Loans Held for Investment | Note 4. Loans Held for Investment Portfolio Summary The following table provides a summary of the Company’s loan portfolio as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Fixed Rate Floating (1)(2)(3) Total Fixed Rate Floating (1)(2)(3) Total Number of loans 7 12 19 6 14 20 Principal balance $ 111,619,413 $ 349,648,476 $ 461,267,889 $ 56,335,792 $ 367,838,966 $ 424,174,758 Carrying value $ 111,699,524 $ 347,624,849 $ 459,324,373 $ 56,464,310 $ 365,816,205 $ 422,280,515 Fair value $ 111,412,219 $ 347,426,451 $ 458,838,670 $ 56,284,334 $ 363,122,860 $ 419,407,194 Weighted-average coupon rate 13.44 % 7.47 % 8.92 % 12.17 % 7.95 % 8.51 % Weighted-average remaining 1.14 1.20 1.19 1.78 1.44 1.48 _______________ (1) These loans pay a coupon rate of LIBOR plus a fixed spread. Coupon rate shown was determined using LIBOR of 0.10% and 0.14% as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (2) As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts included $184.3 million and $184.2 million of senior mortgages used as collateral for $107.0 million and $107.6 million of borrowings under a term loan, respectively ( Note 9 ). As of June 30, 2021, amounts also included $13.2 million of senior mortgages used as collateral for $9.2 million of borrowings under a revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the term loan bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 4.25% with a LIBOR floor of 1.00%. Borrowings under the revolving line of credit bear interest at a minimum rate of 4.0%. (3) As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, nine and twelve of these loans, respectively, are subject to a LIBOR floor. Lending Activities The following table presents the activities of the Company’s loan portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020: Loans Held for Investment Loans Held for Investment through Participation Interests Total Balance, January 1, 2021 $ 417,986,462 $ 4,294,053 $ 422,280,515 New loans made 82,136,763 — 82,136,763 Principal repayments received (42,131,804) (4,250,000) (46,381,804) PIK interest (1) 1,338,170 — 1,338,170 Net amortization of premiums on loans (30,696) — (30,696) Accrual, payment and accretion of investment-related fees and other, 874,559 (44,053) 830,506 Provision for loan losses (849,081) — (849,081) Balance, June 30, 2021 $ 459,324,373 $ — $ 459,324,373 Loans Held for Investment Loans Held for Investment through Participation Interests Total Balance, January 1, 2020 $ 375,462,222 $ 3,150,546 $ 378,612,768 New loans made 53,213,376 1,129,112 54,342,488 Principal repayments received (18,990,175) — (18,990,175) PIK interest (1) 1,363,310 — 1,363,310 Net amortization of premiums on loans (30,696) — (30,696) Accrual, payment and accretion of investment-related fees, net 446,550 18,331 464,881 Provision for loan losses (1,314,294) — (1,314,294) Balance, June 30, 2020 $ 410,150,293 $ 4,297,989 $ 414,448,282 _______________ (1) Certain loans in the Company’s portfolio contain PIK interest provisions. The PIK interest represents contractually deferred interest that is added to the principal balance. PIK interest related to obligations under participation agreements amounted to $1.0 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Portfolio Information The tables below detail the types of loans in the Company’s loan portfolio, as well as the property type and geographic location of the properties securing these loans as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Loan Structure Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total First mortgages $ 328,228,189 $ 330,236,098 71.9 % $ 254,042,847 $ 255,093,989 60.5 % Preferred equity investments 108,248,355 108,572,807 23.6 % 141,590,632 142,002,144 33.6 % Mezzanine loans 24,791,345 25,103,307 5.5 % 28,541,279 28,923,140 6.8 % Allowance for loan losses — (4,587,839) (1.0) % — (3,738,758) (0.9) % Total $ 461,267,889 $ 459,324,373 100.0 % $ 424,174,758 $ 422,280,515 100.0 % June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Property Type Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total Office $ 200,071,536 $ 200,677,807 43.7 % $ 182,698,225 $ 183,053,751 43.3 % Multifamily 121,160,887 122,010,069 26.5 % 150,873,173 151,768,347 35.9 % Infill land 66,355,092 66,936,752 14.6 % 10,442,567 10,537,512 2.5 % Hotel - full/select service 47,112,521 47,544,871 10.4 % 49,142,809 49,393,251 11.7 % Mixed use 16,567,853 16,567,853 3.6 % 16,767,984 16,767,984 4.0 % Industrial 7,000,000 7,000,000 1.5 % 7,000,000 7,000,000 1.7 % Student housing 3,000,000 3,174,860 0.7 % 3,000,000 3,204,375 0.8 % Hotel - extended stay — — — % 4,250,000 4,294,053 1.0 % Allowance for loan losses — (4,587,839) (1.0) % — (3,738,758) (0.9) % Total $ 461,267,889 $ 459,324,373 100.0 % $ 424,174,758 $ 422,280,515 100.0 % During the first quarter of 2021, the Company reclassified the property types of collateral on certain loans to multifamily to better reflect the tenant mix of each property. Additionally, the Company categorized hotel properties further to hotel - full/selected service and hotel - extended stay. The prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Geographic Location Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total United States California $ 174,807,272 $ 175,838,430 38.3 % $ 200,279,688 $ 200,990,328 47.6 % New York 84,748,355 84,879,403 18.5 % 79,187,004 79,310,276 18.8 % Georgia 75,167,030 75,556,746 16.4 % 74,116,787 74,505,752 17.6 % Pennsylvania 52,000,000 52,447,064 11.4 % — — — % North Carolina 37,155,092 37,395,640 8.1 % 33,242,567 33,438,806 7.9 % Washington 23,500,000 23,693,404 5.2 % 23,500,000 23,682,536 5.6 % Massachusetts 7,000,000 7,000,000 1.5 % 7,000,000 7,000,000 1.7 % Texas 3,890,140 3,926,665 0.9 % 3,848,712 3,887,200 0.9 % South Carolina 3,000,000 3,174,860 0.7 % 3,000,000 3,204,375 0.8 % Allowance for loan losses — (4,587,839) (1.0) % — (3,738,758) (0.9) % Total $ 461,267,889 $ 459,324,373 100.0 % $ 424,174,758 $ 422,280,515 100.0 % Loan Risk Rating As described in Note 2 , the Manager evaluates the Company’s loan portfolio on a quarterly basis or more frequently as needed. In conjunction with the quarterly review of the Company’s loan portfolio, the Manager assesses the risk factors of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on a five-point scale with “1” being the lowest risk and “5” being the greatest risk. The following table allocates the principal balance and the carrying value of the Company’s loans based on the loan risk rating as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Loan Risk Rating Number of Loans Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total Number of Loans Principal Balance Carrying Value % of Total 1 — $ — $ — — % — $ — $ — — % 2 2 25,000,000 25,040,209 5.4 % 1 7,000,000 7,000,000 1.6 % 3 11 333,274,302 335,576,247 72.3 % 14 323,696,475 325,284,285 76.4 % 4 1 56,852,434 56,871,362 12.3 % 3 72,861,587 73,079,804 17.2 % 5 — — — — % 1 3,848,712 3,887,200 0.9 % Other (1) 5 46,141,153 46,424,394 10.0 % 1 16,767,984 16,767,984 3.9 % 19 $ 461,267,889 463,912,212 100.0 % 20 $ 424,174,758 426,019,273 100.0 % Allowance for loan losses (4,587,839) (3,738,758) Total, net of allowance for loan losses $ 459,324,373 $ 422,280,515 _______________ (1) These loans were deemed impaired and removed from the pool of loans on which a general allowance is calculated. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the specific allowance for loan losses on these loans were $3.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively, as a result of a decline in the fair value of the collateral. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had one loan with a loan risk rating of “4” and no loan with a loan risk rating of “5”, representing a decrease in loans with loan risk ratings of “4” and “5” from those as December 31, 2020, and the Company reversed the previously recorded general allowance for loan losses of $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. Additionally, as of June 30, 2021, the number of loans deemed impaired increased as compared to those as of December 31, 2020, and the Company recorded specific allowance for loan losses of $1.0 million and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had five loans with a loan risk rating of “4”, and recorded a general allowance for loan losses of $0.2 million and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The following table presents the activity in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020: Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period $ 3,738,758 $ — Provision for loan losses 849,081 1,314,294 Charge-offs — — Recoveries — — Allowance for loan losses, end of period $ 4,587,839 $ 1,314,294 The allowance for loan losses reserve reflects the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets generally and is not specific to any loan losses or impairments in our portfolio. See Note 2 and Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further discussion of COVID-19. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had four and one loans, respectively, that were in maturity default. Additionally, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company suspended interest income accrual of $0.7 million and $1.3 million on two loans, respectively, because recovery of such income was doubtful. There was no suspension of such interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. |