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Related Party Transactions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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Management Agreement

The Company entered into the Management Agreement with the Manager whereby the Manager is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The following table presents a summary of fees paid and costs reimbursed to the Manager in connection with providing services to the Company that are included on the consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Origination and extension fee expense (1)
$556,857 $369,392 $1,255,736 $632,164 
Asset management fee1,280,666 1,619,971 2,648,455 3,335,013 
Asset servicing fee309,565 394,995 639,165 801,520 
Operating expenses reimbursed to Manager960,846 2,332,771 2,390,799 4,510,935 
Disposition fee (2)
271,689 135,000 591,689 475,000 
Total$3,379,623 $4,852,129 $7,525,844 $9,754,632 
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(1)Origination and extension fee expense is generally offset with origination and extension fee income. Any excess is deferred and amortized to interest income over the term of the loan on the consolidated statements of operations.
(2)Disposition fee is generally offset with exit fee income and included in interest income on the consolidated statements of
operations.

Origination and Extension Fee Expense

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates receives an origination fee in the amount of 1.0% of the amount used to originate, fund, acquire or structure investments, including any third-party expenses related to such investments. In the event that the term of any loan held by the Company is extended, the Manager also receives an extension fee equal to the lesser of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the loan being extended or (ii) the amount of fee paid to the Company by the borrower in connection with such extension.

Asset Management Fee

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates provides the Company with certain investment management services in return for a management fee. The Company pays a monthly asset management fee at an annual rate of 1.0% of the aggregate funds under management, which includes the loan origination price or aggregate gross acquisition price, as defined in the Management Agreement, for each investment and cash held by the Company.

Asset Servicing Fee

The Manager or its affiliates receives from the Company a monthly servicing fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the aggregate gross origination price or acquisition price, as defined in the Management Agreement, for each investment held by the Company.

Transaction Breakup Fee

    In the event that the Company receives any “breakup fees,” “busted-deal fees,” termination fees, or similar fees or liquidated damages from a third-party in connection with the termination or non-consummation of any investment or disposition transaction, the Manager will be entitled to receive one-half of such amounts, in addition to the reimbursement of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Manager with respect to its evaluation and pursuit of such transactions. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had not received any breakup fees.

Operating Expenses

The Company reimburses the Manager for operating expenses incurred in connection with services provided to the operations of the Company, including the Company’s allocable share of the Manager’s overhead, such as rent, employee costs, utilities, and technology costs.

Disposition Fee

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates receive a disposition fee in the amount of 1.0% of the gross sale price received by the Company from the disposition of an investment, but not upon the maturity, prepayment, workout, modification or extension of a loan unless there is a corresponding fee paid by the borrower, in which case the disposition fee will be the lesser of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of the loan and (ii) the amount of the fee paid by the borrower in connection with such transaction. If the Company takes ownership of a property as a result of a workout or foreclosure of a loan, the Company will pay a disposition fee upon the sale of such property equal to 1.0% of the sales price.

The term of the Management Agreement will expire on December 31, 2027 (the “Initial Term”) and will automatically renew for an unlimited number of additional one-year terms upon each anniversary date of the last day of the Initial Term (each, a “Renewal Term”), unless terminated by the Company or the Manager during the Initial Term or a Renewal Term in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement (as described below).

The Management Agreement may be terminated by the Company during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term upon a finding by either (i) at least two-thirds of the independent directors on the Board or (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (other than those shares held by members of the Company’s senior management team or affiliates of the Manager) that either (a) there has been unsatisfactory performance by the Manager that is materially detrimental to the Company, or (b) the compensation payable to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement is unfair; provided, however, that the Company will not have the right to terminate the Management Agreement on the basis of unfair compensation to the Manager if the Manager agrees to continue to provide its services under the
Management Agreement in exchange for reduced fees that at least two-thirds of the independent directors on the Board determine to be fair pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Management Agreement. The Company must deliver prior written notice of any such termination to the Manager at least 180 days prior to the last calendar day of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term, as applicable, and the Management Agreement will terminate effective as of the last calendar day of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term, as applicable.

Upon any termination of the Management Agreement by the Company as discussed above, the Company will pay the Manager, on the date on which such termination is effective, a termination fee in an amount equal to three times the average annual fees of all types and expense reimbursements received by or owed to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement during the 24-month period immediately preceding such termination (the “Termination Fee”), calculated as of the end of the most recently completed monthly prior to the date of such termination.

The Company may also terminate the Management Agreement, effective upon 30 calendar days’ prior written notice from the Board to the Manager, without payment of any Termination Fees or other penalties, upon (i) the material breach of the Management Agreement by the Manager or its affiliates that continues for 30 days after written notice thereof to the Manager (or 45 days after delivery of written notice thereof if the Manager takes diligent steps to cure such breach within 30 days of delivery of the written notice), (ii) any fraud or other criminal conduct, gross negligence or breach of fiduciary duty by the Manager or its affiliates in connection with the Management Agreement, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the Manager’s bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution, or (iv) an Internalization Event (as defined in the Management Agreement). No Termination Fee or other penalty is payable upon such a termination by the Company.

The Manager may terminate the Management Agreement, effective upon 60 days’ prior written from the Manager to the Company, if the Company breaches the Management Agreement and such breach continues for 30 days after written notice thereof. The Company will pay the Manager the Termination Fee upon such termination by the Manager.

Management Agreement Amendment

As discussed herein, the Company may make real estate and non-real estate related investments of any type that align with its investment objectives and criteria. Accordingly, on May 8, 2025, the Company and the Manager entered into an amendment to the Management Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2025 (the “Amendment”), in order to clarify that the origination, asset management, asset servicing, disposition and breakup fees that the Company pays to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement are payable with respect to all real estate and non-real estate investments of any type that the Company originates or acquires. Unless otherwise specifically noted, all references herein to the “Management Agreement” refer to the Management Agreement as modified by the Amendment.

Due From Affiliate

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into a revolving promissory note receivable with Mavik Special Opps Co-Investments, LP, an affiliate of the Company. The promissory note receivable bears interest at the Prime Rate, as such Prime Rate is published in the Wall Street Journal, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days. In January 2024, the promissory note was amended to (i) extend the maturity date from June 30, 2024 to April 30, 2025 and to (ii) modify the interest rate from Prime Rate, as such Prime Rate is published in the Wall Street Journal, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days, to 15.0%. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company provided funding under the promissory note receivable of $5.0 million and received repayments of $8.5 million. In July 2024, the promissory note receivable was repaid in full, and had a balance of zero as of both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Due from Related Parties

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, amount due from related parties was $1.2 million and $0.9 million, primarily related to operational cash requirements the Company paid on behalf of its affiliates.

Promissory Note Payable
On January 24, 2024, the Company, as borrower, entered into a revolving promissory note payable with Terra LLC. The promissory note payable bears interest at the Prime Rate, as such Prime Rate is published in the Wall Street Journal, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days. The promissory note matures on March 31, 2027. As
of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, amount outstanding under this promissory note payable was $47.2 million and $45.1 million, respectively. The activity associated with this agreement is eliminated in consolidation and therefore has no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Cost Sharing and Reimbursement Agreement

The Company and Terra LLC have entered into a cost sharing and reimbursement agreement effective October 1, 2022, pursuant to which Terra LLC is responsible for its allocable share of the Company’s expenses, including fees paid by the Company to the Manager based on relative assets under management. These fees are eliminated in consolidation and therefore have no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Distributions Paid
For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company made distributions to investors totaling $2.3 million and $4.7 million respectively, all of which were returns of capital. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company made distributions to investors totaling $7.0 million and $9.3 million, respectively, all of which were returns of capital (Note 10).

Due to Manager

    As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, was due to the Manager, as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets, primarily related to the present value of the disposition fees on individual loans due to the Manager.

Mavik Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund, LP

On August 3, 2020, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with RESOF whereby the Company committed to fund up to $50.0 million to purchase limited partnership interests in RESOF. For more information on this investment, please see Note 4.

Participation Agreements

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into participation agreements with related parties, primarily other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, and to a lesser extent, unrelated parties (the “Participants”). The purpose of the participation agreements is to allow the Company and an affiliate to originate a specified loan when, individually, the Company does not have the liquidity to do so or to achieve a certain level of portfolio diversification. The Company may transfer portions of its investments to other Participants or it may be a Participant to a loan held by another entity.

ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”), establishes accounting and reporting standards for transfers of financial assets. ASC 860-10 provides consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings. The Company has determined that the participation agreements it enters into are accounted for as secured borrowings under ASC 860 (see “Participation Interests” in Note 2 and “Obligations Under Participation Agreements” in Note 8).

Participation Interests Purchased by the Company

From time to time, the Company may purchase investments from affiliates pursuant to participation agreements. In accordance with the terms of each participation agreement, each Participant’s rights and obligations, as well as the proceeds received from the related borrower/issuer of the loan, are based upon their respective pro rata participation interest in the loan.

The table below lists the participation interests purchased by the Company pursuant to participation agreements as of:
June 30, 2025
Participating InterestsPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
Loan A (1)
38.27%$23,104,416 $23,116,267 
$23,104,416 $23,116,267 
December 31, 2024
Participating InterestsPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
Loan A (1)
38.27%$33,407,815 $33,005,953 
Loan B (1)(2)
40.80%8,044,732 8,071,776 
$41,452,547 $41,077,729 
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(1)The loan is held in the name of Mavik Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund REIT, LLC, a related-party REIT managed by the Manager.
(2)This loan was repaid in January 2025.

Transfers of Participation Interests by the Company

The following table summarizes the investment that was subject to a participation agreement with an investment partnership affiliated with the Manager as of:
June 30, 2025
   Transfers treated as
obligations under participation agreements
 PrincipalCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipalCarrying Value
Loan C (1)
$20,224,740 $20,423,739 96.9 %$19,606,804 $19,799,722 

December 31, 2024
   Transfers treated as
obligations under participation agreements
 PrincipalCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipalCarrying Value
Loan C (1)
$18,567,296 $18,577,448 96.9 %$18,000,000 $18,177,106 
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(1)Participant is a certain separately managed account, an investment partnership managed by the Manager.

This investment is held in the name of the Company, but the Participant’s rights and obligations, including interest income and other income (e.g., exit fee, prepayment income) and related fees/expenses (e.g., disposition fees, asset management and asset servicing fees), are based upon its pro rata participation interest in such participated investment, as specified in the participation agreement. The Participant’s share of the investment is repayable only from the proceeds received from the related borrower/issuer of the investment and, therefore, the Participant also is subject to credit risk (i.e., risk of default by the underlying borrower/issuer). Pursuant to the participation agreement with this entity, the Company receives and allocates the interest income and other related investment income to the Participant based on its pro rata participation interest. The Participant pays any expenses, including any fees to the Manager, only on its pro rata participation interest, subject to the terms of the governing fee arrangements.