Other Real Estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

For the periods presented, changes and gains (losses), net on other real estate were as follows ($ in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	34,668		$	43,228		$	62,051
Additions (1)		8,598			12,115			9,235
Disposals		(11,474	)		(19,802	)		(24,762	)
Write-downs		(2,544	)		(873	)		(3,296	)
Balance at end of period	$	29,248		$	34,668		$	43,228

Gain (losses), net on the sale of other real estate included in other real estate expense	$	(291	)	$	700		$	2,087

(1)	For the year ended December 31, 2017, additions to other real estate included $475 thousand of other real estate acquired in the Reliance merger on April 7, 2017.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, other real estate by type of property consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

	December 31,
	2019		2018
Construction, land development and other land properties	$	11,482	$	16,206
1-4 family residential properties		3,453		4,983
Nonfarm, nonresidential properties		14,313		13,296
Other real estate properties		—		183
Total other real estate	$	29,248	$	34,668

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, other real estate by geographic location consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

(1)	Mississippi includes Central and Southern Mississippi Regions.

(2)	Tennessee includes Memphis, Tennessee and Northern Mississippi Regions.