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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
We have investments in various unconsolidated entities and our ownership interest in these investments range from 2.5% to 50%. These entities are structured as joint ventures and either (i) develop land for the joint venture participants and for sale to outside builders (“Land Development Joint Ventures”); (ii) develop for-sale homes (“Home Building Joint Ventures”); or (iii) develop luxury for-rent residential apartments and single family homes, commercial space, and a hotel (“Rental Property Joint Ventures”).
The table below provides information as of October 31, 2024, regarding active joint ventures that we were invested in, by joint venture category ($ amounts in thousands):
 Land
Development
Joint Ventures
Home Building
Joint Ventures
Rental Property
Joint Ventures
Other
Joint Ventures
Total
Number of unconsolidated entities
16240260
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)
$388,550 $58,403 $549,195 $11,269 $1,007,417 
Number of unconsolidated entities with funding commitments by the Company
62027
Company’s remaining funding commitment to unconsolidated entities (2)
$242,966 $— $65,444 $4,427 $312,837 
(1)    Our total investment includes $158.0 million related to eight unconsolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs and our maximum exposure to losses related to these VIEs is approximately $369.8 million as of October 31, 2024, inclusive of our investment in these joint ventures. Our ownership interest in such unconsolidated Joint Venture VIEs ranges from 25% to 50%.
(2)    Our remaining funding commitment includes approximately $109.6 million related to our unconsolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs.

The table below provides information as of October 31, 2023, regarding active joint ventures that we were invested in, by joint venture category ($ amounts in thousands):
 Land
Development
Joint Ventures
Home Building
Joint Ventures
Rental Property
Joint Ventures
Other
Joint Ventures
Total
Number of unconsolidated entities
16243364
Investment in unconsolidated entities (1)
$351,154 $65,285 $531,823 $10,779 $959,041 
Number of unconsolidated entities with funding commitments by the Company
91929
Company’s remaining funding commitment to unconsolidated entities (2)
$204,438 $— $184,266 $12,066 $400,770 
(1)    Our total investment includes $121.6 million related to 11 unconsolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs and our maximum exposure to losses related to these VIEs is approximately $329.3 million as of October 31, 2023, inclusive of our investment in joint ventures. Our ownership interest in such unconsolidated Joint Venture VIEs ranges from 25% to 50%.
(2)    Our remaining funding commitment includes approximately $105.4 million related to our unconsolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs.

Certain joint ventures in which we have investments obtained debt financing to finance a portion of their activities. The table below provides information at October 31, 2024, regarding the debt financing obtained by category ($ amounts in thousands):
 Land
Development
Joint Ventures
Home Building
Joint Ventures
Rental Property
Joint Ventures
Total
Number of joint ventures with debt financing
1113850
Aggregate loan commitments$639,589 $98,150 $3,538,148 $4,275,887 
Amounts borrowed under commitments
$381,614 $47,903 $2,751,201 $3,180,718 

The table below provides information at October 31, 2023, regarding the debt financing obtained by category ($ amounts in thousands):
 Land
Development
Joint Ventures
Home Building
Joint Ventures
Rental Property
Joint Ventures
Total
Number of joint ventures with debt financing
1224256
Aggregate loan commitments$610,758 $219,650 $3,731,847 $4,562,255 
Amounts borrowed under commitments
$445,506 $135,723 $2,152,872 $2,734,101 
More specific and/or recent information regarding our investments in and future commitments to these entities is provided below.
New Joint Ventures
The table below provides information on joint ventures entered into during fiscal 2024 ($ amounts in thousands):
Land Development Joint Ventures
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures entered into during the period1
Investment balance at October 31, 2024
$17,956 

The table below provides information on joint ventures entered into during fiscal 2023 ($ amounts in thousands):
Land Development Joint VenturesRental Property Joint Ventures
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures entered into during the period15
Investment balance at October 31, 2023
$14,867 $59,567 
Number of consolidated joint ventures entered into during the period— 
Carrying value of consolidated joint ventures’ assets at October 31, 2023
$— $10,600 
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures at October 31, 2023
$— $2,700 

Results of Operations and Intra-entity Transactions
From time to time, certain of our rental property joint ventures sell assets to unrelated parties. In fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, certain of our Rental Property Joint Ventures sold their underlying assets and we recognized our proportionate share of the gains of $24.1 million, $50.9 million, and $21.0 million, respectively, which is included in “(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
In fiscal 2023, we sold our ownership interest in one of our Rental Property Joint Ventures and recognized a gain of $16.0 million, which is included in “Income from unconsolidated entities” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. No similar gains were recognized in fiscal 2024 or 2022.
In fiscal 2024, and 2022, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges on our investments in certain Rental Property Joint Ventures of $6.6 million and $8.0 million, respectively. No similar impairments were recognized in fiscal 2023.
In fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, we purchased land from unconsolidated entities, principally related to our acquisition of lots from our Land Development Joint Ventures, totaling $139.2 million, $110.7 million, and $54.8 million, respectively. Our share of income from the lots we acquired was insignificant in each period.
In our normal course of business, we may contribute land to certain of our joint ventures in exchange for an ownership interest. In fiscal 2023 and 2022, we sold land to unconsolidated entities, which principally involved land sales to our Home Building and Rental Property Joint Ventures, totaling $44.2 million and $434.2 million, respectively. These amounts are included in “Land sales and other revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and are generally sold at or near our land basis. No similar land sales to unconsolidated entities occurred in fiscal 2024.
At October 31, 2024 and 2023, we had receivables due from joint ventures totaling $9.8 million and $12.6 million, respectively, primarily related to amounts we funded on behalf of our partners that had not yet been reimbursed and amounts due to us for management fees earned.
Guarantees
The unconsolidated entities in which we have investments generally finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In some instances, we have guaranteed portions of debt of unconsolidated entities. These guarantees may include any or all of the following: (i) project completion guarantees, including any cost overruns; (ii) repayment guarantees, generally covering a percentage of the outstanding loan; (iii) carry cost guarantees, which cover costs such as interest, real estate taxes, and insurance; (iv) an environmental indemnity provided to the lender that holds the lender harmless from and against losses arising from the discharge of hazardous materials from the property and non-compliance with applicable environmental laws; and (v) indemnification of the lender from “bad boy acts” of the unconsolidated entity.
In some instances, we and our joint venture partner have provided joint and several guarantees in connection with loans to unconsolidated entities. In these situations, we generally seek to implement a reimbursement agreement with our partner that
provides that neither party is responsible for more than its proportionate share or agreed upon share of the guarantee; however, we are not always successful. In addition, if the joint venture partner does not have adequate financial resources to meet its obligations under such a reimbursement agreement, we may be liable for more than our proportionate share.
We believe that, as of October 31, 2024, in the event we become legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of an obligation of an unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event, the collateral in such entity should be sufficient to repay all or a significant portion of the obligation. If it is not, we and our partners would need to contribute additional capital to the venture.
Information with respect to certain of the Company’s unconsolidated entities’ outstanding debt obligations, loan commitments and our guarantees thereon are as follows ($ amounts in thousands):
October 31, 2024October 31, 2023
Loan commitments in the aggregate$3,031,500 $3,341,700 
Our maximum estimated exposure under repayment and carry cost guarantees if the full amount of the debt obligations were borrowed (1)
$646,900 $688,000 
Debt obligations borrowed in the aggregate$2,204,300 $1,643,600 
Our maximum estimated exposure under repayment and carry cost guarantees of the debt obligations borrowed$560,400 $544,100 
Estimated fair value of guarantees provided by us related to debt and other obligations$17,400 $19,500 
Terms of guarantees
1 month -
3.0 years
1 month - 4.0 years
(1)    At October 31, 2024 and 2023, our maximum estimated exposure under repayment and carry cost guarantees includes approximately $102.3 million, related to our unconsolidated joint venture VIEs.

The maximum exposure estimates presented above do not take into account any recoveries from the underlying collateral or any reimbursement from our partners nor do they include any potential exposures related to project completion guarantees or the indemnities noted above, which are not estimable. We have not made payments under any of the outstanding guarantees, nor have we been called upon to do so.
Variable Interest Entities

We have both unconsolidated and consolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs. Information regarding our involvement in unconsolidated joint-venture related variable interests in VIEs has been disclosed throughout information presented above.

The table below provides information as of October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, regarding our consolidated joint venture-related variable interests in VIEs ($ amounts in thousands):
Balance Sheet ClassificationOctober 31, 2024October 31, 2023
Number of Joint Venture VIEs that the Company is the primary beneficiary and consolidates
Carrying value of consolidated VIEs assetsReceivables, prepaid expenses and other assets and Investments in unconsolidated entities$105,300 $89,600 
Our partners’ interests in consolidated VIEsNoncontrolling interest$9,800 $10,200 
Our ownership interest in the above consolidated Joint Venture VIEs ranges from 75% to 98%. The income/losses generated from such joint ventures were not material.
As shown above, we are the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs due to our controlling financial interest in such ventures as we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the joint ventures’ performance and the obligation to absorb expected losses or receive benefits from the joint ventures. The assets of these VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. In addition, in certain of the joint ventures, in the event additional contributions are required to be funded to the joint ventures prior to the admission of any additional investor at a future date, we will fund 100% of such contributions, including our partner’s pro rata share, which we expect would be funded through an interest-bearing loan. For other VIEs, we are not the primary beneficiary because the power to direct the activities of such VIEs that most significantly impact their performance was either shared by us and such VIEs’ other partners or such activities were controlled by our
partner. For VIEs where the power to direct significant activities is shared, business plans, budgets, and other major decisions are required to be unanimously approved by all partners. Management and other fees earned by us are nominal and believed to be at market rates, and there is no significant economic disproportionality between us and other partners.
Joint Venture Condensed Combined Financial Information
The Condensed Combined Balance Sheets, as of the dates indicated, and the Condensed Combined Statements of Operations, for the periods indicated, for the unconsolidated entities in which we have an investment, aggregated by type, are included below (in thousands).
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets:
 October 31, 2024
Land Develop-
ment Joint
Ventures
Home
Building
Joint
Ventures

Rental Property Joint Ventures
Other
Joint
Ventures
Total
Cash and cash equivalents$111,910 $34,187 $58,925 $942 $205,964 
Inventory1,082,597 128,913 — 27,164 1,238,674 
Loan receivables, net— — — 26,171 26,171 
Rental properties— — 2,916,210 — 2,916,210 
Rental properties under development— — 1,544,266 — 1,544,266 
Other assets305,844 25,615 203,276 976 535,711 
Total assets$1,500,351 $188,715 $4,722,677 $55,253 $6,466,996 
Debt, net of deferred financing costs$379,829 $47,580 $2,735,319 $— $3,162,728 
Other liabilities189,767 12,028 299,201 14,497 515,493 
Members’ equity930,755 129,107 1,688,157 40,756 2,788,775 
Total liabilities and equity$1,500,351 $188,715 $4,722,677 $55,253 $6,466,996 
Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (1)
$388,550 $58,403 $549,195 $11,269 $1,007,417 
 October 31, 2023
Land Develop-
ment Joint
Ventures
Home
Building
Joint
Ventures

Rental Property Joint Ventures
Other
Joint
Ventures
Total
Cash and cash equivalents$83,330 $14,124 $62,734 $1,086 $161,274 
Inventory1,112,382 277,438 — 35,325 1,425,145 
Loan receivables, net— — — 17,024 17,024 
Rental properties— — 1,907,604 — 1,907,604 
Rental properties under development— — 1,804,664 — 1,804,664 
Other assets210,831 15,961 157,481 924 385,197 
Total assets$1,406,543 $307,523 $3,932,483 $54,359 $5,700,908 
Debt, net of deferred financing costs$445,123 $134,427 $2,132,436 $— $2,711,986 
Other liabilities131,798 32,625 312,691 21,752 498,866 
Members’ equity829,622 140,471 1,487,356 32,607 2,490,056 
Total liabilities and equity$1,406,543 $307,523 $3,932,483 $54,359 $5,700,908 
Company’s net investment in unconsolidated entities (1)
$351,154 $65,285 $531,823 $10,779 $959,041 

(1)    Our underlying equity in the net assets of the unconsolidated entities was more than our net investment in unconsolidated entities by $3.0 million and $40.9 million as of October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and these differences are primarily a result of interest capitalized on our investments; the estimated fair value of the guarantees provided to the joint ventures; distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of our net investment; unrealized gains on our retained joint venture interests; other than temporary impairments we have recognized; and gains recognized from the sale of our ownership interests.
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income:
 For the year ended October 31, 2024
Land Develop-
ment Joint
Ventures
Home
Building
Joint
Ventures

Rental Property Joint Ventures
Other
Joint
Ventures
Total
Revenues
$269,545 $252,415 $273,353 $57,663 $852,976 
Cost of revenues200,939 193,533 120,787 51,054 566,313 
Other expenses11,943 11,990 269,785 1,368 295,086 
Total expenses212,882 205,523 390,572 52,422 861,399 
Income (loss) from operations56,663 46,892 (117,219)5,241 (8,423)
Other income (loss) (2)
9,478 (176)162,885 3,026 175,213 
Income before income taxes66,141 46,716 45,666 8,267 166,790 
Income tax provision268 37 291 — 596 
Net income$65,873 $46,679 $45,375 $8,267 $166,194 
Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities (3)
$10,724 $(6,324)$(30,339)$2,096 $(23,843)
 For the year ended October 31, 2023
Land Develop-
ment Joint
Ventures
Home
Building
Joint
Ventures

Rental Property Joint Ventures
Other
Joint
Ventures
Total
Revenues$240,365 $38,124 $238,651 $28,221 $545,361 
Cost of revenues 196,924 26,583 85,328 21,031 329,866 
Other expenses13,261 7,201 233,734 1,053 255,249 
Total expenses210,185 33,784 319,062 22,084 585,115 
Income (loss) from operations30,180 4,340 (80,411)6,137 (39,754)
Other income (2)
2,500 205 102,865 241 105,811 
Income before income taxes32,680 4,545 22,454 6,378 66,057 
Income tax provision (benefit)214 367 (940)— (359)
Net income$32,466 $4,178 $23,394 $6,378 $66,416 
Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (3)
$13,178 $972 $34,327 $1,621 $50,098 
 For the year ended October 31, 2022
Land Develop-
ment Joint
Ventures
Home
Building
Joint
Ventures

Rental Property Joint Ventures
Other
Joint
Ventures
Total
Revenues
$207,179 $60,902 $192,901 $37,705 $498,687 
Cost of revenues172,921 45,087 65,387 26,229 309,624 
Other expenses 8,911 4,717 165,447 1,436 180,511 
Total expenses181,832 49,804 230,834 27,665 490,135 
Loss on disposition of loans and REO— — — (113)(113)
Income (loss) from operations25,347 11,098 (37,933)9,927 8,439 
Other income (2)23,292 804 36,805 — 60,901 
Income (loss) before income taxes48,639 11,902 (1,128)9,927 69,340 
Income tax provision (benefit)348 508 (607)— 249 
Net income (loss) 48,291 11,394 (521)9,927 69,091 
Company’s equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities (3)
$20,402 $1,068 $(335)$2,588 $23,723 
(2) Other income generated by Rental Property Joint Ventures for the years ending October 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 include gains of $176.1 million, $106.2 million, and $29.9 million related to the sale of assets by multiple Rental Property Joint Ventures.
(3)    Differences between our income (loss) from unconsolidated entities and our percentage interest in the underlying net income (loss) of the entities are primarily a result of distributions from entities in excess of the carrying amount of our investment; promote earned on the gains recognized by join ventures and those promoted cash flows being distributed; other than temporary impairments we have recognized; recoveries of previously incurred charges; unrealized gains on our retained joint venture interests; gains recognized from the sale of our investment to our joint venture partner; and our share of the entities’ profits related to home sites purchased by us which reduces our cost basis of the home sites acquired.