DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

We had reflected the lending segment, which was acquired on the Acquisition Date as disclosed in Note 1, as held for sale commencing in 2014, based on a plan approved by the Board of Directors to sell the lending segment that, when completed, would have resulted in the deconsolidation of the lending segment, which at that time was focused on small business lending in the hospitality industry. In July 2015, to maximize value, we modified our strategy from a strategy of selling the lending segment as a whole to a strategy of soliciting buyers for components of the business, including our commercial mortgage loans and the SBA 7(a) lending platform. This change in the sale methodology resulted in the need to extend the period to complete the sale of the lending segment beyond one year. In connection with our plan, we expensed transaction costs of $14,000 and $34,000 as incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

On December 17, 2015, pursuant to the modified plan, we sold substantially all of our commercial mortgage loans with a carrying value of $77,121,000 to an unrelated third party and recognized a gain of $5,151,000. In September 2016, we discontinued our efforts to sell the SBA 7(a) lending platform, and the activities related to the SBA 7(a) lending platform have been reclassified to continuing operations for all periods presented.

On December 29, 2016, we sold our commercial real estate lending subsidiary, which was classified as held for sale and had a carrying value of $27,587,000, which was equal to management's estimate of fair value, to a fund managed by an affiliate of CIM Group. We did not recognize any gain or loss in connection with the transaction. Management's estimate of fair value was determined with assistance from an independent third party valuation firm.

The following is the detail of income from operations of assets held for sale classified as discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	(in thousands)
Revenue—Interest and other income	$	1,198	$	4,729

Expenses:
Interest expense	355		1,231
Fees to related party	137		417
General and administrative	3		20
Total expenses	495		1,668
Income from operations of assets held for sale	$	703	$	3,061

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we sold four of our five multifamily properties to unrelated third parties and we entered into a purchase and sale agreement subject to a non-refundable deposit with an unrelated third party for the remaining multifamily property, which has been classified as held for sale on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. We expect the closing of this sales transaction to occur during the fourth quarter of 2017.

We have assessed the sale of four of our multifamily properties and our agreement to sell our remaining multifamily property (Note 3) in accordance with ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations. In our assessment, we considered, among other factors, the materiality of the revenue, net operating income, and total assets of our multifamily segment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Based on our qualitative and quantitative assessment, we concluded the disposals do not represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results and they should not be classified as discontinued operations on our consolidated financial statements.