Estate Investment Trusts	$	6,197,000	$	6,249,000	$	52,000	$	8,108,000	$	8,320,000	$	212,000
Mutual Funds, ETF & other		222,000		244,000		22,000		755,000		753,000		(2,000)
Other Equity Securities		525,000		544,000		19,000		666,000		697,000		31,000
Total Equity Securities		6,944,000		7,037,000		93,000		9,529,000		9,770,000		241,000
Debt Securities		696,000		713,000		17,000		847,000		737,000		(110,000)
Total	$	7,640,000	$	7,750,000	$	110,000	$	10,376,000	$	10,507,000	$	131,000

Held-to-maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2016, debt securities are scheduled to mature as follows:

	Cost		Fair Value
2017 – 2021	$	50,000	$	50,000
2022 – 2026		187,000		199,000
2027 – thereafter		459,000		464,000
	$	696,000	$	713,000

Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

Net gain (loss) from investments in marketable securities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is summarized below:

Description	2016		2015
Net realized gain from sales of marketable securities	$	271,000	$	50,000
Net unrealized loss from marketable securities		(21,000)		(402,000)
Total net gain (loss) from investments in marketable securities	$	250,000	$	(352,000)