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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD SPONSORED ADS 01609W102 313 1,817 SH   SOLE 1,817 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C 02079K107 330 315 SH   SOLE 315 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 02079K305 7,033 6,676 SH   SOLE 6,567 0 109
AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 4,587 3,923 SH   SOLE 3,862 0 61
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 3,695 37,208 SH   SOLE 36,653 0 555
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 4,162 23,935 SH   SOLE 23,425 0 510
APPLE INC COM 037833100 14,230 84,082 SH   SOLE 83,467 0 615
ASTERIAS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC COM SER A 04624N107 23 10,424 SH   SOLE 10,424 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 307 7,898 SH   SOLE 7,898 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 1,191 4 SH   SOLE 4 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 1,539 7,761 SH   SOLE 7,474 0 287
BIOTIME INC COM 09066L105 70 32,540 SH   SOLE 29,750 0 2,790
BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GRW REI COM CL A 09627J102 314 31,030 SH   SOLE 29,681 0 1,349
BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 1,489 35,419 SH   SOLE 34,981 0 438
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1,162 18,955 SH   SOLE 17,995 0 960
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 492 3,933 SH   SOLE 3,933 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 4,336 58,270 SH   SOLE 56,920 0 1,350
COLONY NORTHSTAR INC CL A COM 19625W104 778 68,156 SH   SOLE 65,339 0 2,817
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 3,678 34,209 SH   SOLE 33,144 0 1,065
DOWDUPONT INC COM 26078J100 5,593 78,531 SH   SOLE 77,326 0 1,205
DYNEX CAP INC COM NEW 26817Q506 341 48,710 SH   SOLE 46,587 0 2,123
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 4,562 54,546 SH   SOLE 53,691 0 855
FACEBOOK INC CL A 30303M102 1,953 11,067 SH   SOLE 10,932 0 135
GABELLI EQUITY TR INC COM 362397101 88 14,206 SH   SOLE 14,206 0 0
GERON CORP COM 374163103 18 10,200 SH   SOLE 10,200 0 0
GREAT AJAX CORP COM 38983D300 2,350 170,055 SH   SOLE 162,680 0 7,375
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 5,461 28,810 SH   SOLE 28,345 0 465
INSEEGO CORP COM 45782B104 249 154,500 SH   SOLE 152,500 0 2,000
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 415 8,985 SH   SOLE 8,985 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 5,340 34,804 SH   SOLE 34,804 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 4,518 32,337 SH   SOLE 31,697 0 640
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 532 4,979 SH   SOLE 4,979 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106 2,269 29,180 SH   SOLE 28,545 0 635
LENNAR CORP CL A 526057104 2,508 39,655 SH   SOLE 39,495 0 160
LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST COM 529043101 121 12,512 SH   SOLE 12,512 0 0
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 5,048 15,722 SH   SOLE 15,422 0 300
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 534 3,103 SH   SOLE 3,103 0 0
MEDTRONIC PLC SHS G5960L103 3,865 47,863 SH   SOLE 46,943 0 920
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933Y105 302 5,361 SH   SOLE 5,361 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6,110 71,431 SH   SOLE 70,481 0 950
NEW YORK MTG TR INC PFD-C CONV 649604808 989 40,375 SH   SOLE 38,666 0 1,709
PACWEST BANCORP DEL COM 695263103 5,292 105,001 SH   SOLE 105,001 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3,768 31,423 SH   SOLE 30,938 0 485
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 496 13,687 SH   SOLE 13,687 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 427 4,044 SH   SOLE 4,044 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 2,789 30,350 SH   SOLE 29,710 0 640
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 292 5,085 SH   SOLE 5,085 0 0
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 557 3,600 SH   SOLE 3,600 0 0
SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS DEL COM NEW 871639308 26 11,500 SH   SOLE 11,500 0 0
TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 522 8,000 SH   SOLE 8,000 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 4,503 76,862 SH   SOLE 75,407 0 1,455
TRIANGLE CAP CORP COM 895848109 267 28,126 SH   SOLE 26,877 0 1,249
TYME TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 90238J103 702 110,000 SH   SOLE 110,000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 3,677 28,825 SH   SOLE 28,425 0 400
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 2,813 12,758 SH   SOLE 12,583 0 175
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 4,750 88,640 SH   SOLE 87,560 0 1,080
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 4,989 94,257 SH   SOLE 91,852 0 2,405
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 4,186 36,710 SH   SOLE 35,890 0 820
XPLORE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM PAR $0.001 983950700 253 89,109 SH   SOLE 89,109 0 0