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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands												12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2023 USD ($) unit	Mar. 20, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 09, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) unit	Feb. 17, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) unit	Dec. 15, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 07, 2021 $ / shares	Jun. 07, 2021 $ / shares	Mar. 05, 2021 $ / shares	May 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership acquired												100.00%	100.00%
Dividends declared, common (in usd per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.085	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.075
SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes											$ 38,200
Effective interest rate													1.49%
SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes \| Prime Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin											(1.08%)
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared, common (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.085
Subsequent event \| SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 54,100
Proceeds from SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes			$ 43,300
Effective interest rate			7.40%
Subsequent event \| SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes \| SOFR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			2.90%
Subsequent event \| SBA 7(a) loan-backed notes \| Prime Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			0.35%
Subsequent event \| Channel House
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired						89.42%
Purchase price						$ 120,400
Payment of mortgages payable						16,000
Mortgage payable assumed						$ 103,000
Subsequent event \| Channel House \| Apartment Building
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of units (in apartments) \| unit						333
Subsequent event \| Land Parcel F-3
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 200
Subsequent event \| Land Parcel Site D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price						$ 2,200
Subsequent event \| 4750 Wilshire Blvd
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired					80.00%
Purchase price					$ 34,400
Mortgage payable assumed					38,500
Conversion cost					$ 31,000
Subsequent event \| Office Property, Los Angeles, California
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired				50.00%
Purchase price				$ 19,100
Mortgage payable assumed				$ 9,600
Percentage of ownership acquired				100.00%
Subsequent event \| Office Property, Los Angeles, California \| Multifamily
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of units (in apartments) \| unit				75
Subsequent event \| 1150 Clay
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired	98.05%
Purchase price	$ 142,700
Mortgage payable assumed	$ 78,300
Subsequent event \| 1150 Clay \| Multifamily
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of units (in apartments) \| unit	288