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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
Certain disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not required to be included on an interim basis in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We have condensed or omitted these disclosures. Therefore, this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Consolidation
Consolidation
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and consolidate the financial statements of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries. In determining whether we have a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity, we consider whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether we are the primary beneficiary. We are the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have both the power to direct the most significant activities impacting the economic performance of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits significant to the VIE. See additional information on our VIEs for the collateralized loan obligations issuer (“CLO Issuer” or “INCREF 2025-FL1”) in Note 6 — “Collateralized Loan Obligations.” All significant intercompany transactions, balances, revenues and expenses are eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for a fair statement of our financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Examples of estimates may include, but are not limited to, estimates of the fair values of financial instruments and estimated payment periods for certain stockholder servicing fee liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments that have original or remaining maturity dates of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Certain cash balances may be held in brokerage accounts that also hold our securities investments and may be swept into money market funds that meet the criteria for classification as cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the highly liquid and short-term nature of these
instruments. We may have cash balances in excess of federally insured amounts. We mitigate our risk of loss by maintaining cash deposits with high credit-quality institutions and by actively monitoring the credit risk of our counterparties.
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents (i) cash deposited with our transfer agent for investor subscriptions received prior to the date the subscriptions are effective, (ii) cash held by foreign subsidiaries that cannot be used to pay dividends without local regulatory authority approval, and (iii) cash held by the Company’s collateralized loan obligations issuer pending reinvestment in eligible collateral. See Note 6 — “Collateralized Loan Obligations” for additional details.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
We elect to treat certain of our corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) which are subject to federal, state and local corporate income tax, as applicable. TRSs hold investments in assets, income streams, operating companies and associated expenses that produce non-qualifying items for purposes of REIT testing. Current income tax expense is recorded within other income (expense), net on our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance, and deferred tax liabilities are recorded within other assets or other liabilities, as applicable, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Fair Value Measurement, Real Estate-Related Securities, And Collateralized Loan Obligations
Fair Value Measurement
We have elected the fair value option for our commercial real estate loan investments, real estate-related securities, secured lending and term lending agreements (collectively, our “secured financing facilities”), our revolving credit facility, and our CLO. The Company believes the fair value option will provide its financial statements users with reduced complexity, greater consistency, understandability and comparability.
In the month that we originate or acquire a loan that is held outside of the CLO Issuer, the par value of the loan represents its fair value. Thereafter, an independent valuation advisor values our commercial loan investments monthly using a discounted cash flow analysis. The yield used in the discounted cash flow analysis is determined by comparing the features of the loan to the interest rates and terms required by lenders in the new loan origination market for similar loans and the yield required by investors acquiring similar loans in the secondary market as well as a comparison of current market and collateral conditions to those present at origination or acquisition. The Company elected to apply the measurement alternative for consolidated collateralized financing entities with respect to the CLO Issuer. Accordingly, commercial real estate loans and loan participations that are collateral assets within the consolidated CLO Issuer are measured using the fair value of the more observable notes as an indicator of the fair value of the assets as a whole. A portion of these notes are related to the retained income notes, which are valued using a discounted cash flow model. The discounted cash flow model estimates expected future cash flows based on the contractual terms and relevant market data, incorporating collateral characteristics, prepayment and default assumptions, loss severity, credit enhancement features, and note specific factors, and discounts these projected cash flows using a market‑based yield.
In determining the fair value of a particular real estate-related security, we use pricing service providers, who may use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models to determine the reported price. The pricing service providers’ internal models for securities generally consider the attributes applicable to a particular class of the security (e.g., credit rating or seniority), current market data, and estimated cash flows for each class and incorporate deal collateral performance such as prepayment speeds and default rates, as available.
In the month that we enter into a borrowing arrangement, the par value of the borrowing represents the fair value of the arrangement. Thereafter, an independent valuation advisor values our revolving credit facility and secured financing facilities monthly. The independent valuation advisor calculates the fair value of the revolving credit facility based on a determination of the price that would be paid by another market participant to assume the lender’s position in the transaction. The fair value of secured financing facilities is calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis where the remaining debt service cash flow, based on the contractual economics stated in the loan agreement, is valued using a market interest rate which reflects an estimate for how a lender would price an equivalent loan for the remaining term. Additionally, we consider current market rates and conditions by evaluating similar borrowing agreements with comparable loan-to-value ratios and credit profiles. The market rate of interest is adjusted to reflect our own credit risk for recourse borrowings.
We generally determine the fair value of the collateralized loan obligations by utilizing third party pricing services, broker-dealer quotations, and discounted cash flow models. We conduct an ongoing evaluation of their valuation methodologies and processes and review the individual valuations themselves. Our review consists of consideration of a variety of factors, including market transaction information for the particular bond, market transaction information for similar bonds, the bond’s ratings and the bond’s subordination levels.
Our currency forward contracts are valued by an independent pricing service based on contractual cash flows and quoted foreign currency rates available in an active market. When determining the fair value of our forward currency contracts as of each measurement date, we consider the effect of counterparty nonperformance risk as a part of the valuation process and include a credit risk adjustment where appropriate.
Real Estate-Related Securities
We invest in debt securities of real estate companies. We have elected the fair value option for accounting for investments in debt securities. We record changes in fair value of debt securities as unrealized gain (loss) on real estate-related securities and interest income on debt securities as interest income in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Collateralized Loan Obligations
The Company financed a pool of loans and loan participations from its existing loan portfolio through a managed collateralized financing entity, INCREF 2025-FL1. The Company consolidates the CLO Issuer because it determined that the CLO issuer is a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary of such VIE. The collateral assets securing the collateralized loan obligations include the pool of loans and loan participations, which are included on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as commercial real estate loan investments, at fair value. The notes issued by the consolidated CLO Issuer are included on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as collateralized loan obligations, at fair value. Collateralized loan obligations consist solely of obligations held by third party rated note holders and exclude the retained tranches held by the Company, which are eliminated in consolidation of the CLO Issuer. The interest income from the CLO Issuer’s collateral assets and interest expense on the notes issued by the CLO Issuer are presented on a gross basis within interest income and interest expense, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Because we elected the fair value option for our collateralized loan obligations, we record any changes in their fair values as unrealized gain (loss) on collateralized loan obligations, net in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
A three-level valuation hierarchy exists for disclosure of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 — quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the measurement date. We do not adjust the quoted price for these investments.
Level 2 — quoted prices are available in markets that are not active or model inputs are based on inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date.
Level 3 — pricing inputs are unobservable and include instances where there is minimal, if any, market activity for the investment. These inputs require significant judgment or estimation by management or third parties when determining fair value and generally represent anything that does not meet the criteria of Levels 1 and 2. Due to the inherent uncertainty of these estimates, these values may differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market for these investments existed.