Mortgage Notes Receivable | Note 3 - Mortgage Notes Receivable The stated principal amount of mortgage notes receivable in our portfolio represents our interest in loans secured by first deeds of trust, security agreements or legal title to real estate located in the United States. Our lending standards require that all mortgage notes receivable be secured by a first deed of trust lien on real estate and that the maximum loan to value ratio (“LTV”) be no greater than 65 %. The LTV is calculated on an “as-complete” appraised value of the underlying collateral as determined by an independent appraiser at the time of the loan origination. The lending standards also limit the initial outstanding principal balance of the loan to a maximum LTV of up to 65% of the “as-is” appraised value of the underlying collateral, as determined by an independent appraiser at the time of the loan origination. Unless otherwise indicated, LTV is measured by the total commitment amount of the loan divided by the “as-complete” appraisal. LTVs do not reflect interim loan activity such as construction draws or interest payments capitalized to loans, or partial repayments of the loan. The maximum amount of a single loan may not exceed 10 % of our total assets and the maximum amount to a single borrower may not exceed 15 % of our total assets. We consider the maximum LTV as an indicator for the credit quality of a mortgage note receivable. Mortgage notes receivable are considered to be short-term financings, with initial terms typically ranging from five to 18 months in duration based on the size of the project and expected timeline for completion of construction, which we often elect to extend for several months, based on our evaluation of the project. All loans require monthly interest only payments and interest rates generally range from a fixed annual rate of 8 % to 13 %. Most loans are structured with an interest reserve holdback that covers the interest payments for most of the initial term of the loan. Once the interest reserve is depleted, borrowers are expected to pay their monthly interest payment within 10 days of month end. Mortgage notes receivable are presented net of construction holdbacks, interest reserves, allowance for credit losses and deferred origination and amendment fee income in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The construction holdback represents amounts withheld from the funding of construction loans until we deem construction to be sufficiently completed. The interest reserve represents amounts withheld from the funding of certain mortgage notes receivable for the purpose of satisfying monthly interest payments over all or part of the term of the related note. Accrued interest is paid out of the interest reserve and recognized as interest income at the end of each month. The deferred origination and amendment fee income represents amounts that will be recognized over the contractual life of the underlying mortgage notes receivable. The following table reconciles outstanding mortgage loan commitments to outstanding balance of mortgage notes receivable as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: (dollars in thousands) September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Total loan commitments $ 1,537,122 $ 1,245,963 Less: Construction holdbacks (1) 541,144 356,026 Interest reserves (1) 45,170 29,817 Private REIT participation (2) — 37,729 Total principal outstanding for our mortgage notes receivable 950,808 822,391 Less: Allowance for credit losses (3) 12,719 10,590 Deferred origination and amendment fees 14,568 13,315 Mortgage notes receivable, net $ 923,521 $ 798,486 (1) Includes construction holdbacks of $ 40.4 million and interest reserves of $ 4.3 million on participating interests sold to the Private REIT as of December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2021, there were no outstanding participations as a result of the retirement of the Private REIT. Refer to Note 9 for details. (2) The Private REIT’s participations in loans originated by us met the characteristics of participating interests and the criterion for sale accounting and therefore, were derecognized from our condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2021, there were no outstanding participations as a result of the retirement of the Private REIT. Refer to Note 9 for details. (3) As of September 30, 2021, $ 0.9 million of the CECL Allowance is excluded from this table because it relates to unfunded commitments and has been recorded as a liability under accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Non-accrual Status As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the principal outstanding on loans in contractual default status placed on non-accrual status was $ 162.6 and $ 126.8 million, respectively, and all non-accrual loans had an allowance for credit losses. Current Expected Credit Losses In assessing the CECL allowance, we consider historical loss experience, current conditions, and a reasonable and supportable forecast of the macroeconomic environment. We derived an annual historical loss rate based on the Company’s historical loss experience in our portfolio and historical loss experience in the commercial real estate industry provided by a third party adjusted to reflect our expectations of the macroeconomic environment based on forecast data per the Federal Reserve. The following tables summarize the activity in the CECL allowance during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020: CECL Allowance (dollars in thousands) Funded Unfunded (2) Total CECL allowance as of December 31, 2020 $ 10,590 $ — $ 10,590 Provision for credit losses, net 1,761 947 2,708 Charge-offs (1) ( 1,688 ) — ( 1,688 ) CECL allowance as of March 31, 2021 $ 10,663 $ 947 $ 11,610 Provision for credit losses (benefit), net 280 ( 222 ) 58 CECL allowance as of June 30, 2021 $ 10,943 $ 725 $ 11,668 Provision for credit losses, net 2,471 136 2,607 Charge-offs (1) ( 695 ) — ( 695 ) CECL allowance as of September 30, 2021 $ 12,719 $ 861 $ 13,580 (dollars in thousands) CECL Allowance Loan loss reserve as of December 31, 2019 $ 4,096 Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (3) 1,975 Provision for credit losses, net 4,432 Charge-offs (1) ( 537 ) CECL allowance as of March 31, 2020 $ 9,966 Charge-offs (1) ( 696 ) Provision for credit losses, net 4,224 CECL allowance as of June 30, 2020 $ 13,494 Charge-offs (1) — Provision for credit losses, net ( 2,932 ) CECL allowance as of September 30, 2020 $ 10,562 (1) Represents either loan repayments where the proceeds are less than the principal outstanding or transfers to real property owned upon foreclosure where the fair values of the underlying collateral are less than the principal outstanding. (2) CECL allowance relates to unfunded commitments is presented as a liability under accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. (3) Recorded as a direct charge to stockholders’ equity, effective January 1, 2020, as a cumulative-effect of change in accounting principle. In determining our CECL allowance, we segment loans with similar characteristics. All of our loans are construction loans secured by residential or commercial real estate and, in assessing estimated credit losses, we evaluate various metrics, including, but not limited to, construction type, collateral type, LTV, market conditions of property location and borrower experience and financial strength. The following tables allocate the carrying value of our loan portfolio based on our internal credit quality indicators in assessing estimated credit losses and vintage of origination at the dates indicated: At September 30, 2021 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Construction Type Vertical Construction $ 550,228 58.8 % $ 229,840 $ 222,094 $ 9,170 $ 1,358 $ 87,507 $ 259 Horizontal Development 196,125 20.9 149,101 41,805 — 181 — 5,038 Investment 189,887 20.3 102,055 49,261 10,174 4,297 18,506 5,594 Total $ 936,240 100.0 % $ 480,996 $ 313,160 $ 19,344 $ 5,836 $ 106,013 $ 10,891 CECL allowance (2) ( 12,719 ) Carrying value, net $ 923,521 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Includes $ 4.3 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. In addition, $ 0.9 million of the CECL allowance is excluded from this table because it relates to unfunded commitments and has been recorded as a liability under accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. At September 30, 2021 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Collateral Type Apartments $ 193,046 20.6 % $ 66,766 $ 98,508 $ 1,042 $ — $ 26,730 $ — Residential Lots 117,356 12.5 72,953 33,771 — — — 10,632 Townhomes 100,903 10.9 45,480 29,519 — 1,011 24,634 259 Single Family Housing 88,921 9.5 77,235 11,355 — 181 150 — Mixed Use 87,456 9.3 56,045 29,488 1,923 — — — Condos 66,581 7.1 5,479 23,824 — 1,286 35,992 — Senior Housing 58,083 6.2 32,815 25,268 — — — — Entitled Land 53,616 5.7 36,308 — — — 17,308 — Hotel 41,609 4.4 1,212 40,397 — — — — Unentitled Land 38,395 4.1 35,037 — — 3,358 — — Offices 27,128 2.9 5,975 6,731 14,422 — — — Commercial 22,354 2.4 22,354 — — — — — Commercial Lots 10,449 1.1 — 10,449 — — — — Quadplex 8,212 0.9 5,828 2,384 — — — — Commercial other 7,463 0.8 7,463 — — — — — Retail 7,325 0.8 3,902 1,466 1,957 — — — Duplex 5,613 0.6 4,414 — — — 1,199 — Industrial 1,730 0.2 1,730 — — — — — Total $ 936,240 100.0 % $ 480,996 $ 313,160 $ 19,344 $ 5,836 $ 106,013 $ 10,891 CECL allowance (2) ( 12,719 ) Carrying value, net $ 923,521 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Includes $ 4.3 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. In addition, $ 0.9 million of the CECL allowance is excluded from this table because it relates to unfunded commitments and has been recorded as a liability under accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. At September 30, 2021 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior LTV (2) 0 - 40% $ 52,443 5.6 % $ 25,756 $ 6,021 $ — $ 3,358 $ 17,308 $ — 41 - 45% 46,389 5.0 34,326 12,063 — — — — 46 - 50% 53,082 5.7 32,435 20,647 — — — — 51 - 55% 125,012 13.3 81,231 41,565 1,957 — — 259 56 - 60% 100,736 10.8 12,283 69,361 — — 13,498 5,594 61 - 65% 541,679 57.8 294,322 153,484 17,387 2,478 74,008 — 66 - 70% 643 0.1 643 — — — — — 71 - 75% — 0.0 — — — — — — 76 - 80% — 0.0 — — — — — — Above 80% 16,256 1.7 — 10,019 — — 1,199 5,038 Total $ 936,240 100.0 % $ 480,996 $ 313,160 $ 19,344 $ 5,836 $ 106,013 $ 10,891 CECL allowance (3) ( 12,719 ) Carrying value, net $ 923,521 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Represents LTV as of origination or latest amendment. LTVs above 65 % generally represent loans in contractual default status where we have agreed to extend funds to the borrower above 65 % in order to facilitate successful completion of the construction and return of capital. (3) Includes $ 4.3 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. In addition, $ 0.9 million of the CECL allowance is excluded from this table because it relates to unfunded commitments and has been recorded as a liability under accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. At December 31, 2020 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Construction Type Vertical Construction $ 514,136 63.5 % $ 354,012 $ 57,090 $ 6,853 $ 88,655 $ 7,526 $ — Horizontal Development 153,345 19.0 129,607 15,028 283 — 8,427 — Investment 141,595 17.5 98,146 18,657 7,259 16,444 — 1,089 Total $ 809,076 100.0 % $ 581,765 $ 90,775 $ 14,395 $ 105,099 $ 15,953 $ 1,089 CECL allowance (2) ( 10,590 ) Carrying value, net $ 798,486 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Includes $ 1.5 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. At December 31, 2020 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior Collateral Type Apartments $ 129,588 16.0 % $ 79,931 $ 18,953 $ — $ 24,232 $ 6,472 $ — Residential Lots 124,548 15.4 105,830 10,291 — — 8,427 — Condos 92,245 11.4 52,714 3,106 4,405 32,020 — — Single family housing 90,131 11.1 69,438 8,839 1,028 10,103 — 723 Townhomes 72,773 9.0 47,391 1,061 1,703 21,564 1,054 — Unentitled Land 71,796 8.9 47,727 — 7,259 16,444 — 366 Mixed Use 66,092 8.2 60,232 5,860 — — — — Hotel 51,115 6.3 42,874 8,241 — — — — Senior Housing 34,283 4.2 34,283 — — — — — Offices 29,540 3.7 8,495 21,045 — — — — Commercial Lots 15,683 1.9 15,683 — — — — — Retail 11,397 1.4 9,500 1,897 — — — — Industrial 11,309 1.4 704 10,605 — — — — Quadplex 5,592 0.7 5,592 — — — — — Entitled Land 1,116 0.1 1,116 — — — — — Commercial 877 0.1 — 877 — — — — Duplex 736 0.1 — — — 736 — — Commercial other 254 0.1 254 — — — — — Total $ 809,076 100.0 % $ 581,765 $ 90,775 $ 14,395 $ 105,099 $ 15,953 $ 1,089 CECL allowance (2) ( 10,590 ) Carrying value, net $ 798,486 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Includes $ 1.5 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. At December 31, 2020 Year Originated (1) (dollars in thousands) Carrying % of 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Prior LTV (2) 0 - 40% $ 22,601 2.8 % $ 18,112 $ — $ 3,862 $ 261 $ — $ 366 41 - 45% 68,263 8.4 44,683 20,183 3,397 — — — 46 - 50% 23,864 2.9 15,917 7,224 — — — 723 51 - 55% 76,539 9.5 57,583 2,774 — 16,182 — — 56 - 60% 135,170 16.7 117,309 3,106 — 9,639 5,116 — 61 - 65% 450,253 55.7 301,964 57,488 7,136 76,139 7,526 — 66 - 70% 9,416 1.2 9,416 — — — — — 71 - 75% 1,983 0.2 1,983 — — — — — 76 - 80% 14,544 1.8 14,544 — — — — — Above 80% 6,443 0.8 254 — — 2,878 3,311 — Total $ 809,076 100.0 % $ 581,765 $ 90,775 $ 14,395 $ 105,099 $ 15,953 $ 1,089 CECL allowance (3) ( 10,590 ) Carrying value, net $ 798,486 (1) Represents the year of origination or amendment where the loan incurred a full re-underwriting. (2) Represents LTV as of origination or latest amendment. LTVs above 65 % generally represent loans in contractual default status where we have agreed to extend funds to the borrower above 65 % in order to ensure successful completion of the construction and return of capital. (3) Includes $ 1.5 million in loan specific allowances for loans deemed collateral dependent based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. The following tables allocate the carrying value of collateral dependent loans in our loan portfolio to the collateral type at the dates indicated: At September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands) Carrying Value CECL Allowance (1) Carrying Value, net Collateral Type Entitled Land $ 17,308 $ ( 645 ) $ 16,663 Hotel 14,494 ( 143 ) 14,351 Townhomes 10,805 ( 1,783 ) 9,022 Offices 6,294 ( 817 ) 5,477 Apartments 5,090 ( 44 ) 5,046 Mixed Use 2,525 ( 28 ) 2,498 Single Family Housing 2,080 ( 16 ) 2,063 Duplex 1,199 ( 641 ) 558 Condos 939 ( 502 ) 436 Total $ 60,733 $ ( 4,619 ) $ 56,114 (1) Includes $ 4.3 million in specific allowances based on the excess amortized cost over the fair value of the underlying collateral and $ 0.3 million where the fair value was greater and the allowance is based on the standard CECL methodology. At December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands) Carrying Value CECL Allowance (1) Carrying Value, net Collateral Type Hotel $ 16,215 $ ( 202 ) $ 16,013 Single Family Housing 9,953 ( 1,542 ) 8,411 Offices 5,541 ( 305 ) 5,236 Residential Lots 713 - 713 Total 32,422 ( 2,049 ) 30,373 (1) Includes $ 1.5 million in specific allowances based on the excess amortized cost over the fair value of the underlying collateral and $ 0.5 million where the fair value was greater and the allowance is based on the standard CECL methodology. |