EXHIBIT 32.1
OFFICER’S SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
Each of 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 nine months ended September 30, 2005, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2005, fairly presents in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company, at and for the periods indicated. |
| Date: November 18, 2005 | /s/ Steven A. Abney |
| Steven A. Abney | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and | |
| Acting Principal Executive Officer) |