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Loans and Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Loans and Investments  
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Our Structured Business loan and investment portfolio consists of ($ in thousands):
March 31, 2024Percent of
Total
Loan
Count
Wtd. Avg.
Pay Rate (1)
Wtd. Avg.
Remaining
Months to
Maturity (2)
Wtd. Avg.
First Dollar
LTV Ratio (3)
Wtd. Avg.
Last Dollar
LTV Ratio (4)
Bridge loans (5)$11,866,289 97 %6988.11 %11.4%81 %
Mezzanine loans260,414 %557.87 %53.349 %82 %
Preferred equity investments117,431 %265.09 %57.954 %78 %
SFR permanent loans5,728 <1% 29.94 %12.8%53 %
Total UPB12,249,862 100 %7818.07 %12.8%81 %
Allowance for credit losses(211,942)
Unearned revenue(36,376)
Loans and investments, net$12,001,544 
December 31, 2023
Bridge loans (5)$12,273,244 97 %6798.45 %12.0%78 %
Mezzanine loans248,457 %498.41 %56.648 %80 %
Preferred equity investments85,741 %173.95 %60.353 %82 %
SFR permanent loans7,564 <1% 29.84 %13.9%56 %
Total UPB12,615,006 100 %7478.42 %13.2%78 %
Allowance for credit losses(195,664)
Unearned revenue(41,536)
Loans and investments, net$12,377,806 
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(1)“Weighted Average Pay Rate” is a weighted average, based on the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of each loan in our portfolio, of the interest rate required to be paid monthly as stated in the individual loan agreements. Certain loans and investments that require an accrual rate to be paid at maturity are not included in the weighted average pay rate as shown in the table.
(2)Including extension options, the weighted average remaining months to maturity at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was 27.6 and 29.4, respectively.
(3)The “First Dollar Loan-to-Value (“LTV”) Ratio” is calculated by comparing the total of our senior most dollar and all senior lien positions within the capital stack to the fair value of the underlying collateral to determine the point at which we will absorb a total loss of our position.
(4)The “Last Dollar LTV Ratio” is calculated by comparing the total of the carrying value of our loan and all senior lien positions within the capital stack to the fair value of the underlying collateral to determine the point at which we will initially absorb a loss.
(5)At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, bridge loans included 389 and 354, respectively, of SFR loans with a total gross loan commitment of $3.21 billion and $2.86 billion, respectively, of which $1.45 billion and $1.32 billion, respectively, was funded.
Concentration of Credit Risk
We are subject to concentration risk in that, at both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the UPB related to 31 loans with five different borrowers represented 11% of total assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, no single loan or investment represented more than 10% of our total assets and no single investor group generated over 10% of our revenue. See Note 17 for details on our concentration of related party loans and investments.
We assign a credit risk rating of pass, pass/watch, special mention, substandard or doubtful to each loan and investment, with a pass rating being the lowest risk and a doubtful rating being the highest risk. Each credit risk rating has benchmark guidelines that pertain to debt-service coverage ratios, LTV ratios, borrower strength, asset quality, and funded cash reserves. Other factors such as guarantees, market strength, and remaining loan term and borrower equity are also reviewed and factored into determining the credit risk rating assigned to each loan. This metric provides a helpful snapshot of portfolio quality and credit risk. All portfolio assets are subject to, at a minimum, a thorough quarterly financial evaluation in which historical operating performance and forward-looking projections are reviewed, however, we maintain a higher level of scrutiny and focus on loans that we consider “high risk” and that possess deteriorating credit quality.
Generally speaking, given our typical loan profile, risk ratings of pass, pass/watch and special mention suggest that we expect the loan to make both principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. A risk rating of substandard indicates we anticipate the loan may require a modification of some kind. A risk rating of doubtful indicates we expect the loan to underperform over its term, and there could be loss of interest and/or principal. Further, while the above are the primary guidelines used in determining a certain risk rating, subjective items such as borrower strength, market strength or asset quality may result in a rating that is higher or lower than might be indicated by any risk rating matrix.
A summary of the loan portfolio’s internal risk ratings and LTV ratios by asset class at March 31, 2024, and charge-offs recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows ($ in thousands):
UPB by Origination YearTotalWtd. Avg.
First Dollar
LTV Ratio
Wtd. Avg.
Last Dollar
LTV Ratio
Asset Class / Risk Rating20242023202220212020Prior
Multifamily:
Pass$36,060 $92,062 $52,027 $8,835 $2,010 $24,879 $215,873 
Pass/Watch36,501 319,437 2,336,702 1,846,835 119,860 113,100 4,772,435 
Special Mention9,069 3,014 1,771,071 2,787,716 28,250 167,229 4,766,349 
Substandard— 21,100 467,123 151,612 8,006 350 648,191 
Doubtful— — 4,800 174,235 14,800 9,765 203,600 
Total Multifamily$81,630 $435,613 $4,631,723 $4,969,233 $172,926 $315,323 $10,606,448 %84 %
Single-Family Rental:Percentage of portfolio87 %
Pass$— $— $9,476 $9,673 $— $— $19,149 
Pass/Watch105,172 308,123 446,660 174,652 126,066 — 1,160,673 
Special Mention6,496 57,147 77,385 129,906 — — 270,934 
Total Single-Family Rental$111,668 $365,270 $533,521 $314,231 $126,066 $— $1,450,756 %63 %
Land:Percentage of portfolio12 %
Pass/Watch$— $— $— $— $8,100 $— $8,100 
Substandard— — — — — 127,928 127,928 
Total Land$— $— $— $— $8,100 $127,928 $136,028 %97 %
Office:Percentage of portfolio%
Special Mention$— $— $— $— $35,410 $— $35,410 
Total Office$— $— $— $— $35,410 $— $35,410 %80 %
Retail:Percentage of portfolio< 1%
Substandard$— $— $— $— $— $19,520 $19,520 
Total Retail$— $— $— $— $— $19,520 $19,520 %95 %
Commercial:Percentage of portfolio< 1%
Doubtful$— $— $— $— $— $1,700 $1,700 
Total Other$— $— $— $— $— $1,700 $1,700 63 %66 %
Percentage of portfolio < 1%
Grand Total$193,298 $800,883 $5,165,244 $5,283,464 $342,502 $464,471 $12,249,862 %81 %
Charge-offs$— $— $— $1,500 $— $— $1,500 
A summary of the loan portfolio’s internal risk ratings and LTV ratios by asset class at December 31, 2023, and charge-offs recorded during 2023 is as follows ($ in thousands):
UPB by Origination YearTotalWtd. Avg.
First Dollar
LTV Ratio
Wtd. Avg.
Last Dollar
LTV Ratio
Asset Class / Risk Rating20232022202120202019Prior
Multifamily:
Pass$80,814 $53,316 $26,185 $2,010 $4,598 $20,300 $187,223 
Pass/Watch317,358 2,561,938 2,223,155 119,860 84,600 58,044 5,364,955 
Special Mention24,424 1,762,539 2,631,689 180,750 140,685 350 4,740,437 
Substandard— 435,878 322,987 8,006 — — 766,871 
Doubtful— — 13,930 14,800 9,765 — 38,495 
Total Multifamily$422,596 $4,813,671 $5,217,946 $325,426 $239,648 $78,694 $11,097,981 %80 %
Single-Family Rental:Percentage of portfolio88 %
Pass$9,709 $608 $— $— $— $— $10,317 
Pass/Watch289,482 465,057 144,846 119,692 — — 1,019,077 
Special Mention31,131 45,145 218,697 — — — 294,973 
Total Single-Family Rental$330,322 $510,810 $363,543 $119,692 $— $— $1,324,367 %62 %
Land:Percentage of portfolio10 %
Pass/Watch$— $— $— $4,600 $— $— $4,600 
Special Mention— — — 3,500 — — 3,500 
Substandard— — — — — 127,928 127,928 
Total Land$— $— $— $8,100 $— $127,928 $136,028 %97 %
Office:Percentage of portfolio%
Special Mention— — — 35,410 — — 35,410 
Total Office$— $— $— $35,410 $— $— $35,410 %80 %
Retail:Percentage of portfolio< 1%
Substandard— — — — — 19,520 19,520 
Total Retail$— $— $— $— $— $19,520 $19,520 %88 %
Commercial:Percentage of portfolio< 1%
Doubtful$— $— $— $— $— $1,700 $1,700 
Total Other$— $— $— $— $— $1,700 $1,700 63 %66 %
Percentage of portfolio< 1%
Grand Total$752,918 $5,324,481 $5,581,489 $488,628 $239,648 $227,842 $12,615,006 %78 %
Charge-offs$— $— $— $— $5,700 $5,700 
Geographic Concentration Risk
At March 31, 2024, underlying properties in Texas and Florida represented 23% and 17%, respectively, of the outstanding balance of our loan and investment portfolio. At December 31, 2023, underlying properties in Texas and Florida represented 24% and 17%, respectively, of the outstanding balance of our loan and investment portfolio. No other states represented 10% or more of the total loan and investment portfolio.
Allowance for Credit Losses
A summary of the changes in the allowance for credit losses is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
MultifamilyLandRetailSingle-Family RentalCommercialOfficeOtherTotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$110,847 $78,058 $3,293 $1,624 $1,700 $142 $— $195,664 
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)16,652 62 — 1,113 — (49)— 17,778 
Charge-offs(1,500)— — — — — — (1,500)
Ending balance$125,999 $78,120 $3,293 $2,737 $1,700 $93 $— $211,942 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$37,961 $78,068 $5,819 $781 $1,700 $8,162 $68 $132,559 
Provision for credit losses (net of recoveries)20,387 18 — 192 — (56)(23)20,518 
Ending balance$58,348 $78,086 $5,819 $973 $1,700 $8,106 $45 $153,077 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded a $17.8 million and a $20.5 million provision for credit losses on our structured portfolio, respectively. The additional provision for credit losses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to specifically impaired multifamily loans and the impact from the macroeconomic outlook of the commercial real estate market. Our estimate of allowance for credit losses on our structured portfolio, including related unfunded loan commitments, was based on a reasonable and supportable forecast period that reflects recent observable data, including an increase in interest rates, higher unemployment forecasts, and continuing inflationary pressures, including an estimated continual decline in real estate values and other market factors.
The expected credit losses over the contractual period of our loans also include the obligation to extend credit through our unfunded loan commitments. Our current expected credit loss (“CECL”) allowance for unfunded loan commitments is adjusted quarterly and corresponds with the associated outstanding loans. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had outstanding unfunded commitments of $1.59 billion and $1.31 billion, respectively, that we are obligated to fund as borrowers meet certain requirements.
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accrued interest receivable related to our loans totaling $131.0 million and $124.2 million, respectively, was excluded from the estimate of credit losses and is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
All of our structured loans and investments are secured by real estate assets or by interests in real estate assets, and, as such, the measurement of credit losses may be based on the difference between the fair value of the underlying collateral and the carrying value of the assets as of the period end. A summary of our specific loans considered impaired by asset class is as follows ($ in thousands):
March 31, 2024
Asset ClassUPBCarrying
Value (1)
Allowance for
Credit Losses
Wtd. Avg. First
Dollar LTV Ratio
Wtd. Avg. Last
Dollar LTV Ratio
Multifamily$352,223 $338,772 $50,500 %99 %
Land134,215 127,868 77,869 %99 %
Retail19,521 15,037 3,292 %95 %
Commercial1,700 1,700 1,700 %100 %
Total$507,659 $483,377 $133,361 %99 %
December 31, 2023
Multifamily$272,493 $260,291 $37,750 %100 %
Land134,215 127,868 77,869 %99 %
Retail19,521 15,037 3,292 %88 %
Commercial1,700 1,700 1,700 %100 %
Total$427,929 $404,896 $120,611 %99 %
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(1)Represents the UPB of twenty-two and nineteen impaired loans (less unearned revenue and other holdbacks and adjustments) by asset class at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
There were no loans for which the fair value of the collateral securing the loan was less than the carrying value of the loan for which we had not recorded a provision for credit loss at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Non-performing Loans
Loans are classified as non-performing once the contractual payments exceed 60 days past due. Income from non-performing loans is generally recognized on a cash basis when it is received. Full income recognition will resume when the loan becomes contractually current, and performance has recommenced. At March 31, 2024, twenty-one loans with an aggregate net carrying value of $406.1 million, net of loan loss reserves of $32.9 million, were classified as non-performing and, at December 31, 2023, sixteen loans with an aggregate net carrying value of $235.6 million, net of related loan loss reserves of $27.1 million, were classified as non-performing.
A summary of our non-performing loans by asset class is as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
UPB61 - 90 Days
Past Due
Greater Than
90 Days
Past Due
UPB61 - 90 Days
Past Due
Greater Than
90 Days
Past Due
Multifamily$462,207 $— $462,207 $271,532 $— $271,532 
Commercial1,700 — 1,700 1,700 — 1,700 
Retail920 — 920 920 — 920 
Total$464,827 $— $464,827 $274,152 $— $274,152 
Other Non-accrued Loans
In this challenging economic environment, we have recently experienced late and partial payments on certain loans in our structured portfolio. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these loans included twelve and twenty-four multifamily bridge loans with a total UPB of $489.4 million and $956.9 million, respectively, that were 60 days or less past due. We are recognizing income on these loans only to the extent cash is received. This decrease was due to $174.9 million of loans progressing to greater than 60 days past due and $712.9 million of loans that were modified and are now performing in accordance with the terms of their modifications, including bringing the loans current by paying past due interest owed (see Loan Modifications section below), partially offset by an additional $420.3 million of loans in the first quarter of 2024 that are now less than 60 days past due and are recently experiencing late and partial payments.
At both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had no loans contractually past due 90 days or more that are still accruing interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded $8.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of interest income on non-accrual loans.
In addition, we have six loans with a carrying value totaling $121.4 million at March 31, 2024, that are collateralized by a land development project. The loans do not carry a current pay rate of interest, however, five of the loans with a carrying value totaling $112.1 million entitle us to a weighted average accrual rate of interest of 7.91%. In 2008, we suspended the recording of the accrual rate of interest on these loans, as they were impaired and we deemed the collection of this interest to be doubtful. At both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had a cumulative allowance for credit losses of $71.4 million related to these loans. The loans are subject to certain risks associated with a development project including, but not limited to, availability of construction financing, increases in projected construction costs, demand for the development’s outputs upon completion of the project, and litigation risk. Additionally, these loans were not classified as non-performing as the borrower is compliant with all of the terms and conditions of the loans.
Loan Modifications
We may amend or modify loans that involve other-than-insignificant payment delays and provide interest rate reductions and/or extend the maturity dates for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty based on specific facts and circumstances. All of the below modified loans were performing pursuant to their contractual terms at March 31, 2024.
During the first quarter of 2024, we modified twenty-three multifamily bridge loans with a total UPB of $1.07 billion. These loans contained interest rates with pricing over SOFR ranging from 3.25% to 4.25% and maturities between April 2024 to August 2025. As part of the modification of these loans, borrowers invested additional capital to recapitalize their projects in exchange for temporary rate relief, which we provided through a pay and accrual feature. The capital invested by the borrowers was in the form of either, or a combination of: (1) additional deposits into interest and/or renovation reserves; (2) the purchase of a new rate cap; (3) a principal paydown of the loan and (4) bringing any delinquent loans current by paying past due interest owed. In each case, we reduced the pay rate and deferred the remaining portion of the foregoing interest until payoff. The pay rates were amended to either SOFR, a spread over SOFR or a fixed rate, with the balance of the interest due under the original loan terms being deferred. At March 31, 2024, these modified loans had a weighted average pay rate of 6.95% and a weighted average accrual rate of 1.86%. These modified loans included: (1) loans totaling $712.9 million that were less than 60 days past due at December 31, 2023; (2) two specifically impaired loans with a total loan loss reserve of $7.0 million and a total UPB of $49.6 million; and (3) fifteen loans with a total UPB of $671.0 million that were extended between twelve and thirty months.
During the first quarter of 2024, we also modified sixteen multifamily bridge loans with a total UPB of $692.8 million. The modification terms required the borrowers to invest additional capital in the form of either, or a combination of: (1) additional deposits into interest and/or renovation reserves; (2) the purchase of a new rate cap; (3) a principal paydown of the loan; and (4) bringing any delinquent loans current by paying past due interest owed. The modifications on eleven of these loans with a total UPB of $456.5 million included extensions between two and nineteen months.
As of March 31, 2024, we had future funding commitments on modified loans with borrowers experiencing financial difficulty of $28.0 million, which are generally subject to performance covenants that must be met by the borrower to receive funding.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we modified an $86.9 million multifamily bridge loan with an interest rate of SOFR plus 4.25% and a maturity in November 2023 to: (1) change the pay rate of interest to SOFR plus available cash flow which has approximated $0.5 million per month, and (2) extend the maturity one year. The remaining interest will be deferred to payoff.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we modified three multifamily bridge loans with a total UPB of $241.0 million, interest rates over SOFR ranging from 4.00% to 4.30% and maturities between October 2024 to January 2025 to: (1) defer a portion of the foregoing interest ranging from 2.00% to 2.15% to payoff; and (2) extend the maturity of each loan by one year. We also agreed to waive 25% of the deferred interest if the loans are paid off by the extended maturity dates.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we converted a first mortgage loan and a preferred equity investment in an office building to a common equity investment, which is included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. On the date of the conversion, the investment had a net carrying value of $37.1 million, net of an $8.0 million reserve. Upon conversion, we recognized a $2.3 million loan loss recovery as a result of the fair value of the property exceeding the carrying value of our loan and preferred equity investment. We intend to convert the building to residential condominiums.
In the second quarter of 2023, a borrower of a $70.5 million multifamily bridge loan, with an interest rate of SOFR plus 3.40% and a maturity date of September 2024, defaulted on its interest payments and, as a result, this loan was classified as a non-performing loan. In September 2023, the borrower sold the underlying property to a third party who assumed our loan. At the time of the property sale, we entered into a loan modification agreement with the new borrower to extend the maturity to September 2025 and reduce the interest rate to
a fixed pay rate of 3.00% and an accrual rate of 3.00% for a total fixed rate of 6.00% for a period of eighteen months, after which the interest rate resumes to the original rate for the duration of the loan. The new borrower was also required to fund $10.5 million over time: $2.5 million in interest reserves, which was funded at the closing of the loan assumption, and $8.0 million in capital improvements within fifteen months. If the new borrower fails to timely complete the required capital improvements, it will be required to fund a renovation reserve at the lesser of (1) $2.5 million and (2) the difference between the $8.0 million capital commitment and the costs actually incurred for such capital improvements. The key principal is also personally guaranteeing the $8.0 million capital improvement.
There were no other material loan modifications, refinancings and/or extensions during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or year ended December 31, 2023 for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.
Loan Sales
In April 2023, we exercised our right to foreclose on a group of properties in Houston, Texas that are the underlying collateral for four bridge loans with a total UPB of $217.4 million. We simultaneously sold these properties to a significant equity investor in the original bridge loans and provided new bridge loan financing as part of the sale. We did not record a loss on the original bridge loans and recovered all the outstanding interest owed to us as part of this restructuring.

Interest Reserves

Given the transitional nature of some of our real estate loans, we may require funds to be placed into an interest reserve, based on contractual requirements, to cover debt service costs. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had total interest reserves of $167.6 million and $156.1 million, respectively, on 572 loans and 537 loans, respectively, with a total UPB of $8.47 billion and $8.44 billion, respectively.