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Marketable Securities, Derivative Financial Instruments, Fair Value Measurements and Notes Payable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Marketable Securities Derivative Financial Instruments Fair Value Measurements And Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities, Derivative Financial Instruments, Fair Value Measurements and Notes Payable
4.Marketable Securities, Derivative Financial Instruments, Fair Value Measurements and Notes Payable

 

Marketable Securities

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s available for sale securities:

 

   As of March 31, 2026 
   Adjusted
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 
Marketable Securities:                
Equity securities:                
Common and Preferred Equity Securities  $4,220   $411   $(81)  $4,550 
Simon OP Units   18,336    19,016    -    37,352 
    22,556    19,427    (81)   41,902 
Debt securities:                    
Corporate Bonds   1,007    7    -    1,014 
                     
Total  $23,563   $19,434   $(81)  $42,916 
   As of December 31, 2025 
   Adjusted
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 
Marketable Securities:                
Equity securities:                
Common and Preferred Equity Securities  $4,209   $396   $(93)  $4,512 
Simon OP Units   18,336    18,732    -    37,068 
    22,545    19,128    (93)   41,580 
Debt securities:                    
Corporate Bonds   1,007    47    -    1,054 
                     
Total  $23,552   $19,175   $(93)  $42,634 

 

As of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company held 200,247 common units (“Simon OP Units”) of Simon Property Group, L.P., the operating partnership of Simon Property Group, Inc. (“Simon Inc.”), a public REIT that is an owner and operator of shopping malls and outlet centers. Subject to various conditions, the Simon OP Units may be exchanged for cash or a similar number of shares of Simon Inc.’s common stock (“Simon Stock”). Accordingly, the Simon OP Units are valued based on the closing price of Simon Stock, which was $186.53 per share and $166.08 per share as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Additionally, the closing price of Simon Stock was $185.11 per share as of December 31, 2025.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company enters into interest rate cap contracts in order to reduce the effect of interest rate fluctuations on certain of its variable rate debt. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to these financial instruments. Management believes the risk of loss due to non-performance to be minimal.

 

The Company accounts for interest rate cap contracts as economic hedges, marking these contracts to market, taking into account present interest rates compared to the contracted fixed rate over the life of the contract and recording the unrealized gain or loss on the interest rate cap contracts on the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 5.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
     
  Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
     
  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Marketable securities, available for sale, and derivative financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

   Fair Value Measurement Using     
As of March 31, 2026  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Marketable Securities:                
Common and Preferred Equity Securities  $1,808   $2,742   $
-
   $4,550 
Simon OP Units   
-
    37,352    
-
    37,352 
Corporate Bonds   
-
    1,014    
-
    1,014 
                     
Total  $1,808   $41,108   $
-
   $42,916 

 

   Fair Value Measurement Using     
As of December 31, 2025  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Marketable Securities:                
Common and Preferred Equity Securities  $1,794   $2,718   $
-
   $4,512 
Simon OP Units   
-
    37,068    
-
    37,068 
Corporate Bonds   
-
    1,054    
-
    1,054 
                     
Total  $1,794   $40,840   $
-
   $42,634 

 

The fair values of the Company’s common equity securities are measured using readily quoted prices for these investments which are listed for trade on active markets. The fair values of the Company’s corporate bonds and preferred equity securities are measured using readily available quoted prices for these securities; however, the markets for these securities are not active. Additionally, as noted and disclosed above, the Simon OP Units are ultimately exchangeable for cash or similar number of shares of Simon Stock, therefore the Company uses the quoted market price of Simon Stock to measure the fair value of the Simon OP units.

 

As of March 31, 2026,  the Company has not recognized an allowance for expected credit losses related to debt securities as the Company has not identified any unrealized losses for these investments attributable to credit factors. The Company’s unrealized loss on investments in debt securities was primarily caused by changes in interest rates. The Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the Company’s investments in debt securities with stated contractual maturity dates, accounted for as available-for-sale securities and classified by the contractual maturity date of the securities:

 

   As of 
   March 31,
2026
 
Due in 1 year  $- 
Due in 1 year through 5 years   - 
Due in 5 years through 10 years   - 
Due after 10 years   1,014 
Total  $1,014 

 

The Company did not have any other significant financial assets or liabilities, which would require revised valuations that are recognized at fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, other assets and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s mortgage debt (amounts in millions) are summarized as follows:

 

   As of March 31, 2026   As of December 31, 2025 
   Carrying Amount   Estimated Fair Value   Carrying Amount   Estimated Fair Value 
Mortgages payable  $222.4   $223.4   $222.6   $224.0 

 

The fair values of the outstanding principal of the mortgages payable were determined by discounting the future contractual interest and principal payments by estimated current market interest rates.

 

Notes Payable

 

Margin Loan

 

The Company has access to a margin loan (the “Margin Loan”) from a financial institution that holds custody of certain of the Company’s marketable securities. The Margin Loan, which is due on demand, bears interest at SOFR plus 0.85% (4.51% as of March 31, 2026) and is collateralized by the marketable securities in the Company’s account. The amounts available to the Company under the Margin Loan are at the discretion of the financial institution and not limited to the amount of collateral in its account. There were no amounts outstanding under this Margin Loan as of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

Line of Credit

 

The Company has a non-revolving credit facility (the “Line of Credit”) with a financial institution that provides for borrowings up to a maximum of $20.0 million, subject to a 40% loan-to-value ratio based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, which matures on November 30, 2026 and bears interest at SOFR plus 1.35% (5.01% as of March 31, 2026). The Line of Credit is collateralized by an aggregate of 200,247 of Simon OP Units. As of March 31, 2026, the amount of borrowings available to be drawn under the Line of Credit was $14.9 million. No amounts were outstanding under the Line of Credit as of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Additionally, the Company intends to seek an extension to the Line of Credit on or before its maturity date.