Inventory - Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	$ 31,000	$ 204,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	31,000	221,000
Continuing Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	59,000
Land Held for Sale	31,000	0
Lot option abandonments	0	145,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	31,000	204,000
Continuing Operations | Unallocated
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0
Lot option abandonments	0	0
Continuing Operations | West Segment
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	46,000
Land Held for Sale	0	0
Lot option abandonments	0	74,000
Continuing Operations | East Segment
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	13,000
Land Held for Sale	31,000	0
Lot option abandonments	0	22,000
Continuing Operations | Southeast Segment
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0
Land Held for Sale	0	0
Lot option abandonments	0	49,000
Discontinued Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0
Land Held for Sale	0	17,000
Lot option abandonments	0	0
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	$ 0	$ 17,000