Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to________

Commission File Number 001-15663

AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Nevada			75-2847135
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1603 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75234

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(469) 522-4200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	ARL	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐	Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes x No.

As of August 8, 2024, there were 16,152,043 shares of common stock outstanding.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023	4

	Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks	24

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	25

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	25

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	25

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	25

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	25

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	25

Item 5.	Other Information	25

Item 6.	Exhibits	26

Signatures		28

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except share and par value amounts)

(Unaudited)


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Real estate	$	513,327	$	501,586
Cash and cash equivalents	46,077		36,740
Restricted cash	30,983		42,327
Short-term investments	81,421		90,448
Notes receivable (including $73,317 and $75,362 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	141,136		144,142
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	10,203		10,060
Receivable from related party	101,033		96,533
Other assets (including $2,004 and $2,012 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	102,196		101,648
Total assets	$	1,026,376	$	1,023,484
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Mortgages and other notes payable	$	180,958	$	182,683
Accounts payable and other liabilities (including $2,404 and $1,016 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	12,994		11,866
Accrued interest	2,916		2,633
Deferred revenue	9,791		9,791
Total liabilities	206,659		206,973
Equity
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, Series A, $2.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 1,800,614 shares issued and outstanding	1,801		1,801
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 16,152,043 shares issued and outstanding	162		162
Additional paid-in capital	61,664		61,638
Retained earnings	556,320		553,402
Total shareholders' equity	619,947		617,003
Noncontrolling interests	199,770		199,508
Total equity	819,717		816,511
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,026,376	$	1,023,484

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Revenues:
Rental revenues (including $158 and $231 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $336 and $499 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	$	11,188	$	11,389	$	22,467	$	22,398
Other income	585		850		1,205		1,529
Total revenue	11,773		12,239		23,672		23,927
Expenses:
Property operating expenses (including $86 and $99 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $166 and $199 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	6,624		7,031		13,258		13,137
Depreciation and amortization	3,137		3,200		6,309		6,302
General and administrative (including $915 and $700 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,849 and $2,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	1,552		3,684		2,960		6,845
Advisory fee to related party	1,737		2,183		3,939		4,588
Total operating expenses	13,050		16,098		26,466		30,872
Net operating loss	(1,277)		(3,859)		(2,794)		(6,945)
Interest income (including $2,275 and $4,708 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $4,573 and $9,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	4,794		7,898		10,527		16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)		(2,480)		(3,835)		(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transactions	—		22		—		993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,710)		—		(1,710)
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501		293		984		2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		188		—		188
Income tax provision	(614)		(49)		(1,089)		(1,289)
Net income	1,491		303		3,793		4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)		(178)		(875)		(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$	1,167	$	125	$	2,918	$	3,103

Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.07	$	0.01	$	0.18	$	0.19
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share	16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Total Shareholders' Equity		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Balance, April 1, 2024	$	1,801	$	162	$	61,664	$	555,153	$	618,780	$	199,446	$	818,226

Net income	—		—		—		1,167		1,167		324		1,491
Balance, June 30, 2024	$	1,801	$	162	$	61,664	$	556,320	$	619,947	$	199,770	$	819,717
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Balance, April 1, 2023	$	1,801	$	162	$	62,090	$	552,412	$	616,465	$	199,922	$	816,387
Net income	—		—		—		125		125		178		303
Balance, June 30, 2023	$	1,801	$	162	$	62,090	$	552,537	$	616,590	$	200,100	$	816,690
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Balance, January 1, 2024	$	1,801	$	162	61,638		553,402		$	617,003	$	199,508	$	816,511
Net income	—		—		—		2,918		2,918		875		3,793
Repurchase of treasury shares by IOR	—		—		—		—		—		(587)		(587)
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest	—		—		26		—		26		(26)		—
Balance, June 30, 2024	$	1,801	$	162	$	61,664	$	556,320	$	619,947	$	199,770	$	819,717
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Balance, January 1, 2023	$	1,801	$	162	$	62,090	$	549,434	$	613,487	$	198,681	$	812,168
Net income	—		—		—		3,103		3,103		1,419		4,522

Balance, June 30, 2023	$	1,801	$	162	$	62,090	$	552,537	$	616,590	$	200,100	$	816,690

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023
Cash Flow From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	3,793	$	4,522
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Gain on sale or write down of assets	—		(188)
Gain on foreign currency transactions	—		(993)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		1,710
Depreciation and amortization	6,351		7,180
Provision of bad debts	69		945
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(984)		(2,712)
Distribution of income from unconsolidated joint ventures	841		—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets	146		(8,354)
Related party receivable	(4,500)		(3,002)
Accrued interest	283		(2,060)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(2,635)		(5,503)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3,364		(8,455)
Cash Flow From Investing Activities:
Collection of notes receivable	3,005		397
Originations and advances on notes receivable	—		(6,649)
Purchase of short-term investments	(40,169)		(82,324)
Redemption and/or maturity of short-term investments	49,196		65,139

Development and renovation of real estate	(15,022)		(6,244)
Deferred leasing costs	(27)		(197)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—		188

Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture	—		20,916
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,017)		(8,774)
Cash Flow From Financing Activities:

Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable	(1,715)		(134,840)
Debt extinguishment costs	—		(435)
Repurchase of IOR shares	(587)		—
Deferred financing costs	(52)		(16)

Net cash used in financing activities	(2,354)		(135,291)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2,007)		(152,520)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	79,067		222,328
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	77,060	$	69,808

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

1. Organization

As used herein, the terms “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” refer to American Realty Investors, Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was formed in 1999. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol (“ARL”) and over 90% of our stock is owned by related party entities.

Our primary business is the acquisition, development and ownership of income-producing multifamily and commercial properties. In addition, we opportunistically acquire land for future development in in-fill or high-growth suburban markets. From time to time and when we believe it appropriate to do so, we will sell land and income-producing properties. We generate revenues by leasing apartment units to residents, and leasing office, industrial and retail space to various for-profit businesses as well as certain local, state and federal agencies. We also generate income from the sale of land.

We own approximately 78.4% of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI") and substantially all of our operations are conducted through TCI, whose common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “TCI”. Accordingly, we include TCI’s financial results in our consolidated financial statements.

At June 30, 2024, our portfolio of properties consisted of:

● Four office buildings comprising in aggregate of approximately 1,056,793 square feet;

● Fourteen multifamily properties, owned directly by us, comprising of 2,328 units; and

● Approximately 1,843 acres of developed and undeveloped land.

Our day to day operations are managed by Pillar Income Asset Management, Inc. (“Pillar”). Pillar's duties include, but are not limited to, locating, evaluating and recommending real estate and real estate-related investment opportunities, asset management, property development, construction management and arranging debt and equity financing with third party lenders and investors. We have no employees; all of our services are performed by Pillar employees. Three of our commercial properties are managed by Regis Realty Prime, LLC (“Regis”). Regis provides leasing and brokerage services. Our multifamily properties and one of our commercial properties are managed by outside management companies. Pillar and Regis are considered to be related parties (See Note 12 – Related Party Transactions).

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Short-Term Investments

We account for our investment in corporate bonds and demand notes (collectively "debt securities") as held-to-maturity securities as we have the intent and the ability to hold these securities until maturity. Accordingly, our debt securities are carried at their amortized cost. The discount on these debt securities are amortized into interest income on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying notes, which approximate the effective interest method.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations, although management believes the disclosures are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring matters) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operation.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

We consolidate entities in which we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or have a majority of the voting interest of the entity. We have determined that we are a primary beneficiary of the VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impacts its economic performance, and (ii) the obligations to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider qualitative and quantitative factors, including ownership interest, management representation, ability to control decision and other contractual rights.

We account for entities in which we have less than a controlling financial interest or entities where we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, we include our share of the net earnings or losses of these entities in our results of operations.

3. Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares issued during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they were outstanding.

The following table details our basic and diluted earnings per common share calculation:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)		(178)		(875)		(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$	1,167	$	125	$	2,918	$	3,103

Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted	16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043

EPS - attributable to common shares — basic and diluted	$	0.07	$	0.01	$	0.18	$	0.19

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

4. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following presents the schedule of interest paid and other supplemental cash flow information:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023
Cash paid for interest	$	3,170	$	7,943
Cash paid for taxes	2,398		5,233
Cash - beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	36,740	$	113,445
Restricted cash	42,327		108,883
	$	79,067	$	222,328
Cash - end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	46,077	$	58,870
Restricted cash	30,983		10,938
	$	77,060	$	69,808




Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable
Payments on mortgages and other notes payable	$	1,715	$	3,664
Payments on bonds payable	—		131,176
	$	1,715	$	134,840

The following is a schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023


Property acquired in exchange for reduction in related party receivable	$	—	$	5,487

5. Operating Segments

Our segments are based on the internal reporting that we review for operational decision-making purposes. We operate in two reportable segments: (i) the acquisition, development, ownership and management of multifamily properties and (ii) the acquisition, ownership and management of commercial properties. The services for our multifamily segment include rental of apartments and other tenant services, including parking and storage space rental. Asset information by segment is not reported because we do not use this measure to assess performance or make decisions to allocate resources. Therefore, depreciation and amortization expense is not allocated among segments. General and administrative expenses, advisory fees, interest income and interest expense are not included in segment profit as our internal reporting addresses these items on a corporate level.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The following table presents our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Multifamily Segment
Revenues	$	7,927	$	7,658	$	15,980	$	15,031
Operating expenses	(4,497)		(4,478)		(8,716)		(8,186)
Profit from segment	3,430		3,180		7,264		6,845
Commercial Segment
Revenues	3,261		3,731		6,487		7,367
Operating expenses	(2,127)		(2,553)		(4,542)		(4,951)
Profit from segment	1,134		1,178		1,945		2,416
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261

The table below reflects the reconciliation of total profit from segments to net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)		(3,200)		(6,309)		(6,302)
General and administrative	(1,552)		(3,684)		(2,960)		(6,845)
Advisory fee to related party	(1,737)		(2,183)		(3,939)		(4,588)
Other income	585		850		1,205		1,529
Interest income	4,794		7,898		10,527		16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)		(2,480)		(3,835)		(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transaction	—		22		—		993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,710)		—		(1,710)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501		293		984		2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		188		—		188
Income tax provision	(614)		(49)		(1,089)		(1,289)
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522

6. Lease Revenue

We lease our multifamily properties and commercial properties under agreements that are classified as operating leases. Our multifamily property leases generally include minimum rents and charges for ancillary services. Our commercial property leases generally include minimum rents and recoveries for property taxes and common area maintenance. Minimum rental revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the components of our rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Fixed component	$	10,827	$	10,922	$	21,826	$	21,630
Variable component	361		467		641		768
	$	11,188	$	11,389	$	22,467	$	22,398

The following table summarizes the future rental payments that are payable to us from non-cancelable leases. The table excludes multifamily leases, which typically have a term of one-year or less:


2024	$	11,446
2025	11,052
2026	10,676
2027	10,355
2028	9,002
Thereafter	14,644
	$	67,175

7. Real Estate Activity

Below is a summary of our real estate as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	104,156	$	104,156
Building and improvements	373,803		372,399
Tenant improvements	16,336		16,286
Construction in progress	92,167		76,110
Total cost	586,462		568,951
Less accumulated depreciation	(73,135)		(67,365)
Total real estate	$	513,327	$	501,586

On March 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 240 unit multifamily property in Lake Wales, Florida ("Alera") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $55,330. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $33,000 construction loan (See Note 11 – Mortgages and Other Notes Payable). The development agreement provides for a $1,637 fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $25,144 in development costs.

On November 6, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in McKinney, Texas ("Merano") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $51,910. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $25,407 construction loan (See Note 11 – Mortgages and Other Notes Payable). The development agreement provides for a $1,551 fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $11,841 in development costs.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

On December 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in Temple, Texas ("Bandera Ridge") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $49,603. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $23,500 construction loan (See Note 11 – Mortgages and Other Notes Payable). The development agreement provides for a $1,607 fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $6,220 in development costs.

Construction in progress includes the cost of development of Windmill Farms and the costs associated with our multifamily development projects.

We incurred depreciation expense of $2,986 and $3,030 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $6,004 and $5,965 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

8. Short-term Investments

The following is a summary of our short term investment as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Corporate bonds, at par value	$	70,266	$	90,000
Demand notes	11,549		1,484
	81,815		91,484
Less discount	(394)		(1,036)
	$	81,421	$	90,448

The average interest rate on the investments was 5.43% and 5.65% at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

9. Notes Receivable

The following table summarizes our notes receivable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying value
Property/Borrower	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
ABC Land and Development, Inc.	$	4,408	$	4,408	9.50	%	6/30/26
ABC Paradise, LLC	1,210		1,210		9.50	%	6/30/26
Autumn Breeze(1)	1,847		2,157		5.00	%	7/1/25
Bellwether Ridge(1)	3,798		3,798		5.00	%	11/1/26
Cascades at Spring Street(2)(3)	180		180		5.34	%	6/30/27
Dominion at Mercer Crossing(4)	6,167		6,354		9.50	%	6/7/28
Echo Station(2)(3)	10,305		10,305		5.34	%	12/31/32
Forest Pines(1)	6,472		6,472		5.00	%	5/1/27
Inwood on the Park(2)(3)	20,325		20,325		5.34	%	6/30/28
Kensington Park(2)(3)	8,217		10,262		5.34	%	3/31/27
Lake Shore Villas(2)(3)	6,000		6,000		5.34	%	12/31/32
Legacy Pleasant Grove	496		496		6.00	%	10/23/24
McKinney Ranch	3,926		3,926		6.00	%	9/15/24
Ocean Estates II(2)(3)	3,615		3,615		5.34	%	5/31/28
One Realco Land Holding, Inc.	1,728		1,728		9.50	%	6/30/26
Parc at Ingleside(1)	3,759		3,759		5.00	%	11/1/26
Parc at Opelika Phase II(1)(5)	3,190		3,190		10.00	%	1/13/23
Parc at Windmill Farms(1)(5)	7,886		7,886		5.00	%	11/1/22
Phillips Foundation for Better Living, Inc.(2)	182		182		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plaza at Chase Oaks(2)(3)	11,772		11,772		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plum Tree(1)	1,600		1,767		5.00	%	4/26/26
Polk County Land	3,000		3,000		9.50	%	6/30/26
Riverview on the Park Land, LLC	1,045		1,045		9.50	%	6/30/26
Spartan Land	5,907		5,907		6.00	%	1/16/25
Spyglass of Ennis(1)	4,882		5,179		5.00	%	11/1/24
Steeple Crest(1)	6,498		6,498		5.00	%	8/1/26
Timbers at The Park(2)(3)	11,173		11,173		5.34	%	12/31/32
Tuscany Villas(2)(3)	1,548		1,548		5.34	%	4/30/27
	$	141,136	$	144,142

(1)The note is convertible, at our option, into a 100% ownership interest in the underlying property, and is collateralized by the underlying property.

(2) The borrower is determined to be a related party due to our significant investment in the performance of the collateral secured by the notes receivable.

(3) Principal and interest payments on the notes from Unified Housing Foundation, Inc. (“UHF”) are funded from surplus cash flow from operations, sale or refinancing of the underlying properties and are cross collateralized to the extent that any surplus cash available from any of the properties underlying the notes. On October 1, 2023, the interest rate on the notes was amended from a fixed rate of 12.0% to a floating rate indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") in effect on the last day of the preceding calendar quarter. In connection with the amendment, accrued interest of $4,159 was forgiven in exchange for participation in the proceeds from any future sale or refinancing of the underlying property.

(4) The note bears interest at prime plus 1.0%.

(5) We are working with the borrower to extend the maturity and/or exercise our conversion option.

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

10. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Victory Abode Apartments, LLC

On November 16, 2018, we formed the Victory Abode Apartments, LLC ("VAA"), a joint venture with the Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”). VAA was formed as a result of our sale of a 50% ownership interest in a portfolio of multifamily properties to Macquarie in exchange for a 50% voting interest in VAA and a note payable.

On September 16, 2022, VAA sold 45 of its properties for $1,810,700, resulting in a gain on sale of $738,444 to the joint venture. In connection with the sale, we received an initial distribution of $182,848 from VAA. On November 1, 2022, we received an additional distribution from VAA, which included the full operational control of the remaining seven properties of VAA (“VAA Holdback Portfolio”) and a cash payment of $204,036. On March 23, 2023, we received $17,976 from VAA, which represented the remaining distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio.

We used our share of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio to invest in short-term investments and real estate, pay down our debt and for general corporate purposes. We anticipate that the final liquidation of the joint venture will be completed during the remainder of 2024.

Gruppa Florentina, LLC

We also own a 20% interest in Gruppa Florentina, LLC ("Milano"), which operates 34 pizza parlors and 2 grill restaurants. Milano also has 25 franchise locations. The restaurants are primarily located in Central and Northern California.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

11. Mortgages and Other Notes Payable

The following table summarizes our mortgages and other notes payable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying Value				Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Property/ Entity	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
770 South Post Oak	$	11,064	$	11,187	4.40	%	6/1/2025
Blue Lake Villas	9,415		9,503		3.15	%	11/1/2055
Blue Lake Villas Phase II	3,310		3,349		2.85	%	6/1/2052
Chelsea	7,973		8,064		3.40	%	12/1/2050
EQK Portage	3,350		3,350		10.00	%	11/13/2024
Forest Grove(1)	6,890		6,988		3.75	%	7/5/2024
Landing on Bayou Cane	14,303		14,442		3.50	%	9/1/2053
Legacy at Pleasant Grove	12,550		12,716		3.60	%	4/1/2048
New Concept Energy(4)	3,542		3,542		5.34	%	9/30/2025
Northside on Travis	11,260		11,394		2.50	%	2/1/2053
Parc at Denham Springs	16,225		16,399		3.75	%	4/1/2051
Parc at Denham Springs Phase II	15,515		15,608		4.05	%	2/1/2060
RCM HC Enterprises	5,086		5,086		5.00	%	12/31/2024
Residences at Holland Lake	10,322		10,424		3.60	%	3/1/2053
Villas at Bon Secour	19,003		19,205		3.08	%	9/1/2031
Villas of Park West I(2)	9,083		9,181		3.04	%	3/1/2053
Villas of Park West II(2)	8,246		8,334		3.18	%	3/1/2053
Vista Ridge	9,428		9,512		4.00	%	8/1/2053
Windmill Farms(3)	4,393		4,399		7.50	%	2/28/2026
	$	180,958	$	182,683

(1) On July 10, 2024, we replaced the existing loan on the property with a $6,558 loan that bears interest at SOFR plus 1.85% and matures on July 10, 2031.

(2) On October 16, 2023, we received approval from the lender to assume the loan on the property that we acquired from our joint venture (See Note 10 - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures).

(2) On February 8, 2024, we extended the maturity to February 28, 2026 at an interest rate of 7.50%.

(4) On June 6, 2024, we extended the maturity of the loan to September 30, 2027 with an interest rate at SOFR.

As of June 30, 2024, we were in compliance with all of our loan covenants except for the minimum debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”) for the loan on 770 South Post Oak. As a result, the lender requires us to lock the surplus cash flow of the property into a designated deposit account controlled by them, until we are in compliance with the DSCR for a period of two consecutive quarters.

On March 15, 2023, we entered into a $33,000 construction loan to finance the development of Alera (See Note 7 - Real Estate Activity) that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on March 15, 2026, with two one-year extension options. As of June 30, 2024, no advances have been drawn on the loan.

On November 6, 2023, we entered into a $25,407 construction loan to finance the development of Merano (See Note 7 - Real Estate Activity) that bears interest at prime plus 0.25% and matures on November 6, 2028. As of June 30, 2024, no advances have been drawn on the loan.

On December 15, 2023, we entered into a $23,500 construction loan to finance the development of Bandera Ridge (See Note 7 - Real Estate Activity) that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on December 15, 2028. As of June 30, 2024, no advances have been drawn on the loan.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

All of the above mortgages and other notes payable are collateralized by the underlying property. In addition, we have guaranteed the loans on Alera, Bandera Ridge, Forest Grove, Merano, Villas at Bon Secour and Windmill Farms.

12. Related Party Transactions

We engage in certain services and business transactions with related parties, including but not limited to, the rent of office space, leasing services, asset management, administrative services, and the acquisition and dispositions of real estate. Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s length basis due to the absence of free market forces that naturally exist in business dealings between two or more unrelated entities. Related party transactions may not always be favorable to our business and may include terms, conditions and agreements that are not necessarily beneficial to, or in our best interest.

Pillar and Regis are wholly owned by a subsidiary of May Realty Holdings, Inc. ("MRHI"), which owns approximately 90.8% of the Company. Pillar is compensated for advisory services in accordance with an advisory agreement and is compensated for development and construction services in accordance with project specific development agreements. Regis receives property management fees and leasing commissions in accordance with the terms of its property-level management agreements. In addition, Regis is entitled to receive real estate brokerage commissions in accordance with the terms of a non-exclusive brokerage agreement.

Rental income includes $158 and $231 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $336 and $499 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for office space leased to Pillar and Regis.

Property operating expense includes $86 and $99 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $166 and $199 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for management fees on commercial properties payable to Regis.

General and administrative expense includes $915 and $700 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,849 and $2,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for employee compensation and other reimbursable costs payable to Pillar.

Advisory fees paid to Pillar were $1,737 and $2,183 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $3,939 and $4,588 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Development fees paid to Pillar were $587 and $112 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,625 and $112 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Notes receivable include amounts held by UHF (See Note 9 – Notes Receivable). UHF is deemed to be a related party due to our significant investment in the performance of the collateral secured by the notes receivable. In addition, we have a related party receivable from Pillar ("Pillar Receivable"), which represents amounts advanced to Pillar net of unreimbursed fees, expenses and costs as provided above. The Pillar Receivable bears interest in accordance with a cash management agreement. On January 1, 2024, an amendment to the cash management agreement changed the interest rate on the Pillar Receivable from prime plus one percent to SOFR. Interest income on the UHF notes and the Pillar Receivable was $2,275 and $4,708 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $4,573 and $9,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

13. Noncontrolling Interests

The noncontrolling interest represents the third party ownership interest in TCI and Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. ("IOR"). We owned 78.4% of TCI at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, which in turn owned 82.9% and 82.3% of IOR as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

14. Deferred Income

In previous years, we sold properties to related parties at a gain and therefore the sales criteria for the full accrual method was not met, and as such we deferred the gain recognition and accounted for the sales by applying the finance, deposit, installment or cost recovery methods, as appropriate. The gain on these transactions is deferred until the properties are sold to a non-related third party.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had deferred gain of $9,791.

15. Income Taxes

We are part of a tax sharing and compensating agreement with respect to federal income taxes with MRHI, TCI and IOR. In accordance with the agreement, our expense in each year is calculated based on the amount of losses absorbed by taxable income multiplied by the maximum statutory tax rate of 21%. The following table summarizes our income tax provision:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Current	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289
Deferred	—		—		—		—
	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289

16. Commitments and Contingencies

We believe that we will generate excess cash from property operations in the next twelve months; such excess, however, might not be sufficient to discharge all of our obligations as they become due. We intend to sell income-producing assets, refinance real estate and obtain additional borrowings primarily secured by real estate to meet our liquidity requirements.

We were a defendant in litigation with David Clapper and related entities (collectively, "Clapper”) regarding a multifamily property transaction that occurred in 1988. The litigation led to a substantial judgment against our affiliate and Clapper subsequently sued numerous other entities including us in Federal Court to collect that judgment. The case was tried by a jury in May 2021. The jury found the defendants owed Clapper nothing and the Court issued a take nothing judgment. Clapper subsequently filed an appeal to the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and on March 8, 2024, the court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings.

17. Subsequent Events

The date to which events occurring after June 30, 2024, the date of the most recent balance sheet, have been evaluated for possible adjustment to the consolidated financial statements or disclosure is August 8, 2024, which is the date on which the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis by management should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”).

This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, principally, but not only, under the captions “Business”, “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements in this report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “estimate”, “project”, “should”, “will”, “result” and similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases, dependence on tenants’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);

•risks associated with the availability and terms of construction and mortgage financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments;

•demand for apartments and commercial properties in our markets and the effect on occupancy and rental rates;

•our ability to obtain financing, enter into joint venture arrangements in relation to or self-fund the development or acquisition of properties;

•risks associated with the timing and amount of property sales and the resulting gains/losses associated with such sales;

•failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets or to integrate acquisitions successfully

•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including, without limitation, construction delays, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits and public opposition to such activities);

•risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies, increases in interest rates, and volatility in the securities markets;

•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws and regulations;

•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination; and

•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.

The risks included here are not exhaustive. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, include among others, the factors listed and described at Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” Annual Report on Form 10-K, which investors should review.

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Management's Overview

We are an externally advised and managed real estate investment company that owns a diverse portfolio of income-producing properties and land held for development throughout the Southern United States. Our portfolio of income-producing properties includes residential apartment communities ("multifamily properties"), office buildings and retail properties ("commercial properties"). Our investment strategy includes acquiring existing income-producing properties as well as developing new properties on land already owned or acquired for a specific development project.

Our operations are managed by Pillar Income Asset Management, Inc. (“Pillar”) in accordance with an Advisory Agreement. Pillar’s duties include, but are not limited to, locating, evaluating and recommending real estate and real estate-related investment opportunities, asset management, and arranging debt and equity financing with third party lenders and investors. We have no employees; all of our services are performed by Pillar employees. Pillar is considered to be a related party due to its common ownership with May Realty Holdings, Inc. (“MRHI”), who is our controlling shareholder.

The following is a summary of our recent acquisition, disposition, financing and development activities:

Financing Activities

•On January 31, 2023, we paid off our $67.5 million of Series C bonds.

•On February 28, 2023, we extended the maturity of our loan on Windmill Farms until February 28, 2024 at a revised interest rate of 7.75%.

•On March 15, 2023, we entered into a $33.0 million construction loan to finance the development of Alera (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on March 15, 2026, with two one-year extension options.

•On May 4, 2023, we paid off the remaining $14.0 million of our Series A Bonds and $28.9 million of our Series B Bonds, which resulted in a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.7 million.

•On August 28, 2023, we paid off our $1.2 million loan on Athens.

•On October 1, 2023, we amended the terms of our UHF notes receivable. As a result, the interest rates on the notes were amended from a fixed rate of 12.0% to a floating rate indexed to SOFR. In connection with the amendment, accrued interest of $4.2 million was forgiven in exchange for participation in the proceeds from any future sale or refinancing of the underlying properties.

•On November 6, 2023, we entered into a $25.4 million construction loan to finance the development of Merano (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at prime plus 0.25% and matures on November 6, 2028.

•On December 15, 2023, we entered into a $23.5 million construction loan to finance the development of Bandera Ridge (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on December 15, 2028.

•On January 1, 2024, we amended our cash management agreement with Pillar. As a result, the interest rate on the related party receivable changed from prime plus one to SOFR.

•On February 8, 2024, we extended the maturity of our loan on Windmill Farms to February 28, 2026 at an interest rate of 7.50%.

•On June 6, 2024, we extended the maturity of our New Concept Energy loan to September 30, 2027 with an interest rate at SOFR.

•On July 10, 2024, we replaced the existing loan on Forest Grove with a $6.6 million loan that bears interest at SOFR plus 1.85% and matures on July 10, 2031.

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Development Activities

We have agreements to develop two parcels of land ("PODs") from our land holdings in Windmill Farms. The agreements provide for the development of 125 acres of raw land into approximately 470 land lots to be used for single family homes for a total of $24.3 million. We estimate that we will complete the development of these PODs over a two-year period starting the third quarter of 2024. During 2024, we spent $3.2 million on reimbursable infrastructure investments.

On March 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 240 unit multifamily property in Lake Wales, Florida ("Alera") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $55.3 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $33.0 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $25.1 million in development costs.

On November 6, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in McKinney, Texas ("Merano") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $51.9 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $25.4 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $11.8 million in development costs.

On December 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in Temple, Texas ("Bandera Ridge") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $49.6 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $23.5 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of June 30, 2024, we have incurred a total of $6.2 million in development costs.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Some of these estimates and assumptions include judgments on revenue recognition, estimates for common area maintenance and real estate tax accruals, provisions for uncollectible accounts, impairment of long-lived assets, the allocation of purchase price between tangible and intangible assets, capitalization of costs and fair value measurements. Our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report. However, the following policies are deemed to be critical.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply the guidance in ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, to the valuation of real estate assets. These provisions define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in a transaction between market participants at the measurement date, establish a hierarchy that prioritizes the information used in developing fair value estimates and require disclosure of fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable data (Level 3 measurements), such as the reporting entity’s own data.

The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date and includes three levels defined as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices for identical and unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement.

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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Related Parties

We apply ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations”, to evaluate business relationships. Related parties are persons or entities who have one or more of the following characteristics, which include entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, trust for the benefit of persons including principal owners of the entities and members of their immediate families, management personnel of the entity and members of their immediate families and other parties with which the entity may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the decision making of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing our own separate interests, or affiliates of the entity.

Results of Operations

Many of the variations in the results of operations, discussed below, occurred because of the transactions affecting our properties described above, including those related to the Redevelopment Property, the Acquisition Properties and the Disposition Properties (each as defined below).

For purposes of the discussion below, we define "Same Properties" as all of our properties with the exception of those properties that have been recently constructed or leased-up (“Redevelopment Property”), properties that have recently been acquired ("Acquisition Properties") and properties that have been disposed ("Disposition Properties"). A developed property is considered leased-up, when it achieves occupancy of 80% or more. We move a property in and out of Same Properties based on whether the property is substantially leased-up and in operation for the entirety of both periods of the comparison.

For the comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Redevelopment Property is Landing on Bayou Cane (See "Development Activities" in Management's Overview). The change in revenues and expenses of the Redevelopment Property from 2023 to 2024 is primarily due to the lease-up of the property in 2023 as the restored units were placed in service. There were no Acquisition Properties or Disposition Properties for the comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		Variance		2024		2023		Variance
Multifamily Segment
Revenue	$	7,927	$	7,658	$	269	$	15,980	$	15,031	$	949
Operating expenses	(4,497)		(4,478)		(19)		(8,716)		(8,186)		(530)
	3,430		3,180		250		7,264		6,845		419
Commercial Segment
Revenue	3,261		3,731		(470)		6,487		7,367		(880)
Operating expenses	(2,127)		(2,553)		426		(4,542)		(4,951)		409
	1,134		1,178		(44)		1,945		2,416		(471)
Segment profit	4,564		4,358		206		9,209		9,261		(52)
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)		(3,200)		63		(6,309)		(6,302)		(7)
General, administrative and advisory	(3,289)		(5,867)		2,578		(6,899)		(11,433)		4,534
Interest income, net	2,881		5,418		(2,537)		6,692		10,573		(3,881)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,710)		1,710		—		(1,710)		1,710
Gain on foreign currency transactions	—		22		(22)		—		993		(993)
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		188		(188)		—		188		(188)
Income from joint ventures	501		293		208		984		2,712		(1,728)
Other expense	(29)		801		(830)		116		240		(124)
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	1,188	$	3,793	$	4,522	$	(729)

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Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2024 to the three months ended June 30, 2023:

Our $1.2 million increase in net income is primarily attributed to the following:

•The increase in profit from the multifamily segment is primarily due to an increase of $0.2 million from the Redevelopment Property due to the lease up of the property. The decrease in profit from the commercial segment is primarily due to a decrease in revenue as a result of decline in occupancy at Stanford Center and an increase in insurance cost.

•The decrease in general, administrative and advisory expenses is primarily due to a reduction in legal, auditing and other administrative expenses associated with the bonds payable, which were repaid in 2023.

•The $2.5 million decrease in interest income, net is due to a $3.1 million decrease in interest income offset in part by a $0.6 million decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest income is primarily due to a decrease in interest rates on the UHF notes in 2023 and a decrease in interest rates on the Pillar Receivable in 2024. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the repayment of the bonds payable in 2023 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview).

•The loss from early extinguishment of debt and the gain on foreign currency transactions are due to the bonds payable that were outstanding in 2023.

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2024 to the six months ended June 30, 2023:

Our $0.7 million decrease in net income is primarily attributed to the following:

•The increase in profit from the multifamily segment is primarily due to an increase of $0.4 million from the Redevelopment Property due to the lease up of the property. The decrease in profit from the commercial segment is primarily due to a decrease in revenue as a result of a decline in occupancy at Browning Place.

•The $3.9 million decrease in interest income, net is due to a $5.7 million decrease in interest income offset in part by a $1.8 million decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest income is primarily due to a decrease in interest rates on the UHF notes in 2023 and a decrease in interest rates on the Pillar Receivable in 2024. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the repayment of the bonds payable in 2023 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview).

•The loss from early extinguishment of debt and the gain on foreign currency transactions are due to the bonds payable that were outstanding in 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of cash have been, and will continue to be, property operations; proceeds from land and income-producing property sales; collection of notes receivable; refinancing of existing mortgage notes payable; and additional borrowings, including mortgage and other notes payable.

Our principal liquidity needs are to fund normal recurring expenses; meet debt service and principal repayment obligations including balloon payments on maturing debt; fund capital expenditures, including tenant improvements and leasing costs; fund development costs not covered under construction loans; and fund possible property acquisitions.

We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024, along with cash that will be generated from notes related party receivables and investment in cash equivalents and short-term investments, will be sufficient to meet all of our cash requirements. We may selectively sell land and income-producing assets, refinance or extend real estate debt and seek additional borrowings secured by real estate to meet our liquidity requirements. Although history cannot predict the future, historically, we have been successful at refinancing and extending a portion of our current maturity obligations.

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The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the consolidated statements of cash flows in our consolidated financial statements, and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below (dollars in thousands):


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		Variance
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	3,364	$	(8,455)	$	11,819
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(3,017)	$	(8,774)	$	5,757
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(2,354)	$	(135,291)	$	132,937

The increase in cash from operating activities is primarily due to a decrease in interest payments.

The $5.8 million decrease in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to the $26.2 million increase in net purchase of short term investments offset in part by the $20.9 million decrease in distribution from joint venture. The distribution from joint venture in 2023 relates to the final distribution of proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio in 2022.

The $132.9 million decrease in cash used in financing activities is primarily due to the $131.2 million repayment of our bonds in 2023.

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Funds From Operations ("FFO")

We use FFO in addition to net income to report our operating and financial results and consider FFO and FFO-diluted as supplemental measures for the real estate industry and a supplement to GAAP measures. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or (losses) from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairment write-downs of real estate and write-downs of investments in an affiliate where the write-downs have been driven by a decrease in the value of real estate held by the affiliate and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We also present FFO excluding the impact of the effects of foreign currency transactions.

FFO and FFO on a diluted basis are useful to investors in comparing operating and financial results between periods. This is especially true since FFO excludes real estate depreciation and amortization, as we believe real estate values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. We believe that such a presentation also provides investors with a meaningful measure of our operating results in comparison to the operating results of other real estate companies. In addition, we believe that FFO excluding gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions provide useful supplemental information regarding our performance as they show a more meaningful and consistent comparison of our operating performance and allows investors to more easily compare our results.

We believe that FFO does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income as defined by GAAP, and is not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs. We also caution that FFO, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other real estate companies.

We compensate for the limitations of FFO by providing investors with financial statements prepared according to GAAP, along with this detailed discussion of FFO and a reconciliation of net income to FFO and FFO-diluted. We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO should be compared with our reported net income and considered in addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated financial statements.

The following table reconciles net income attributable to the Company to FFO and FFO adjusted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (dollars and shares in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income attributable to the Company	$	1,167	$	125	$	2,918	$	3,103
Depreciation and amortization	3,137		3,200		6,309		6,302
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		(188)		—		(188)
Gain on sale of land	—		188		—		188

Depreciation and amortization on unconsolidated joint ventures at our pro rata share	85		80		138		129
FFO-Basic and Diluted	4,389		3,405		9,365		9,534
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—		1,710		—		1,710

Gain on foreign currency transactions	—		(22)		—		(993)
FFO-adjusted	$	4,389	$	5,093	$	9,365	$	10,251

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

Optional and not included.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on an evaluation by our management (with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer), as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None

ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2023 10-K. For a discussion on these risk factors, please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in the 2023 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We have a program that allows for the repurchase of up to 1,250,000 shares. There were no shares purchased under this program during the six months ended June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, 986,750 shares have been purchased and 263,250 shares may be purchased under the program.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated below:


Exhibit Number						Description of Exhibit
3.0						Certificate of Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of American Realty Investors, Inc. dated August 3, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.0 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).

3.1						Certificate of Correction of Restated Articles of Incorporation of American Realty Investors, Inc. dated August 29, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2000).

3.2						Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of American Realty Investors, Inc. decreasing the number of authorized shares of and eliminating Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock dated August 23, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003).

3.3						Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of American Realty Investors, Inc., decreasing the number of authorized shares of and eliminating Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock dated October 1, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003).

3.4						Bylaws of American Realty Investors, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed December 30, 1999).

4.1						Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Relative Participating or Optional or Other Special Rights, and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions Thereof of Series F Redeemable Preferred Stock of American Realty Investors, Inc., dated June 11, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).

4.2						Certificate of Withdrawal of Preferred Stock, Decreasing the Number of Authorized Shares of and Eliminating Series F Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated June 18, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.0 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

4.3						Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series I Cumulative Preferred Stock of American Realty Investors, Inc., dated February 3, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).

4.4						Certificate of Designation for Nevada Profit Corporations designating the Series J 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on March 16, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K for event of March 16, 2006).

4.5						Certificate of Designation for Nevada Profit Corporation designating the Series K Convertible Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on May 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s current report on form 8-K for event of May 7, 2013).

10.1						Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between American Realty Investors, Inc. and Pillar Income Asset Management, Inc., dated May 7, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 7, 2024).

31.1*						Section 302 Certification of Erik L. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer.

31.2*						Section 302 Certification of Alla Dzyuba, Chief Accounting Officer.

32.1*						Section 906 Certifications of Erik L. Johnson and Alla Dzyuba.

101.INS						XBRL Instance Document

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101.CAL						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

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* Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE PAGE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

Date: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ ERIK L. JOHNSON
		Erik L. Johnson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Erik L. Johnson, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Realty Investors, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officers(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluations; and

(d)Disclosed in the report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ ERIK L. JOHNSON
		Erik L. Johnson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Alla Dzyuba, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Realty Investors, Inc.;

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ ALLA DZYUBA
		Alla Dzyuba
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned officers of American Realty Investors, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies that:

(i)The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2024 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)The information contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2024 fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, at and for the period indicated.


Dated: August 8, 2024	By:	/s/ ERIK L. JOHNSON
		Erik L. Johnson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

		/s/ ALLA DZYUBA
		Alla Dzyuba
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	75-2847135
Entity Address, Address Line One	1603 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 800
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75234
City Area Code	469
Local Phone Number	522-4200
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	ARL
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Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets
Real estate	$ 513,327	$ 501,586
Cash and cash equivalents	46,077	36,740
Restricted cash	30,983	42,327
Short-term investments	81,421	90,448
Notes receivable (including $73,317 and $75,362 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	141,136	144,142
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	10,203	10,060
Receivable from related party	101,033	96,533
Other assets (including $2,004 and $2,012 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	102,196	101,648
Total assets	1,026,376	1,023,484
Liabilities:
Mortgages and other notes payable	180,958	182,683
Accounts payable and other liabilities (including $2,404 and $1,016 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, from related parties)	12,994	11,866
Accrued interest	2,916	2,633
Deferred revenue	9,791	9,791
Total liabilities	206,659	206,973
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, Series A, $2.00 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 1,800,614 shares issued and outstanding	1,801	1,801
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 16,152,043 shares issued and outstanding	162	162
Additional paid-in capital	61,664	61,638
Retained earnings	556,320	553,402
Total shareholders' equity	619,947	617,003
Noncontrolling interests	199,770	199,508
Total equity	819,717	816,511
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,026,376	$ 1,023,484

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Notes receivable	$ 141,136	$ 144,142
Other assets	102,196	101,648
Accounts payable and other liabilities	$ 12,994	$ 11,866
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	15,000,000	15,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	1,800,614	1,800,614
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	1,800,614	1,800,614
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043
Related Party
Notes receivable	$ 73,317	$ 75,362
Other assets	2,004	2,012
Accounts payable and other liabilities	$ 2,404	$ 1,016

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Rental revenues (including $158 and $231 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $336 and $499 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	$ 11,188	$ 11,389	$ 22,467	$ 22,398
Other income	585	850	1,205	1,529
Total revenue	11,773	12,239	23,672	23,927
Expenses:
Property operating expenses (including $86 and $99 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $166 and $199 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	6,624	7,031	13,258	13,137
Depreciation and amortization	3,137	3,200	6,309	6,302
General and administrative (including $915 and $700 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,849 and $2,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	1,552	3,684	2,960	6,845
Advisory fee to related party	1,737	2,183	3,939	4,588
Total operating expenses	13,050	16,098	26,466	30,872
Net operating loss	(1,277)	(3,859)	(2,794)	(6,945)
Interest income (including $2,275 and $4,708 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $4,573 and $9,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from related parties)	4,794	7,898	10,527	16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)	(2,480)	(3,835)	(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transactions	0	22	0	993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(1,710)	0	(1,710)
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501	293	984	2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	0	188	0	188
Income tax provision	(614)	(49)	(1,089)	(1,289)
Net income	1,491	303	3,793	4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)	(178)	(875)	(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$ 1,167	$ 125	$ 2,918	$ 3,103
Earnings per share - basic and diluted
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.01	$ 0.18	$ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.01	$ 0.18	$ 0.19
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043
Diluted (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Rental revenues	$ 11,188	$ 11,389	$ 22,467	$ 22,398
Property operating expenses	6,624	7,031	13,258	13,137
General and administrative	1,552	3,684	2,960	6,845
Interest income	4,794	7,898	10,527	16,193
Related Party
Rental revenues	158	231	336	499
Property operating expenses	86	99	166	199
General and administrative	915	700	1,849	2,239
Interest income	$ 2,275	$ 4,708	$ 4,573	$ 9,311

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Shareholders' Equity	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 812,168	$ 613,487	$ 1,801	$ 162	$ 62,090	$ 549,434	$ 198,681
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	4,522	3,103				3,103	1,419
Balance at ending at Jun. 30, 2023	816,690	616,590	1,801	162	62,090	552,537	200,100
Balance at beginning at Mar. 31, 2023	816,387	616,465	1,801	162	62,090	552,412	199,922
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	303	125				125	178
Balance at ending at Jun. 30, 2023	816,690	616,590	1,801	162	62,090	552,537	200,100
Balance at beginning at Dec. 31, 2023	816,511	617,003	1,801	162	61,638	553,402	199,508
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	3,793	2,918				2,918	875
Repurchase of treasury shares by IOR	(587)						(587)
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest	0	26			26		(26)
Balance at ending at Jun. 30, 2024	819,717	619,947	1,801	162	61,664	556,320	199,770
Balance at beginning at Mar. 31, 2024	818,226	618,780	1,801	162	61,664	555,153	199,446
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	1,491	1,167				1,167	324
Balance at ending at Jun. 30, 2024	$ 819,717	$ 619,947	$ 1,801	$ 162	$ 61,664	$ 556,320	$ 199,770

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Cash Flow From Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 3,793	$ 4,522
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Gain on sale or write down of assets	0	(188)
Gain on foreign currency transactions	0	(993)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	1,710
Depreciation and amortization	6,351	7,180
Provision of bad debts	69	945
Equity in income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(984)	(2,712)
Distribution of income from unconsolidated joint ventures	841	0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets	146	(8,354)
Related party receivable	(4,500)	(3,002)
Accrued interest	283	(2,060)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(2,635)	(5,503)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3,364	(8,455)
Cash Flow From Investing Activities:
Collection of notes receivable	3,005	397
Originations and advances on notes receivable	0	(6,649)
Purchase of short-term investments	(40,169)	(82,324)
Redemption and/or maturity of short-term investments	49,196	65,139
Development and renovation of real estate	(15,022)	(6,244)
Deferred leasing costs	(27)	(197)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	188
Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture	0	20,916
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,017)	(8,774)
Cash Flow From Financing Activities:
Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable	(1,715)	(134,840)
Debt extinguishment costs	0	(435)
Repurchase of IOR shares	(587)	0
Deferred financing costs	(52)	(16)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,354)	(135,291)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2,007)	(152,520)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	79,067	222,328
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 77,060	$ 69,808

Organization	6 Months Ended
Organization	Jun. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization As used herein, the terms “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” refer to American Realty Investors, Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was formed in 1999. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol (“ARL”) and over 90% of our stock is owned by related party entities. Our primary business is the acquisition, development and ownership of income-producing multifamily and commercial properties. In addition, we opportunistically acquire land for future development in in-fill or high-growth suburban markets. From time to time and when we believe it appropriate to do so, we will sell land and income-producing properties. We generate revenues by leasing apartment units to residents, and leasing office, industrial and retail space to various for-profit businesses as well as certain local, state and federal agencies. We also generate income from the sale of land. We own approximately 78.4% of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI") and substantially all of our operations are conducted through TCI, whose common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “TCI”. Accordingly, we include TCI’s financial results in our consolidated financial statements. At June 30, 2024, our portfolio of properties consisted of: ● Four office buildings comprising in aggregate of approximately 1,056,793 square feet; ● Fourteen multifamily properties, owned directly by us, comprising of 2,328 units; and ● Approximately 1,843 acres of developed and undeveloped land. Our day to day operations are managed by Pillar Income Asset Management, Inc. (“Pillar”). Pillar's duties include, but are not limited to, locating, evaluating and recommending real estate and real estate-related investment opportunities, asset management, property development, construction management and arranging debt and equity financing with third party lenders and investors. We have no employees; all of our services are performed by Pillar employees. Three of our commercial properties are managed by Regis Realty Prime, LLC (“Regis”). Regis provides leasing and brokerage services. Our multifamily properties and one of our commercial properties are managed by outside management companies. Pillar and Regis are considered to be related parties (See Note 12 – Related Party Transactions).

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Short-Term Investments We account for our investment in corporate bonds and demand notes (collectively "debt securities") as held-to-maturity securities as we have the intent and the ability to hold these securities until maturity. Accordingly, our debt securities are carried at their amortized cost. The discount on these debt securities are amortized into interest income on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying notes, which approximate the effective interest method. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations, although management believes the disclosures are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring matters) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operation. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We consolidate entities in which we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or have a majority of the voting interest of the entity. We have determined that we are a primary beneficiary of the VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impacts its economic performance, and (ii) the obligations to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider qualitative and quantitative factors, including ownership interest, management representation, ability to control decision and other contractual rights. We account for entities in which we have less than a controlling financial interest or entities where we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, we include our share of the net earnings or losses of these entities in our results of operations.

Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following table details our basic and diluted earnings per common share calculation:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)		(178)		(875)		(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$	1,167	$	125	$	2,918	$	3,103

Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted	16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043

EPS - attributable to common shares — basic and diluted	$	0.07	$	0.01	$	0.18	$	0.19

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following presents the schedule of interest paid and other supplemental cash flow information:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023
Cash paid for interest	$	3,170	$	7,943
Cash paid for taxes	2,398		5,233
Cash - beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	36,740	$	113,445
Restricted cash	42,327		108,883
	$	79,067	$	222,328
Cash - end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	46,077	$	58,870
Restricted cash	30,983		10,938
	$	77,060	$	69,808




Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable
Payments on mortgages and other notes payable	$	1,715	$	3,664
Payments on bonds payable	—		131,176
	$	1,715	$	134,840

The following is a schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023


Property acquired in exchange for reduction in related party receivable	$	—	$	5,487

Operating Segments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segments

The following table presents our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Multifamily Segment
Revenues	$	7,927	$	7,658	$	15,980	$	15,031
Operating expenses	(4,497)		(4,478)		(8,716)		(8,186)
Profit from segment	3,430		3,180		7,264		6,845
Commercial Segment
Revenues	3,261		3,731		6,487		7,367
Operating expenses	(2,127)		(2,553)		(4,542)		(4,951)
Profit from segment	1,134		1,178		1,945		2,416
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261

The table below reflects the reconciliation of total profit from segments to net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)		(3,200)		(6,309)		(6,302)
General and administrative	(1,552)		(3,684)		(2,960)		(6,845)
Advisory fee to related party	(1,737)		(2,183)		(3,939)		(4,588)
Other income	585		850		1,205		1,529
Interest income	4,794		7,898		10,527		16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)		(2,480)		(3,835)		(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transaction	—		22		—		993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,710)		—		(1,710)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501		293		984		2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		188		—		188
Income tax provision	(614)		(49)		(1,089)		(1,289)
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522

Lease Revenue

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Revenue

The following table summarizes the components of our rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Fixed component	$	10,827	$	10,922	$	21,826	$	21,630
Variable component	361		467		641		768
	$	11,188	$	11,389	$	22,467	$	22,398

The following table summarizes the future rental payments that are payable to us from non-cancelable leases. The table excludes multifamily leases, which typically have a term of one-year or less:


2024	$	11,446
2025	11,052
2026	10,676
2027	10,355
2028	9,002
Thereafter	14,644
	$	67,175

Real Estate Activity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate Activity

Below is a summary of our real estate as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	104,156	$	104,156
Building and improvements	373,803		372,399
Tenant improvements	16,336		16,286
Construction in progress	92,167		76,110
Total cost	586,462		568,951
Less accumulated depreciation	(73,135)		(67,365)
Total real estate	$	513,327	$	501,586

Construction in progress includes the cost of development of Windmill Farms and the costs associated with our multifamily development projects.

Short-term Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Short-term Investments

The following is a summary of our short term investment as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Corporate bonds, at par value	$	70,266	$	90,000
Demand notes	11,549		1,484
	81,815		91,484
Less discount	(394)		(1,036)
	$	81,421	$	90,448

The average interest rate on the investments was 5.43% and 5.65% at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Notes Receivable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Receivables [Abstract]

Notes Receivable

The following table summarizes our notes receivable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying value
Property/Borrower	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
ABC Land and Development, Inc.	$	4,408	$	4,408	9.50	%	6/30/26
ABC Paradise, LLC	1,210		1,210		9.50	%	6/30/26
Autumn Breeze(1)	1,847		2,157		5.00	%	7/1/25
Bellwether Ridge(1)	3,798		3,798		5.00	%	11/1/26
Cascades at Spring Street(2)(3)	180		180		5.34	%	6/30/27
Dominion at Mercer Crossing(4)	6,167		6,354		9.50	%	6/7/28
Echo Station(2)(3)	10,305		10,305		5.34	%	12/31/32
Forest Pines(1)	6,472		6,472		5.00	%	5/1/27
Inwood on the Park(2)(3)	20,325		20,325		5.34	%	6/30/28
Kensington Park(2)(3)	8,217		10,262		5.34	%	3/31/27
Lake Shore Villas(2)(3)	6,000		6,000		5.34	%	12/31/32
Legacy Pleasant Grove	496		496		6.00	%	10/23/24
McKinney Ranch	3,926		3,926		6.00	%	9/15/24
Ocean Estates II(2)(3)	3,615		3,615		5.34	%	5/31/28
One Realco Land Holding, Inc.	1,728		1,728		9.50	%	6/30/26
Parc at Ingleside(1)	3,759		3,759		5.00	%	11/1/26
Parc at Opelika Phase II(1)(5)	3,190		3,190		10.00	%	1/13/23
Parc at Windmill Farms(1)(5)	7,886		7,886		5.00	%	11/1/22
Phillips Foundation for Better Living, Inc.(2)	182		182		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plaza at Chase Oaks(2)(3)	11,772		11,772		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plum Tree(1)	1,600		1,767		5.00	%	4/26/26
Polk County Land	3,000		3,000		9.50	%	6/30/26
Riverview on the Park Land, LLC	1,045		1,045		9.50	%	6/30/26
Spartan Land	5,907		5,907		6.00	%	1/16/25
Spyglass of Ennis(1)	4,882		5,179		5.00	%	11/1/24
Steeple Crest(1)	6,498		6,498		5.00	%	8/1/26
Timbers at The Park(2)(3)	11,173		11,173		5.34	%	12/31/32
Tuscany Villas(2)(3)	1,548		1,548		5.34	%	4/30/27
	$	141,136	$	144,142

(1)The note is convertible, at our option, into a 100% ownership interest in the underlying property, and is collateralized by the underlying property.

(2) The borrower is determined to be a related party due to our significant investment in the performance of the collateral secured by the notes receivable.

(4) The note bears interest at prime plus 1.0%.

(5) We are working with the borrower to extend the maturity and/or exercise our conversion option.

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	6 Months Ended
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	Jun. 30, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Victory Abode Apartments, LLC On November 16, 2018, we formed the Victory Abode Apartments, LLC ("VAA"), a joint venture with the Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”). VAA was formed as a result of our sale of a 50% ownership interest in a portfolio of multifamily properties to Macquarie in exchange for a 50% voting interest in VAA and a note payable. On September 16, 2022, VAA sold 45 of its properties for $1,810,700, resulting in a gain on sale of $738,444 to the joint venture. In connection with the sale, we received an initial distribution of $182,848 from VAA. On November 1, 2022, we received an additional distribution from VAA, which included the full operational control of the remaining seven properties of VAA (“VAA Holdback Portfolio”) and a cash payment of $204,036. On March 23, 2023, we received $17,976 from VAA, which represented the remaining distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio. We used our share of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio to invest in short-term investments and real estate, pay down our debt and for general corporate purposes. We anticipate that the final liquidation of the joint venture will be completed during the remainder of 2024. Gruppa Florentina, LLC We also own a 20% interest in Gruppa Florentina, LLC ("Milano"), which operates 34 pizza parlors and 2 grill restaurants. Milano also has 25 franchise locations. The restaurants are primarily located in Central and Northern California.

Mortgages and Other Notes Payable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Mortgages and Other Notes Payable

The following table summarizes our mortgages and other notes payable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying Value				Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Property/ Entity	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
770 South Post Oak	$	11,064	$	11,187	4.40	%	6/1/2025
Blue Lake Villas	9,415		9,503		3.15	%	11/1/2055
Blue Lake Villas Phase II	3,310		3,349		2.85	%	6/1/2052
Chelsea	7,973		8,064		3.40	%	12/1/2050
EQK Portage	3,350		3,350		10.00	%	11/13/2024
Forest Grove(1)	6,890		6,988		3.75	%	7/5/2024
Landing on Bayou Cane	14,303		14,442		3.50	%	9/1/2053
Legacy at Pleasant Grove	12,550		12,716		3.60	%	4/1/2048
New Concept Energy(4)	3,542		3,542		5.34	%	9/30/2025
Northside on Travis	11,260		11,394		2.50	%	2/1/2053
Parc at Denham Springs	16,225		16,399		3.75	%	4/1/2051
Parc at Denham Springs Phase II	15,515		15,608		4.05	%	2/1/2060
RCM HC Enterprises	5,086		5,086		5.00	%	12/31/2024
Residences at Holland Lake	10,322		10,424		3.60	%	3/1/2053
Villas at Bon Secour	19,003		19,205		3.08	%	9/1/2031
Villas of Park West I(2)	9,083		9,181		3.04	%	3/1/2053
Villas of Park West II(2)	8,246		8,334		3.18	%	3/1/2053
Vista Ridge	9,428		9,512		4.00	%	8/1/2053
Windmill Farms(3)	4,393		4,399		7.50	%	2/28/2026
	$	180,958	$	182,683

(1) On July 10, 2024, we replaced the existing loan on the property with a $6,558 loan that bears interest at SOFR plus 1.85% and matures on July 10, 2031.

(2) On October 16, 2023, we received approval from the lender to assume the loan on the property that we acquired from our joint venture (See Note 10 - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures).

(2) On February 8, 2024, we extended the maturity to February 28, 2026 at an interest rate of 7.50%.

(4) On June 6, 2024, we extended the maturity of the loan to September 30, 2027 with an interest rate at SOFR.

Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Jun. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions We engage in certain services and business transactions with related parties, including but not limited to, the rent of office space, leasing services, asset management, administrative services, and the acquisition and dispositions of real estate. Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s length basis due to the absence of free market forces that naturally exist in business dealings between two or more unrelated entities. Related party transactions may not always be favorable to our business and may include terms, conditions and agreements that are not necessarily beneficial to, or in our best interest. Pillar and Regis are wholly owned by a subsidiary of May Realty Holdings, Inc. ("MRHI"), which owns approximately 90.8% of the Company. Pillar is compensated for advisory services in accordance with an advisory agreement and is compensated for development and construction services in accordance with project specific development agreements. Regis receives property management fees and leasing commissions in accordance with the terms of its property-level management agreements. In addition, Regis is entitled to receive real estate brokerage commissions in accordance with the terms of a non-exclusive brokerage agreement. Rental income includes $158 and $231 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $336 and $499 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for office space leased to Pillar and Regis. Property operating expense includes $86 and $99 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $166 and $199 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for management fees on commercial properties payable to Regis. General and administrative expense includes $915 and $700 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,849 and $2,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for employee compensation and other reimbursable costs payable to Pillar. Advisory fees paid to Pillar were $1,737 and $2,183 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $3,939 and $4,588 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Development fees paid to Pillar were $587 and $112 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,625 and $112 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Notes receivable include amounts held by UHF (See Note 9 – Notes Receivable). UHF is deemed to be a related party due to our significant investment in the performance of the collateral secured by the notes receivable. In addition, we have a related party receivable from Pillar ("Pillar Receivable"), which represents amounts advanced to Pillar net of unreimbursed fees, expenses and costs as provided above. The Pillar Receivable bears interest in accordance with a cash management agreement. On January 1, 2024, an amendment to the cash management agreement changed the interest rate on the Pillar Receivable from prime plus one percent to SOFR. Interest income on the UHF notes and the Pillar Receivable was $2,275 and $4,708 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $4,573 and $9,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Noncontrolling Interests	6 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interests	Jun. 30, 2024
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests The noncontrolling interest represents the third party ownership interest in TCI and Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. ("IOR"). We owned 78.4% of TCI at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, which in turn owned 82.9% and 82.3% of IOR as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Deferred Income	6 Months Ended
Deferred Income	Jun. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred Income	Deferred Income In previous years, we sold properties to related parties at a gain and therefore the sales criteria for the full accrual method was not met, and as such we deferred the gain recognition and accounted for the sales by applying the finance, deposit, installment or cost recovery methods, as appropriate. The gain on these transactions is deferred until the properties are sold to a non-related third party. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had deferred gain of $9,791.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Current	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289
Deferred	—		—		—		—
	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies We believe that we will generate excess cash from property operations in the next twelve months; such excess, however, might not be sufficient to discharge all of our obligations as they become due. We intend to sell income-producing assets, refinance real estate and obtain additional borrowings primarily secured by real estate to meet our liquidity requirements. We were a defendant in litigation with David Clapper and related entities (collectively, "Clapper”) regarding a multifamily property transaction that occurred in 1988. The litigation led to a substantial judgment against our affiliate and Clapper subsequently sued numerous other entities including us in Federal Court to collect that judgment. The case was tried by a jury in May 2021. The jury found the defendants owed Clapper nothing and the Court issued a take nothing judgment. Clapper subsequently filed an appeal to the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and on March 8, 2024, the court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings.

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jun. 30, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events The date to which events occurring after June 30, 2024, the date of the most recent balance sheet, have been evaluated for possible adjustment to the consolidated financial statements or disclosure is August 8, 2024, which is the date on which the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss)	$ 1,167	$ 125	$ 2,918	$ 3,103

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Jun. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Short-Term Investments	Short-Term Investments We account for our investment in corporate bonds and demand notes (collectively "debt securities") as held-to-maturity securities as we have the intent and the ability to hold these securities until maturity. Accordingly, our debt securities are carried at their amortized cost. The discount on these debt securities are amortized into interest income on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying notes, which approximate the effective interest method.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations, although management believes the disclosures are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring matters) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operation. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We consolidate entities in which we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or have a majority of the voting interest of the entity. We have determined that we are a primary beneficiary of the VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impacts its economic performance, and (ii) the obligations to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider qualitative and quantitative factors, including ownership interest, management representation, ability to control decision and other contractual rights. We account for entities in which we have less than a controlling financial interest or entities where we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, we include our share of the net earnings or losses of these entities in our results of operations.

Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

The following table details our basic and diluted earnings per common share calculation:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)		(178)		(875)		(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$	1,167	$	125	$	2,918	$	3,103

Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted	16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043		16,152,043

EPS - attributable to common shares — basic and diluted	$	0.07	$	0.01	$	0.18	$	0.19

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Interest Paid and Other Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following presents the schedule of interest paid and other supplemental cash flow information:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023
Cash paid for interest	$	3,170	$	7,943
Cash paid for taxes	2,398		5,233
Cash - beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	36,740	$	113,445
Restricted cash	42,327		108,883
	$	79,067	$	222,328
Cash - end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	$	46,077	$	58,870
Restricted cash	30,983		10,938
	$	77,060	$	69,808




Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable
Payments on mortgages and other notes payable	$	1,715	$	3,664
Payments on bonds payable	—		131,176
	$	1,715	$	134,840

The following is a schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023


Property acquired in exchange for reduction in related party receivable	$	—	$	5,487

Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Profit by Reportable segment

The following table presents our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Multifamily Segment
Revenues	$	7,927	$	7,658	$	15,980	$	15,031
Operating expenses	(4,497)		(4,478)		(8,716)		(8,186)
Profit from segment	3,430		3,180		7,264		6,845
Commercial Segment
Revenues	3,261		3,731		6,487		7,367
Operating expenses	(2,127)		(2,553)		(4,542)		(4,951)
Profit from segment	1,134		1,178		1,945		2,416
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261

Schedule of Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

The table below reflects the reconciliation of total profit from segments to net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Total profit from segments	$	4,564	$	4,358	$	9,209	$	9,261
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)		(3,200)		(6,309)		(6,302)
General and administrative	(1,552)		(3,684)		(2,960)		(6,845)
Advisory fee to related party	(1,737)		(2,183)		(3,939)		(4,588)
Other income	585		850		1,205		1,529
Interest income	4,794		7,898		10,527		16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)		(2,480)		(3,835)		(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transaction	—		22		—		993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,710)		—		(1,710)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501		293		984		2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	—		188		—		188
Income tax provision	(614)		(49)		(1,089)		(1,289)
Net income	$	1,491	$	303	$	3,793	$	4,522

Lease Revenue (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Rental Revenue

The following table summarizes the components of our rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Fixed component	$	10,827	$	10,922	$	21,826	$	21,630
Variable component	361		467		641		768
	$	11,188	$	11,389	$	22,467	$	22,398

Schedule of Future Rental Payments

The following table summarizes the future rental payments that are payable to us from non-cancelable leases. The table excludes multifamily leases, which typically have a term of one-year or less:


2024	$	11,446
2025	11,052
2026	10,676
2027	10,355
2028	9,002
Thereafter	14,644
	$	67,175

Real Estate Activity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of the Real Estate Owned

Below is a summary of our real estate as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	104,156	$	104,156
Building and improvements	373,803		372,399
Tenant improvements	16,336		16,286
Construction in progress	92,167		76,110
Total cost	586,462		568,951
Less accumulated depreciation	(73,135)		(67,365)
Total real estate	$	513,327	$	501,586

Short-term Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of short term investment

The following is a summary of our short term investment as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Corporate bonds, at par value	$	70,266	$	90,000
Demand notes	11,549		1,484
	81,815		91,484
Less discount	(394)		(1,036)
	$	81,421	$	90,448

Notes Receivable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes Receivable

The following table summarizes our notes receivable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying value
Property/Borrower	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
ABC Land and Development, Inc.	$	4,408	$	4,408	9.50	%	6/30/26
ABC Paradise, LLC	1,210		1,210		9.50	%	6/30/26
Autumn Breeze(1)	1,847		2,157		5.00	%	7/1/25
Bellwether Ridge(1)	3,798		3,798		5.00	%	11/1/26
Cascades at Spring Street(2)(3)	180		180		5.34	%	6/30/27
Dominion at Mercer Crossing(4)	6,167		6,354		9.50	%	6/7/28
Echo Station(2)(3)	10,305		10,305		5.34	%	12/31/32
Forest Pines(1)	6,472		6,472		5.00	%	5/1/27
Inwood on the Park(2)(3)	20,325		20,325		5.34	%	6/30/28
Kensington Park(2)(3)	8,217		10,262		5.34	%	3/31/27
Lake Shore Villas(2)(3)	6,000		6,000		5.34	%	12/31/32
Legacy Pleasant Grove	496		496		6.00	%	10/23/24
McKinney Ranch	3,926		3,926		6.00	%	9/15/24
Ocean Estates II(2)(3)	3,615		3,615		5.34	%	5/31/28
One Realco Land Holding, Inc.	1,728		1,728		9.50	%	6/30/26
Parc at Ingleside(1)	3,759		3,759		5.00	%	11/1/26
Parc at Opelika Phase II(1)(5)	3,190		3,190		10.00	%	1/13/23
Parc at Windmill Farms(1)(5)	7,886		7,886		5.00	%	11/1/22
Phillips Foundation for Better Living, Inc.(2)	182		182		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plaza at Chase Oaks(2)(3)	11,772		11,772		5.34	%	3/31/28
Plum Tree(1)	1,600		1,767		5.00	%	4/26/26
Polk County Land	3,000		3,000		9.50	%	6/30/26
Riverview on the Park Land, LLC	1,045		1,045		9.50	%	6/30/26
Spartan Land	5,907		5,907		6.00	%	1/16/25
Spyglass of Ennis(1)	4,882		5,179		5.00	%	11/1/24
Steeple Crest(1)	6,498		6,498		5.00	%	8/1/26
Timbers at The Park(2)(3)	11,173		11,173		5.34	%	12/31/32
Tuscany Villas(2)(3)	1,548		1,548		5.34	%	4/30/27
	$	141,136	$	144,142

(1)The note is convertible, at our option, into a 100% ownership interest in the underlying property, and is collateralized by the underlying property.

(2) The borrower is determined to be a related party due to our significant investment in the performance of the collateral secured by the notes receivable.

(4) The note bears interest at prime plus 1.0%.

(5) We are working with the borrower to extend the maturity and/or exercise our conversion option.

Mortgages and Other Notes Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The following table summarizes our mortgages and other notes payable as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Carrying Value				Interest Rate		Maturity Date
Property/ Entity	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
770 South Post Oak	$	11,064	$	11,187	4.40	%	6/1/2025
Blue Lake Villas	9,415		9,503		3.15	%	11/1/2055
Blue Lake Villas Phase II	3,310		3,349		2.85	%	6/1/2052
Chelsea	7,973		8,064		3.40	%	12/1/2050
EQK Portage	3,350		3,350		10.00	%	11/13/2024
Forest Grove(1)	6,890		6,988		3.75	%	7/5/2024
Landing on Bayou Cane	14,303		14,442		3.50	%	9/1/2053
Legacy at Pleasant Grove	12,550		12,716		3.60	%	4/1/2048
New Concept Energy(4)	3,542		3,542		5.34	%	9/30/2025
Northside on Travis	11,260		11,394		2.50	%	2/1/2053
Parc at Denham Springs	16,225		16,399		3.75	%	4/1/2051
Parc at Denham Springs Phase II	15,515		15,608		4.05	%	2/1/2060
RCM HC Enterprises	5,086		5,086		5.00	%	12/31/2024
Residences at Holland Lake	10,322		10,424		3.60	%	3/1/2053
Villas at Bon Secour	19,003		19,205		3.08	%	9/1/2031
Villas of Park West I(2)	9,083		9,181		3.04	%	3/1/2053
Villas of Park West II(2)	8,246		8,334		3.18	%	3/1/2053
Vista Ridge	9,428		9,512		4.00	%	8/1/2053
Windmill Farms(3)	4,393		4,399		7.50	%	2/28/2026
	$	180,958	$	182,683

(1) On July 10, 2024, we replaced the existing loan on the property with a $6,558 loan that bears interest at SOFR plus 1.85% and matures on July 10, 2031.

(2) On October 16, 2023, we received approval from the lender to assume the loan on the property that we acquired from our joint venture (See Note 10 - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures).

(2) On February 8, 2024, we extended the maturity to February 28, 2026 at an interest rate of 7.50%.

(4) On June 6, 2024, we extended the maturity of the loan to September 30, 2027 with an interest rate at SOFR.

Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

The following table summarizes our income tax provision:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Current	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289
Deferred	—		—		—		—
	$	614	$	49	$	1,089	$	1,289

Organization (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024 ft² a property apartment	Dec. 31, 2023
Office Building
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	4
Area of property (sq. ft.) \| ft²	1,056,793
Apartment Building
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	14
Number of units in real estate property \| apartment	2,328
Land and Land Improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acres of developed and undeveloped land \| a	1,843
Regis Realty Prime, LLC \| Commercial Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	3
ARL \| Related Party Entities \| Majority Shareholder
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership interest	90.00%
TCI
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership interest	78.40%	78.40%

Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,491	$ 303	$ 3,793	$ 4,522
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(324)	(178)	(875)	(1,419)
Net income attributable to common shares	$ 1,167	$ 125	$ 2,918	$ 3,103
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043	16,152,043
EPS - attributable to common shares- basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.01	$ 0.18	$ 0.19
EPS - attributable to common shares- diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.01	$ 0.18	$ 0.19

Supplemental Cash Flows Information - Noncash Investing and Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Roll Forward]
Cash paid for interest	$ 3,170	$ 7,943
Cash paid for taxes	2,398	5,233
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance	36,740	113,445
Restricted cash, beginning balance	42,327	108,883
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	79,067	222,328
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	46,077	58,870
Restricted cash, ending balance	30,983	10,938
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	77,060	69,808
Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable
Payments on mortgages and other notes payable	1,715	3,664
Payments on bonds payable	0	131,176
Payments on mortgages, other notes and bonds payable	$ 1,715	$ 134,840

Supplemental Cash Flows Information - Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property acquired in exchange for reduction in related party receivable	$ 0	$ 5,487

Operating Segments - Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
Operating Segments - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Operating Segments - Profit by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 11,773	$ 12,239	$ 23,672	$ 23,927
Total profit from segments	(1,277)	(3,859)	(2,794)	(6,945)
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total profit from segments	4,564	4,358	9,209	9,261
Operating Segments \| Multifamily Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,927	7,658	15,980	15,031
Operating expenses	(4,497)	(4,478)	(8,716)	(8,186)
Profit from segment	3,430	3,180	7,264	6,845
Operating Segments \| Commercial Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,261	3,731	6,487	7,367
Operating expenses	(2,127)	(2,553)	(4,542)	(4,951)
Profit from segment	$ 1,134	$ 1,178	$ 1,945	$ 2,416

Operating Segments - Profit by Reportable Segment to Net Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total profit from segments	$ (1,277)	$ (3,859)	$ (2,794)	$ (6,945)
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)	(3,200)	(6,309)	(6,302)
General and administrative	(1,552)	(3,684)	(2,960)	(6,845)
Advisory fee to related party	(1,737)	(2,183)	(3,939)	(4,588)
Other income	585	850	1,205	1,529
Interest income	4,794	7,898	10,527	16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)	(2,480)	(3,835)	(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transaction	0	22	0	993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(1,710)	0	(1,710)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501	293	984	2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	0	188	0	188
Income tax provision	(614)	(49)	(1,089)	(1,289)
Net income	1,491	303	3,793	4,522
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total profit from segments	4,564	4,358	9,209	9,261
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Other non-segment items of income (expense)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,137)	(3,200)	(6,309)	(6,302)
General and administrative	(1,552)	(3,684)	(2,960)	(6,845)
Advisory fee to related party	(1,737)	(2,183)	(3,939)	(4,588)
Other income	585	850	1,205	1,529
Interest income	4,794	7,898	10,527	16,193
Interest expense	(1,913)	(2,480)	(3,835)	(5,620)
Gain on foreign currency transaction	0	22	0	993
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(1,710)	0	(1,710)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	501	293	984	2,712
Gain on sale or write-down of assets, net	0	188	0	188
Income tax provision	(614)	(49)	(1,089)	(1,289)
Net income	$ 1,491	$ 303	$ 3,793	$ 4,522

Lease Revenue - Schedule of Rental Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Leases [Abstract]
Fixed component	$ 10,827	$ 10,922	$ 21,826	$ 21,630
Variable component	361	467	641	768
Total rental revenue	$ 11,188	$ 11,389	$ 22,467	$ 22,398

Lease Revenue - Schedule of Future Rental Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2024	$ 11,446
2025	11,052
2026	10,676
2027	10,355
2028	9,002
Thereafter	14,644
Total	$ 67,175

Real Estate Activity - Real Estate Investment Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Real Estate [Abstract]
Land	$ 104,156	$ 104,156
Building and improvements	373,803	372,399
Tenant improvements	16,336	16,286
Construction in progress	92,167	76,110
Total cost	586,462	568,951
Less accumulated depreciation	(73,135)	(67,365)
Total real estate	$ 513,327	$ 501,586

Real Estate Activity - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Real Estate Activity - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 15, 2023 USD ($) property	Nov. 06, 2023 USD ($) apartment	Mar. 15, 2023 USD ($) apartment	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Depreciation				$ 2,986	$ 3,030	$ 6,004	$ 5,965
Alera
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| apartment			240
Real estate investment property, at cost			$ 55,330
Proceeds from construction loans payable			33,000
Fees related to construction			$ 1,637
Development costs						25,144
Merano
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| apartment		216
Real estate investment property, at cost		$ 51,910
Proceeds from construction loans payable		25,407
Fees related to construction		$ 1,551
Development costs						11,841
Bandera Ridge
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| property	216
Real estate investment property, at cost	$ 49,603
Proceeds from construction loans payable	23,500
Fees related to construction	$ 1,607
Development costs						$ 6,220

Short-term Investments - Schedule of Short-term Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Short Term Investment [Line Items]
Short term investment, gross	$ 81,815	$ 91,484
Less discount	(394)	(1,036)
Short-term investments	81,421	90,448
Corporate bonds, at par value
Short Term Investment [Line Items]
Short term investment, gross	70,266	90,000
Demand notes
Short Term Investment [Line Items]
Short term investment, gross	$ 11,549	$ 1,484

Short-term Investments (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Investment interest rate	5.43%	5.65%

Notes Receivable - Schedule of Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 141,136	$ 144,142
Interest Rate	12.00%
Ownership interest if note converted		100.00%
Accrued interest		$ 4,159
Notes Receivable \| ABC Land and Development, Inc.
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 4,408	4,408
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| ABC Paradise, LLC
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,210	1,210
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| Autumn Breeze
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,847	2,157
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Bellwether Ridge
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,798	3,798
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Cascades at Spring Street
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 180	180
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Dominion at Mercer Crossing
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 6,167	6,354
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| Dominion at Mercer Crossing \| Prime Rate
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest Rate		1.00%
Notes Receivable \| Echo Station
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 10,305	10,305
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Forest Pines
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 6,472	6,472
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Inwood on the Park
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 20,325	20,325
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Kensington Park
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 8,217	10,262
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Lake Shore Villas
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 6,000	6,000
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Legacy Pleasant Grove
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 496	496
Interest Rate		6.00%
Notes Receivable \| McKinney Ranch
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,926	3,926
Interest Rate		6.00%
Notes Receivable \| Ocean Estates II
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,615	3,615
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| One Realco Land Holding, Inc.
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,728	1,728
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| Parc at Ingleside
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,759	3,759
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Parc at Opelika Phase II
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,190	3,190
Interest Rate		10.00%
Notes Receivable \| Parc at Windmill Farms
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 7,886	7,886
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Phillips Foundation for Better Living, Inc.
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 182	182
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Plaza at Chase Oaks
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 11,772	11,772
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Plum Tree
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,600	1,767
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Polk County Land
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 3,000	3,000
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| Riverview on the Park Land, LLC
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,045	1,045
Interest Rate		9.50%
Notes Receivable \| Spartan Land
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 5,907	5,907
Interest Rate		6.00%
Notes Receivable \| Spyglass of Ennis
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 4,882	5,179
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Steeple Crest
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 6,498	6,498
Interest Rate		5.00%
Notes Receivable \| Timbers at The Park
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 11,173	11,173
Interest Rate		5.34%
Notes Receivable \| Tuscany Villas
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 1,548	$ 1,548
Interest Rate		5.34%

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 16, 2022 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) franchised_location pizzaParlour restaurant	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 16, 2018
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture				$ 0	$ 20,916
Distribution of income from unconsolidated joint ventures				$ 841	$ 0
VAA Sale Portfolio \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale			$ 1,810,700
Gain on sale			738,444
Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture		$ 204,036	$ 182,848
VAA \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		7
VAA \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA						50.00%
VAA \| VAA \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property			45
VAA \| VAA \| VAA Sale Portfolio
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distribution of income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 17,976
VAA \| VAA \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA						50.00%
Milano \| Milano
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA				20.00%
Number of pizza parlors \| pizzaParlour				34
Number of grill restaurants \| restaurant				2
Number of franchised locations \| franchised_location				25

Mortgages and Other Notes Payable - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 10, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Feb. 08, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 180,958		$ 182,683
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Subsequent Event
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.85%
Loan on property	$ 6,558
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| 770 South Post Oak
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 11,064		11,187
Interest Rate		4.40%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Blue Lake Villas
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 9,415		9,503
Interest Rate		3.15%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Blue Lake Villas Phase II
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 3,310		3,349
Interest Rate		2.85%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Chelsea
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 7,973		8,064
Interest Rate		3.40%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| EQK Portage
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 3,350		3,350
Interest Rate		10.00%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Forest Grove
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 6,890		6,988
Interest Rate		3.75%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Landing on Bayou Cane
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 14,303		14,442
Interest Rate		3.50%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Legacy at Pleasant Grove
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 12,550		12,716
Interest Rate		3.60%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| New Concept Energy
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 3,542		3,542
Interest Rate		5.34%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Northside on Travis
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 11,260		11,394
Interest Rate		2.50%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Parc at Denham Springs
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 16,225		16,399
Interest Rate		3.75%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Parc at Denham Springs Phase II
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 15,515		15,608
Interest Rate		4.05%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| RCM HC Enterprises
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 5,086		5,086
Interest Rate		5.00%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Residences at Holland Lake
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 10,322		10,424
Interest Rate		3.60%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Villas at Bon Secour
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 19,003		19,205
Interest Rate		3.08%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Villas of Park West I
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 9,083		9,181
Interest Rate		3.04%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Villas of Park West II
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 8,246		8,334
Interest Rate		3.18%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Vista Ridge
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 9,428		9,512
Interest Rate		4.00%
Mortgages and Other Notes Payable \| Windmill Farms
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 4,393		$ 4,399
Interest Rate		7.50%	7.50%

Mortgages and Other Notes Payable - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 15, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2023 USD ($) extension_option
Alera
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from construction loans payable			$ 33,000
Number of extension options \| extension_option			2
Extension term			1 year
Alera \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			3.00%
Bandera Ridge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from construction loans payable	$ 23,500
Bandera Ridge \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	3.00%
Merano
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from construction loans payable		$ 25,407
Merano \| Prime
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate		0.25%

Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental revenue	$ 11,188	$ 11,389	$ 22,467	$ 22,398
Property operating expenses	6,624	7,031	13,258	13,137
General and administrative	1,552	3,684	2,960	6,845
Advisory fee to related party	$ 1,737	2,183	$ 3,939	4,588
Investment interest rate	5.43%		5.43%		5.65%
Interest income	$ 4,794	7,898	$ 10,527	16,193
Related Party \| Pillar and Regis
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental revenue	158	231	336	499
Related Party \| Regis
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property operating expenses	86	99	166	199
Related Party \| Pillar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative	915	700	1,849	2,239
Advisory fee to related party	1,737	2,183	3,939	4,588
Development fees to related party	$ 587	112	$ 1,625	112
Related Party \| UHF and Pillar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment interest rate	1.00%		1.00%
Interest income	$ 2,275	$ 4,708	$ 4,573	$ 9,311
ARL \| Related Party \| MRHI
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest	90.80%		90.80%

Noncontrolling Interest (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
TCI
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest	78.40%	78.40%
IOR
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest	82.90%	82.30%

Deferred Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred gain	$ 9,791	$ 9,791

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current	$ 614	$ 49	$ 1,089	$ 1,289
Deferred	0	0	0	0
Income tax provision	$ 614	$ 49	$ 1,089	$ 1,289