Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue	$ 324,370	$ 263,159
Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Land and housing	260,172	206,183
General and administrative	22,259	19,334
Selling	22,266	17,686
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	(307)	(198)
Interest	5,265	4,462
Total costs and expenses	309,655	247,467
Income before income taxes	14,715	15,692
Provision for income taxes	5,526	6,124
Net income	9,189	9,568
Preferred Dividends	1,219	1,219
Net income to common shareholders	$ 7,970	$ 8,349
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.32	$ 0.34
Diluted	$ 0.30	$ 0.31
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding [Abstract]
Basic	24,657	24,514
Diluted	30,032	29,975