| Summary of Lots Under Option | 
The table below presents a summary of our lots under option at September 30, 2016 (dollars in thousands): 
 
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|   |   | Projected Number of Lots |   | Purchase Price |   | Option/ Earnest  Money Deposits–Cash |   |  
| Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as Real estate not owned |   | — | 
 |   | $ | — | 
 |   | $ | — | 
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Option contracts not recorded on balance sheet — non-refundable deposits, committed (1)
 |   | 4,395 | 
 |   | 437,644 | 
 |   | 63,645 | 
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Purchase contracts not recorded on balance sheet — non-refundable deposits, committed (1)
 |   | 4,330 | 
 |   | 266,086 | 
 |   | 20,079 | 
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| Purchase contracts not recorded on balance sheet —refundable deposits, committed |   | 820 | 
 |   | 31,414 | 
 |   | 1,855 | 
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| Total committed (on and off balance sheet) |   | 9,545 | 
 |   | 735,144 | 
 |   | 85,579 | 
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Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet — refundable deposits, uncommitted (2)
 |   | 7,343 | 
 |   | 361,238 | 
 |   | 5,474 | 
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| Total lots under contract or option |   | 16,888 | 
 |   | $ | 1,096,382 | 
 |   | $ | 91,053 | 
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Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet (3)
 |   | 16,888 | 
 |   | $ | 1,096,382 | 
 |   | $ | 91,053 | 
 | (4) |   
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| (1) | Deposits are non-refundable except if certain contractual conditions are not performed by the selling party. |  
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| (2) | Deposits are refundable at our sole discretion. We have not completed our acquisition evaluation process and we have not committed to purchase these lots. |  
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| (3) | Except for our specific performance contracts recorded on our balance sheet as Real estate not owned, if any, none of our option agreements require us to purchase lots. |  
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| (4) | 
Amount is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet in Deposits on real estate under option or contract as of September 30, 2016.
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