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Number Of Apartment Homes Sold

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of other real estate investments held by the entity for investment purposes not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) home	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire other real estate		$ 62,192	$ 0
Subsequent Event \| Avalon Perimeter Park
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Apartment homes acquired \| home	262
Payments to acquire other real estate	$ 66,500
Subsequent Event \| Avalon Cherry Hills
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Apartment homes acquired \| home	306
Payments to acquire other real estate	$ 95,000
Subsequent Event \| AVA Theater District
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home	398
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 212,000
Subsequent Event \| Avalon Darien
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home	189
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 120,000