v3.26.1
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Investment Assets Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s investment assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2026 ($ in thousands):

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate loan investments

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,900,385

 

Investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

11,647

 

 

 

 

Residential bridge loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,604

 

Tax liens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

409,980

 

Total investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

11,647

 

 

 

443,584

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

11,647

 

 

$

3,343,969

 

On March 31, 2026, the Company transferred the outstanding balance of the Company’s mortgage servicing rights portfolio of $73.4 million from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of executing a signed purchase and sale agreement.

The following table presents the Company’s investment assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate loan investments

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,177,027

 

Investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,848

 

Residential bridge loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,735

 

Tax liens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

368,943

 

Total investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

471,526

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,648,553

 

 

Summay of Changes in Investments

The following tables summarize changes in investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 ($ in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

Commercial Real
Estate Loan
Investments

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

Residential Bridge Loans

 

 

Tax Liens

 

Balance at March 31, 2026

 

$

2,428,080

 

 

$

73,396

 

 

$

27,570

 

 

$

285,331

 

Loan originations and fundings

 

 

510,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,302

 

 

 

235,014

 

Repayments

 

 

(38,436

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,268

)

 

 

(109,347

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(61,167

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(585

)

Net unrealized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

(582

)

 

 

 

 

 

(433

)

Balance at June 30, 2026

 

$

2,900,385

 

 

$

11,647

 

 

$

33,604

 

 

$

409,980

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

Commercial Real
Estate Loan
Investments

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

Residential Bridge Loans

 

 

Tax Liens

 

Balance at March 31, 2025

 

$

871,906

 

 

$

79,376

 

 

$

3,029

 

 

$

56,144

 

Loan originations and fundings

 

 

446,472

 

 

 

2,525

 

 

 

16,858

 

 

 

311,854

 

Repayments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(274

)

 

 

(26,824

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(358

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(317

)

Net unrealized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

(262

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2025

 

$

1,318,378

 

 

$

81,281

 

 

$

19,613

 

 

$

340,857

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

Commercial Real
Estate Loan
Investments

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

Residential Bridge Loans

 

 

Tax Liens

 

Balance at December 31, 2025

 

$

2,177,027

 

 

$

74,848

 

 

$

27,735

 

 

$

368,943

 

Loan originations and fundings

 

 

835,623

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

15,267

 

 

 

239,447

 

Repayments

 

 

(113,614

)

 

 

 

 

 

(9,398

)

 

 

(196,615

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(62,783

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,405

)

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

1,349

 

 

 

(468

)

 

 

 

 

 

(390

)

Balance at June 30, 2026

 

$

2,900,385

 

 

$

11,647

 

 

$

33,604

 

 

$

409,980

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

Commercial Real
Estate Loan
Investments

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

 

Residential Bridge Loans

 

 

Tax Liens

 

Balance at December 31, 2024

 

$

370,401

 

 

$

9,835

 

 

$

2,750

 

 

$

68,082

 

Loan originations and fundings

 

 

947,977

 

 

 

73,404

 

 

 

17,137

 

 

 

317,409

 

Repayments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(274

)

 

 

(43,793

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(983

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(841

)

Net unrealized loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

(975

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2025

 

$

1,318,378

 

 

$

81,281

 

 

$

19,613

 

 

$

340,857

 

 

Schedule of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Fair Value of Investments

The key unobservable inputs used in determining the fair value of the Company’s investments as of June 30, 2026 were as follows:

Level 3 Asset Category

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Valuation
Technique

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range of
Inputs

 

Impact to
Valuation from
an Increase in
Input

Commercial real estate loan investments

 

$

2,900,385

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

4.85% - 24.73%

 

Decrease

Investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential bridge loans

 

$

33,604

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

10.00%

 

Decrease

Tax liens

 

$

409,980

 

 

Yield analysis

 

Yield

 

0% - 19.65%

 

Increase

 

The key unobservable inputs used in determining the fair value of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

Level 3 Asset Category

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Valuation
Technique

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range of
Inputs

 

 

Impact to
Valuation from
an Increase in
Input

Commercial real estate loan investments

 

$

2,177,027

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

4.10% - 12.84%

 

 

Decrease

Investments in real estate-related assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

$

74,848

 

 

NAV

 

NAV

 

$

74,848

 

 

Increase

Residential bridge loans

 

$

27,735

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

10.00%

 

 

Decrease

Tax liens

 

$

368,943

 

 

Yield analysis

 

Yield

 

5.20% - 17.02%

 

 

Increase