Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings.

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The price range as of the balance sheet date relating to the houses the Company has for sale.

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Contract Asset, Insurance Renewals

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The number of regions in the country where the Company has operations.

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The number of communities in which the Company is actively selling homes as of the balance sheet date.

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Organization and presentation line items.

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Warranty period following home closings.

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The carrying amount of the asset transferred to a third party to serve as a deposit, which typically serves as security against failure by the transferor to perform under terms of an agreement.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the standard product warranty accrual from changes in estimates attributable to preexisting product warranties. Excludes extended product warranties.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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	Jan. 02, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) state region community	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) state region community Rate	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
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Entity operations in number of regions \| region		3		3
Number of states in regions \| state		12		12
Deposits on real estate under option or contract		$ 170,777,000		$ 170,777,000		$ 174,170,000
ROU assets		53,630,000		53,630,000		56,985,000
Lease liabilities		57,671,000		57,671,000		60,470,000
Contract asset insurance renewals		$ 0		$ 0		0
Number of communities in which homes are sold \| community		348		348
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	2
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Increase (Decrease) for Preexisting Warranties		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
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Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings		35,000,000.0		35,000,000.0		$ 20,100,000
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Base price per house for sale range		230,000		$ 230,000
Community life cycle range				3 years
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Organization and Presentation [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Percent \| Rate				1000.00%
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Organization and Presentation [Line Items]
Base price per house for sale range		$ 1,025,000		$ 1,025,000
Community life cycle range				5 years
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Discount Rate, Percent \| Rate				14.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Non-Structural Items [Member]
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]
Warranty period following home closings				2 years
Maximum [Member] \| Structural [Member]
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Warranty period following home closings				10 years