NOTES RECEIVABLE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

Notes Receivable

NOTES RECEIVABLE

As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s notes receivable, net, aggregated $77.2 million, and were collateralized either by the underlying properties or the borrowers' ownership interests in the entities that own the properties and/or by the borrowers' personal guarantee subject, as applicable, to senior liens, as follows:

Description	Effective Interest Rate	Maturity Date	First Priority Liens		Net Carrying amount of Notes Receivable		Extension Options
(dollars in thousands)
Zero Coupon Loan	24.0%	1/3/2016	$	166,200	$	3,662	—
Mezzanine Loan	10.0%	12/31/2013	85,835		9,089		—
Mezzanine Loan	15.0%	Upon Capital Event	11,925		3,834		—
First Mortgage Loan	12.0%	12/5/2012	—		21,500		—
First Mortgage Loan	9.2%	3/30/2013	—		3,000		—
First Mortgage Loan	10.8%	Demand	—		10,000		—
First Mortgage Loan	7.0%	Demand	—		4,000		—
First Mortgage Loan	6.0%	12/1/2012	—		12,609		2 x 6 months
Construction Loan	20.5%	10/1/2012	—		5,400		—
Individually less than 3.0%	6.0% to 12.0%	12/31/13 to 2/3/17	37,623		4,086		—
Total					$	77,180

During March 2012, the Company acquired a 49% interest in a $2.2 million note. The loan matures in February 2017 and is collateralized by a property located in Miami, Florida. The loan bears interest at 6% for years one and two, 7.5% for years three and four, and 8% for year five.

During March 2012, the Company made a $3.0 million loan, which is collateralized by a property located in Chicago, Illinois. The loan matures in March 2013 and bears interest at 9.2%.

During December 2011, the Company made an $8.5 million loan, which is collateralized by five properties located in Chicago, Illinois. The loan matures in December 2012 and bears interest at 12%. During March 2012, this loan was increased to $21.5 million.

Allowances for real estate notes receivable are established based upon management's quarterly review of the investments. In performing this review, management considers the estimated net recoverable value of the loan as well as other factors, including the fair value of any collateral, the amount and status of any senior debt, and the prospects for the borrower. Because this determination is based upon projections of future economic events, which are inherently subjective, the amounts ultimately realized from the loans may differ materially from the carrying value at the balance sheet date.

The activity in the allowance for notes receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is as follows:

(dollars in thousands)	Allowance for Notes Receivable
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	3,276
Provision for losses on notes receivable	29
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	3,305