v3.26.1
REAL ESTATE-RELATED SECURITIES AND OTHER (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Securities Available for Sale The following is a summary of the Company’s real estate-related securities and other as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
Real Estate-Related Securities and Other
Gross Unrealized
Amortized Cost Basis
Gains
Losses
CECL
Fair Value
CMBS
$
305,610 
$
283 
$
(12,027)
$
(182,104)
$
111,762 
CLO subordinated note
27,220 
— 
(7,665)
— 
19,555 
Equity securities
58,447 
— 
(20,558)
— 
37,889 
Total real estate-related securities and other
$
391,277 
$
283 
$
(40,250)
$
(182,104)
$
169,206 
The following table provides the activity for the real estate-related securities and other during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
Amortized Cost Basis
Unrealized (Loss) Gain
CECL
Fair Value
Real estate-related securities as of January 1, 2024
$
647,035 
$
(91,513)
$
(35,808)
$
519,714 
Face value of real estate-related securities acquired
25,000 
— 
— 
25,000 
Investment in CLO subordinated note
31,825 
— 
— 
31,825 
Converted equity securities
5,060 
— 
— 
5,060 
Discount on purchase of CLO subordinated note
(4,179)
— 
— 
(4,179)
Discounts on purchase of real estate-related securities, net of acquisition costs
(63)
— 
— 
(63)
Accretion of discount on real estate-related securities
2,417 
— 
— 
2,417 
Accretion of interest income on CLO subordinated note
1,572 
— 
— 
1,572 
Sale of real estate-related securities
(34,045)
2,966 
— 
(31,079)
Capitalized interest income on real estate-related securities
1,214 
— 
— 
1,214 
Principal payments received on real estate-related securities (1)
(107,404)
— 
— 
(107,404)
Unrealized loss on real estate-related securities and other, net
— 
(23,995)
— 
(23,995)
Provision for credit losses
— 
— 
(74,254)
(74,254)
Real estate-related securities and other as of January 1, 2025
568,432 
(112,542)
(110,062)
345,828 
Face value of real estate-related securities acquired
26,740 
— 
— 
26,740 
Discounts on purchase of real estate-related securities, net of acquisition costs
(40)
— 
— 
(40)
Accretion of discount on real estate-related securities
1,541 
— 
— 
1,541 
Accretion of interest income on CLO subordinated note
4,072 
— 
— 
4,072 
Sale of real estate-related securities
(75,893)
261 
— 
(75,632)
Capitalized interest income on real estate-related securities
1,271 
— 
— 
1,271 
Principal payments received on real estate-related securities (1)
(128,776)
— 
— 
(128,776)
Proceeds from the repayment on the CLO subordinated note
(6,070)
— 
— 
(6,070)
Unrealized gain on real estate-related securities and other, net
— 
1,292 
— 
1,292 
Unrealized loss reclassified to CECL
— 
71,022 
— 
71,022 
Provision for credit losses
— 
— 
(72,042)
(72,042)
Real estate-related securities and other as of December 31, 2025
$
391,277 
$
(39,967)
$
(182,104)
$
169,206 
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(1)Includes the full repayment of the Company’s position in six CMBS instruments prior to their stated maturity dates during each of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
The scheduled maturities of the Company’s CMBS and CLO subordinated note as of December 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
CMBS and CLO Subordinated Note (1)
Amortized Cost
 Estimated Fair Value
Due within one year
$
43,835 
$
44,030 
Due after one year through five years
20,104 
20,192 
Due after five years through ten years
14,999 
11,582 
Due after ten years
61,108 
44,833 
Total
$
140,046 
$
120,637 
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(1) Excludes two tranches of a CMBS position held by the Company that were in maturity default as of December 31, 2025. The CMBS had an aggregate amortized cost and estimated fair value of $192.8 million and $10.7 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2025.
Schedule of Current Expected Credit Loss
The following table presents the activity in the Company’s current expected credit losses related to its positions in two different tranches of a CMBS instrument for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
CMBS
Current expected credit losses as of January 1, 2024
$
35,808 
Provision for credit losses
74,254 
Current expected credit losses as of January 1, 2025
110,062 
Provision for credit losses
72,042 
Current expected credit losses as of December 31, 2025
$
182,104 
The Company’s loans held-for-investment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
As of December 31,
2025
2024
First mortgage loans (1)
$
3,361,679 
$
3,466,929 
Total CRE loans held-for-investment and related receivables, net
3,361,679 
3,466,929 
Liquid corporate senior loans
26,909 
41,467 
Corporate senior loans
363,879 
254,617 
Loans held-for-investment and related receivables, net
$
3,752,467 
$
3,763,013 
Less: Current expected credit losses
(297,878)
(392,136)
Total loans held-for-investment and related receivables, net
$
3,454,589 
$
3,370,877 
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(1)As of December 31, 2024, first mortgage loans included $19.0 million of contiguous mezzanine loan components that, as a whole, have expected credit quality similar to that of a first mortgage loan. During the year ended December 31, 2025 the contiguous mezzanine loan was repaid in full.
The following table details overall statistics for the Company’s loans held-for-investment as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):
CRE Loans (1) (2)
Liquid Corporate Senior Loans
Corporate Senior Loans
As of December 31,
As of December 31,
As of December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Number of loans
35 
33 
15 
35 
20 
Principal balance
$
3,377,417
$
3,483,454
$
27,386
$
42,717
$
368,341
$
258,816
Net book value
$
3,074,451
$
3,085,104
$
22,664
$
35,653
$
357,474
$
250,120
Weighted-average interest rate (3)
7.0 
%
7.7 
%
10.0 
%
9.9 
%
9.5 
%
10.5 
%
Weighted-average maximum years to maturity (4)
2.5
2.3
3.0
3.7
3.0
3.5
Unfunded loan commitments (5)
$
165,818
$
217,907
$
$
$
51,464
$
43,750
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(1)As of December 31, 2025, 91.1% of the Company’s CRE loans by principal balance earned a floating rate of interest primarily indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).
(2)Maximum maturity date assumes all extension options are exercised by the borrowers and assumes all relevant conditions are met for such extensions; however, the loans may be repaid prior to such date.
(3)The weighted-average interest rate is based on the relevant fixed rate or floating benchmark plus a spread. Excludes loans on nonaccrual status.
(4)Excludes positions in maturity default.
(5)Unfunded loan commitments are subject to the satisfaction of borrower milestones and are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Activity relating to the Company’s loans held-for-investment portfolio was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
CRE Loans (1)
Liquid Corporate Senior Loans
Corporate Senior Loans
Total Loan Portfolio
Balance, January 1, 2024
$
3,539,111 
$
518,252 
$
207,102 
$
4,264,465 
Loan originations, acquisitions and funding
162,892 
66,963 
80,886 
310,741 
Sale of loans (2)
— 
(467,197)
— 
(467,197)
Principal repayments received
(356,649)
(85,795)
(36,795)
(479,239)
Capitalized interest
8,095 
82 
75 
8,252 
Conversion to equity securities (3)
— 
(5,060)
— 
(5,060)
Charge-offs of CECL (4)
— 
(4,989)
— 
(4,989)
Deferred fees and other items (5)
(2,174)
(1,584)
(2,158)
(5,916)
Accretion and amortization of fees and other items
6,414 
1,057 
1,887 
9,358 
(Provision for) reversal of credit losses (6)
(272,585)
13,924 
(877)
(259,538)
Balance, January 1, 2025
3,085,104 
35,653 
250,120 
3,370,877 
Loan originations, acquisitions and funding
715,117 
1,282 
127,752 
844,151 
Sale of loans
— 
(5,564)
— 
(5,564)
Principal repayments received
(598,531)
(5,199)
(18,430)
(622,160)
Transfer to real estate assets (7)
(149,439)
— 
— 
(149,439)
Capitalized interest
15,433 
19 
203 
15,655 
Charge-offs of CECL (8)
(87,475)
(5,420)
— 
(92,895)
Deferred fees and other items (5)
(9,713)
(31)
(2,135)
(11,879)
Accretion and amortization of fees and other items
9,358 
355 
1,872 
11,585 
 Reversal of (provision for) credit losses (6)
94,597 
1,569 
(1,908)
94,258 
Balance, December 31, 2025
$
3,074,451 
$
22,664 
$
357,474 
$
3,454,589 
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(1)Loan originations, acquisitions and funding include $4.1 million and $15.6 million in protective advances during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, while principal repayments received include $3.7 million and $15.2 million of cost-recovery proceeds received on the Company’s nonaccrual first mortgage loans during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(2)Includes $265.4 million in sales of liquid corporate senior loans to OFSI BSL XIV CLO, Ltd., as further discussed in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
(3)During the year ended December 31, 2024, two of the Company’s defaulted liquid corporate senior loans were equitized into shares of common equity and a preferred equity security.
(4)Includes a $2.1 million charge-off on four liquid corporate senior loans as a result of distressed restructurings of the positions, which is included in increase in provision for credit losses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(5)Other items primarily consist of purchase discounts or premiums and deferred origination expenses.
(6)Does not include current expected losses for unfunded or unsettled loan commitments. Such amounts are included in accrued expenses and accounts payable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(7)During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company took control of the assets securing two of its risk-rated 5 first mortgage loans through deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, as further discussed in Note 4 — Real Estate Assets.
(8)Includes an $87.5 million charge-off on two first mortgage loans transferred to real estate assets and a $5.4 million charge-off on five liquid corporate senior loans that were disposed of during the year ended December 31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s CRE loans had the following characteristics based on carrying value (dollar amounts in thousands):
Collateral Property Type
As of December 31, 2025
Office
$
1,817,049 
54.1 
%
Multifamily
659,487 
19.6 
%
Industrial
426,801 
12.7 
%
Hospitality
311,702 
9.3 
%
Mixed Use
85,717 
2.5 
%
Self-Storage
60,923 
1.8 
%
Total first mortgage loans
$
3,361,679 
100 
%
Less: current expected credit losses
(287,228)
Total first mortgage loans, net
$
3,074,451 
Geographic Location
As of December 31, 2025
South
$
1,455,667 
43.3 
%
West
942,804 
28.0 
%
East
555,594 
16.5 
%
Various
407,614 
12.2 
%
Total first mortgage loans
$
3,361,679 
100 
%
Less: current expected credit losses
(287,228)
Total first mortgage loans, net
$
3,074,451 
The following table presents the activity in the Company’s current expected credit losses related to loans held-for-investment by loan type for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
First Mortgage Loans
Unfunded First Mortgage Loans (1)
Liquid Corporate Senior Loans
Unfunded or Unsettled Liquid Corporate Senior Loans (1)
Corporate Senior Loans
Unfunded Corporate Senior Loans (1)
Total
Current expected credit losses as of December 31, 2023
$
109,240 
$
10,062 
$
19,738 
$
$
3,620 
$
495 
$
143,158 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses
272,585 
3,855 
(8,935)
(3)
877 
182 
268,561 
Charge-offs of CECL
— 
— 
(4,989)
— 
— 
— 
(4,989)
Current expected credit losses as of December 31, 2024
381,825 
13,917 
5,814 
— 
4,497 
677 
406,730 
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses
(7,122)
4,213 
3,851 
— 
1,908 
163 
3,013 
Charge-offs of CECL
(87,475)
— 
(5,420)
— 
— 
— 
(92,895)
Current expected credit losses as of December 31, 2025
$
287,228 
$
18,130 
$
4,245 
$
— 
$
6,405 
$
840 
$
316,848 
____________________________________
(1)Current expected losses for unfunded or unsettled loan commitments are included in accrued expenses and accounts payable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.