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<td><b> </b></td>
<td colspan="3" style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>June 30</b></font></td></tr>
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<td style="width: 11%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>2013</b></font></td>
<td style="width: 1%"> </td>
<td style="width: 12%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>2012</b></font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Revenues from unaffiliated customers:</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">4,039,133</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                    3,556,269</font></td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                4,039,133</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                     3,556,269</font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Operating income (loss):</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">41,454</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(397,390)</font></td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Corporation (1)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(32,079)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(18,567)</font></td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">9,375</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(415,957)</font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Net income (loss) before taxes:</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(1,011,348)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(1,271,744)</font></td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Corporation (1)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">106,031</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(19,035)</font></td></tr>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                 (905,317)</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                       (1,290,779)</font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Identifiable assets:</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">50,424,592</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                  47,514,864</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Corporation (1)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">9,049,730</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                  11,798,394</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">              59,474,322</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                  59,313,258</font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Depreciation and amortization:</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">1,634,089</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                    1,578,634</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Corporation (1)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">8,058</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                       44,053</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                1,642,147</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                    1,622,687</font></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Capital expenditures:</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Selling of properties</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                                -</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Rental income & Management fee</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                     12,233</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Corporation (1)</font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-<font style="font-family: MS Mincho">　</font></font></td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-<font style="font-family: MS Mincho">　</font></font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt"> Consolidated</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">                12,233</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"> $</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-<font style="font-family: MS Mincho">　</font></font></td></tr>
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