Real estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of real estate and equipment

Real estate consists of the following:

	Range of
	Estimated	October 31,
	Useful Lives	2016		2015
		(In Thousands of Dollars)
Land		$	77,744	$	79,384
Unimproved land			405		405
Apartment buildings	7-40 years		190,990		104,040
Commercial buildings/shopping centers	5-40 years		158,413		120,700
Equipment/Furniture	5-15 years		1,765		3,353
			429,317		307,882
Less accumulated depreciation			92,547		88,452
Totals		$	336,770	$	219,430