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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE NOT OWNED (Tables)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE NOT OWNED (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Real Estate Not Owned [Abstract]  
Summary of Lots Under Option
The table below presents a summary of our lots under option at March 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands): 
 
Projected Number
of Lots
 
Purchase
Price
 
Option/
Earnest  Money
Deposits–Cash
 
Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as Real estate not owned
228

 
$
38,864

 
$
3,886

 
Option contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed (1)
2,971

 
217,204

 
25,533

 
Purchase contracts — non-refundable deposits, committed (1)
6,475

 
263,419

 
24,194

 
Purchase and option contracts —refundable deposits, committed
318

 
12,059

 
734

 
Total committed
9,992

 
531,546

 
54,347

 
Purchase and option contracts — refundable deposits, uncommitted (2)
7,628

 
193,388

 
2,078

 
Total lots under contract or option
17,620

 
$
724,934

 
$
56,425

 
Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet (3)
17,392

 
$
686,070

 
$
52,539

(4)
 
(1)
Deposits are non-refundable except if certain contractual conditions are not performed by the selling party.
(2)
Deposits are refundable at our sole discretion. We have not completed our acquisition evaluation process and we have not internally committed to purchase these lots.
(3)
Except for our specific performance contracts recorded on our balance sheet as Real estate not owned, none of our option agreements require us to purchase lots.
(4)
Amount is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet in Deposits on real estate under option or contract as of March 31, 2018.