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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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(Mark One)


x			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024


o			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-32921

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NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware			80-0139099
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)			75201 (Zip Code)

(214) 276-6300

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, par value $0.001 per share

NXDT

New York Stock Exchange

5.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, par value
$0.001 per share ($25.00 liquidation preference per share)

NXDT-PA

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

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The aggregate market value of the common equity of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of such shares on June 28, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $178,798,132.

As of March 31, 2025, the registrant had 44,517,013.24 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the proxy statement for the registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

Auditor Firm Id:

185

Auditor Name:

KPMG, LLP

Auditor Location:

Dallas, Texas, United States

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NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST

Form 10-K

Year Ended December 31, 2024

INDEX


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	PART I

Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	14
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	67
Item 1C.	Cybersecurity	67
Item 2.	Properties	68
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	70
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	70

	PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	71
Item 6.	[Reserved]	71
Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	134
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	96
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	96
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	151
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	151
Item 9B.	Other Information	151
Item 9C.	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections	151

	PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance	152
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	152
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters	152
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	152
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	152

	PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules	153
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	158
Signatures		159

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This annual report (this "Annual Report") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. In particular, statements relating to our liquidity and capital resources, our performance and results of operations contain forward-looking statements. Furthermore, all of the statements regarding future financial performance (including market conditions and demographics) are forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Annual Report are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” "plan," "potential," “estimate,” “project,” "target," “should,” “will,” “would,” “result,” "goal," "could," "future," "continue," "if," the negative version of these words and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, liquidity or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

•Unfavorable changes in economic conditions and their effects on the real estate industry generally and our operations and financial condition, including inflation, rising or high interest rates, tightening monetary policy or recession, which may limit our ability to access funding and generate returns for shareholders;

•Our loans and investments expose us to risks similar to and associated with real estate investments generally;

•Commercial real estate-related investments that are secured, directly or indirectly, by real property are subject to delinquency, foreclosure and loss, which could result in losses to us;

•Risks associated with the ownership of real estate, including dependence on tenants and compliance with laws and regulations related to ownership of real property;

•Risks associated with our investment in diverse issuers, industries and investment forms and classes, both in real estate and in non-real estate sectors, including common equity, preferred equity, options or other derivatives, short sale contracts, secured loans of securities, reverse repurchase agreements, structured finance securities, below investment grade senior loans, bonds, convertible instruments, joint ventures, and emerging markets;

•Fluctuations in interest rate and credit spreads, could reduce our ability to generate income on our loans and other investments, which could lead to a significant decrease in our results of operations, cash flows and the market value of our investments;

•The use of leverage to finance our investments;

•Risks associated with our loans and investments in debt instruments including, senior loans, mezzanine loans, collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), and structured finance securities;

•Our loans and investments are concentrated in terms of type of interest, geography, asset types, industry and sponsors and may continue to be so in the future;

•We have a substantial amount of indebtedness which may limit our financial and operating activities and may adversely affect our ability to incur additional debt to fund future needs;

•We have limited operating history as a standalone company and may not be able to operate our business successfully, find suitable investments, or generate sufficient revenue to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders;

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•We may not replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by affiliates of NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (“NexPoint” or our “Sponsor”), members of the NexPoint Real Estate Advisors X, L.P. (our “Adviser”) management team or their affiliates.

•We are dependent upon our Adviser and its affiliates to conduct our day-to-day operations; thus, adverse changes in their financial health or our relationship with them could cause our operations to suffer;

•Our Adviser and its affiliates face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts created by our Adviser’s compensation arrangements with us, including compensation which may be required to be paid to our Adviser if our advisory agreement is terminated, which could result in decisions that are not in the best interests of our shareholders;

•We pay substantial fees and expenses to our Adviser and its affiliates, which payments increase the risk that you will not earn a profit on your investment;

•If we fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, cash available for distributions to be paid to our shareholders could decrease materially, which would limit our ability to make distributions to our shareholders; and

•Any other risks included under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes, except as required by law.

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Item 1. Business

General

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an externally advised, publicly traded REIT focused on the acquisition, asset management, development, and disposition of opportunistic, value-add investments in real estate properties throughout the United States. The Company focuses primarily on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to equity, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. The Company is advised by the Adviser. The Company was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on March 10, 2006 under the name “Highland Credit Strategies Fund” and changed its name to “NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust” in 2021, and the Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “OP”), the Company’s operating partnership. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owned 100% of the issued and outstanding partnership units of the OP. The Company conducts its business (the “Portfolio”) through the OP and its wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust OP GP, LLC (the "OP GP"), is the sole general partner of the OP.

2024 Highlights

Key highlights and transactions completed in 2024 include the following:

Investments in DSTs

On July 26, 2024, the Company, through a subsidiary, contributed approximately $4.6 million to NexPoint Life Sciences II DST (“Life Sciences II DST”), in exchange for LLC interests. On July 26, 2024, the Company, through a subsidiary, contributed $14.9 million to NexPoint Semiconductor Manufacturing DST (“Semiconductor DST”), in exchange for LLC interests. On September 11, 2024, the Company contributed an additional $6.1 million to Semiconductor DST in exchange for LLC interests. For further information on these transactions, see Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements.

NHT Acquisition

On April 10, 2024, the Company, through a subsidiary, acquired 2,176,257 units of NexPoint Hospitality Trust (“NHT”) (the “NHT Units”). As a result, the Company owned 53.65% of the outstanding NHT Units and was determined to hold the controlling financial interest in NHT. For further information on this transaction, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. On November 22, 2024, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which it would acquire the remaining outstanding NHT Units in a merger transaction (the “NHT Merger”) for approximately $5.5 million, to be paid principally in common shares of the Company, with limited partnership interests of the OP paid for the equity interests of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC (“NHT OP”). On February 21, 2025, NHT’s unitholders voted to approve the NHT Merger. The NHT Merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

SFR WLIF III

On November 25, 2024, SFR WLIF III, LLC, redeemed all of the interests in SFR WLIF III, LLC. The Company received approximately $7.2 million for the redemption of its units.

NREF OP IV

On April 19, the OP loaned $6.5 million to NREF OP IV, L.P. (“NREF OP IV”), a subsidiary of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (“NREF”). In connection with the loan, NREF OP IV issued a promissory note to the OP in the initial principal amount of $6.5 million bearing interest at 7.535%, which is payable in kind, is interest only during its term and matures on April 19, 2029.

Share Repurchase Program

On October 24, 2022, our Board of Trustees (our “Board”) authorized a share repurchase program (the “Prior Share Repurchase Program”) through which we could repurchase an indeterminate number of common shares and our 5.50%

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Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), at an aggregate market value of up to $20.0 million during a two-year period that expired on October 24, 2024. We did not make any repurchases of our common shares of Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to the Prior Share Repurchase Program. On October 28, 2024, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) through which the Company may repurchase an indeterminate number of common shares and Series A Preferred Shares, at an aggregate market value of up to $20.0 million during a two-year period that is set to expire on October 28, 2026. We may utilize various methods to affect the repurchases, and the timing and extent of the repurchases will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations, including whether our common shares or Series A Preferred Shares are trading at a significant discount to net asset value ("NAV") per share. Repurchases under this program may be discontinued at any time. As of December 31, 2024, we had not made any repurchases of our common shares or Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program.

Reportable Segments

The company has two reportable segments, NXDT and NHT. NXDT represents the Company's primary reportable segment and represents a significant majority of the Company's consolidated portfolio (the "NXDT Portfolio"). The NXDT reportable segment is the legacy reportable segment and is focused on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to, equity, mortgage, debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. The NHT reportable segment represents a minority of the Company's consolidated portfolio (the "NHT Portfolio") and operations and is focused on exiting out of its remaining hospitality assets and repositioning the portfolio into other real estate sectors where management has extensive operating expertise and experience.

Our Portfolio

As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s NXDT Portfolio includes real estate investments comprised of four operating properties, three of which are rented from the Company for retail, hospitality or office use and one of which is undeveloped, two convertible note and two promissory note investments in businesses focused on single-family rental (“SFR”) and hospitality real estate, and 13 equity investments in businesses primarily focused on investing in SFR, self-storage, hospitality, life science or undeveloped real estate, as well as investing in commercial mortgage loans or other structured investments with underlying properties types including single-family, multifamily, life science and self-storage. As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s Portfolio also includes other investments comprised of its ownership of common and preferred equity, loans, CLOs, rights and warrants, convertible notes and bonds from a number of diverse issuers and investment vehicles, including litigation claims and midband spectrum frequency licenses. As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s NHT Portfolio includes real estate investments comprised of four operating properties, four of which are rented from the Company for hospitality use, and three properties which are held-for-sale.

The Company’s Portfolio, based on net equity, is comprised of 81.6% real estate investments and 18.4% other investments. See below for a table of our investments as of December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands).

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		Investment	Real Estate
Investment		Date	Value		Debt		Net Equity (1)		Location	Property Type
Operating Properties
Cityplace Tower		8/15/2018	$	231,393	$	139,939	$	105,688	Dallas, Texas	Office, Multifamily & Hospitality (3)
NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC		8/9/2022	26,500		13,250		13,269		Plano, Texas	Land
5916 W Loop 289	(2)	7/23/2013	4,019		—		3,676		Lubbock, Texas	Real Estate Other
White Rock Center	(2)	6/13/2013	13,716		10,000		2,097		Dallas, Texas	Real Estate Other
Dallas Hilton Garden Inn		12/31/2014	30,318		—		32,312		Dallas, Texas	Hospitality
St. Petersburg Marriott		9/25/2018	45,796		—		49,462		St. Petersburg, Florida	Hospitality
Hyatt Place Park City		2/15/2022	27,636		—		28,267		Park City, Utah	Hospitality
Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites		2/22/2022	30,911		—		31,029		Bradenton, Florida	Hospitality
Total			$	410,289	$	163,189	$	265,800


	Investment	Real Estate
Investment	Date	Value		Debt		Net Equity (1)		Location	Property Type
Held-For-Sale Properties
Addison Property (4)	5/4/2017	$	8,250	$	—	$	8,250	Addison, Texas	Hospitality
Plano HomeWood Suites	5/4/2017	8,266		—		8,266		Plano, Texas	Hospitality
Las Colinas HomeWood Suites	5/4/2017	13,762		—		13,762		Las Colinas, Texas	Hospitality
Total		$	30,278	$	—	$	30,278


Real Estate Equity Method Investments	Ownership Percentage			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)		Location
VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.	11.4	%		Single-Family Rental	$	151,706	Various
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.	15.6	%		Diversified	76,396		Various
NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.	52.8	%		Self-Storage	62,709		Various
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	30.8	%		Single-Family Rental	37,953		Various
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	30.5	%		Self-Storage	34,172		Various
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.	12.0	%	(2)	Diversified	32,949		Various
AM Uptown Hotel, LLC	60.0	%		Hospitality	18,081		Dallas, Texas
Las Vegas Land Owner, LLC	77.0	%	(5)	Multifamily	12,321		Las Vegas, Nevada
Sandstone Pasadena Apartments, LLC	50.0	%		Multifamily	10,055		Pasadena, Texas
LLV Holdco, LLC	26.8	%		Land	2,606		Henderson, Nevada
Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC	20.9	%		Multifamily	407		Various
Total					$	439,355

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Other Real Estate Common Equity	Shares/Units			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)
IQHQ Holdings Class A-1	1,939		(2)	Life Science	$	24,718
Other	1,764		(2)	Real Estate Other	7,530
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.	96		(2)	Multifamily	4,018
IQHQ Holdings Class A-2	250		(2)	Life Science	3,188
Total					$	39,454

DSTs	Shares/Units			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)
NexPoint Semiconductor Manufacturing DST	2,297			Real Estate Other	$	20,959
NexPoint Life Sciences II DST	1,044			Life Science	9,600
Total					$	30,559

Real Estate Convertible Notes	Principal Amount			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)
SFR OP Convertible Notes	21,457			Single-Family Rental	$	20,846



Real Estate Senior Loans	Principal Amount			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)
LLV Holdco, LLC Revolver	4,967			Land	$	4,709

Real Estate Promissory Notes	Principal Amount			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)
NFRO SFR Promissory Note 08/15/2025	3,883			Self-Storage	$	3,883
NFRO SFR Promissory Note 06/15/2025	3,432			Single-Family Rental	3,432
NSP OC Promissory Note	2,776			Single-Family Rental	2,765
SFR OP Promissory Note	500			Single-Family Rental	500
Total					$	10,580

Other Equity Method Investments	Shares/Units			Investment Type	Net Equity (1)		Location
Perilune Aero Equity Holdings One, LLC	10,310,000			Aircraft	$	13,565	Aerospace
Claymore Holdings, LLC	5,054,376		(6)	Litigation Claims	—		N/A
Allenby, LLC	1,123,531		(6)	Litigation Claims	—		N/A
Haygood, LLC.	31,170		(6)	Litigation Claims	—		N/A
Total					$	13,565

Other Assets	Net Equity (1)
Preferred Shares	$	69,895
Common Equity	69,151		(2)

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Senior Loans	35,720

Rights and Warrants	1,788
Bonds	114
Total	$	176,668


(1)			Net equity represents the carrying value of the investment. For investments in operating properties, any debt secured by the underlying real property is subtracted from the carrying value of the investment.
(2)			All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales, margin borrowing or credit facilities.
(3)			Cityplace Tower (“Cityplace”) is currently under development, and the Company is converting part of the property into a hotel with multifamily residential floors, which was still under construction as of December 31, 2024.
(4)			Effective December 19, 2024, the property ceased operating under the HomeWood Suites brand.
(5)			The Company owns 100% of Las Vegas Land Owner, LLC ("Tivoli"), a tenants-in-common arrangement (the "TIC") that owns 77% of an 8.5 acre tract of land upon which Tivoli plans to develop a 300 unit multifamily apartment community in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. Through the TIC, the Company shares control and as such accounts for this investment using the equity method.
(6)			The Company owns noncontrolling interests in three limited liability companies, Claymore Holdings, LLC, Allenby, LLC, and Haygood, LLC, created to hold litigation claims. The probability, timing, and potential amount of recovery, if any, are unknown as of December 31, 2024.

Primary Investment Objective

As a diversified REIT, the Company’s primary investment objective is to provide both current income and capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve this objective through its focus on investing across the capital structure in various commercial real estate property types. Target underlying property types primarily include real estate sectors where senior management has extensive operating expertise and experience including, SFR, multifamily, self-storage, life science, office, industrial, hospitality, net lease, retail and small bay industrial. The Company may, to a limited extent, hold, acquire or transact in certain non-real estate securities.

The Company focuses on opportunistic investments in real estate properties with a value-add component and real estate credit with an objective to increase the cash flow and value of our properties, acquire properties with cash flow growth potential and achieve capital appreciation for shareholders through a value-add program. The Company pursues real estate credit investments based on where the Adviser believes the various real estate subsectors are performing within the broader real estate cycle and tactically allocates its investments among these opportunities.

The Company believes that a diversified investment approach is appropriate for the current market environment. However, to capitalize on investment opportunities at different times in the economic and real estate investment cycle, the Company may change its investment strategy from time to time. The Company believes that the flexibility of the Company's investment strategy and the experience and resources of the Adviser and its affiliates will allow the Company to take advantage of changing market conditions to provide both current income and generate capital appreciation. The Board is able to modify the Company's strategies to the extent it determines it is in the Company's best interest.

Target Investments

We invest primarily in commercial real estate, including operating properties and common equity but also including, but not limited to, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity:

Operating Properties: We make investments in operating properties with a value-add component, including but not limited to retail, hospitality, and office space rented from the Company and land for development.

Common Equity: We make investments in common equity in publicly traded companies and privately held entities focused on investment in real estate across a range of underlying property types.

Mortgage Debt: We expect that we may make investments in mortgage debt on real estate properties. The loans may vary in duration, bear interest at a fixed or floating rate and amortize, typically with a balloon payment of principal at maturity. These investments may include whole loans or pari passu participations within such mortgage debt.

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Mezzanine Loans: We expect that we may originate or acquire mezzanine loans. These loans are generally subordinate to the other mortgage debt on a property, but senior to the equity of the borrower. These loans are not secured by the underlying real estate, but generally can be converted into preferred equity of the mortgage borrower or owner of a mortgage borrower, as applicable.

Preferred Equity: We expect that we may make investments that are subordinate to any mortgage or mezzanine loan, but senior to the common equity of the borrower. Preferred equity investments typically receive a preferred return from the issuer’s cash flow rather than interest payments and often have the right for such preferred return to accrue if there is insufficient cash flow for current payment. These investments are not secured by the underlying real estate, but upon the occurrence of a default, the preferred equity provider typically has the right to effect a change of control with respect to the ownership of the property.

In addition to investments in real estate, the Company may, to a limited extent, hold, acquire or transact in certain non-real estate securities. The Company’s non-real estate investments include its ownership of common equity, preferred equity, loans, CLOs, rights and warrants, U.S. life settlement contracts, convertible notes and bonds from a number of diverse issuers and investment vehicles, including litigation claims and midband spectrum frequency licenses.

Strategic Reallocation of NXDT’s Portfolio

In the coming year, NXDT plans to re-focus its asset allocation across sectors in which our Sponsor has an extensive experience and expertise. This re-focusing will involve selling legacy assets that do not fall within our core investment strategy. A more favorable capital market environment, with lower interest rates and increased liquidity, is expected to facilitate this process. The Company’s objective is to opportunistically sell $100 million to $150 million in assets to free up capital for reinvestment in target asset classes such as residential, self-storage, and life sciences.

Our Financing Strategy

While we do not have any formal restrictions or policy with respect to our debt-to-equity leverage ratio, we currently expect that our leverage will not exceed a ratio of 3-to-l. We believe this leverage ratio is prudent given that leverage typically exists at the asset level. The amount of leverage we may employ for particular assets depends upon the availability of particular types of financing and our Adviser’s assessment of the credit, liquidity, price volatility and other risks of those assets and financing counterparties. Our decision to use leverage to finance our assets is at the discretion of our Adviser, subject to review by our Board, and is not subject to the approval of our shareholders. We generally intend to match leverage term and structure to that of the underlying investment financed. For additional information on sources of and trends regarding our liquidity, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

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Our Structure

The following chart shows our ownership structure as of the date hereof:

Our Adviser

The Company is externally managed by the Adviser, through an agreement dated July 1, 2022, as amended on October 25, 2022, April 11, 2023 and July 22, 2024 (the “Advisory Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Adviser for an initial three-year term that will expire on July 1, 2025 and successive one-year terms thereafter unless earlier terminated. The Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of the Company and provides investment management services. All of the Company’s investment decisions are made by the Adviser, subject to general oversight by the Adviser’s investment committee and the Company’s Board. The Adviser is wholly owned by our Sponsor. The members of our Adviser’s investment committee are James Dondero and Matt McGraner.

Our Advisory Agreement

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We pay our Adviser annual fees. We do not pay any incentive fees to our Adviser. We also generally reimburse our Adviser for operating or offering expenses it incurs on our behalf or in connection with the services it performs for us. Prior to June 30, 2023, direct payment of operating expenses by us together with reimbursement of operating expenses to the Adviser, plus compensation expenses relating to equity awards granted under a long-term incentive plan and all other corporate general and administrative expenses of the Company, including the Fees (defined below) payable under the Advisory Agreement, could not exceed 1.5% (the “Expense Cap”) of Managed Assets (defined below), calculated as of the end of each quarter, for the twelve-month period following the Company’s receipt of the Deregistration Order. This limitation ended on June 30, 2023 and did not apply to Offering Expenses (defined below), legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other service fees incurred in connection with extraordinary litigation and mergers and acquisitions or other events outside the ordinary course of our business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of certain real estate-related investments; provided, in the event the Company consolidates another entity that it does not wholly own as a result of owning a controlling interest in such entity or otherwise, expenses will be calculated without giving effect to such consolidation and instead such entity’s expenses will, on a pro rata basis consistent with the Company’s percentage ownership, be considered those of the Company for purposes of calculation of expenses. The Adviser may, at its discretion and at any time, waive its right to reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket expenses paid on the Company’s behalf. Once waived, those expenses were considered permanently waived and became non-recoupable.

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, our Adviser will, among other things:

•identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of our investments (including performing due diligence);

•find, present and recommend investment opportunities consistent with our investment policies and objectives;

•structure the terms and conditions of our investments;

•review and analyze financial information for each investment in our overall Portfolio;

•close, monitor and administer our investments; and

•identify debt and equity capital needs and procure the necessary capital.

As consideration for the Adviser’s services under the Advisory Agreement, we pay our Adviser an annual fee (the “Advisory Fee”) of 1.00% of Managed Assets and an annual fee (the “Administrative Fee” and, together with the Advisory Fee, the “Fees”) of 0.20% of the Company’s Managed Assets. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Administrative Fee shall be paid in cash and the monthly installment of the Advisory Fee shall be paid one-half in cash and one-half in common shares of the Company, subject to certain restrictions including that in no event shall the common shares issued to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement exceed five percent of the number of common shares or five percent of the voting power of the Company outstanding prior to the first such issuance (the "Share Cap") and that in no event shall the common shares issued to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement exceed 6,000,000 common shares; provided, however, that the Share Cap will not apply if the Company's shareholders have approved issuances in excess of the Share Cap. The Fees shall be payable independent of the performance of the Company or its investments.

Under the Advisory Agreement, “Managed Assets” means an amount equal to the total assets of the Company, including any form of leverage, minus all accrued expenses incurred in the normal course of operations, but not excluding any liabilities or obligations attributable to leverage obtained through (i) indebtedness of any type (including, without limitation, borrowing to purchase or develop real estate or other investments, borrowing through a credit facility, or the issuance of debt securities), (ii) the issuance of preferred shares or other preference securities, (iii) the reinvestment of collateral received for securities loaned in accordance with the Company’s investment objectives and policies, and/or (iv) any other means. In the event the Company holds collateralized mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) where the Company holds the controlling tranche of the securitization and is required to consolidate under generally accepted accounting principles all assets and liabilities of a specific CMBS trust, the consolidated assets and liabilities of the consolidated trust will be netted to calculate the allowable amount to be included as Managed Assets. In addition, in the event the Company consolidates another person it does not wholly own as a result of owning a controlling interest in such person or otherwise, Managed Assets will be calculated without giving effect to such consolidation and instead such person’s assets, leverage, expenses, liabilities and obligations will, on a pro rata basis consistent with the Company’s percentage ownership, be considered those of the Company for purposes of calculation of Managed Assets. The Adviser computes Managed Assets as of the end of each fiscal quarter and then computes each installment of the Fees as promptly as possible after the end of the month with respect to which such installment is payable.

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Incentive compensation may be payable to our executive officers and certain other employees of our Adviser or its affiliates pursuant to a long-term incentive plan adopted by us and approved by our shareholders. Compensation expense is generally not considered when calculating Managed Assets.

We are required to pay directly or reimburse the Adviser for all of the documented “operating expenses” (all out-of-pocket expenses of the Adviser in performing services for us, including but not limited to the expenses incurred by the Adviser in connection with any provision by the Adviser of legal, accounting, financial, due diligence, investor relations or other services performed by the Adviser that outside professionals or outside consultants would otherwise perform and our pro rata share of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery or other office, internal and overhead expenses of the Adviser required for our operations) and any and all expenses (other than underwriters’ discounts) paid or to be paid by us in connection with an offering of our securities, including, without limitation, our legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees and other documented offering expenses (collectively, “Offering Expenses”), paid or incurred by the Adviser or its affiliates in connection with the services it provides to us pursuant to the Advisory Agreement.

We have the right to terminate the Advisory Agreement on 30 days’ written notice upon the occurrence of a cause event (as defined in the Advisory Agreement). The Advisory Agreement can be terminated by us or the Adviser without cause upon the expiration of the then-current term with at least 180 days’ written notice to the other party prior to the expiration of such term. The Adviser may also terminate the agreement with 30 days’ written notice if we have materially breached the agreement and such breach has continued for 30 days before we are given such notice. In addition, the Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of an Advisers Act Assignment (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) unless we provide written consent. A termination fee will be payable to the Adviser by us upon termination of the Advisory Agreement for any reason, including non-renewal, other than a termination by us upon the occurrence of a cause event or due to an Advisers Act Assignment. The termination fee will be equal to three times the Fees earned by the Adviser during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the most recently completed calendar quarter prior to the effective termination date; provided, however, if the Advisory Agreement is terminated prior to the one year anniversary of the date of the Advisory Agreement, the Fees earned during such period will be annualized for purposes of calculating the Fees.

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its subsidiaries, including the OP, from all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and settlements, as fines and penalties and legal or other costs and expenses of investigating or defending against any claim or alleged claim, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, that are incurred by reason of the Adviser’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that the Adviser will not be held responsible for any action of our Board in following or declining to follow any written advice or written recommendation given by the Adviser. However, the aggregate maximum amount that the Adviser may be liable to us pursuant to the Advisory Agreement will, to the extent not prohibited by law, never exceed the amount of the Advisory Fees received by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement prior to the date that the acts or omissions giving rise to a claim for indemnification or liability have occurred. In addition, the Adviser will not be liable for special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss, or damage of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation lost profits. The limitations described in the preceding two sentences will not apply, however, to the extent such damages are determined in a final binding non-appealable court or arbitration proceeding to result from the bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties.

The Adviser and its affiliates expect to engage in other business ventures, and as a result, their resources will not be dedicated exclusively to our business. However, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is required to devote sufficient resources to our administration to discharge its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.

Management of Operating Properties

The Company’s operating properties in the NXDT segment, other than undeveloped land, are managed by NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC (“NexVest”), an affiliate of the Adviser. The property management agreement with NexVest for the retail property in Lubbock, Texas is dated January 1, 2014 and has a fixed fee of $1,200 per month. The property management agreement with NexVest for Cityplace is dated August 15, 2018, and the management fee is calculated on 3% of gross revenues, with a minimum fee of $20,000 per month. The property management agreement with NexVest for the White Rock Center is dated June 1, 2013, and the management fee is calculated on 4% of gross receipts, payable monthly. The property management agreement with NexVest for Cityplace also allows for the manager, as the agent of CP Tower

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Owner, LLC (“Owner”), to draw on the operating account when required in connection with the operation or maintenance of the property, the payment of certain expenses defined in the agreement, or as expressly approved in writing by Owner.

The Company’s operating properties in the NHT segment are managed by affiliates of Aimbridge Hospitality Holdings, LLC (the “Manager”). The hotel management agreements generally require the Company to pay a base fee to the hotel manager calculated as a percentage of hotel revenues. In addition, the NHT segment’s hotel agreements generally provide that the hotel manager can earn an incentive fee for revenue or EBITDA over certain thresholds or based on a return over the required preferred return. The Company may employ other hotel managers in the future. The Company does not have any ownership or economic interest in the Manager or in any of the hotel management entities.

Competition

Our profitability depends, in large part, on our ability to acquire investments in commercial real estate at attractive prices. We are subject to significant competition in acquiring these investments. In particular, we will compete with a variety of institutional investors, including other REITs, specialty finance companies, public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, hedge funds, mortgage bankers, commercial finance and insurance companies, governmental bodies and other financial institutions, as well as developers, owners, and operators of real estate. We may also compete with our Sponsor and its affiliates for investment opportunities. There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could affect our investment returns. In addition, there are several REITs with similar investment objectives and others may be organized in the future. These other REITs will increase competition for the available supply of commercial real estate investments, including operating properties, common equity mortgage debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity and other real estate related assets suitable for investment. Some of our anticipated competitors have greater financial resources, different cost structures, access to lower costs of capital and access to funding sources that may not be available to us, such as funding from the U.S. government, if we are not eligible to participate in programs established by the U.S. government. In addition, some of our competitors are not subject to the operating constraints associated with REIT tax compliance or maintenance of an exclusion or exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"). Furthermore, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments, or pay higher prices, than we can. Current market conditions may attract more competitors, which may increase the competition for our investments. An increase in the competition for such assets may decrease the availability or increase the price of such assets, which may limit our ability to generate attractive risk-adjusted current income and capital appreciation for our shareholders, thereby adversely affecting the market price of our common shares.

In addition, with respect to the NXDT segment’s operating properties, we compete for tenants based on a number of factors, including location, rental rates, security, flexibility, and expertise to design space to meet prospective tenants’ needs and the manner in which the property is operated, maintained, and marketed. As leases at our properties expire, we may encounter significant competition to renew or re-lease space in light of the large number of competing properties within the markets in which we operate. As a result, we may be required to provide rent concessions or abatements, incur charges for tenant improvements and other inducements, including early termination rights or below-market renewal options, or we may not be able to timely lease vacant space.

With respect to the NHT segment’s operating properties, we face competition on the basis of location, room rates, quality, service levels, reputation and reservations systems, among many factors. The NHT segment also faces competition from alternative lodging options such as Airbnb that have and may continue to add guest accommodations that compete with hotel inventory. Such competition may reduce occupancy rates and revenues of the NHT segment.

In the face of this competition, we expect to have access to our Sponsor’s professionals and their industry experience, which we believe will provide us with a competitive advantage and help us assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for potential investments. We expect that these relationships will enable us to compete more efficiently and effectively for attractive investment opportunities. Although we believe we are well positioned to compete effectively, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve our business goals or expectations due to the extensive competition in our market sector. We operate in a competitive market for investment opportunities and future competition may limit our ability to acquire desirable investments in commercial real estate and could also affect the pricing of our securities.

Operating and Regulatory Structure

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Our operating properties are subject to various laws, ordinances and regulations, including those relating to fire and safety requirements, and affirmative and negative covenants and, in some instances, common area obligations. We believe that each of the operating properties in our Portfolio has the necessary permits and approvals.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Our operating properties must comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), to the extent that such properties are “public accommodations” as defined by the ADA. The ADA may require removal of structural barriers to access by persons with disabilities in certain public areas of our operating properties where such removal is readily achievable. In addition, under the ADA, alterations to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility are to be made so that, to the maximum extent feasible, such altered portions are readily accessible to and usable by disabled individuals. The readily achievable standard considers, among other factors, the financial resources of the affected site and the owner, lessor or other applicable person.

Compliance with the ADA, as well as other federal, state and local laws, may require modifications to operating properties we currently own or may purchase or may restrict renovations of those properties. Failure to comply with these laws or regulations could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants, as well as the incurrence of the costs of making modifications to attain compliance, and future legislation could impose additional obligations or restrictions on our operating properties. We could be held liable as the owner of the property for a failure of one of our tenants to comply with these laws or regulations.

We believe that our operating properties are in substantial compliance with the ADA and that substantial capital expenditures to address the requirements of the ADA will not be required. However, noncompliance with the ADA could result in imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. The obligation to make readily accessible accommodations is an ongoing one, and we will continue to assess our operating properties and make alterations as appropriate in this respect.

Environmental Matters

Under various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment, as a current or former owner or operator of real property, we may be liable for costs and damages resulting from the presence or discharge of hazardous or toxic substances, waste or petroleum products at, on, in, under, or migrating from such property, including costs to investigate and clean up such contamination and liability for harm to natural resources. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such contamination, and the liability may be joint and several. These liabilities could be substantial and the cost of any required remediation, removal, fines, or other costs could exceed the value of the property and/or our aggregate assets. In addition, the presence of contamination or the failure to remediate contamination at our operating properties may expose us to third-party liability for costs of remediation and/or personal or property damage or materially adversely affect our ability to sell, lease or develop our operating properties or to borrow using the properties as collateral. In addition, environmental laws may create liens on contaminated sites in favor of the government for damages and costs it incurs to address such contamination. Moreover, if contamination is discovered on our operating properties, environmental laws may impose restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require substantial expenditures.

Independent environmental consultants have conducted Phase I environmental site assessments at all of our operating properties, including undeveloped land, in our Portfolio, using the applicable version of American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E 1527 in effect at the time of their commission. A Phase I environmental site assessment is a report that reviews various publicly available information and includes a site visit to identify recognized environmental conditions. Phase I Site assessments are intended to identify and evaluate known and reasonably ascertainable information regarding the environmental condition of the assessed property and surrounding properties. These assessments do not generally include soil samplings, subsurface investigations or an asbestos survey. None of the site assessments identified any known past or present contamination that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, assets or operations. However, the assessments are limited in scope and may have failed to identify all environmental conditions or concerns. A prior owner or operator of a property or historic operations at our operating properties, or operations and conditions at nearby properties, may have created a material environmental condition that is not known to us or the independent consultants preparing the site assessments. Material environmental conditions may have arisen after the review was completed or may arise in the future, and future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material additional environmental liability. Moreover, conditions identified in environmental assessments that did not appear material at that time, may in the future result in material liability.

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Environmental laws also govern the presence, maintenance and removal of hazardous materials in building materials (e.g., asbestos and lead), and may impose fines and penalties for failure to comply with these requirements or expose us to third-party liability (e.g., liability for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos). Such laws require that owners or operators of buildings containing hazardous materials properly manage and maintain certain hazardous materials, adequately notify or train those who may come into contact with certain hazardous materials, and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, if certain hazardous materials would be disturbed during renovation or demolition of a building. In addition, the operating properties in our Portfolio are subject to various federal, state, and local environmental and health and safety requirements, such as state and local fire requirements.

When excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may produce airborne toxins or irritants. Indoor air quality issues can also stem from inadequate ventilation, chemical contamination from indoor or outdoor sources, and other biological contaminants such as pollen, viruses and bacteria. Indoor exposure to airborne toxins or irritants above certain levels can be alleged to cause a variety of adverse health effects and symptoms, including allergic or other reactions. As a result, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants at any of our operating properties could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold or other airborne contaminants from the affected property or increase indoor ventilation. In addition, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants could expose us to liability from our tenants, employees of our tenants or others if property damage or personal injury occurs. We are not presently aware of any material adverse indoor air quality issues at our operating properties.

Generally, the leases with respect to our office and retail operating properties require the lessee to comply with environmental law and provide that the lessee will indemnify us for any loss or expense we incur as a result of the lessee’s violation of environmental law or the presence, use or release of hazardous materials on our operating property attributable to the lessee. If our lessees do not comply with environmental law, or we are unable to enforce the indemnification obligations of our lessees, our results of operations would be adversely affected.

We believe that there are no compliance issues with laws and regulations that have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, that have adversely affected, or are reasonably expected to adversely affect, our business, financial condition and results of operations, and we do not currently anticipate material capital expenditures arising from environmental regulation. We believe that climate change could present risks to our business. Some of the potential impacts of climate change to our business include increased operating costs due to additional regulatory requirements and the risk of disruptions to our business. We do not believe these risks are material to our business at this time. Our currently anticipated capital expenditures for environmental control facility matters are not material.

The cost of future environmental compliance may materially and adversely affect us. We cannot predict what other environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted in the future, how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted or what environmental conditions may be found to exist on our properties in the future. Compliance with existing and new laws and regulations may require us or our tenants to spend funds to remedy environmental problems. If we or our tenants were to become subject to significant environmental liabilities, we could be materially and adversely affected. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors— We are subject to certain risks associated with investing in real estate, including potential liabilities under environmental laws and risks of loss from weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, climate change and terrorism.”

Insurance

We carry comprehensive general liability coverage on the operating properties in our Portfolio, with limits of liability customary within the industry to insure against liability claims and related defense costs. Similarly, we are insured against the risk of direct physical damage in amounts necessary to reimburse us on a replacement-cost basis for costs incurred to repair or rebuild each property, including loss of rental income during the reconstruction period. Our property policies include coverage for the perils of flood, tornado and earthquake shock with limits and deductibles customary in the industry and specific to the project. We will also obtain title insurance policies when acquiring new properties, which insure fee title to the properties in our Portfolio. We have obtained coverage for losses incurred in connection with both domestic and foreign terrorist-related activities. These policies include limits and terms we consider commercially reasonable. There are certain losses (including, but not limited to, losses arising from environmental conditions, acts of war or certain kinds of terrorist attacks) that are not insured, in full or in part, because they are either uninsurable or the cost of insurance makes it, in our belief, economically impractical to maintain such coverage. Should an uninsured loss arise against us, we would be required to use our own funds to resolve the issue, including litigation costs. In addition, for the

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operating properties in our Portfolio, we could self-insure certain portions of our insurance program and therefore, use our own funds to satisfy those limits. We believe the policy specifications and insured limits are adequate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of the coverage and industry practice. In the opinion of our management team, the operating properties in our Portfolio are adequately insured.

REIT Qualification

We have elected to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. We believe that we have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and that our intended manner of operation will enable us to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. However, we cannot assure you that we will qualify and remain qualified as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet on a continuing basis, through our organization and actual investment and operating results, various requirements under the Code relating to, among other things, the sources of our gross income, the composition and values of our assets, our distribution levels and the diversity of ownership of our shares. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at corporate rates and may be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years following the year during which we failed to qualify as a REIT. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to some U.S. federal, state and local taxes on our income or property or REIT “prohibited transaction” taxes with respect to certain of our activities. Any distributions paid by us generally will not be eligible for taxation at the preferred U.S. federal income tax rates that apply to certain distributions received by individuals from taxable corporations.

Investment Company Act Exclusion

We, as well as our subsidiaries, intend to conduct our operations so that we are not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act defines an investment company as any issuer that is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act defines an investment company as any issuer that is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of the issuer’s total assets (exclusive of U.S. Government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis, which we refer to as the 40% test. Excluded from the term “investment securities,” among other things, are U.S. Government securities and securities issued by majority-owned subsidiaries that are not themselves investment companies and are not relying on the exclusion from the definition of investment company set forth in Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act.

We are organized as a holding company and conduct our business primarily through our OP and through subsidiaries of our OP. We anticipate that our OP will always be at least a majority-owned subsidiary. We intend to conduct our operations so that neither we nor our OP will hold investment securities in excess of the limit imposed by the 40% test. The securities issued by any wholly owned or majority-owned subsidiaries that we may form in the future that are excluded from the definition of “investment company” based on Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act, together with any other investment securities we may own, may not have a value in excess of 40% of the value of our total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. We will monitor our holdings to ensure continuing and ongoing compliance with this test. In addition, we believe that neither we nor our OP are considered an investment company under Section 3(a)(1)(A) or Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act because neither of us engage primarily, propose to engage primarily, or hold ourselves out as being engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. Rather, we and our OP are primarily engaged in the non-investment company businesses of our subsidiaries.

We anticipate that certain of our subsidiaries will meet the requirements of the exclusion set forth in Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act, which excludes entities primarily engaged in the business of “purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate.” To meet this exclusion, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") staff has taken the position that at least 55% of a subsidiary’s assets must constitute qualifying assets (as interpreted by the SEC staff under the Investment Company Act) and at least another 25% of assets (subject to reduction to the extent the subsidiary invested more than 55% of its total assets in qualifying assets) must constitute real estate-related assets under the Investment Company Act (and no more than 20% comprised of miscellaneous assets). In general, we also expect, with regard to our subsidiaries relying on Section 3(c)(5)(C), to rely on other guidance published by the SEC staff and on our analyses of guidance published with respect to other types of assets to determine

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which assets are qualifying assets and real estate-related assets. Maintaining the Section 3(c)(5)(C) exclusion, however, will limit our ability to make certain investments.

Smaller Reporting Company Status

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may elect to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies.

Human Capital Disclosure

We are externally managed by our Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between us and our Adviser. All of our executive officers are employees of our Adviser or its affiliates. As of December 31, 2024, we had no employees.

Corporate Information

Our and our Adviser’s offices are located at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201. Our and our Adviser’s telephone number is (214) 276-6300. Our website is located at nxdt.nexpoint.com. We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such materials with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not incorporated by reference into and does not constitute a part of this Annual Report or any other report or documents we file with or furnish to the SEC. From time to time, we may use our website as a distribution channel for material company information.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the following risks and other information in this Annual Report in evaluating us and our common shares. Any of the following risks, as well as additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, and could, in turn, impact the trading price of our common shares.

Summary Risk Factors

The following is a summary of some of the risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. You should read this summary together with the more detailed description of each risk factor contained below.

•unfavorable changes in economic conditions and their effects on the real estate industry generally and our operations and financial condition, including inflation, high interest rates, tightening monetary policy or recession, which may limit our ability to access funding and generate returns for shareholders;

•the risk we make significant changes to our strategies in a market downturn, or fail to do so;

•risks associated with ownership of real estate, including properties in transition, subjectivity of valuation, environmental matters and lack of liquidity in certain asset classes;

•risks associated with our investment in diverse issuers, industries and investment forms and classes, both in real estate and in non-real estate sectors, including common equity, preferred equity securities, options or other derivatives, short sale contracts, secured loans of securities, reverse repurchase agreements, structured finance securities, below investment grade senior loans, bonds, convertible instruments, joint ventures, and emerging markets;

•risks associated with our loans and investments in debt instruments including senior loans, CLOs, and structured finance securities;

•the exposure of our loans and investments to risks similar to real estate investments generally, including the risk of delinquency, dependence on tenants, compliance with laws and regulations related to ownership of real property, and foreclosure and loss in any of our commercial real estate-related investments that are secured, directly or indirectly, by real property;

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•fluctuations in interest rate and credit spreads that could reduce our ability to generate income on our loans and investments;

•the use of leverage to finance our investments;

•competition for desirable loans and investments;

•the concentration of loans and investments in terms of type of interest, geography, asset types, industry and sponsors;

•the risk of downgrade of any credit ratings assigned to our loans and investments;

•the risk that any distressed loans or investments we may make may subject us to bankruptcy risks;

•our dependence on information systems and risks associated with breaches of our data security;

•costs associated with being a public company, including compliance with securities laws;

•the risk of adverse impact to our business if there are deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting;

•risks associated with pandemics, including the future outbreak of other highly infectious or contagious diseases;

•risks associated with our substantial current indebtedness and indebtedness we may incur in the future;

•risks associated with insurance, derivatives or hedging activity, including counterparty risk;

•risks associated with our limited operating history as a REIT and the possibility that we may not replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by affiliates of our Sponsor, members of our Adviser’s management team or their affiliates;

•our dependence on our Adviser, its affiliates and personnel to conduct our day-to-day operations and identify and realize returns on our investments within very broad investment guidelines and without fiduciary duties to us or a requirement to seek Board approval;

•risks associated with the Adviser’s ability to terminate the Advisory Agreement and risks associated with any potential internalization of our management functions;

•conflicts of interest and competing demands for time faced by our Adviser, our Sponsor and their respective affiliates, officers and employees, and other significant potential conflicts of interest including in connection with (i) substantial fees and expenses we pay to our Adviser and its affiliates which may increase the risk that you will not earn a profit on your investment and (ii) competition with entities affiliated with our Adviser and our Sponsor for investments;

•the risk of failure to maintain our status as a REIT and make required distributions to maintain such status, failure of which may materially limit our cash available for distribution to our shareholders and the risk of failure to maintain our status if values of our real estate investments rapidly change;

•the risk of failure of our OP to be taxable as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, possibly causing us to fail to qualify for or to maintain REIT status;

•compliance with REIT requirements, which may limit our ability to hedge our liabilities effectively and cause us to forgo otherwise attractive opportunities, liquidate certain of our investments or incur tax liabilities;

•the risk associated with investments in synthetic form;

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•the risk that certain of our business activities are potentially subject to the prohibited transaction tax and that even if we qualify as a REIT we may be subject to other tax liabilities that may reduce our cash flows and distributions on our shares;

•the ineligibility of dividends payable by REITs for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends;

•the ability of our Board to revoke our REIT qualification without shareholder approval;

•our ability to change our major policies, operations and targeted investments without shareholder consent and our Board’s issuance of and ability to further issue debt securities or equity securities that may adversely impact the value or priority of or have dilutive effect on our shares or discourage a third-party acquisition;

•risks associated with (i) provisions in our governing documents that may limit shareholders’ choice of forum for disputes with us or discourage an acquisition of our securities or a change in control, including share ownership restrictions and limits and (ii) provisions of our governing documents that may limit the ability for a third-party acquisition;

•recent and potential legislative or regulatory changes or other actions with respect to tax, securitization, financial or other matters affecting REITs, the mortgage industry or debt-oriented real estate investments generally;

•the general volatility of the capital and credit markets and the impact on the market for our shares;

•the risk that we may not realize gains or income from our investments, that the repayments of our loans and investments may cause our financial performance and returns to investors to suffer or that we may experience a decline in the fair value of our assets;

•risks associated with the Highland Bankruptcy (as defined below), including possible materially adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

•non-completion of the NHT Merger may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations;

•risks associated with holding shares of the Series A Preferred Shares, including volatility in price and trading volume, subordination to our debt, dilution upon future issuances and lack of, or a low, rating on the Series A Preferred Shares;

•risks associated with holdings shares of the 9.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (“Series B Preferred Shares”), including limited voting rights, subordination to our debt and dilution from future issuances;

•risk of failure to generate sufficient cash flows to service outstanding indebtedness or pay distributions on our shares at expected levels, and the risk that we may borrow funds or use funds from other sources to pay distributions; and

•risks associated with the concentration of our share ownership.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our real estate investments are subject to risks particular to real property. These risks may result in a reduction or elimination of or return from an investment secured by a particular property.

Real estate investments are subject to various risks, including:

•acts of nature, including extreme weather, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters, as result of climate change or otherwise, which may result in uninsured losses;

•acts of war, terrorism, social unrest or civil disturbances, including the consequences of such acts;

•adverse changes in national and local economic and market conditions;

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•changes in governmental laws and regulations, fiscal policies and zoning ordinances and the related costs of compliance with laws and regulations and ordinances;

•costs of remediation and liabilities associated with environmental conditions including, but not limited to, indoor mold; and

•the potential for uninsured or under-insured property losses.

If any of these or similar events occurs, it may reduce our return from an affected property or investment and reduce or eliminate our ability to pay distributions to shareholders.

Because we primarily invest in the real estate industry, our investments expose us to risks similar to and associated with real estate investments generally.

Our investments are primarily in or relating to real estate-related businesses, assets or interests, including but not limited to real property, common equity, debt and preferred equity. Any deterioration of real estate fundamentals generally, and in the United States in particular, could negatively impact our performance by making it more difficult for entities in which we have an investment requiring periodic payments or a return of capital, or “borrower entities,” to satisfy their payment obligations, increasing the default risk applicable to these entities, and/or making it relatively more difficult for us to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. Any such deterioration may also make it more difficult for entities in which we have an investment without a specific payment obligation to make distributions or returns of capital to us. Changes in general economic conditions will affect the creditworthiness of borrower entities or other investees and may include economic and/or market fluctuations, changes in environmental, zoning and other laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, variations in rental income, decreases in property values, changes in the appeal of properties to tenants, changes in supply and demand, fluctuations in real estate fundamentals, energy supply shortages, various uninsured or uninsurable risks, natural disasters, pandemics, changes in government regulations (such as rent control), changes in real property tax rates and operating expenses, changes in interest rates, changes in the availability of debt financing and/or mortgage funds which may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or impracticable, increased mortgage defaults, increases in borrowing rates, negative developments in the economy that depress travel activity, demand and/or real estate values generally and other factors that are beyond our control. The value of securities of companies that service the real estate business sector may also be affected by such risks.

We cannot predict the degree to which economic conditions generally, and the conditions for loans and investments in real estate, will improve or deteriorate. Declines in the performance of the U.S. and global economies or in the real estate debt markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results from operations. In addition, market conditions relating to real estate debt and preferred equity investments have evolved since the global financial crisis, which has resulted in a modification to certain structures and/or market terms. Any such changes in structures and/or market terms may make it relatively more difficult for us to monitor and evaluate our loans and investments.

Commercial real estate-related investments that are secured, directly or indirectly, by real property are subject to delinquency, foreclosure and loss, which could result in losses to us.

Commercial real estate investments, including investments in debt secured by commercial property, are subject to risks of delinquency and foreclosure and risks of loss that are greater than similar risks associated with investments in or loans made on single-family residential property. Our ability to realize a return on our investments in commercial real estate typically is dependent primarily upon the successful operation of the property or properties. If the net operating income of the property is reduced, our ability to realize a return on our investment may be impaired. Net operating income of an income-producing property can be affected by, among other things:

•tenant mix and tenant bankruptcies;

•success of tenant businesses;

•property management decisions, including with respect to capital improvements, particularly in older building structures;

•property location and condition;

•competition from other properties offering the same or similar services;

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•changes in laws that increase operating expenses or limit rents that may be charged;

•any need to address environmental contamination at the property;

•changes in national, regional or local economic conditions and/or specific industry segments;

•declines in regional or local real estate values;

•declines in regional or local rental or occupancy rates;

•changes in interest rates and in the state of the debt and equity capital markets, including diminished availability or lack of debt financing for commercial real estate;

•changes in real estate tax rates and other operating expenses;

•changes in governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies, including environmental legislation;

•natural disasters, acts of war, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, which may decrease the availability of or increase the cost of insurance or result in uninsured losses; and

•adverse changes in zoning laws.

In addition, we are exposed to the risk of judicial proceedings with our borrowers and entities we invest in, including bankruptcy or other litigation, as a strategy to avoid foreclosure or enforcement of other rights by us as a lender or investor. In the event that any of the properties or entities underlying or collateralizing our loans or investments experiences any of the foregoing events or occurrences, the value of, and return on, such investments, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Most of our real estate investments are dependent upon our tenants successfully operating their businesses, and their failure to do so could adversely affect us.

Most of our properties are occupied by tenants. Therefore, the success of our investments in these properties is materially dependent upon the performance of our tenants. The financial performance of any one of our tenants is dependent on the tenant’s individual business, its industry and, in some instances, may also be dependent on the performance of a larger business network that the tenant may be affiliated with or operate under. The financial performance of any one of our tenants could be adversely affected by poor management, unfavorable economic conditions in general, changes in consumer trends and preferences that decrease demand for a tenant’s products or services or other factors, including the impact of a global pandemic which affects the United States, over which neither they nor we have control. Our Portfolio may include properties leased to tenants that operate in multiple locations, and in the future we may own multiple properties operated by the same tenant.

At any given time, any tenant may experience a decline in its business that may weaken its operating results or the overall financial condition of individual properties or its business as a whole. Any such decline may result in our tenant failing to make rental payments when due, declining to extend a lease upon its expiration, delaying occupancy of our property or the commencement of the lease or becoming insolvent or declaring bankruptcy. We depend on our tenants to operate their businesses at the properties we own or in which we own interests in a manner which generates revenues sufficient to allow them to meet their obligations to us, including their obligations to pay rent and, if agreed by the tenant, their obligations to maintain certain insurance coverage, pay real estate taxes, make repairs and otherwise maintain our properties. The ability of tenants to fulfill their obligations under leases may depend, in part, upon the overall profitability of their operations. Cash flow generated by certain tenant businesses may not be sufficient for a tenant to meet its obligations pursuant to the applicable lease.

Retail properties, particularly those with multiple tenants, depend on the presence of and successful operation of an anchor tenant or tenants and the failure of such tenant's business or the loss of the anchor tenant(s) could adversely affect the overall success of our property and thereby could adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Retail properties, like other properties, are subject to the risk that tenants may be unable to make their lease payments or may decline to extend a lease upon its expiration. A multi-tenant property is particularly sensitive to the risk that a tenant that occupies a large area of a commercial retail property (commonly referred to as an anchor tenant) is unable to make their lease payments, does not extend their lease upon its expiration, or otherwise vacates their rented space. A lease

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termination by an anchor tenant or tenants could impact leases of other tenants. Other tenants may be entitled to modify the terms of their existing leases in the event of a lease termination by an anchor tenant, or the closure of the business of an anchor tenant that leaves its space vacant even if the anchor tenant continues to pay rent. Any such modifications or conditions could be unfavorable to us as the property owner or by virtue of our investments in such properties and could decrease rents or expense recoveries. Additionally, should an anchor tenant vacate their leased space customer traffic to the property may be decreased, which could lead to decreased sales at other stores thus adversely impacting the tenant’s operations and impacting their ability to pay rent. In the event of default by a tenant or anchor store, we or the underlying property owners for our investments may experience delays and costs in enforcing our rights as landlord to recover amounts due to us under the terms of our agreements with those parties.

Multi-tenant properties expose us to additional risks.

Our multi-tenant properties could expose us to the risk that a sufficient number of suitable tenants may not be found to enable the property to operate profitably. This loss of income could cause a material adverse impact to our results of operations and business. Multi-tenant properties are also subject to tenant turnover and fluctuation in occupancy rates, which could affect our operating results. Furthermore, multi-tenant properties expose us or underlying property owners for our investments to the risk of increased operating expenses, which may occur when the actual cost of taxes, insurance and maintenance at the property exceeds the operating expenses paid by tenants and/or the amounts budgeted.

Competition that traditional retail tenants face from e-commerce retail sales, or the integration of brick-and-mortar stores with e-commerce retail operators, could adversely affect our business.

Our retail tenants face increasing competition from e-commerce businesses. E-commerce sales continue to account for an increasing percentage of retail sales in the U.S. and this trend is likely to continue. These trends may have an impact on decisions that retail businesses make regarding their utilization of “brick and mortar” stores. Changes in shopping trends as a result of the growth in e-commerce may also impact the profitability of retail operators that do not adapt to changes in market conditions. The continued growth of e-commerce sales could decrease the need for traditional retail outlets and reduce the demand for retail space and property requirements. These conditions could adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows if we or underlying property owners for our investments are unable to meet the needs of tenants or if tenants encounter financial difficulties as a result of changing market conditions.

Tenant demand in our office portfolio may decline due to disruptions to the office sector, which could materially and adversely affect us.

Companies have been increasing their utilization of shared office spaces, co-working spaces, telecommuting, flexible work schedules, work-from-home alternatives and videoconferencing. To the extent these trends continue, tenant demand for our office space may be reduced, which could materially and adversely affect us or underlying property owners for our investments.

Certain provisions of the Company's leases may be unenforceable.

The Company's, or the underlying property owner’s for our investments, rights and obligations with respect to its leases are governed by written agreements with its tenants. A court could determine that one or more provisions of such an agreement are unenforceable, such as a particular remedy, a termination provision, or a provision governing the Company's or the underlying property owner's remedies for default of the tenant. If we were unable to enforce provisions of a lease agreement or agreements, our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows could be adversely impacted.

Many of our operating costs and expenses associated with our investments are or may be fixed and will not decline if revenues decline.

Our results of operations or the results of operations of underlying property owners for our investments depend, in large part, on the level of revenues, operating costs, and expenses. The operating costs or expenses associated with ownership of a property by us or underlying property owners for our investments is not necessarily reduced when circumstances such as market factors and competition cause a reduction in revenue from the property. As a result, if revenues decline, we or the underlying property owners for our investments may not be able to reduce operating costs or expenses to keep pace with the corresponding reductions in revenues. Many of the costs and expenses associated with our investments, such as taxes, insurance, loan payments, and maintenance generally will or may not be reduced if a property is not fully occupied or other circumstances cause revenues to decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on our

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financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, cash available for distribution, and ability to service our debt obligations.

We are subject to certain risks associated with investing in real estate, including potential liabilities under environmental laws and risks of loss from weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, climate change and terrorism.

Under various U.S. federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner of real estate (including, in certain circumstances, a secured lender that succeeds to ownership or control of a property) may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances at, on, under or in its property. Those laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or control party knew of or was responsible for the release or presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of those substances may be substantial. The owner or control party of a site may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from a site. Certain environmental laws also impose liability in connection with the handling of or exposure to asbestos-containing materials, pursuant to which third parties may seek recovery from owners of real properties for personal injuries associated with asbestos-containing materials.

Certain of our properties may contain, or may have contained, microbial matter such as mold and mildew. The presence of microbial matter could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, if any of our properties are not properly connected to a water or sewer system, or if the integrity of such systems are breached, or if water intrusion into our buildings otherwise occurs, microbial matter or other contamination can develop. When excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may produce airborne toxins or irritants. If this were to occur, we could incur significant remedial costs.

Weather conditions and man-made or natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires and other environmental conditions can damage properties we own. Future weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, effects of climate change or acts of terrorism could adversely impact the demand for, and value of, our assets and could also directly impact the value of our assets through damage, destruction or loss, and could thereafter materially impact the availability or cost of insurance to protect against these events. Although we believe our owned real estate and real estate we have investments in are adequately covered by insurance, we cannot predict at this time if we will be able to obtain appropriate coverage at a reasonable cost in the future, or if we will be able to continue to pass along all of the costs of insurance to our tenants. Any weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, terrorist attack or effect of climate change, whether or not insured, could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our shares. In addition, there is a risk that one or more of our property insurers may not be able to fulfill their obligations with respect to claims payments due to a deterioration in its financial condition.

Investments in securities of other companies or issuers, including debt and equity instruments such as bonds, preferred or common shares, or convertible instruments, could cause us to incur losses or other expenses which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

We currently own and may own in the future, investments in securities of companies or issuers including debt and equity instruments, which may include bonds, preferred or common shares, or convertible instruments. Certain of these investments may be traded on an exchange or other active market while other investments may not be actively traded and without a readily observable market price. With respect to investments traded on an exchange or other active market, the price of the underlying instrument may be quoted such that the market value of the instrument varies during a given trading day, or the price may be quoted less frequently. Adverse fluctuations in the value of these investments, whether market-generated or not, may be reflected as unrealized losses on our balance sheet depending on the type of investment and our accounting methodologies. We may choose to or be required to liquidate these investments in whole or in part and at prices that result in realized losses on our investment. Should we incur realized losses on liquidating these investments, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would be adversely impacted. Our investments in the securities of companies or issuers which are engaged in the real estate industry are also subject to risks associated with the investment in real estate generally.

Our investments in non-real estate businesses, though expected to be limited, may expose us to risks from a number of diverse issuers, industries and investment forms.

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Though our investments are primarily in or relating to real estate-related businesses, assets or interests, we may, to a limited extent, hold, acquire or transact in certain non-real estate securities, including securities or investments held by us prior to our receipt of the Deregistration Order under the Investment Company Act on July 1, 2022. As a result, to the extent we hold, acquire or transact in non-real estate securities or investments, we may be exposed to risks from a number of diverse industries, issuers and investment forms, which may cause an investment in us to increase or decrease in value differently than may otherwise be expected if we solely invested in real estate businesses.

Fluctuations in interest rates and credit spreads could reduce our ability to generate income on our loans and other investments, which could lead to a significant decrease in our results of operations, cash flows and the market value of our investments.

Our primary interest rate exposures relate to the yield on our loans and other investments and the financing cost of our debt, as well as interest rate swaps that we may utilize for hedging purposes. Changes in interest rates and credit spreads may affect our net income from loans and other investments, which is the difference between the interest and related income we earn on our interest-earning investments and the interest and related expense we incur in financing these investments. Interest rate and credit spread fluctuations resulting in our interest and related expense exceeding interest and related income would result in operating losses for us. Changes in the level of interest rates and credit spreads also may affect our ability to make loans or investments, the value of our loans and investments and our ability to realize gains from the disposition of assets. Increases in or high interest rates and credit spreads may also negatively affect demand for loans and could result in higher borrower default rates.

Our operating results depend, in part, on differences between the income earned on our investments, net of credit losses, and our financing costs. The yields we earn on our floating-rate assets and our borrowing costs tend to move in the same direction in response to changes in interest rates. However, one can rise or fall faster than the other, causing our net interest margin to expand or contract. In addition, we could experience reductions in the yield on our investments and an increase in the cost of our financing. Although we seek to match the terms of our liabilities to the expected lives of loans that we acquire or originate, circumstances may arise in which our liabilities are shorter in duration than our assets, resulting in their adjusting faster in response to changes in interest rates. For any period during which our investments are not match-funded, the income earned on such investments may respond more slowly to interest rate fluctuations than the cost of our borrowings. Consequently, changes in interest rates, particularly short-term interest rates, may immediately and significantly decrease our results of operations and cash flows and the market value of our investments. In addition, unless we enter into hedging or similar transactions with respect to the portion of our assets that we fund using our balance sheet, returns we achieve on such assets will generally increase as interest rates for those assets rise and decrease as interest rates for those assets decline.

For information about our risks related to past increases in or high prevailing interest rates, see “-Macroeconomic trends including inflation, rising or high interest rates or recession may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations” below.

Macroeconomic trends including inflation, high interest rates or recession may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Macroeconomic trends, including increases in inflation and high interest rates, may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Inflation in the United States had previously accelerated to historically high levels and may continue at an elevated level in the near-term. Inflation could have an adverse impact on general and administrative expenses, as these costs could increase at a rate higher than our rental revenue, interest income or other revenue. Inflationary pressures have increased our direct and indirect operating and investment costs. With regard to our investments in the SFR and multifamily housing market, inflationary pressures have increased or may have the effect of increasing costs related to property management, third-party contractors and vendors, insurance, transportation and taxes, and residents may also be adversely impacted by higher cost of living expenses, including food, energy and transportation, which may increase the rate of tenant defaults and harm our operating results. With regard to our commercial properties, inflationary pressures have increased or may have the effect of increasing our costs related to property management, third-party contractors and vendors, insurance, transportation and taxes, and our commercial tenants may be adversely impacted by higher operating expenses, which may increase the rate of tenant defaults and harm our operating results.

Certain of our investments pay interest at a fixed rate, and the relative value of the fixed cash flows from these investments will decrease as prevailing interest rates rise or increase as prevailing interest rates fall, causing potentially significant changes in value. In addition, to the extent our exposure to increases in or high interest rates on any of our debt is not eliminated through interest rate swaps and interest rate protection agreements that we may utilize for hedging purposes, such increases will result in higher debt service costs which will adversely affect our cash flows. We cannot assure you that our access to capital and other sources of funding will not become constrained, which could adversely

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affect the availability and terms of future borrowings, renewals or refinancings. Such future constraints could increase our borrowing costs, which would make it more difficult or expensive to obtain additional financing or refinance existing obligations and commitments, which could slow or deter future growth.

In addition, actions by the Federal Reserve, as well as efforts by other central banks globally to combat inflation and restore price stability and other global events, may raise the prospect or severity of a recession. Wars have added, and other international tensions or escalations of conflict may add, instability to the uncertainty driving socioeconomic forces, which may continue to have an impact on global trade and result in inflation or economic instability. Present conditions and the state of the U.S and global economies make it difficult to predict whether and/or when and to what extent a recession will occur in the near future. Should a recession occur it could negatively impact the value of commercial and residential real estate and the value of our investments, potentially materially. While the Company has taken steps to prepare for a potential downturn in the economy, should a recession occur there can be no guaranty that the Company’s efforts will prevent any negative impacts to the value of the Company’s investments.

Our loans and investments may be subject to fluctuations in interest rates that may not be adequately protected, or protected at all, by our hedging strategies.

Our investments may include loans with either floating interest rates or fixed interest rates. Floating rate loans earn interest at rates that adjust from time to time (typically monthly) based upon an index (typically the one-month secured overnight financing rate, commonly referred to as "SOFR"). These floating rate loans are insulated from changes in value specifically due to changes in interest rates; however, the coupons they earn fluctuate based upon interest rates (again, typically one-month SOFR) and, in a declining and/or low interest rate environment, these loans would earn lower rates of interest and this would impact our operating performance. Conversely, in an increasing and/or high interest rate environment, these loans would earn higher rates of interest, which would also impact our operating performance. Fixed interest rate loans, however, do not have adjusting interest rates and the relative value of the fixed cash flows from these loans will decrease as prevailing interest rates rise or increase as prevailing interest rates fall, causing potentially significant changes in value. We may employ various hedging strategies to limit the effects of changes in interest rates (and in some cases credit spreads), including engaging in interest rate swaps, caps, floors and other interest rate derivative products. We believe that no strategy can completely insulate us from the risks associated with interest rate changes and there is a risk that such strategies may provide no protection at all and potentially compound the impact of changes in interest rates. Hedging transactions involve certain additional risks such as counterparty risk, leverage risk, the legal enforceability of hedging contracts, the early repayment of hedged transactions and the risk that unanticipated and significant changes in interest rates may cause a significant loss of basis in the contract and a change in current period expense. We cannot make assurances that we will be able to enter into hedging transactions or that such hedging transactions will adequately protect us against the foregoing risks.

Accounting for derivatives under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) may be complicated. Any failure by us to meet the requirements for applying hedge accounting in accordance with GAAP could adversely affect our earnings. In particular, derivatives are required to be highly effective in offsetting changes in the value or cash flows of the hedged items (and appropriately designated and/or documented as such). If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective at hedging the designated exposure, hedge accounting is discontinued and the changes in fair value of the instrument are included in our reported net income.

Investments in equity securities are subject to variation in their prices.

The prices of equity securities which we have invested in may fall over short or long periods of time. In addition, common equity represents a share of ownership in a company, and rank junior to debt and preferred equity in their claim on the Company’s assets in the event of bankruptcy.

We may use leverage in our investment program, resulting in a greater risk of loss.

We may use leverage in our investment program, including the use of borrowed funds and investments in certain types of options, such as puts, calls and warrants, which may be purchased for a fraction of the price of the underlying securities. While such strategies and techniques increase the opportunity to achieve higher returns on the amounts invested, they also increase the risk of loss. To the extent we purchase securities with borrowed funds, our net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed funds are not used. If the interest expense on borrowings were to exceed the net return on the portfolio securities purchased with borrowed funds, our use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return than if we were not leveraged.

We may invest in preferred equity securities which contain provisions that may result in a decline in the value of such preferred security in certain situations.

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We may invest in preferred equity securities which contain provisions that may result in a decline in the value of such preferred security in certain situations. Preferred shares, which may include preferred shares in real estate transactions, represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common shares in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer of preferred shares is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of creditors and owners of debt take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common shares. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred shares may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred shares to decline. Preferred shares may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing the shares to be called or redeemed prior to its maturity, which can have a negative impact on the share’s price when interest rates decline. Unlike interest on debt securities, preferred share dividends may only be payable if declared by the issuer’s board of directors or other governing body. The value of convertible preferred shares can depend heavily upon the value of the security into which such convertible preferred share is converted, depending on whether the market price of the underlying security exceeds the conversion price.

We may invest in or write options on securities, which may result in our bearing the risk of loss should the underlying security change in value during the life of the option.

We may invest in options on securities, which may result in our bearing the risk of loss should the underlying security decline in value during the life of the option. There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A transaction in options or securities may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.

If we write a covered call option, we forgo, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but retain the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation and once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it must deliver the underlying security in exchange for the strike price.

If we write a covered put option, we bear the risk of loss if the value of the underlying shares declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. If the option is exercised, we could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the shares underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the shares at the time of exercise plus the put premium we received when we wrote the option. While our potential gain in writing a covered put option would be limited to distributions earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, we risk a loss equal to the entire exercise price of the option minus the put premium.

We may enter into reverse repurchase transactions, which are subject to the risk that the securities subject to such reverse repurchase transaction may decline in value or that securities purchased with the proceeds of such reverse repurchase transaction will decline in value below the market value of the securities we are required to repurchase.

We may enter into reverse repurchase transactions with banks and securities dealers. A reverse repurchase transaction is a repurchase transaction in which we are the seller of, rather than the investor in, securities or other assets and agree to repurchase them at a date certain or on demand. Use of a reverse repurchase transaction may be preferable to a regular sale and later repurchase of securities or other assets because it avoids certain market risks and transaction costs. Reverse repurchase transactions involve the risk that the market value of securities and/or other assets purchased by us with the proceeds received by us in connection with such reverse repurchase transactions may decline below the market value of the securities we are obligated to repurchase under such reverse repurchase transactions. They also involve the risk that the counterparty liquidates the securities delivered to it by us under the reverse repurchase agreement following the occurrence of an event of default under the reverse repurchase agreement by us. At the time when we enter into a reverse repurchase transactions, liquid securities (cash, U.S. Government securities or other debt obligations) of ours having a value at least as great as the purchase price of the securities to be purchased are expected to be segregated on our books throughout the period of the obligation. The use of these investment strategies may increase NAV fluctuation.

We may engage in the short sale of securities, which involves the risk of significant loss in the event the price of the borrowed securities appreciates before the short position closes out.

We may engage in the short sale of securities, which involves the risk of significant loss in the event the price of the borrowed securities appreciates before the short position closes out. Short sales by us that are not made where there is an offsetting long position in the asset that it is being sold short theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Short selling allows us to profit from declines in market prices to the extent such decline exceeds the transaction costs and costs of borrowing the securities. However, since the borrowed

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securities must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed securities would result in a loss. Purchasing securities to close out the short position can itself cause the price of securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the loss. We may mitigate such losses by replacing the securities sold short before the market price has increased significantly. Under adverse market conditions, we might have difficulty purchasing securities to meet margin calls on its short sale delivery obligations, and might have to sell portfolio securities to raise the capital necessary to meet its short sale obligations at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

If other short positions of the same security are closed out at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur where demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that we will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price.

We may invest in structured finance securities, which are subject to the risk of default on the underlying obligation, increased sensitivity to defaults due to previous defaults and the disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults and aversion to certain structured finance securities as a class.

A portion of our investments may consist of structured finance securities, such as CMBS, collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized bond obligations, CLOs or similar instruments. Such structured finance securities are generally backed by an asset or a pool of assets, which serve as collateral. Depending on the type of security, the collateral may take the form of a portfolio of mortgage loans or bonds or other assets. We and other investors in structured finance securities ultimately bear the credit risk of the underlying collateral. In some instances, the structured finance securities are issued in multiple tranches, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics, often categorized as senior, mezzanine and subordinated/equity according to their degree of risk. The riskiest securities are the equity tranche, which bears the bulk of defaults from the bonds or loans serving as collateral, and thus may protect the other, more senior tranches from default. If there are defaults or the relevant collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches of such securities take precedence over those of mezzanine tranches, and scheduled payments to mezzanine tranches take precedence over those to subordinated/equity tranches. A senior tranche typically has higher ratings and lower yields than the underlying securities, and may be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, other tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to previous defaults and the disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults and aversion to certain structured finance securities as a class.

We may be subject to risks involved in investment activity through joint ventures.

We may acquire investments through joint ventures when we believe circumstances warrant the use of such structures. Joint venture investments involve risks, including: the possibility that joint venture partners might refuse to make capital contributions when due; that we may be responsible to joint venture partners for indemnifiable losses; that joint venture partners might at any time have business or economic goals which are inconsistent with ours; and that joint venture partners may be in a position to take action or withhold consent contrary to our recommendations, instructions or requests. In some instances, joint venture partners may have competing interests in our markets that could create conflicts of interest. Further, joint venture partners may fail to meet their obligations to the joint venture as a result of financial distress or otherwise, and we would be forced to make contributions to maintain the value of the investments. To the extent joint venture partners do not meet their obligations to the joint venture or they take action inconsistent with the interests of the joint venture, we could be adversely affected.

If we acquire investments through joint ventures, we may be required to make decisions jointly with the other investors who have interests in the respective joint ventures. We might not have the same interests as the other investors in relation to these decisions or transactions. Accordingly, we might not be able to favorably resolve any of these issues, or we might have to provide financial or other inducements to the other investors to obtain a favorable resolution.

In addition, various restrictive provisions and third-party rights, including consent rights to certain transactions, may apply to sales or transfers of interests in joint ventures. Consequently, decisions to buy or sell interests in a property or properties relating to joint ventures may be subject to the prior consent of other investors. These restrictive provisions and third-party rights would potentially preclude us from achieving full value of the investments because of our inability to obtain the necessary consents to sell or transfer the interests.

Our investments may be concentrated in terms of type of interest, geography, asset types, industry and sponsors and may continue to be so in the future.

We intend to focus primarily on investing in various real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to equity, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. In addition to our commercial real

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estate focus, our investments may be concentrated in terms of property type (e.g. retail vs. office), geography, asset type, industry and sponsors, as we are not required to observe specific diversification criteria, except as may be set forth in the investment guidelines adopted by our Board. Any such concentration of our investments that are subject to relatively higher risk of issuer bankruptcy, default, foreclosure or other risks may cause our Portfolio to have overall higher risks than it otherwise would. A significant portion of our investments are currently in securities of issuers that are advised, directly or indirectly, by affiliates of our Adviser. In addition, our operating properties are currently all based in Texas. The Portfolio, based on net equity, is comprised of 73.5% investments in entities managed by or advised by affiliates of the Adviser. Any concentration of our investments may continue, vary from time to time or become more prevalent in the future.

Investment concentration may cause even modest changes in the value of the underlying assets to significantly impact the value of our investments. As a result of any high levels of concentration, any adverse economic, political or other conditions that disproportionately affects those geographic areas, asset classes or investments concentrated in other terms could have a magnified adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition, and the value of our shareholders’ investments could vary more widely than if we invested in a more diverse Portfolio.

We operate in a competitive market for investment opportunities and competition may limit our ability to acquire desirable properties, loans and investments in commercial real estate and could also affect the yields of these assets.

A number of entities compete with us to make the types of loans and investments, including the acquisition of real estate, that we make. Our profitability depends, in large part, on our ability to invest in commercial real estate on attractive terms. In investing in commercial real estate, we compete with a variety of institutional lenders and investors, including other REITs, specialty finance companies, public and private funds (including other funds managed by affiliates of our Adviser and Sponsor), commercial and investment banks, commercial finance and insurance companies and other financial institutions. Several other REITs have raised, or are expected to raise, significant amounts of capital, and may have investment objectives that overlap with ours, which may create additional competition for lending and investment opportunities. Some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. Many of our competitors are not subject to the operating constraints associated with REIT compliance or maintenance of an exclusion from regulation under the Investment Company Act. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments, offer more attractive pricing or other terms and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, competition for investments in commercial real estate may lead to the yields of such assets decreasing, which may further limit our ability to generate satisfactory returns. We cannot assure you that the competitive pressures we face will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, as a result of this competition, desirable loans and investments in commercial real estate may be limited in the future, and we may not be able to take advantage of attractive lending and investment opportunities that may exist from time to time, as we can provide no assurance that we will be able to identify and invest in loans or make other investments that are consistent with our investment objectives.

Prepayment rates may adversely affect the value of loans in which we invest.

The value of our assets may be affected by prepayment rates on loans. If we invest in issuers that acquire or invest in mortgage-related securities or a pool of mortgage securities, we anticipate that the mortgage loans or the underlying mortgages will prepay at a projected rate generating an expected yield. If the assets are purchased at a premium to the par value or principal balance of the security or loans, when borrowers prepay their loans faster than expected, the corresponding prepayments on the mortgage-related securities may reduce the expected yield on such securities because the related premium will have to be amortized on an accelerated basis. Conversely, if the assets are purchased at a discount to either the principal balance of the loans or the par value of the loans underlying the securities, when borrowers prepay their mortgage loans slower than expected, the decrease in corresponding prepayments on the mortgage-related securities may reduce the expected yield on such securities because the related discount will not accrete as quickly as originally anticipated. Prepayment rates on loans may be affected by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the availability of mortgage credit, the relative economic vitality of the area in which the related properties are located, the servicing of the mortgage loans, possible changes in tax laws, changes in interest rates, other opportunities for investment, homeowner mobility and other economic, social, geographic, demographic and legal factors and other factors beyond our control. Consequently, such prepayment rates cannot be predicted with certainty and no strategy can completely insulate us from prepayment or other such risks. In periods of declining interest rates, prepayment rates on loans generally increase, though prepayment rates on loans are not guaranteed to remain the same or decrease in periods of increasing interest rates. If general interest rates decline at the same time, the proceeds of such prepayments received are likely to be reinvested by us in assets yielding less than the yields on the assets that were prepaid. In addition, as a result of the risk of prepayment, the market value of the prepaid assets may benefit less than other fixed income securities from declining interest rates. Prepayment rates could have an adverse effect on other of our portfolio investments, including any debt investments and preferred equity investments or on additional investments we may make in the future.

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The lack of liquidity in certain of our investments may adversely affect our business.

The illiquidity of certain of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need or desire arises. Certain investments such as real property, debt securities (including participations) and preferred equity, in particular, may be relatively illiquid investments. Illiquidity may result from the absence of an established market for the investments as well as legal, contractual or other restrictions on their resale and other factors. In addition, certain of our investments may become less liquid after our investment as a result of periods of delinquencies or defaults by borrowers or tenants or turbulent market conditions, which may make it more difficult for us to dispose of such assets at advantageous times or in a timely manner. Moreover, many of the loans and securities we invest in will not be registered under the relevant securities laws, resulting in prohibitions against their transfer, sale, pledge or their disposition except in transactions that are exempt from registration requirements or are otherwise in accordance with such laws. Also, if in order to permit resale the securities are registered under the Securities Act at our expense, our expenses would be increased. As a result, we expect many of our investments may be illiquid, and if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our Portfolio quickly, for example as a result of loan defaults, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments. Further, we may face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment to the extent that we or our Adviser and/or its affiliates has or could be attributed as having material, non-public information regarding such business entity. As a result, our ability to vary our Portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions may be relatively limited, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our success depends on the availability of attractive loans and investments and our Adviser’s ability to identify, structure, consummate, leverage, manage and realize returns on our loans and investments.

Our operating results are dependent upon the availability of attractive loans and investments, as well as our Adviser’s ability to identify, structure, consummate, leverage, manage and realize returns on our loans and investments. In general, the availability of favorable investment opportunities and, consequently, our returns, will be affected by the level and volatility of interest rates, conditions in the financial markets, general economic conditions, the demand for loan and investment opportunities in commercial real estate and the supply of capital for such opportunities. We cannot make any assurances that our Adviser will be successful in identifying and consummating loans and investments that satisfy our rate of return objectives or that such loans and investments, once made, will perform as anticipated.

Any distressed loans or investments we make, or loans or investments that later become distressed, may subject us to losses and other risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings.

Our loans and investments may include making distressed investments from time to time (e.g., investments in defaulted, out-of-favor or distressed bank loans and debt securities) or may involve investments that become “non-performing” following our acquisition thereof. Certain of our investments may include properties that typically are highly leveraged, with significant burdens on cash flow and, therefore, involve a high degree of financial risk. During an economic downturn or recession, loans or securities of financially or operationally troubled borrowers or issuers are more likely to go into default than loans or securities of other borrowers or issuers. Loans or securities of financially or operationally troubled issuers are less liquid and more volatile than loans or securities of borrowers or issuers not experiencing such difficulties. The market prices of such securities, if a market price is observable, are subject to erratic and abrupt market movements and the spread between bid and asked prices may be greater than normally expected. These securities are subject to a multitude of legal, industry, market, environmental and governmental forces that make analysis inherently difficult. Further, we rely on management, outside experts, market participants and the Adviser to analyze potential investments for us. There can be no assurance that any of these sources will prove credible, or that the resulting analysis will produce accurate conclusions. Investment in the loans or securities of financially or operationally troubled borrowers or issuers involves a high degree of credit and market risk.

In certain limited cases (e.g., in connection with a workout, restructuring and/or foreclosing proceedings involving one or more of our investments), the success of our investment strategy with respect thereto will depend, in part, on our ability to effectuate loan modifications and/or restructure and improve the operations of the borrower entities. The activity of identifying and implementing successful restructuring programs and operating improvements entails a high degree of uncertainty. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify and implement successful restructuring programs and improvements with respect to any distressed loans or investments we may have from time to time.

These financial difficulties may not be overcome and may cause borrower entities to become subject to bankruptcy or other similar administrative proceedings. There is a possibility that we may incur substantial or total losses on our loans and investments and, in certain circumstances, become subject to certain additional potential liabilities that may exceed the value of our original investment therein. For example, under certain circumstances, a lender that has inappropriately exercised control over the management and policies of a debtor may have its claims subordinated or disallowed or may be

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found liable for damages suffered by parties as a result of such actions. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to our investments, we may lose our entire investment, may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than our original investment and/or may be required to accept different terms, including payment over an extended period of time. In addition, under certain circumstances, payments to us may be reclaimed if any such payment or distribution is later determined to have been a fraudulent conveyance, preferential payment, or similar transaction under applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Furthermore, bankruptcy laws and similar laws applicable to administrative proceedings may delay our ability to realize on collateral for loan positions held by us, may adversely affect the economic terms and priority of such loans through doctrines such as equitable subordination or may result in a restructuring of the debt through principles such as the “cramdown” provisions of the bankruptcy laws.

We may not have control over certain of our loans and investments.

Our ability to manage our Portfolio of loans and investments may be limited by the form in which they are made. In certain situations, we may:

•acquire investments subject to rights of senior classes and servicers under intercreditor or servicing agreements;

•acquire only a minority and/or a non-controlling participation in an underlying investment;

•co-invest with others through partnerships, joint ventures or other entities, thereby acquiring non-controlling interests; or

•rely on independent third-party management or servicing with respect to the management of an asset.

Therefore, we may not be able to exercise control over all aspects of our loans or investments. Such financial assets may involve risks not present in investments where senior creditors, junior creditors, servicers or third parties controlling investors are not involved. Our rights to control the process following a borrower default may be subject to the rights of senior or junior creditors or servicers whose interests may not be aligned with ours. A partner or co-venturer may have financial difficulties resulting in a negative impact on such asset, may have economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours, or may be in a position to take action contrary to our investment objectives. In addition, we may, in certain circumstances, be liable for the actions of our partners or co-venturers.

We may make preferred equity investments in entities over which we will not have voting control. We intend to ensure that the terms of our investments require that the respective entities take all actions necessary to preserve our REIT status and avoid taxation at the REIT level. However, because we will not control such entities, they may cause us to fail one or more of the REIT tests. In that event, we intend to take advantage of all available provisions in the REIT statutes and regulations to cure any such failure, which provisions may require payments of penalties. We believe that we will be successful in maintaining our REIT status, but no assurances can be given.

Investments that are subordinated or otherwise junior in an issuer’s capital structure and that involve privately negotiated structures expose us to greater risk of loss.

We may invest in debt and preferred equity that are subordinated or otherwise junior in an issuer’s capital structure and that involve privately negotiated structures. Our investments in subordinated debt and preferred equity and our remedies with respect thereto, including the ability to foreclose on any collateral securing such investments, are subject to the rights of any senior creditors. Significant losses related to such loans or investments could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Investments in subordinated debt and preferred equity also bear a greater risk of default than senior debt and may receive payments after the holders on the more senior tranches of debt instruments with respect to an issuer.

We may invest in senior loans, a significant portion of which may be below investment grade, which the borrower may fail to repay or which may decline in value due to changes in interest rates.

We may invest in senior loans, a significant portion of which may be below investment grade, which the borrower may fail to repay or which may decline in value due to changes in interest rates. Loans below investment grade are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. As with any debt instrument, senior loans are generally subject to the risk of price declines and to increases in interest rates, particularly long term rates. Senior loans are also subject to the risk that, as interest rates rise, the cost of borrowing increases, which may increase the risk of default. In addition, the interest rates of floating rate loans typically only adjust to changes in short-term interest rates; long-term interest rates can vary dramatically from short-term interest rates. Therefore, senior loans may not mitigate price declines in a rising long term interest rate environment. The secondary market for loans is generally less liquid than the market for

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higher grade debt. Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely affect the price at which we could sell a loan, and could adversely affect our income. The volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans varies significantly over time and among loans. Although senior loans in which we may invest may often be secured by collateral, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of a default or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

We may not realize gains or income from our investments.

We seek to generate both current income and capital appreciation from our investments. However, it is possible that our investments will not appreciate in value and some investments may decline in value. In addition, the obligors on any loans in which we invest may default on, or be delayed in making, interest and/or principal payments, especially given that we may invest in sub-performing and non-performing loans or in securitizations of loans or in transitional loans. Accordingly, we are subject to an increased risk of loss and may not be able to realize gains or income from our investments. Moreover, any gains that we do realize may not be sufficient to offset our losses and expenses.

Real estate valuation is inherently subjective and uncertain.

The valuation of real estate, and therefore the valuation of any underlying security relating to loans and/or estate investments made by us is inherently subjective due to, among other factors, the individual nature of each property, its location, the expected future rental revenues from that particular property and the valuation methodology adopted. As a result, the valuations of the real estate assets against which we make loans and/or investments are subject to a large degree of uncertainty and are made on the basis of assumptions and methodologies that may not prove to be accurate, particularly in periods of volatility, low transaction flow or restricted debt availability in the commercial or residential real estate markets.

Some of our portfolio investments may be recorded at fair value not readily available and, as a result, there will be uncertainty as to the value of these investments.

Some or all of our portfolio investments may be in the form of positions or securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of investments that are not publicly traded may not be readily determinable. Our Adviser will value these investments at fair value which may include unobservable inputs. Because such valuations are subjective, the fair value of certain of our assets may fluctuate over short periods of time and our Adviser’s determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. Our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected if our Adviser’s determinations regarding the fair value of these investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon their disposal.

The Company’s real estate assets may be subject to impairment charges.

A decline in the fair value of our assets may require us to recognize an impairment against such assets under GAAP if we were to determine that, with respect to any assets in unrealized loss positions, we do not have the ability and intent to hold such assets to maturity or for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery to the original acquisition cost of such assets. If such a determination were to be made, we would recognize unrealized losses through earnings and write down the amortized cost of such assets to a new cost basis, based on the fair value of such assets on the date they are considered to be impaired. Such impairment charges reflect non-cash losses at the time of recognition; subsequent disposition or sale of such assets could further affect our future losses or gains, as they are based on the difference between the sale price received and adjusted amortized cost of such assets at the time of sale. If we are required to recognize material asset impairment charges, these charges could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The due diligence process that our Adviser undertakes in regard to investment opportunities may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with an investment and if our Adviser incorrectly evaluates the risks of our loans and investments, we may experience losses.

Before making investments for us, including in any loans, our Adviser will conduct due diligence that it deems reasonable and appropriate based on the facts and circumstances relevant to each potential investment. When conducting due diligence, our Adviser may be required to evaluate important and complex business, financial, tax, accounting, environmental and legal issues. Outside consultants, legal advisors, accountants and investment banks may be involved in the due diligence process in varying degrees depending on the type of potential investment. Relying on the resources available to it, our Adviser will evaluate our potential investments based on criteria it deems appropriate for the relevant investment. Selecting and evaluating material due diligence matters is subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria utilized or judgment exercised by our Adviser will reflect the beliefs, values, internal policies or preferred

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practices of any particular investor or align with the values or preferred practices of other commercial real estate investors or with market trends. Our Adviser’s loss estimates may not prove accurate, as actual results may vary from estimates. If our Adviser underestimates the asset-level losses relative to the price we pay for a particular investment, we may experience losses with respect to such investment.

Insurance on investments may not cover all losses.

There are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism, acts of war, social unrest and civil disturbances, which may be uninsurable or not economically insurable. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors, also might result in insurance proceeds being insufficient to repair or replace a property if it is damaged or destroyed. Under these circumstances, the insurance proceeds received with respect to a property relating to one of our investments might not be adequate to restore our economic position with respect to our investment. Any uninsured loss could result in the corresponding nonperformance of or loss on our investment related to such property.

Terrorist attacks, other acts of violence or war or a prolonged economic slowdown may affect the real estate industry generally and our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We cannot predict the severity of the effect that potential future terrorist attacks or other acts of violence or war would have on us. We may suffer losses as a result of the adverse impact of any future attacks and these losses may adversely impact our performance and may cause the market value of our securities to decline or be more volatile. In addition, a prolonged economic slowdown, a recession or declining real estate values, including, among other things, as a result of pandemics, inflation or rising or high interest rates, could impair the performance of our investments and harm our financial condition and results of operations, increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. Losses resulting from these types of events may not be fully insurable.

The absence of affordable insurance coverage may adversely affect the general real estate market, including lending volume, and the market’s overall liquidity and may reduce the number of suitable investment opportunities available to us and the pace at which we are able to make investments. If the properties underlying our interests are unable to obtain affordable insurance coverage, the value of our interests could decline, and in the event of an uninsured loss, we could lose all or a portion of our investment.

Risk Factors Related to the Business of NHT

The majority of the hotels owned by NHT are operated pursuant to franchise agreements with nationally recognized hotel brands and changes in the market perception of such brands may impact the desirability of NHT’s hotels to consumers.

The NHT segment operates most of its hotels pursuant to franchise or license agreements with nationally recognized hotel brands. NHT’s management believes that building brand value is critical to increased demand and the strengthening of customer loyalty. Most of the hotels in the NHT segment utilize brands owned by Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt. Consequently, if market recognition or the positive perception of Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt is reduced or compromised, the goodwill associated with the Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt-branded hotels in the NHT Portfolio may be adversely affected. Franchise agreements contain specific standards for, and restrictions and limitations on, the operation and maintenance of NHT’s hotels in order to maintain uniformity within the franchisor system. NHT may be required to incur costs to comply with these standards and these standards could potentially conflict with NHT’s ability to create specific business plans tailored to each property and to each market. Failure to comply with these brand standards may result in termination of the applicable franchise or license agreement. On December 19, 2024, Hilton terminated a franchise agreement with respect to the Addison Property based on a review of the brand standards. The Addison Property is currently held for sale, and will be operated as an independent hotel until sale. Upon any such termination, NHT would be required to rebrand the hotel or else operate the property as an independent hotel, which could result in substantial relicensing or rebranding costs, a decline in the value of the hotel, the loss of marketing support and participation in guest loyalty programs, and harm NHT’s relationship with the franchisor, impeding NHT’s ability to operate other hotels under the same brand. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on NHT and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

As part of its hotel business, NHT and its franchise partners are required to collect and maintain certain information about hotel employees and customers, which subjects us to risks associated with cybersecurity breaches and compliance with privacy regulations.

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NHT, through the independent contractors affiliated with the Manager, and its franchise partners are required to collect and maintain personal information about hotel employees and, through third-party providers, collect information about customers in connection with the processing of credit and debt transactions and as part of certain of NHT’s marketing programs. The collection and use of such information is regulated in the U.S. at the federal and state levels and in Canada at the federal and provincial levels, and the regulatory environment in these and other jurisdictions related to information security and privacy is increasingly demanding. At the same time, NHT will rely increasingly on cloud computing and other technologies that result in third parties holding customer or hotel employee information on NHT’s behalf. If the security of NHT’s, its franchise partners’ or third party providers’ information systems used to store or process such information is compromised, or if NHT or such third parties otherwise fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, NHT or its franchise partners could face litigation and the imposition of penalties that could adversely affect NHT’s financial performance and the Company’s results of operations and financial conditions. The brand reputations of NHT’s franchise partners could also be adversely affected from these types of security breaches or regulatory violations, which could impair revenues or the ability to attract and retain qualified hotel personnel.

Privacy and information security risks have generally increased in recent years because of the proliferation of new technologies, such as ransomware, and the increased sophistication and activities of perpetrators of cyber-attacks. The security measures put in place by NHT or its franchise partners cannot provide absolute security, and NHT and its franchise partners’ information technology infrastructure may be vulnerable to similar or other criminal cyber-attacks or data security incidents, including, ransom of data, such as, without limitation, resident and/or employee information, due to employee error, malfeasance, or other vulnerabilities. Any such incident could compromise NHT’s or such franchise partner’s networks, and the information stored by NHT or such franchise partner could be accessed, misused, publicly disclosed, corrupted, lost, or stolen, resulting in fraud, including wire fraud related to NHT’s assets, or other harm. Moreover, if a data security incident or breach affects NHT’s systems or such franchise partner’s systems or results in the unauthorized release of personally identifiable information, NHT’s or such franchise partner’s reputation and brand could be materially damaged and NHT may be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability, including, without limitation, loss related to the fact that agreements with such franchise partners or such franchise partner’s financial condition, may not allow NHT to recover all costs related to a cyber breach for which they alone or they and NHT should be jointly responsible for, which could result in a material adverse effect on NHT’s business, results of operations and financial condition and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

In the future, the Company and its franchise partners may expend additional resources to continue to enhance information security measures and/or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities. Despite these steps, there can be no assurance that NHT or its franchise partners will not suffer a data security incident in the future, that unauthorized parties will not gain access to sensitive data stored on NHT’s systems or the systems of its franchise partners, or that any such incident will be discovered in a timely manner. Further, the techniques used by criminals to obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data, such as phishing and other forms of human engineering, are increasing in sophistication and are often novel or change frequently; accordingly, NHT and its franchise partners may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Increasing real estate taxes, utilities, insurance costs and other capital expenditures may negatively impact NHT’s operating results.

As a matter of conducting business in the ordinary course, certain significant expenditures, including property taxes, maintenance costs, mortgage payments, insurance costs, and related charges, must be made throughout the period of ownership of real property regardless of whether a property is producing sufficient income to pay such expenses. In order to retain desirable hotel destinations and to generate adequate revenue over the long term, NHT must maintain or, in some cases, improve a property’s condition to meet market demand. These maintenance and improvement costs may be significant and may be costs NHT is unable to pass on to its hotel guests. NHT is also subject to utility and property tax risk relating to increased costs that NHT may experience as a result of higher resource prices as well as its exposure to significant increases in property taxes. There is a risk that property taxes may be raised as a result of revaluations of properties and their adherent tax rates. In some instances, enhancements to properties may result in significant increases in property assessments following a revaluation. Additionally, utility expenses, mainly consisting of natural gas and electricity service charges, have previously been subject to considerable price fluctuations. NHT may incur general liability related to guests on its properties for which it is found negligent, or for claims that are otherwise not fully covered by insurance. Any significant increase in these costs may have an adverse effect on NHT’s business, cash flows, financial condition, and results of operations and ability to make distributions to NHT’s unitholders, and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s cash flow results of operations and financial condition.

Litigation risk could affect NHT’s business.

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In the normal course of NHT’s operations, whether directly or indirectly, it may become involved in, named as a party to, or the subject of various legal proceedings, including regulatory proceedings, tax proceedings, and legal actions relating to personal injuries, property damage, property taxes, land rights, the environment, and contract disputes. The outcome with respect to outstanding, pending, or future proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and may be determined in a manner adverse to NHT and, as a result, could have a material adverse effect on NHT’s assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, and results of operations. Even if NHT prevails in any such legal proceeding, the proceedings could be costly and time-consuming and may divert the attention of management and key personnel from NHT’s business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on NHT’s business, cash flows, financial condition, and results of operations, and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s cash flow results of operations and financial condition.

Litigation risk specific to real property may affect NHT’s business.

The acquisition, ownership, and disposition of real property carry certain specific litigation risks. Litigation may be commenced with respect to a property acquired by NHT or its subsidiaries in relation to activities that took place prior to NHT’s acquisition of such property. In addition, at the time of disposition of an individual property, a potential buyer may claim that it should have been afforded the opportunity to purchase the asset or alternatively that such buyer should be awarded due diligence expenses incurred or damages for misrepresentation relating to disclosures made, if such buyer is passed over in favor of another as part of NHT’s efforts to maximize sale proceeds. Similarly, successful buyers may later sue NHT under various damage theories, including those sounding in tort, for losses associated with latent defects or other problems not uncovered in due diligence.

There may be limitations on NHT’s ability to sell its properties, including if NHT acquires or finances properties with lock-out provisions, which may prohibit NHT from selling a property or may require NHT to maintain specified debt levels for a period of years on some properties.

NHT may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a property can be sold. No assurance can be given that NHT will have funds available to correct such defects or to make such improvements. In acquiring a property, NHT may agree to lock-out provisions that materially restrict it from selling that property for a period of time or impose other restrictions, such as a limitation on the amount of debt that can be placed or repaid on that property or debt or other contracts that are not prepayable or terminable and must be assumed by a buyer. These provisions would restrict NHT’s ability to sell a property. These factors and any others that would impede NHT’s ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of its properties could significantly affect NHT’s financial condition and operating results and decrease the amount of cash available for distribution to NHT’s unitholders. Additionally, franchisors need to approve replacement franchisees upon a sale and there is no assurance NHT will be able to locate buyers who are approved franchisees.

Risks Related to Our Industry

We may need to foreclose on certain loans and/or exercise our “foreclosure option” under the terms of investments we may acquire, which could result in losses that harm our results of operations and financial condition.

We may find it necessary or desirable to foreclose on certain loans and/or exercise our “foreclosure option” under the terms of loans we acquire, and this process may be lengthy and expensive. We cannot assure you as to the adequacy of the protection of the terms of the applicable loan or investment, including the validity or enforceability of the loan and/or investments and the maintenance of the anticipated priority and perfection of the applicable security interests, if any. Furthermore, claims may be asserted by lenders or borrowers that might interfere with enforcement of our rights. Borrowers may resist foreclosure actions by asserting numerous claims, counterclaims and defenses against us, including, without limitation, lender liability claims and defenses, even when the assertions may have no basis in fact, in an effort to prolong the foreclosure action and seek to force the lender into a modification of the loan or a favorable buy-out of the borrower’s position in the loan. In some states, foreclosure actions can take several years or more to litigate. At any time prior to or during the foreclosure proceedings, the borrower may file for bankruptcy, which would have the effect of staying the foreclosure actions and further delaying the foreclosure process and potentially result in a reduction or discharge of a borrower’s debt. Foreclosure may create a negative public perception of the related property, resulting in a diminution of its value. Even if we are successful in foreclosing on a loan and/or investment, the liquidation proceeds upon sale of the underlying real estate may not be sufficient to recover our cost basis in the loan and/or investment, resulting in a loss to us. Furthermore, any costs or delays involved in the foreclosure of the loan and/or investment or a liquidation of the underlying property will further reduce the net proceeds and, thus, increase the loss.

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Liability relating to environmental matters may impact the value of properties that we may acquire or the properties underlying our investments.

Under various U.S. federal, state and local laws, an owner or operator of real property may become liable for the costs of removal of certain hazardous substances released on its property. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances.

The presence of hazardous substances may adversely affect an owner’s ability to sell real estate or borrow using real estate as collateral. To the extent that an owner of a property underlying one of our investments becomes liable for removal costs, the ability of the owner to make payments to us may be reduced, which in turn may adversely affect the value of the relevant investment held by us and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

The presence of hazardous substances on a property may adversely affect our ability to sell the property upon a default and foreclosure of one of our investments and we may incur substantial remediation costs, thus harming our financial condition. The discovery of material environmental liabilities attached to such properties could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

We may be subject to lender liability claims, and if we are held liable under such claims, we could be subject to losses.

In recent years, a number of judicial decisions have upheld the right of borrowers to sue lending institutions on the basis of various evolving legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has either violated a duty, whether implied or contractual, of good faith and fair dealing owed to the borrower or has assumed a degree of control over the borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the borrower or its other creditors or shareholders. We cannot assure prospective investors that such claims will not arise or that we will not be subject to significant liability if a claim of this type did arise.

Compliance with various laws and regulations, including accessibility, building and health and safety laws and regulations, may be costly, may adversely affect our operations or expose us to liability.

In addition to compliance with environmental regulations, we or underlying property owners for our investments must comply with various laws and regulations such as accessibility, building, zoning, landlord/tenant and health and safety laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the ADA and the Fair Housing Act. Some of those laws and regulations may conflict with one another or be subject to limited judicial or regulatory interpretations. Under those laws and regulations, we or underlying property owners for our investments may be liable for, among other things, the costs of bringing our properties into compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements. Noncompliance with certain of these laws and regulations may result in liability without regard to fault and the imposition of fines and could give rise to actions brought against us or the underlying property owners for our investments by governmental entities and/or third parties who claim to be or have been damaged as a consequence of an underlying property not being in compliance with the subject laws and regulations. As part of our due diligence procedures in connection with the acquisition of a property, we typically conduct an investigation of the property’s compliance with known laws and regulatory requirements with which we must comply once we acquire a property, including a review of compliance with the ADA and local zoning regulations. Our investigations and these assessments may not have revealed, and may not with respect to future acquisitions reveal, all potential noncompliance issues or related liabilities and we can provide no assurance that our properties have been, or that our future projects will be, designed and built in accordance with all applicable legal requirements. In addition, there can be no guarantee that underlying property owners for our investments have conducted a similar or sufficient investigation of the property’s compliance or liabilities, that they will in the future, or that any such properties will be designed, built and maintained in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Our ability to generate returns for our shareholders through our investment, finance and operating strategies is subject to then-existing market conditions, and we may make significant changes to these strategies in response to changing market conditions.

We seek to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long term. We intend to achieve this objective primarily by originating, structuring and investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to equity, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. In the future, to the extent that market conditions change and we have sufficient capital to do so, we may, depending on prevailing market conditions, change our investment guidelines in response to opportunities available in different interest rate, economic and credit environments. As a result, we cannot predict the percentage of our equity that will be invested in any commercial real estate property types at any given time.

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If we fail to develop, enhance and implement strategies to adapt to changing conditions in the real estate industry and capital markets, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The manner in which we compete and the types of assets in which we seek to invest will be affected by changing conditions resulting from sudden changes in our industry, regulatory environment, the role and structures of government-sponsored enterprises, the role of credit rating agencies or their rating criteria or process, or the U.S. and global economies generally. If we do not effectively respond to these changes, or if our strategies to respond to these changes are not successful, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, we may not be successful in executing our business strategies and, even if we successfully implement our business strategies, we may not generate revenues or profits after we implement them.

Any credit ratings assigned to our loans and investments will be subject to ongoing evaluations and revisions and we cannot assure you that those ratings will not be downgraded.

Our loans and investments may be rated by rating agencies such as Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings or Standard & Poor’s. Any credit ratings on our loans and investments are subject to ongoing evaluation by credit rating agencies, and we cannot assure you that any such ratings will not be changed or withdrawn by a rating agency in the future if, in its judgment, circumstances warrant. If rating agencies assign a lower-than-expected rating or reduce or withdraw, or indicate that they may reduce or withdraw, their ratings of our loans and investments in the future, the value and liquidity of our investments could significantly decline, which would adversely affect the value of our Portfolio and could result in losses upon disposition.

We may invest in derivative instruments, which would subject us to increased risk of loss.

Subject to maintaining our qualification as a REIT, we may invest in derivative instruments. Derivative instruments, especially when purchased in large amounts, may not be liquid in all circumstances, so that in volatile markets we may not be able to close out a position without incurring a loss. The prices of derivative instruments, including swaps, futures, forwards and options, are highly volatile, and such instruments may subject us to significant losses. The value of such derivatives also depends upon the price of the underlying instrument or commodity. Such derivatives and other customized instruments also are subject to the risk of non-performance by the relevant counterparty. In addition, actual or implied daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative position limits on the exchanges or over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets in which we may conduct our transactions in derivative instruments may prevent prompt liquidation of positions, subjecting us to the potential of greater losses. Derivative instruments that may be purchased or sold by us may include instruments not traded on an exchange. The risk of nonperformance by the obligor on such an instrument may be greater, and the ease with which we can dispose of or enter into closing transactions with respect to such an instrument may be less than in the case of an exchange-traded instrument. In addition, significant disparities may exist between “bid” and “ask” prices for derivative instruments that are traded OTC and not on an exchange. Such OTC derivatives are also typically not subject to the same type of investor protections or governmental regulation as exchange-traded instruments.

In addition, we may invest in derivative instruments that are neither presently contemplated nor currently available, but which may be developed in the future, to the extent such opportunities are both consistent with our investment objectives and legally permissible. Any such investments may expose us to unique and presently indeterminate risks, the impact of which may not be capable of determination until such instruments are developed and/or we determine to make such an investment.

A change in the federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and related efforts, along with any changes in laws and regulations affecting the relationship between Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae and the U.S. government, may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Congress has considered a substantial number of bills that include comprehensive or incremental approaches to ending the conservatorship, winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or changing their purposes, businesses or operations. U.S. government departments and agencies, including the U.S. Treasury and FHFA, have also published proposals which could lead to a release or exit from conservatorship. A decision by the U.S. government to eliminate or downscale Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or to reduce government support for multifamily housing more generally may adversely affect the availability of CMBS securitizations as an investment or cause breaches in underlying loan covenants, and, as a result, may adversely affect our investments. It may also adversely affect underlying interest rates, capital availability, development of multifamily communities and the value of multifamily assets, which may also adversely affect our investments.

The market value of CMBS securitizations guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac today are highly dependent on the continued support by the U.S. government. If such support is modified or withdrawn, if the U.S. Treasury fails to

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inject new capital as needed or if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are released from conservatorship, the market value of the CMBS securitizations they guaranteed could significantly decline, making it difficult to obtain repurchase agreement financing and could force holders of CMBS securitizations to sell assets at substantial losses. Furthermore, any policy changes to the relationship between Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. government may create market uncertainty and have the effect of reducing the actual or perceived credit quality of the CMBS securitizations. It may also interrupt the cash flow received by investors on the underlying CMBS.

All of the foregoing could materially adversely affect the availability, pricing, liquidity, market value and financing of our assets or investments and materially adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition.

The securitization process is subject to an evolving regulatory environment that may affect certain aspects of our current business.

As a result of past dislocation of the credit markets, the securitization market has become subject to additional regulation. In particular, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), various federal agencies, have promulgated rules that require issuers in securitizations to retain at least 5% of the risk associated with the securities. While the rule as adopted generally allows the purchase of the CMBS B-Piece by a party not affiliated with the issuer to satisfy the risk retention requirement, current CMBS B-Pieces are generally not large enough to fully satisfy the 5% requirement. Accordingly, if we buy CMBS B-Pieces, we may be required to purchase larger CMBS B-Pieces, potentially reducing returns on such investments. Significant restrictions exist, and additional restrictions may be added in the future, regarding who may hold risk retention interests, the structure of the entities that hold risk retention interests and when and how such risk retention interests may be transferred. These restrictions may reduce our liquidity and could potentially reduce our returns on such investments. To the extent we utilize the securitization market and retain this risk of loss through subordinate interests or CMBS B-Pieces in our securitized debt transactions, these requirements could reduce our returns on these transactions. In addition, if we fail to operate in compliance with existing and future regulations, our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Rapid changes in the values of our real estate investments may make it more difficult for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT or exclusion from regulation under the Investment Company Act.

If the market value or income potential of real estate-related investments declines as a result of increased or high interest rates, prepayment rates or other factors, we may need to increase our real estate investments and income and/or liquidate our non-qualifying assets in order to maintain our REIT qualification or exclusion from Investment Company Act regulation. If a decline in real estate asset values and/or income occurs quickly, this may be especially difficult to accomplish. This difficulty may be exacerbated by the illiquid nature of any non-qualifying assets that we may own. We may have to make investment decisions that we otherwise would not make absent the REIT and Investment Company Act considerations.

As a consequence of our seeking to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act on an ongoing basis, we and/or our subsidiaries may be restricted from making certain investments or may structure investments in a manner that would be less advantageous to us than would be the case in the absence of such requirements. In particular, a change in the value of any of our assets could negatively affect our ability to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act and cause the need for a restructuring of our Portfolio. For example, these restrictions may limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to invest directly in mortgage-backed securities that represent less than the entire ownership in a pool of senior loans, debt and equity tranches of securitizations and certain asset-backed securities, non-controlling equity interests in real estate companies or in assets not related to real estate. In addition, seeking to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act may cause us and/or our subsidiaries to acquire or hold additional assets that we might not otherwise have acquired or held or dispose of investments that we and/or our subsidiaries might not have otherwise disposed of, which could result in higher costs or lower proceeds to us than we would have paid or received if we were not seeking to comply with such requirements. Thus, avoiding registration under the Investment Company Act may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

There can be no assurance that we and our subsidiaries will be able to successfully avoid operating as an unregistered investment company. If it were established that we were an unregistered investment company, there would be a risk that we would be subject to monetary penalties and injunctive relief in an action brought by the SEC, that we would be unable to enforce contracts with third parties, that third parties could seek to obtain rescission of transactions undertaken during the period it was established that we were an unregistered investment company, and that we would be subject to limitations on corporate leverage that would have an adverse impact on our investment returns.

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If we were required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we would become subject to substantial regulation with respect to our capital structure (including our ability to use borrowings), management, operations, transactions with affiliated persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and Portfolio composition, including disclosure requirements and restrictions with respect to diversification and industry concentration and other matters. Compliance with the Investment Company Act would, accordingly, limit our ability to make certain investments and require us to significantly restructure our business plan, which could materially adversely affect our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders.

We are a “smaller reporting company” under the federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

We are a “smaller reporting company,” and as such we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “smaller reporting companies,” including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company as long as, on each annual determination date, we either (a) have an unaffiliated public float of less than $250 million on the annual determination date or (b) had annual revenues of less than $100 million as of the previously completed fiscal year for which audited financial statements are available and on the annual determination date either (i) have no unaffiliated public float or (ii) have an unaffiliated public float of less than $700 million. If we fail to satisfy these conditions on the annual determination date in any year, we will cease to qualify as a smaller reporting company. If we do not qualify as a smaller reporting company, we may incur additional costs complying with enhanced reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.

Although we are a smaller reporting company, the requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, may strain our resources, increase our costs and place additional demands on management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

As a public company with listed equity securities, we are required to comply with new laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act"), related regulations of the SEC, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the requirements of the NYSE. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements will occupy a significant amount of time of our Board and management and will require us to incur significant costs and expenses. As a result of being a public company, we are required to:

•institute and maintain a more comprehensive compliance function;

•design, establish, evaluate and maintain a system of internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”);

•comply with rules promulgated by the NYSE;

•prepare and distribute periodic public reports in compliance with our obligations under federal securities laws;

•establish and maintain internal policies, such as those relating to disclosure controls and procedures and insider trading;

•involve and retain to a greater degree outside counsel and accountants in the above activities; and

•establish and maintain an investor relations function.

If our profitability is adversely affected because of these additional costs, it could have a negative effect on the trading price of our securities.

Risk Factors Related to the Hotel and Lodging Industry

The Company’s hotel properties may be adversely affected by various risks common to the hospitality and lodging industry.

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All real property investments are subject to a degree of risk and uncertainty and are affected by various factors, including general economic conditions and local real estate markets. The business of the NHT segment may be adversely affected by various operating risks common to the hotel industry, including competition; over-building; dependence on business travel and tourism; changes in taxes and governmental regulations that influence or set wages, prices or interest rates; availability and cost of capital necessary to fund investments, capital expenditures and service interest, principal or other debt obligations; changes in operating costs, shortages of labor, risks of unionization of labor, increases in the costs of food and liquor; receipt and/or maintenance of licenses and permits with local authorities; relationships with brand franchisors; the ability of other lodging alternatives to attract and retain customers; changes in local market conditions due to changes in general or local economic conditions and neighborhood characteristics, and building structure and building system, health, or hygiene issues rendering properties uninhabitable on a temporary or long term basis. Any of these factors could limit or reduce the prices charged for NHT's products or services and, as a result, any of these factors can reduce NHT's profits and limit opportunities for growth. A decrease in NHT’s profitability could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

The hotel industry is cyclical and changes in economic conditions, consumer behavior and the travel and tourism industries may impact the demand for the Company’s hotel properties.

The hotel industry is cyclical. Macroeconomic and other factors beyond NHT’s control can reduce demand for lodging products and services, including demand for rooms at properties owned and managed by the Company. These factors include changes and volatility in general economic conditions, including: the severity and duration of any downturn in the U.S. or global economy and financial markets; changes in the desirability of particular locations or travel patterns of customers; decreased corporate budgets and spending; low consumer confidence; depressed housing prices; financial condition of the airline and other transportation-related industries and its impact on travel; oil prices and travel costs; and cyclical over-building in the hotel ownership industry. These factors can adversely affect individual properties, particular regions or the NHT segment’s business as a whole. Any one or more of these factors could limit or reduce the demand, or the rates NHT’s properties are able to charge for rooms or services or the prices at which NHT is able to sell any hotel property, which could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

Advances in technology and the growing use of online travel agencies may lead to increased costs and competition and lead to changes in consumer behavior.

The hotel industry may be affected by advances in technology. Consumers’ growing use of internet travel intermediaries (“OTAs”) and alternative lodging marketplaces may adversely affect NHT’s profitability. NHT’s hotel guest rooms may be booked through OTAs such as Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Hotels.com, etc. As guest bookings through OTAs increase, these intermediaries may be able to obtain higher commissions, reduced room rates and other significant contract concessions from the Company. Moreover, OTAs attempt to influence consumer choice behavior by increasing the visibility and importance of price, reviews and general indicators of quality (descriptors such as “four-star lakeside hotel”) at the expense of brand identification on their websites and mobile applications. OTAs attract consumers by offering innovation, ease of use platforms, multiple travel products, membership programs, the ability to package travel products across different suppliers (such as car rental, guest room booking, activities tickets etc.) in one transaction, and other marketing techniques. OTAs hope that consumers will eventually develop loyalties to their online reservation system rather than to the brands under which hotel properties are franchised. The increasing reliance of consumers on online intermediaries and the continued expansion in technologies may negatively impact the strength of NHT’s partner brands, traditional distribution platforms and profit margins.

Advances in technology have made alternative lodging accommodations a direct source of competition to the hotel industry. Alternative lodging marketplaces, such as Airbnb and VRBO, operate websites and mobile applications that market available furnished, privately-owned residential properties, including homes, condominiums and vacation homes, that can be rented on a nightly, weekly or monthly basis. The influx of these lodging accommodations traditionally not available to consumers and the increased acceptance of these options by consumers may lead to a reduction in demand for conventional hotel guest rooms and to an increase in supply of lodging alternatives. If the use of alternative lodging marketplaces significantly increases, particularly among NHT’s key customer and location segments, its profitability may be adversely affected, which could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

The NHT segment faces competition from other hotels and alternative lodging providers within the immediate vicinity of and in the broader geographic region where NHT’s hotels may be located.

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The lodging sector is highly competitive. NHT faces competition from a number of sources, including from Airbnb and from other hotels located in the immediate vicinity of and in the broader geographic areas where NHT’s hotels are and may be located. NHT’s hotel properties compete on the basis of location, room rates, quality, service levels, reputation and reservations systems, among many factors. NHT also faces competition from alternative lodging options such as Airbnb that have and may continue to add guest accommodations that compete with hotel inventory. OTAs may capture a greater share of guest bookings, which would have a negative impact on the strength of brands and their distribution platforms, while also adding to NHT’s expenses in the form of fees to the OTAs. Such competition may reduce occupancy rates and revenues of NHT and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. Increases in the cost to NHT of acquiring hotel properties may adversely affect the ability of NHT to acquire such properties on favorable terms and may otherwise have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

The hotel industry is subject to seasonal changes, which may cause fluctuations in room revenues, occupancy levels, room rates and operating expenses in particular hotels.

The seasonality of the hotel industry could have a material adverse effect on NHT. The hotel industry is seasonal in nature, which can be expected to cause quarterly fluctuations in revenues. NHT’s earnings may be adversely affected by factors outside NHT’s control, including weather conditions and poor economic factors in certain markets in which NHT operates. This seasonality can be expected to cause periodic fluctuations in room revenues, occupancy levels, room rates and operating expenses in particular hotels. NHT can provide no assurances that cash flows will be sufficient to offset any shortfalls that occur as a result of these fluctuations. A decrease in cash flows in the NHT segment could adversely affect NHT’s results of operations and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness and Financing Strategy

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness which may limit our financial and operating activities and may adversely affect our ability to incur additional debt to fund future needs.

As of December 31, 2024, we have approximately $362.1 million of indebtedness outstanding related to our Portfolio. Payments of principal and interest on borrowings may leave us with insufficient cash resources to acquire additional investments or pay the distributions necessary to maintain our REIT qualification. Our level of debt and the limitations imposed on us by our debt agreements could have significant adverse consequences, including the following:

•require us to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to the payment of principal, and interest on, indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available for other purposes;

•make it more difficult for us to borrow additional funds as needed or on favorable terms, which could, among other things, adversely affect our ability to meet operational needs;

•force us to dispose of one or more of our investments, possibly on unfavorable terms or in violation of certain covenants to which we may be subject;

•subject us to increased sensitivity to increases in or high interest rates;

•make us more vulnerable to economic downturns, adverse industry conditions or catastrophic external events;

•limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures;

•limit our ability to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or the refinancing terms may be less favorable than the terms of our original indebtedness;

•reduce our flexibility in planning for or responding to changing business, industry and economic conditions; and/or

•place us at a competitive disadvantage to competitors that have relatively less debt than we have.

If any one of these events were to occur, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and trading price of our securities could be adversely affected.

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Any credit facilities (including term loans and revolving facilities), debt securities, repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, securitizations or other debt arrangements may impose restrictive covenants, which may restrict our flexibility to determine our operating policies and investment strategy.

We may enter into agreements with various counterparties to finance our operations, which may include entering into credit facilities (including term loans and revolving facilities), repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, securitizations and/or issuing debt securities or other debt arrangements. The documents that govern these agreements may contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants applicable to us that may restrict our flexibility to determine our operating policies and investment strategy. For example, these agreements may require us to maintain a specific net debt to equity ratio, minimum NAV, senior debt service coverage ratio, consolidated unencumbered assets ratio, interest rate cap agreements, casualty and condemnation insurance or, among others, specified minimum levels of capacity under our credit facilities and cash. As a result, we may not be able to leverage our assets as fully as we would otherwise choose, which could reduce our return on assets. If we are unable to meet these collateral obligations, our financial condition and prospects could deteriorate significantly. In addition, lenders may require that our Adviser continue to serve in such capacity. If we fail to meet or satisfy any of these covenants, we would be in default under these agreements, and our lenders could elect to declare outstanding amounts due and payable, terminate their commitments, require the posting of additional collateral and enforce their interests against existing collateral. As of December 31, 2024, NHT OP, the guarantor of certain obligations under a borrowing arrangement for a $39.3 million loan (the “PC & B Loan”), was not in compliance with loan covenants contained in the loan documents for the PC & B Loan related to minimum net worth and minimum liquid assets. While the lender under the PC & B Loan has not indicated that it will accelerate the PC & B Loan, the lender has the ability under the loan documents to do so if the conditions remain uncured after the giving of notice and expiration of a cure period. There can be no assurance that the lender under the PC & B Loan will waive such covenant beaches, and discussions regarding such a waiver are ongoing. The PC & B Loan is secured by mortgages on our Hyatt Place Park City (“Park City”) and Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites (“Bradenton”) properties. Should the lender under the PC & B Loan exercise its remedies under the relevant loan documents, up to and including the acceleration of the full amount of the PC & B Loan, it may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. If we are unable to pay the amount due upon acceleration, the lender under the PC & B Loan may elect to foreclose on the Park City and Bradenton properties to satisfy the indebtedness. In addition, the mortgage debt secured by Cityplace had a maturity date of March 8, 2025. We are currently engaged in discussions with the lender of the Cityplace debt regarding the extension of the maturity date. There can be no assurance that the lender will grant such an extension or that it will not demand payment of the outstanding balance, which was $139.9 million as of December 31, 2024. While the lender has not indicated that it will exercise any of its remedies, the lender has the ability to do so and may elect to foreclose on Cityplace. From time to time, we may also be in default of certain covenants contained in our credit agreements. We may also be subject to cross-default and acceleration rights in our other debt arrangements. Further, this could also make it difficult for us to satisfy the distribution requirements necessary to maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Inability to access funding could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and business.

Our ability to fund our loans and investments may be impacted by our ability to secure bank credit facilities (including term loans and revolving facilities), warehouse facilities and structured financing arrangements, public and private debt issuances and derivative instruments, in addition to transaction or asset specific funding arrangements and additional repurchase agreements on acceptable terms. We may also rely on short-term financing that would be especially exposed to changes in availability. Our access to sources of financing will depend upon a number of factors, over which we have little or no control, including:

•general economic or market conditions;

•the market’s view of the quality of our assets;

•the market’s perception of our growth potential;

•our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions; and

•the market price of our securities.

We may need to periodically access the capital markets to raise cash to fund new loans and investments. Unfavorable economic or capital market conditions may increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or could result in a decision by our potential lenders not to extend credit. An inability to successfully access the capital markets could limit our ability to grow our business and fully execute our business strategy and could decrease our earnings and liquidity. In addition, any dislocation or weakness in the capital and credit markets could adversely affect our lenders and

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could cause one or more of our lenders to be unwilling or unable to provide us with financing or to increase the costs of that financing. In addition, as regulatory capital requirements imposed on our lenders are increased, they may be required to limit, or increase the cost of, financing they provide to us. In general, this could potentially increase our financing costs and reduce our liquidity or require us to sell assets at an inopportune time or price. We cannot make assurances that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on favorable terms or at all.

We are subject to counterparty risk associated with our debt obligations.

Our counterparties for critical financial relationships may include both domestic and international financial institutions. These institutions could be severely impacted by credit market turmoil, changes in legislation, allegations of civil or criminal wrongdoing and may as a result experience financial or other pressures. In addition, if a lender or counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, our borrowings under financing agreements with them may become subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, thus depriving us, at least temporarily, of the benefit of these assets. Such an event could restrict our access to financing and increase our cost of capital. If any of our counterparties were to limit or cease operation, it could lead to financial losses for us.

Derivatives and hedging activity could adversely affect cash flow.

Subject to qualifying and maintaining our qualification as a REIT, we may pursue various hedging strategies and use derivatives to manage our exposure to interest rate volatility on debt instruments, including hedging for future debt issuances. At other times, we may utilize derivatives to increase our exposure to floating interest rates. However, these hedging arrangements may not have the desired beneficial impact. Hedging arrangements, which can include a number of counterparties, may expose us to additional risks, including failure of any of our counterparties to perform under these contracts, and may involve extensive costs, such as transaction fees or, if we terminate them, breakage costs. No strategy can completely insulate us from the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations.

Any credit facilities (including term loans and revolving facilities), repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, securitizations or other debt arrangements that we may use to finance our assets may require us to provide additional collateral or pay down debt.

We may utilize credit facilities, repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities, securitizations and other forms of financing to finance our assets if they are available on acceptable terms. In the event we utilize these financing arrangements, they would involve the risk that the market value of our assets pledged or sold by us to the repurchase agreement counterparty, provider of the credit facility, lender of the warehouse facility or the securitization counterparty may decline in value, in which case the applicable creditor may require us to provide additional collateral or to repay all or a portion of the funds advanced. We may not have the funds available to repay our debt at that time, which would likely result in defaults unless we are able to raise the funds from alternative sources, which we may not be able to achieve on favorable terms or at all. Posting additional collateral would reduce our liquidity and limit our ability to leverage our assets. If we cannot meet these requirements, the applicable creditor could accelerate our indebtedness, increase the interest rate on advanced funds and terminate our ability to borrow funds from them, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and ability to implement our business plan. In addition, in the event that the applicable creditor files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, our loans may become subject to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, thus depriving us, at least temporarily, of the benefit of these assets. Such an event could restrict our access to credit and increase our cost of capital. The applicable creditor may also require us to maintain a certain amount of cash or set aside assets sufficient to maintain a specified liquidity position that would allow us to satisfy our collateral obligations. As a result, we may not be able to leverage our assets as fully as we would choose which could reduce our return on assets. In the event that we are unable to meet these collateral obligations, our financial condition and prospects could deteriorate rapidly.

If a counterparty to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligation to resell the underlying security back to us at the end of the purchase agreement term, or if the value of the underlying asset has declined as of the end of that term, or if we default on our obligations under the repurchase agreement, we may incur losses.

Under any repurchase agreements we enter into, we will sell the assets to lenders (i.e., repurchase agreement counterparties) and receive cash from the lenders. The lenders are obligated to resell the same assets back to us at the end of the term of the repurchase agreement. Because the cash that we receive from the lender when we initially sell the assets to the lender is less than the value of those assets (the difference being the “haircut”), if the lender defaults on its obligation to resell the same assets back to us, we would incur a loss on the repurchase agreement equal to the amount of the haircut (assuming there was no change in the value of the securities). We would also incur losses on a repurchase agreement if the value of the underlying assets has declined as of the end of the repurchase agreement term, because we would have to repurchase the assets for their initial value but would receive assets worth less than that amount. Further, if we default on our obligations under a repurchase agreement, the lender will be able to terminate the repurchase agreement and cease

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entering into any other repurchase agreements with us. Any repurchase agreements we enter into are likely to contain cross-default provisions, so that if a default occurs under any repurchase agreement, the lender can also declare a default with respect to all other repurchase agreements they have with us. If a default occurs under any of our repurchase agreements and a lender terminates one or more of its repurchase agreements, we may need to enter into replacement repurchase agreements with different lenders. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in entering into such replacement repurchase agreements on the same terms as the repurchase agreements that were terminated or at all. Any losses that we incur on our repurchase agreements could adversely affect our earnings and thus our cash available for distribution to shareholders.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

We have limited operating history as a REIT and may not be able to operate our business successfully, find suitable investments, or generate sufficient revenue to make or sustain distributions to our shareholders.

We ceased being an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act on July 1, 2022 and have limited operating history as a REIT. We may not be able to operate our business successfully, find suitable investments or implement our operating policies and strategies. Our ability to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long term depends on our ability both to generate sufficient cash flow to pay an attractive distribution and to achieve capital appreciation, and we may not be able to do either. Similarly, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue from operations to pay our operating expenses and make distributions to shareholders. The results of our operations will depend on several factors, including the availability of opportunities for the acquisition or origination of investments in commercial real estate, the level and volatility of interest rates, the availability of equity capital as well as adequate short- and long-term financing, conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions.

In addition, our future operating results and financial data may vary materially from the historical operating results and financial data contained in this Annual Report because of a number of factors. Consequently, the historical financial statements contained in this Annual Report may not be useful in assessing our likely future performance.

We depend upon key personnel of our Adviser and its affiliates.

We are an externally managed REIT and therefore we do not have any internal management capacity and expect to only have accounting employees. We will depend to a significant degree on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the management team and other key personnel of our Adviser, including Messrs. Dondero, McGraner, Sauter, Norris, Richards and Willmore, all of whom may be difficult to replace. We expect that our Adviser will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close and monitor our loans and investments in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.

We will also depend upon the senior professionals of our Adviser to maintain relationships with sources of potential investments, and we intend to rely upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. We cannot assure you that these individuals will continue to provide indirect investment advice to us. If these individuals, including the members of the management team of our Adviser, do not maintain their existing relationships with our Adviser, maintain existing relationships or develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we may not be able to grow our Portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom the senior professionals of our Adviser have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities. Therefore, we can offer no assurance that these relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.

We are dependent upon our Adviser and its affiliates to conduct our day-to-day operations; thus, adverse changes in their financial health or our relationship with them could cause our operations to suffer.

We are dependent on our Adviser and its affiliates to manage our operations and originate, structure and manage our loans and investments. All of our investment decisions are made by our Adviser, subject to general oversight by our Adviser’s investment committee and our Board. Any adverse changes in the financial condition of our Adviser or its affiliates, or our relationship with our Adviser, could hinder our Adviser’s ability to successfully manage our operations and our Portfolio, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

Our Adviser manages our Portfolio pursuant to very broad investment guidelines and is not required to seek the approval of our Board for each investment, financing, asset allocation or hedging decision made by it, which may result in our making riskier investments and which could materially and adversely affect us.

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Our Adviser is authorized to follow very broad investment guidelines that provide it with substantial discretion in investment, financing, asset allocation and hedging decisions. Our Board will periodically review our investment guidelines and our Portfolio but will not, and is not required to, review and approve in advance all of our proposed investments or our Adviser’s financing, asset allocation or hedging decisions. In addition, in conducting periodic reviews, our trustees may rely primarily on information provided, or recommendations made, to them by our Adviser or its affiliates. Subject to qualifying and maintaining our REIT qualification and our exclusion from regulation under the Investment Company Act, our Adviser has significant latitude within the broad investment guidelines in determining the types of investments it makes for us, and how such investments are financed or hedged, which could result in investment returns that are substantially below expectations or losses, which could materially and adversely affect us.

We may not replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by affiliates of our Adviser and members of our Adviser’s management team or by our Sponsor or its affiliates.

Our primary focus in making investments generally differs from that of existing investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles that are or have been managed by affiliates of our Advisers, members of our Adviser’s management team, our Sponsor or affiliates of our Sponsor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and there can be no assurance that we will achieve comparable results of those Sponsor affiliates. In addition, investors in our securities are not acquiring an interest in any such investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles that are or have been managed by members of our Adviser’s management team or our Sponsor or its affiliates. We also cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by members of the management team, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. Additionally, all or a portion of the prior results may have been achieved in particular market conditions which may never be repeated.

The Advisory Agreement may be terminated by (a) us, upon a cause event (as defined in the Advisory Agreement), on 30 days’ written notice, (b) either party, without cause, upon the expiration of the then-current term with at least 180 days’ written notice to the other party prior to the expiration of such term, (c) our Adviser, upon 30 days’ written notice if we materially breach the agreement and such breach continues for 30 days before we are given such notice or (d) automatically in the event of an Advisers Act Assignment unless we provide written consent. If the Advisory Agreement is terminated and no suitable replacement is found, we may not be able to execute our business plan. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by our Adviser and its affiliates. Even if we are able to retain comparable management, the integration of such management and its lack of familiarity with our investment objectives may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Furthermore, we may incur certain costs in connection with a termination or non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement, including a termination fee equal to three times the Adviser’s annual Fee (unless the Advisory Agreement is terminated as a result of a cause event).

Our Adviser maintains a contractual as opposed to a fiduciary relationship with us. Our Adviser’s liability is limited under the Advisory Agreement, and we have agreed to indemnify our Adviser against certain liabilities.

Our Adviser maintains a contractual as opposed to a fiduciary relationship with us. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, our Adviser and its affiliates and their respective partners, members, officers, directors, employees and agents will not be liable to us (including but not limited to (1) any act or omission in connection with the conduct of our business that is determined in good faith to be in or not opposed to our best interest, (2) any act or omission based on the suggestions of certain professional advisors, (3) any act or omission by us, or (4) any mistake, negligence, misconduct or bad faith of certain brokers or other agents), unless any act or omission constitutes bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties. We have also agreed to indemnify our Adviser and its affiliates and their respective partners, members, officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses that are incurred and arise out of or in connection with our business or investments, or the performance by the indemnitee of its responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement, provided that the conduct at issue did not constitute bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties. As a result, we could experience poor performance or losses for which our Adviser would not be liable.

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Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, our Adviser will indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and settlements, as fines and penalties and legal or other costs and expenses of investigating or defending against any claim or alleged claim, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, that are incurred by reason of our Adviser’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that our Adviser will not be held responsible for any action of our Board in following or declining to follow any written advice or written recommendation given by our Adviser. However, the aggregate maximum amount that our Adviser may be liable to us pursuant to the Advisory Agreement will, to the extent not prohibited by law, never exceed the amount of the management fees received by our Adviser under the Advisory Agreement prior to the date that the acts or omissions giving rise to a claim for indemnification or liability have occurred. In addition, our Adviser will not be liable for special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss, or damage of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation lost profits. The limitations described in the preceding two sentences will not apply, however, to the extent such damages are determined in a final binding non-appealable court or arbitration proceeding to result from the bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of our Adviser’s duties.

We may change our targeted investments without shareholder consent.

We focus primarily on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to mortgage debt, mezzanine debt, and common and preferred equity. Our target underlying property types primarily include, but are not limited to, SFR, multifamily, self-storage, life science, office, industrial, hospitality, net lease and retail. To a limited extent, we may also hold, acquire or transact in certain non-real estate securities. We may make adjustments to our target Portfolio based on real estate market conditions and investment opportunities, and we may change our targeted investments and investment guidelines at any time without the consent of our shareholders. Any such change could result in our making investments that are different from, and possibly riskier than, the investments described in this Annual Report. These policies may change over time. A change in our targeted investments or investment guidelines, which may occur without notice to you or without your consent, may increase our exposure to interest rate risk, default risk and real estate market fluctuations, all of which could adversely affect the value of our securities and our ability to make distributions to you.

We will pay substantial fees and expenses to our Adviser and its affiliates, which payments increase the risk that you will not earn a profit on your investment.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, we will pay significant fees to our Adviser and its affiliates. Those fees include management fees and obligations to reimburse our Adviser and its affiliates for expenses they incur in connection with their providing services to us, including certain personnel services. Additionally, in January 2023, our shareholders approved a long-term incentive plan that provides us the ability to grant awards to employees of our Adviser and its affiliates. For additional information on these fees and the fees paid to our Adviser, see “Item 1. Business-Our Advisory Agreement” and Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for more information.

If we internalize our management functions, we may not achieve the perceived benefits of the internalization transaction.

In the future, our Board may consider internalizing the functions performed for us by our Adviser by, among other methods, acquiring our Adviser’s assets. The method by which we could internalize these functions could take many forms. There is no assurance that internalizing our management functions will be beneficial to us and our shareholders. An acquisition of our Adviser could result in dilution of your interest as a shareholder and could reduce earnings per share. Additionally, we may not realize the perceived benefits or we may not be able to properly integrate a new staff of managers and employees or we may not be able to effectively replicate the services provided previously by our Adviser or its affiliates. Internalization transactions, including, without limitation, transactions involving the acquisition of affiliated advisors have also, in some cases, been the subject of litigation. Even if these claims are without merit, we could be forced to spend significant amounts of money defending claims which would reduce the amount of funds available for us to invest and to pay distributions. All of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay distributions.

There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could affect our investment returns.

As a result of our arrangements with our Sponsor and our Adviser, there may be times when our Sponsor and our Adviser or their affiliated persons have interests that differ from those of our shareholders, giving rise to a conflict of interest.

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Our trustees and management team serve or may serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, or of investment funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. Similarly, our Adviser or its affiliates may have other clients with similar, different or competing investment objectives, including, among others, NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (“NXRT”), a publicly traded multi-family REIT, VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. ("VineBrook"), an SFR REIT and NREF, a publicly traded mortgage REIT, each of which is also managed by members of our management team. In serving in these multiple capacities, they may have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which may not be in the best interest of us or our shareholders. For example, the management team of our Adviser has, and will continue to have, management responsibilities for other investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles managed or sponsored by our Adviser and its affiliates. Our investment objectives may overlap with the investment objectives of such affiliated investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles. As a result, those individuals may face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among us and other investment funds or accounts advised by or affiliated with our Adviser and its affiliates. Our Adviser will seek to allocate investment opportunities among eligible accounts in a manner consistent with its allocation policy. However, we can offer no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Highland Capital Management, L.P. (“Highland”) may have materially adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On October 16, 2019, Highland, a former affiliate of our Sponsor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Highland Bankruptcy"), which was subsequently transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On January 9, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court approved a change of control of Highland, which involved the resignation of James Dondero as the sole director of, and the appointment of an independent board to, Highland’s general partner. On September 21, 2020, Highland filed a plan of reorganization and disclosure statement with the Bankruptcy Court, which was subsequently amended (the “Fifth Amended Plan of Reorganization”). On October 9, 2020, Mr. Dondero resigned as an employee of Highland and as portfolio manager for all Highland-advised funds. As a result of these changes, our Sponsor is no longer under common control with Highland, and therefore Highland is no longer affiliated with us. On February 22, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming Highlands’s Fifth Amended Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”), which became effective on August 11, 2021. On October 15, 2021, Marc S. Kirschner, as litigation trustee of a litigation subtrust formed pursuant to the Plan, filed a lawsuit (the “Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit”) against various persons and entities, including our Sponsor and James Dondero. The Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit does not include claims related to our business or our assets or operations. On March 24, 2023, Marc S. Kirschner filed a motion seeking to voluntarily stay the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit, which motion was granted on April 4, 2023. As of January 30, 2024, the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit continues to be stayed. The Highland Bankruptcy and lawsuits filed in connection therewith, including the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit, could expose our Sponsor, our Adviser, our affiliates, our management and/or us to negative publicity, which might adversely affect our reputation and/or investor confidence in us, and/or future debt or equity capital raising activities. In addition, the Highland Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit may be both time consuming and disruptive to our operations and cause significant diversion of management attention and resources which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, the Highland Bankruptcy has and may continue to expose our Sponsor, our Adviser and our affiliates to claims arising out of our former relationship with Highland that could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Litigation against James Dondero and others may have materially adverse consequences on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On February 8, 2023, UBS Securities LLC and its affiliate (collectively, "UBS") filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York against Mr. Dondero and a number of entities seeking to collect on $1.3 billion in judgments UBS obtained against entities that were managed indirectly by Highland (the “UBS Lawsuit”). On February 26, 2024, the respondents, including Mr. Dondero, filed motions to dismiss the UBS Lawsuit. A hearing was held on July 8, 2024. The court dismissed the claims against one respondent, CLO HoldCo, Ltd., for lack of personal jurisdiction in a July 12, 2024 order. On August 24, 2024, UBS filed a notice of appeal for that dismissal order, which has not yet been briefed. The remaining respondents’ motions to dismiss, including Mr. Dondero’s, remain pending. The UBS Lawsuit does not include claims related to our business or our assets. While neither our Sponsor nor our Adviser are parties to the UBS Lawsuit, these proceedings could expose our Sponsor, our Adviser, our affiliates, our management and/or us to negative publicity, which might adversely affect our reputation and/or investor confidence in us, and/or future debt or equity capital raising activities. In addition, the UBS Lawsuit may be both time consuming and disruptive to our operations and cause significant diversion of management attention and resources which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may compete with other entities affiliated with our Adviser and our Sponsor for investments.

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Neither our Adviser nor our Sponsor and their affiliates are prohibited from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any other business or from possessing interests in any other business ventures that compete with ours. Our Adviser, our Sponsor and their affiliates may provide financing to similarly situated investments. Our Adviser and our Sponsor may face conflicts of interest when evaluating investment opportunities for us, and these conflicts of interest may have a negative impact on our ability to make attractive investments.

Our Adviser, its affiliates and their respective affiliates, officers and employees face competing demands relating to their time, and this may cause our operating results to suffer.

Our Adviser, its affiliates and their respective affiliates, officers and employees are key personnel, general partners, sponsors, managers, owners and advisors of other investment programs, including affiliate-sponsored investment products and investment programs focused on real estate, some of which have investment objectives and legal and financial obligations similar to ours and may have other business interests as well. Because these persons have competing demands on their time and resources, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between our business and these other activities. If this occurs, the returns on our investments may suffer.

Our Adviser and its affiliates will face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts created by our Adviser’s compensation arrangements with us, including compensation which may be required to be paid to our Adviser if the Advisory Agreement is terminated, which could result in actions that are not necessarily in the long-term best interest of our shareholders.

Under the Advisory Agreement, our Adviser or its affiliates are entitled to fees based on our “Managed Assets.” Because the Adviser’s compensation is not directly based on our performance, our Adviser’s interests are not wholly aligned with those of our shareholders. In that regard, our Adviser could be motivated to recommend riskier or more speculative investments that would entitle our Adviser to a higher fee. For example, because leverage other than accrued expenses incurred in the normal course of operations is included in the calculation of Managed Assets, our Adviser may have an incentive to utilize leverage more heavily than it otherwise would in order to increase its fees.

Our declaration of trust permits our Board to issue shares with terms that may subordinate the rights of our shareholders or discourage a third party from acquiring us in a manner that could otherwise result in a premium price to our shareholders.

Our Board may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest and may issue such other securities including preferred shares as it deems necessary, desirable or appropriate and establish the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption of any such preferred shares. Thus, our Board could authorize the issuance of preferred shares with terms and conditions that could have priority as to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation over the rights of the holders of our other shares. The issuance of such preferred shares could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price to holders of our shares.

Our declaration of trust contains certain provisions that may delay, defer or prevent an acquisition of our securities or a change in control.

Certain provisions of our declaration of trust may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from acquiring us or of impeding a change of control under circumstances that otherwise could provide our shareholders with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price of such shares.

Under our declaration of trust, certain transactions require the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of our trustees followed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of our shares of beneficial interest of each affected class or series outstanding, voting as separate classes or series (the “Principal Shareholder Requirements”), when a Principal Shareholder (defined generally to mean any corporation, person or other entity which is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 5% or more of our outstanding shares of beneficial interest of all outstanding classes or series and includes any affiliate or associate, as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, of a Principal Shareholder) is a party to the transaction. These transactions include any:

•merger or consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company with or into any Principal Shareholder;

•issuance of any securities of the Company to any Principal Shareholder for cash (other than pursuant to any automatic dividend reinvestment plan);

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•sale, lease or exchange of all or any substantial part of the assets of the Company to any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than 2% of the total assets of the Company, aggregating for the purpose of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period); or

•sale, lease or exchange to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, in exchange for securities of the Company, of any assets of any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than 2% of the total assets of the Company, aggregating for the purposes of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period).

The Principal Shareholder Requirements are not applicable if (i) 80% of our trustees approve by resolution a memorandum of understanding with the Principal Shareholder with respect to and substantially consistent with such transaction followed by, subject to a resolution of the trustees specifying a greater or lesser requirement with respect to the vote or quorum, the affirmative vote of a majority of our shares of beneficial interest present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, at a meeting where the holders of a majority of our shares of beneficial interest entitled to vote on the matter are present in person or by proxy, or (ii) the transaction is with an entity of which a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of shares normally entitled to vote in elections of directors is owned of record or beneficially by the Company and its subsidiaries.

With respect to mergers or consolidations with a corporation, association, trust or organization, other than a Principal Shareholder, or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property, including its good will, to other than a Principal Shareholder, our declaration of trust requires authorization by two-thirds of our trustees; provided that any merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property (measured at the time that such transaction was originally approved by two-thirds of the trustees) will require the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 75% of the shares of beneficial interest of each affected class or series outstanding, voting as separate classes or series, unless the transaction has been approved by 80% of the trustees, in which case, subject to a resolution of the trustees specifying a greater or a lesser requirement with respect to the vote or quorum, such transaction will require the affirmative vote of a majority our shares of beneficial interest present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, at a meeting where the holders of a majority of our shares of beneficial interest entitled to vote on the matter are present in person or by proxy.

Risks Related to the NHT Merger

Non-completion of the NHT Merger may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

There are risks to the Company of the NHT Merger not being completed, including the costs to the Company incurred in pursuing the NHT Merger and the risks associated with the temporary diversion of NHT’s managements’ attention away from the operation of NHT. If the NHT Merger is not completed, the market price of NHT’s units may be materially adversely affected, impacting the value of our investment in NHT. NHT may terminate the merger agreement under certain limited circumstances, including if there is an order of any court or other governmental authority enjoining, prohibiting or rendering illegal the consummation of the NHT Merger, or if the Company breaches the merger agreement in such a way that the conditions precedent to closing the NHT Merger are incapable of being satisfied prior to the outside date contained in the merger agreement, May 22, 2025. In addition, to the extent the NHT Merger is not completed before the outside date contained in the merger agreement, May 22, 2025, either NHT or the Company would have the right to terminate the merger agreement. The completion of the NHT Merger is further subject to a number of conditions precedent, some of which are outside the control of the Company, including that the consents of certain third-parties be obtained prior to closing. There can be no assurance that such conditions will be satisfied or waived, and as such, the completion of the NHT Merger is uncertain.

Lawsuits challenging the NHT Merger may be filed against NHT and the Company, and an adverse judgment in any such lawsuit or any future similar lawsuits may prevent the NHT Merger from becoming effective or from becoming effective within the expected timeframe.

Interested parties may file lawsuits against NHT, the Company, affiliates and/or the trustees and officers of either entity in connection with the NHT Merger. One of the conditions to the closing of the NHT Merger is that no injunction or order of any court or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction enjoining, prohibiting or rendering illegal the consummation of the NHT Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement be in effect. If any plaintiff were successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting the defendants from completing the NHT Merger on the agreed upon terms, then such injunction may prevent the NHT Merger from becoming effective or from becoming effective within the expected timeframe and could result in significant costs to the Company, including any cost associated with the

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indemnification of trustees and officers. The defense or settlement of any lawsuit or claim that remains unresolved at the time the NHT Merger is completed may adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations.

Following the consummation of the NHT Merger, the Company may be unable to integrate the operations of the Company and NHT successfully and realize the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the NHT Merger or do so within the anticipated time frame.

The NHT Merger involves the acquisition of a company that currently operates as a public company in Canada. The Company is expected to benefit from the elimination of duplicative costs associated with supporting a public company platform and from the greater efficiency of having a single management team and investment adviser. However, the Company will be required to devote management attention and resources to integrating the operations of NHT and the Company. Potential difficulties the Company may encounter in the integration process include the following:

•the inability to successfully combine the operations of the Company and NHT, including the integration of personnel, customer records and maintaining cybersecurity protections, in a manner that permits the Company to achieve the cost savings anticipated to result from the NHT Merger;

•the inability to dispose of assets or operations that the Company desires to dispose of;

•the complexity of integrating personnel;

•potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses, delays or regulatory conditions associated with the NHT Merger; and

•the diversion of management’s attention caused by completing the NHT Merger and integrating NHT’s operations.

For all these reasons, it is possible that the integration process could result in the distraction of the Company’s management, the disruption of the Company’s ongoing business, or inconsistencies in the Company’s operations, services, standards, controls, procedures, and policies, any of which could adversely affect the ability of the Company to achieve the anticipated benefits of the NHT Merger, or could otherwise adversely affect the business and financial results of the Company.

Risks Related to Our REIT Status and Other Tax Items

We have elected to be treated as a REIT commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. Our failure to qualify or maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes would reduce the amount of funds we have available for distribution and limit our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

We have elected to be treated as a REIT under the Code commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. However, we cannot assure you that we will qualify and remain qualified as a REIT. Our qualification as a REIT depends upon our ability to meet requirements, some on an annual and quarterly basis, regarding our organization and ownership, distributions of our income, the nature and diversification of our income and assets and other tests imposed by the Code. The REIT qualification requirements are extremely complex and interpretation of the U.S. federal income tax laws governing qualification as a REIT is limited. Furthermore, future legislative, judicial or administrative changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws could be applied retroactively, which could result in our disqualification as a REIT. We believe we have been and are organized and qualify as a REIT, and we intend to operate in a manner that will permit us to continue to qualify as a REIT. However, we cannot assure you that we have qualified as a REIT, or that we will remain qualified as a REIT in the future.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will face serious tax consequences that will substantially reduce the funds available for distributions to our shareholders because:

•we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions paid to shareholders in computing our taxable income and would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the corporate tax rate;

•we could be subject to increased state and local taxes; and

•unless we are entitled to relief under certain U.S. federal income tax laws, we could not re-elect REIT status until the fifth calendar year after the year in which we failed to qualify as a REIT.

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In addition, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will no longer be required to make distributions to our shareholders. As a result of all these factors, our failure to qualify as a REIT could impair our ability to expand our business and raise capital, and it would adversely affect the value of our securities.

Furthermore, we currently own and may acquire additional direct or indirect interests in one or more entities that have or will elect to be taxed as REITs under the Code (each, a “Subsidiary REIT”). A Subsidiary REIT is subject to the various REIT qualification requirements and other limitations described herein that are applicable to us. If a Subsidiary REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT, then (i) that Subsidiary REIT would become subject to U.S. federal income tax and (ii) the Subsidiary REIT’s failure to qualify could have an adverse effect on our ability to comply with the REIT income and asset tests, and thus could impair our ability to qualify as a REIT unless we could avail ourselves of certain relief provisions.

Even if we qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we may be subject to other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to you.

Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain U.S. federal, state and local or non-U.S. taxes on our income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed income, tax on income from some activities conducted as a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes. In addition, our TRSs or any TRS we form will be subject to U.S. federal income tax and applicable state and local taxes on their net income. State, local and non-U.S. income tax laws may differ substantially from the corresponding U.S. federal income tax laws. Any federal or state taxes we pay will reduce our cash available for distribution to you. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the effect of other U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax laws on an investment in our shares.

To maintain our REIT qualification, we may be forced to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions, and the unavailability of such capital on favorable terms at the desired times, or at all, may cause us to curtail our investment activities and/or to dispose of assets at inopportune times, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and value of our securities.

In order to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT, we must distribute annually to our shareholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP), determined without regard to the deduction for distributions paid and excluding net capital gain. To the extent that we satisfy this distribution requirement, but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our undistributed taxable income. We will also be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions we pay with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (a) 85% of our ordinary income, (b) 95% of our capital gain net income and (c) 100% of our undistributed income from prior years. To maintain our REIT qualification and avoid the payment of U.S. federal income and excise taxes, we may need to borrow funds to meet the REIT distribution requirements, even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. These borrowing needs could result from differences in timing between the actual receipt of income and inclusion of income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For example, we may be required to accrue interest and discount income on SFR mortgage loans, CMBS, and other types of debt securities or interests in debt securities before we receive any payments of interest or principal on such assets. Our access to third-party sources of capital depends on a number of factors, including the market’s perception of our growth potential, our current debt levels, and our current and potential future earnings. We cannot assure you that we will have access to such capital on favorable terms at the desired times, or at all, which may cause us to curtail our investment activities and/or to dispose of assets at inopportune times, and could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and the value of our securities. Alternatively, we may make taxable in-kind distributions of our own shares, which may cause our shareholders to be required to pay income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash they receive, or we may be required to withhold taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash our shareholders receive.

The failure of a mezzanine loan to qualify as a real estate asset could adversely affect our ability to qualify as a REIT.

We plan to invest in mezzanine loans for which the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has provided a safe harbor but not rules of substantive law. Pursuant to the safe harbor, if a mezzanine loan meets certain requirements, it will be treated by the IRS as a real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and interest derived from the mezzanine loan will be treated as qualifying mortgage interest for purposes of the 75% gross income test. We may invest in mezzanine loans that do not meet all of the requirements of this safe harbor. In the event we own a mezzanine loan that does not meet the safe harbor, the IRS could challenge such loan’s treatment as a real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset and income tests and, if such a challenge were sustained, we could fail to qualify as a REIT.

There is a lack of clear authority governing the characterization of our subordinated debt or preferred equity investments for REIT qualification purposes.

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There is limited case law and administrative guidance addressing whether instruments similar to any mezzanine loans or preferred equity investments that we may acquire will be treated as equity or debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We typically do not anticipate obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS or opinions of counsel on the characterization of those investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS successfully recharacterizes a mezzanine loan or preferred equity investment that we have treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would be treated as owning the assets held by the partnership or limited liability company that issued the security and we would be treated as receiving our proportionate share of the income of the entity. There can be no assurance that such an entity will not derive nonqualifying income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income test or earn income that could be subject to a 100% penalty tax. Alternatively, if the IRS successfully recharacterizes a mezzanine loan or preferred equity investment that we have treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then that investment may be treated as producing interest income that would be qualifying income for the 95% gross income test, but not for the 75% gross income test. If the IRS successfully challenges the classification of our mezzanine loans or preferred equity investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no assurance can be provided that we will not fail to satisfy the 75% or 95% gross income test.

The “taxable mortgage pool” rules may increase the taxes that we or our shareholders may incur and may limit the manner in which we effect future securitizations.

Securitizations by us or our subsidiaries could result in the creation of taxable mortgage pools for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, we could have “excess inclusion income.” Certain categories of shareholders, such as non-U.S. shareholders eligible for treaty or other benefits, shareholders with net operating losses, and certain tax-exempt shareholders that are subject to unrelated business income tax, could be subject to increased taxes on a portion of their dividend income from us that is attributable to any such excess inclusion income. In addition, to the extent that our shares are owned by tax-exempt “disqualified organizations,” such as certain government-related entities and charitable remainder trusts that are not subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income, we may incur a tax at the corporate rate on a portion of any excess inclusion income. Moreover, we could face limitations in selling equity interests in these securitizations to outside investors or selling any debt securities issued in connection with these securitizations that might be considered to be equity interests for tax purposes. These limitations may prevent us from using certain techniques to maximize our returns from securitization transactions.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities or liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

To qualify as a REIT, we must ensure that we meet the REIT gross income tests annually and that, at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities, shares in REITs and other qualifying real estate assets, including certain mortgage loans and certain kinds of CMBS and debt instruments of publicly offered REITs. The remainder of our investments in securities (other than government securities, securities issued by a TRS and REIT qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our assets (other than government securities, securities issued by a TRS and securities that are qualifying real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 20% of the value of our total securities can be represented by securities of one or more TRSs. In order to meet these tests, we may be required to forego investments we might otherwise make. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder our performance. Moreover, if we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, we must correct the failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter or qualify for certain statutory relief provisions to avoid losing our REIT qualification and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, we may be required to liquidate from our Portfolio, or contribute to a TRS, otherwise attractive investments, and may be unable to pursue investments that would be otherwise advantageous to us in order to satisfy the income or asset requirements for qualifying as a REIT. These actions could have the effect of reducing our income and amounts available for distribution to our shareholders.

If our OP failed to qualify as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would cease to qualify as a REIT.

We believe that our OP will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to take that position for all income tax reporting positions. As a partnership, our OP generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its income. Instead, each of its partners, including us, will be allocated, and may be required to pay tax with respect to, its share of our OP’s income. We cannot assure you, however, that the IRS will not challenge the status of our OP or any other subsidiary partnership in which we own an interest as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. If the IRS were successful in treating our OP or any other such subsidiary partnership as an entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including by reason of being classified as a publicly traded partnership, unless at least 90% of its income was qualifying income as defined in the

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Code, or a “taxable mortgage pool” for U.S. federal income tax purposes), we would fail to meet the gross income tests and certain of the asset tests applicable to REITs and, accordingly, we would likely cease to qualify as a REIT, unless we qualified for certain statutory savings provisions. A “publicly traded partnership” is a partnership whose partnership interests are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof). Although our OP’s partnership units are not traded on an established securities market, the OP’s units could be viewed as readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof), and our OP may not qualify for one of the “safe harbors” under the applicable tax regulations. Qualifying income for the 90% test generally includes passive income, such as real property rents, dividends and interest. The income requirements applicable to REITs and the definition of qualifying income for purposes of this 90% test are similar in most respects. Our OP may not meet this qualifying income test. Also, the failure of our OP or any subsidiary partnerships to qualify as a partnership could cause it to become subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income tax, which would reduce significantly the amount of cash available for debt service and for distribution to its partners, including us.

Dividends payable by REITs generally do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

Income from “qualified dividends” payable to U.S. shareholders that are individuals, trusts and estates is generally subject to tax at reduced rates. However, dividends payable by REITs to their shareholders generally are not eligible for the reduced rates for qualified dividends and are taxed at ordinary income rates (but U.S. shareholders that are individuals, trusts and estates generally may deduct up to 20% of ordinary dividends from a REIT for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026 (subject to certain limitations)). To qualify for this deduction, the U.S. shareholder receiving such dividends must hold the dividend-paying REIT shares for at least 46 days (taking into account certain special holding period rules) of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the share becomes ex-dividend and cannot be under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. Although this deduction reduces the effective U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to certain dividends paid by REITs (generally to 29.6% assuming the shareholder is subject to the 37% maximum rate), such tax rate is still higher than the tax rate applicable to corporate dividends that constitute qualified dividend income. Accordingly, investors who are individuals, trusts and estates may perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the shares of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could materially and adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including the per share trading price of our securities. In addition, certain U.S. shareholders may be subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on dividends payable by REITs.

The share ownership restrictions of the Code for REITs and the 9.8% share ownership limits in our declaration of trust may inhibit market activity in our shares and restrict our business combination opportunities.

In order to qualify as a REIT, five or fewer individuals, as defined in the Code, may not own, actually or constructively, more than 50% in value of our issued and outstanding shares at any time during the last half of each taxable year, other than the first year for which a REIT election is made. Attribution rules in the Code determine if any individual or entity actually or constructively owns our shares under this requirement. Additionally, at least 100 persons must beneficially own our shares during at least 335 days of a taxable year for each taxable year, other than the first year for which a REIT election is made. To help ensure that we meet these tests, among other purposes, our declaration of trust includes restrictions on the acquisition and ownership of our shares.

To assist us in complying with the limitations on the concentration of ownership of a REIT imposed by the Code, among other purposes, our declaration of trust, including the statements of preferences setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series B Preferred Shares, prohibits, with certain exceptions, any shareholder from beneficially or constructively owning, applying certain attribution rules under the Code, more than 9.8% by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the aggregate of our outstanding common shares, or 9.8% by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the aggregate of our outstanding shares of any class or series, including the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares.

Our Board may, in its sole discretion, subject to such conditions as it may determine and the receipt of certain representations and undertakings, waive the 9.8% ownership limit with respect to a particular shareholder if such ownership will not then or in the future jeopardize our qualification as a REIT. Our Board granted James Dondero and his affiliates a waiver allowing him to own up to 25% of our outstanding common shares and Series A Preferred Shares, combined. Our declaration of trust also prohibits any person from, among other things, beneficially or constructively owning our shares that would result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, beneficial ownership or constructive ownership that would result in us owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by us from such tenant would cause us to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code) or a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

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Our declaration of trust provides that any ownership or purported transfer of our shares in violation of the foregoing restrictions will result in the shares so owned or transferred being automatically transferred to a charitable trust for the benefit of a charitable beneficiary, and the purported owner or transferee acquiring no rights in such shares. If a transfer of our shares would result in our shares being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons or the transfer to a charitable trust would be ineffective for any reason to prevent a violation of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares, the transfer resulting in such violation will be void ab initio. These ownership limits may prevent a third party from acquiring control of us if our Board does not grant an exemption from the ownership limits, even if our shareholders believe such change of control is in their best interest.

The Board granted waivers from the ownership limits to James Dondero, his affiliates and others and may grant additional waivers in the future. These waivers may be subject to certain initial and ongoing conditions designed to preserve our status as a REIT. These restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply, however, if our Board determines that it is no longer in our best interest to qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions is no longer required in order for us to so qualify as a REIT.

These ownership limits could also delay or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our securities or otherwise be in the best interest of the shareholders.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge our liabilities effectively and may cause us to incur tax liabilities.

The REIT provisions of the Code may limit our ability to hedge our liabilities. Any income from a hedging transaction we enter into to manage risk of interest rate changes, price changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made to acquire or carry real estate assets or to offset certain other positions, if properly identified under applicable Treasury regulations, does not constitute “gross income” for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions will likely be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the gross income tests. As a result of these rules, we may need to limit our use of advantageous hedging techniques or implement those hedges through a TRS. This could increase the cost of our hedging activities because our TRSs would be subject to tax on gains or expose us to greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than we would otherwise want to bear. In addition, losses from hedges held in a TRS generally will not provide any tax benefit, except for being carried forward against future taxable income of such TRS.

Certain of our business activities are potentially subject to the prohibited transaction tax, which could reduce the return on your investment.

For so long as we qualify as a REIT, our ability to dispose of assets may be restricted to a substantial extent as a result of our REIT qualification. Under applicable provisions of the Code regarding prohibited transactions by REITs, while we qualify as a REIT, we will be subject to a 100% penalty tax on any gain recognized on the sale or other disposition of any asset (other than foreclosure property) that we own or hold an interest in, directly or indirectly through any subsidiary entity, including our OP, but generally excluding TRSs, that is deemed to be inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Whether property is inventory or otherwise held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business depends on the particular facts and circumstances surrounding each property. During such time as we qualify as a REIT, we intend to avoid the 100% prohibited transaction tax by (a) conducting activities that may otherwise be considered prohibited transactions through a TRS (but such TRS will incur corporate rate income taxes with respect to any income or gain recognized by it), (b) conducting our operations in such a manner so that no sale or other disposition of an asset we own or hold an interest in, directly or through any subsidiary, will be treated as a prohibited transaction, or (c) structuring certain dispositions to comply with the requirements of the prohibited transaction safe harbor available under the Code that, among other requirements, have been held for at least two years. No assurance can be given that any particular asset that we own or hold an interest in, directly or through any subsidiary entity, including our OP, but generally excluding TRSs, will not be treated as inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business.

The 100% tax described above may limit our ability to enter into transactions that would otherwise be beneficial to us. For example, if circumstances make it not profitable or otherwise uneconomical for us to remain in certain states or geographical markets, the 100% tax could delay our ability to exit those states or markets by selling our assets in those states or markets other than through a TRS, which could harm our operating profits.

We may be required to report taxable income for certain investments in excess of the economic income we ultimately realize from them.

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We may acquire debt instruments, including but not limited to SFR mortgage loans and CMBS, in the secondary market for less than their face amount. The amount of such discount will generally be treated as “market discount” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accrued market discount is reported as income when, and to the extent that, any payment of principal of the debt instrument is made, unless we elect to include accrued market discount in income as it accrues. Principal payments on certain loans are made monthly, and consequently accrued market discount may have to be included in income each month as if the debt instrument were assured of ultimately being collected in full. If we collect less on the debt instrument than our purchase price plus the market discount we had previously reported as income, we may not be able to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions.

Similarly, some of the debt instruments that we acquire may have been issued with original issue discount. We will be required to report such original issue discount based on a constant yield method and will be taxed based on the assumption that all future projected payments due on such debt instruments will be made. If such debt instrument turns out not to be fully collectible, an offsetting loss deduction will become available only in the later year that uncollectibility is provable. Finally, in the event that any debt instruments acquired by us are delinquent as to mandatory principal and interest payments, or in the event payments with respect to a particular debt instrument are not made when due, we may nonetheless be required to continue to recognize the unpaid interest as taxable income as it accrues, despite doubt as to its ultimate collectability. Similarly, we may be required to accrue interest income with respect to subordinate debt instruments at their stated rate regardless of whether corresponding cash payments are received or are ultimately collectable. In each case, while we would in general ultimately have an offsetting loss deduction available to us when such interest was determined to be uncollectible, the utility of that deduction could depend on our having taxable income in that later year or thereafter.

The interest apportionment rules under Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-5(c) provide that, if a mortgage is secured by both real property and other property, a REIT is required to apportion its annual interest income to the real property security based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the real property securing the loan, determined when the REIT commits to acquire the loan, and the denominator of which is the highest “principal amount” of the loan during the year. In IRS Revenue Procedure 2014-51, the IRS interprets the “principal amount” of the loan to be the face amount of the loan, despite the Code requiring taxpayers to treat any market discount, that is the difference between the purchase price of the loan and its face amount, for all purposes (other than certain withholding and information reporting purposes) as interest rather than principal.

If we invest in mortgage loans to which the interest apportionment rules described above would apply and the IRS were to assert successfully that our mortgage loans were secured by property other than real estate, the interest apportionment rules applied for purposes of our REIT testing, and that the position taken in IRS Revenue Procedure 2014-51 should be applied to our Portfolio, then depending upon the value of the real property securing our mortgage loans and their face amount, and the sources of our gross income generally, we may fail to meet the 75% gross income test. If we do not meet this test, we could potentially lose our REIT qualification or be required to pay a penalty to the IRS.

The sale of certain properties could result in significant tax liabilities unless we are able to defer the taxable gain through 1031 Exchanges.

We may structure asset sales to qualify as a tax deferred exchange under Section 1031 of the Code (“1031 Exchanges”). The ability to complete a 1031 Exchange depends on many factors, including, among others, identifying and acquiring suitable replacement property within limited time periods, and the ownership structure of the properties being sold and acquired. Therefore, we are not always able to sell an asset as part of a 1031 Exchange. When successful, a 1031 Exchange enables us to defer the taxable gain on the asset sold. If we cannot defer the taxable gain resulting from the sales of certain properties, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow, the market price per share of our securities and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders could be materially and adversely affected.

The ability of our Board to revoke our REIT qualification without shareholder approval may cause adverse consequences to our shareholders.

Our declaration of trust provides that our Board may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval of our shareholders, if it determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT. If we cease to be a REIT, we will not be allowed a deduction for distributions paid to shareholders in computing our taxable income and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at corporate rates and state and local taxes, which may have adverse consequences on our total return to our shareholders.

Legislative or other actions affecting REITs could have a negative effect on our shareholders or us.

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The rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Changes to the tax laws, with or without retroactive application, could materially and adversely affect our investors or us. We cannot predict how changes in the tax laws might affect our investors or us. New legislation, Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could significantly and negatively affect our ability to qualify as a REIT or the U.S. federal income tax consequences of such qualification, or the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in us. Also, the law relating to the tax treatment of other entities, or an investment in other entities, could change, making an investment in such other entities more attractive relative to an investment in a REIT. Prospective investors are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the effect of potential changes to the U.S. federal tax laws on an investment in our shares.

We and our subsidiaries and shareholders may be subject to state, local or foreign tax filing and payment obligations taxation in various jurisdictions including those in which we or they transact business, own property or reside.

We may own assets located in, or transact business in, numerous jurisdictions, and may be required to file tax returns in some or all of those jurisdictions. Our state, local or foreign tax treatment and that of our shareholders may not conform tax treatment discussed above. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the application and effect of state and local income and other tax laws on an investment in our shares.

Foreign investors may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax and may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on distributions received from us and upon disposition of our common shares.

Subject to certain exceptions, distributions received from us will be treated as distributions of ordinary income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions paid to a non-U.S. shareholder ordinarily will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, unless the distributions are treated as “effectively connected” with the conduct by the non-U.S. shareholder of a U.S. trade or business. Pursuant to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (“FIRPTA”), capital gain distributions attributable to sales or exchanges of “U.S. real property interests” (“USRPIs”), generally will be taxed to a non-U.S. shareholder as if such gain were effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. However, a capital gain dividend will not be treated as effectively connected income if (1) the distribution is received with respect to a class of shares that is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the United States and (2) the non-U.S. shareholder does not own more than 10% of the class of our shares at any time during the one-year period ending on the date the distribution is received.

Gain recognized by a non-U.S. shareholder upon the sale or exchange of our common shares generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless such shares constitutes a USRPI under FIRPTA. Our common shares will not constitute a USRPI so long as we are a “domestically-controlled” REIT. A REIT is “domestically controlled” if less than 50% of the REIT’s shares, by value, has been owned directly or indirectly by persons who are not qualifying U.S. persons, including through a foreign-controlled domestic corporation, during a continuous five-year period ending on the date of disposition or, if shorter, during the entire period of the REIT’s existence. We cannot assure you that we will qualify as a “domestically controlled” REIT. If we were to fail to so qualify, gain realized by foreign investors on a sale of shares of our shares beneficial interests would be subject to FIRPTA tax, unless the shares of our beneficial interests shares were traded on an established securities market and the foreign investor did not at any time during a specified testing period directly or indirectly own more than 10% of the value of our outstanding common shares.

Our ownership of interests in TRSs raises certain tax risks.

A TRS is a corporation other than a REIT in which a REIT directly or indirectly holds shares, and that has made a joint election with such REIT to be treated as a TRS. A TRS also includes any corporation other than a REIT with respect to which a TRS owns securities possessing more than 35% of the total voting power or value of the outstanding securities of such corporation. Other than some activities relating to lodging and health care facilities, a TRS may generally engage in any business, including the provision of customary or non-customary services to tenants of its parent REIT. A TRS is subject to income tax as a C corporation. We currently own interests in multiple TRS entities and may acquire securities in additional TRSs in the future. As of December 31, 2024, the Company wholly owned and consolidated two TRSs, NREO TRS, LLC and NHF TRS, LLC. As of December 31, 2024, the Company consolidated ten TRSs (the “NHT TRSs”) that are subsidiaries of NHT as a result of the NHT Acquisition (as defined in Note 2).

We will be required to pay a 100% tax on any “redetermined rents,” “redetermined deductions,” “excess interest” or “redetermined TRS service income.” In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of services furnished to any of our tenants by a TRS of ours. Redetermined deductions and excess interest generally represent amounts that are deducted by a TRS of ours for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm’s-length negotiations. Redetermined TRS service income generally represents amounts

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by which the gross income of a TRS attributable to its services for or on behalf of us (other than to a tenant of ours) would be increased based on arm’s length negotiations.

Our TRSs are and any TRS we acquire in the future will be subject to corporate income tax at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, (including on the gain realized from the sale of property held by it, as well as on income earned while such property is operated by the TRS). This tax obligation, if material, would diminish the amount of the proceeds from the sale or operation of such property, or other income earned through the TRS that would be distributable to our shareholders. U.S. federal, state and local corporate income tax rates may be increased in the future, and any such increase would reduce the amount of the net proceeds available for distribution by us to our shareholders from the sale of property or other income earned through a TRS after the effective date of any increase in such tax rates. We anticipate income tax obligations in connection with our ownership of interests in TRSs for fiscal year 2024.

As a REIT, the value of our interests in our TRSs generally may not exceed 20% of the total value of our total assets at the end of any calendar quarter. If the IRS were to determine that the value of our interests in all of our TRSs exceeded this limit at the end of any calendar quarter, then we would fail to qualify as a REIT. If we determine it to be in our best interest to own a substantial number of our properties through one or more TRSs, then it is possible that the IRS may conclude that the value of our interests in our TRSs exceeds 20% of the value of our total assets at the end of any calendar quarter and therefore cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT. Additionally, as a REIT, no more than 25% of our gross income with respect to any year may, in general, be from sources other than certain real estate-related assets. Dividends paid to us from a TRS are typically considered to be non-real estate income. Therefore, we may fail to qualify as a REIT if dividends from all of our TRSs, when aggregated with all other non-real estate income with respect to any one year, are more than 25% of our gross income with respect to such year.

Mortgage debt obligations associated with our real property investments expose us to the possibility of foreclosure, which could result in the loss of our investment in a property or group of properties subject to mortgage debt, as well as hinder our ability to meet REIT distribution requirements or trigger tax indemnification obligations.

Mortgage and other secured debt obligations increase our risk of property losses because defaults on indebtedness secured by properties may result in foreclosure actions initiated by lenders and ultimately our loss of the property securing any loans for which we are in default. Any foreclosure on a mortgaged property or group of properties could adversely affect the overall value of our Portfolio of properties. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a foreclosure on any of our properties that is subject to a nonrecourse mortgage loan would be treated as a sale of the property for a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage. If the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage exceeds our tax basis in the property, we would recognize taxable income on foreclosure, but would not receive any cash proceeds, which could hinder our ability to meet the REIT distribution requirements imposed by the Code. Foreclosures could also trigger tax indemnification obligations under the terms of any tax protection agreements with respect to the sales of properties subject to any such agreements.

Our ownership of NHT prior to the NHT Merger raises certain tax risks under Canadian law.

•NHT’s taxable status on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. could affect the amount of funds it has available for distribution — NHT is resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”) and is treated as a domestic corporation in the U.S. under the Code. As a result, NHT is generally taxable on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. However, in both jurisdictions, NHT generally will not be subject to tax on the portion of its income that it distributes to its unitholder (subject to certain limitations and exceptions). Management of the Company is of the view that the status of NHT as taxable in both Canada and the U.S. is not likely to give rise to any material adverse consequences in the future as it is not anticipated that NHT will be subject to material income tax in either Canada or the U.S. Nevertheless, NHT’s status as taxable on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. could, in certain circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the Company and investors. As a result of NHT being resident in both Canada and the U.S., withholding taxes of both Canada and the U.S. will be relevant to distributions by NHT and could result in double taxation to certain investors in NHT and other consequences.

•There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws respecting mutual fund trusts will not be changed in a way that adversely affects NHT — NHT intends to qualify as a “unit trust” and a “mutual fund trust” for purposes of the Tax Act. There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws and the administrative policies and practices of the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") respecting the treatment of mutual fund trusts will not be changed in a manner that adversely affects NHT and the Company as the majority owner of NHT. Should NHT cease to qualify as a mutual fund trust under the Tax Act, current Canadian income tax considerations could be materially and adversely different in certain respects.

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•If the rules applicable to SIFTS were to apply to NHT, they could affect the amount of funds available to NHT for distribution — The rules (the “SIFT Rules”) applicable to specified investment flow-through trusts (“SIFTs”) will apply to a trust that is a SIFT. NHT will not be considered to be a SIFT in respect of a particular taxable year and, accordingly, will not be subject to the SIFT Rules in that year, if it does not own any non-portfolio property and does not carry on business in Canada in that year. NHT has not and does not currently intend to own any non-portfolio property nor carry on a business in Canada. If the SIFT Rules were to apply to NHT, they could adversely affect the marketability of investments in NHT, and the amount of cash available for distribution and the after-tax return to investors in NHT (including the Company).

•NHT may realize foreign accrual property income for purposes of the Tax Act — Any foreign actual property income (“FAPI”) earned directly or indirectly by any controlled foreign affiliate of NHT must be included in computing the income of NHT for the fiscal year of NHT in which the taxation year of such controlled foreign affiliate ends (including in accordance with the stub-period FAPI rules), subject to a deduction for grossed-up foreign actual tax (“FAT”) as computed in accordance with the Tax Act. It is not anticipated that the deduction for grossed-up FAT will materially offset any FAPI realized by NHT, and accordingly, any FAPI realized generally will increase the allocation of income by NHT to investors. In addition, as FAPI generally must be computed in accordance with Part I of the Tax Act as though the controlled foreign affiliate were a resident of Canada (subject to the detailed rules contained in the Tax Act), income or transactions may be taxed differently under foreign tax rules as compared to the FAPI rules and, accordingly, may result in additional income being allocated to investors. For example, certain transactions that do not give rise to taxable income under the Code may still give rise to FAPI for purposes of the Tax Act. If the rules applicable to SIFTS were to apply to NHT, they could affect the amount of funds available to NHT for distribution.

•Canadian withholding tax may apply to non-Canadian Investors — The Tax Act may impose additional withholding or other taxes on distributions made by NHT to investors in NHT (including the Company) who are non-residents of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act. These taxes and any reduction thereof under a tax treaty between Canada and another country may change from time to time.

•Income or gains may be realized by NHT as a result of currency fluctuations — For purposes of the Tax Act, NHT generally is required to compute its Canadian tax results, including any FAPI earned, using Canadian currency. Where an amount that is relevant in computing a taxpayer’s Canadian tax results is expressed in a currency other than Canadian currency, such amount must be converted into Canadian dollars using the appropriate exchange rate determined in accordance with the detailed rules in the Tax Act in that regard. As a result, NHT may realize gains and losses for tax purposes and FAPI by virtue of the fluctuation of the value of foreign currencies relative to Canadian dollars.

•Changes in Canadian tax laws could impact NHT and its investors — There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws, the judicial interpretation thereof, the terms of any treaty, or the administrative practices and policies of the CRA and the Department of Finance (Canada) will not be changed in a manner that adversely affects NHT or investors in NHT (including the Company). Any such change could increase the amount of tax payable by NHT or its affiliates or could otherwise adversely affect investors in NHT by reducing the amount available to pay distributions or changing the tax treatment applicable to investors in respect of such distributions.

•NHT may be subject to a tax on repurchases of equity — Recent amendments to the Tax Act impose a tax on certain repurchases of equity (the “Equity Repurchase Rules”), effective for transactions that occur after 2023. Under the Equity Repurchase Rules, NHT will generally be subject to a 2% tax on the value of NHT’s equity repurchases (i.e., redemptions) in a taxation year (net of cash subscriptions received by NHT in that taxation year). If NHT is subject to tax under the Equity Repurchase Rules, the after-tax return to its investors could be reduced.

Our ownership of NHT prior to the NHT Merger raises certain U.S. tax risks.

There is limited guidance relating to the application of Section 7874 of the Code and if NHT were deemed a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, NHT would fail to qualify as a REIT, causing adverse tax consequences — NHT relies on Section 7874 of the Code to be classified as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an entity taxed as a corporation is generally considered to be a tax resident in the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation. Under U.S. federal income tax law, an entity which is organized under the laws of Canada would generally be classified as a non-U.S. entity for U.S. federal income tax

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purposes. Section 7874 of the Code provides an exception to this general rule under which a non-U.S. incorporated entity may, in certain circumstances, be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These rules are complex and there is limited guidance regarding their application. If NHT were deemed to be a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, NHT would fail to qualify as a REIT, and the intended benefits of the structure would not be achieved. This would result in adverse tax consequences. Additionally, NHT could not re-elect to qualify as a REIT. If NHT did not qualify as a REIT, that could also materially adversely affect the Company’s REIT status.

Changes in accounting rules and other policy or regulatory changes could occur at any time and could impact us in significantly negative ways that we are unable to predict or protect against.

The SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and other regulatory bodies that establish the accounting rules applicable to us have proposed or enacted a wide array of changes to accounting rules over the last several years. Moreover, in the future, these regulators may propose additional changes that we do not currently anticipate. Changes to accounting rules that apply to us could significantly impact our business or our reported financial performance in negative ways that we cannot predict or protect against. We cannot predict whether any changes to current accounting rules will occur or what impact any codified changes will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

The recent change in the U.S. Presidential Administration and changes in Congress could result in significant policy changes or regulatory uncertainty in our industry. While it is not possible to predict when and whether significant policy or regulatory changes would occur, any such changes on the federal, state or local level could significantly impact, among other things, our operating expenses, the availability of financing, interest rates, the economy and the geopolitical landscape. To the extent that the new government administration takes action by proposing and/or passing regulatory policies that could have a negative impact on our industry, such actions may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Common Shares

The concentration of our share ownership may limit your ability to influence corporate matters.

James Dondero is the sole member of the general partner of our Sponsor and has relationships with certain holders of our common shares which may result in Mr. Dondero being deemed to have aggregate beneficial ownership of approximately 9,177,363 common shares (or 21.50% of our common shares) and 103,720 of our Series A Preferred Shares (or 3.09% of our Series A Preferred Shares) as of December 31, 2024.

The concentration of our share ownership may limit your ability to influence corporate matters. Mr. Dondero and his affiliates may exert substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support, including amendments to our declaration of trust and approval of major corporate transactions, including the decision to enter into any corporate transaction. Such concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change of control or other business combination, which could, in turn, have an adverse effect on the market price of our common shares or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over the then-prevailing market price for their common shares. Moreover, the interests of this concentration of ownership may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of other shareholders, and accordingly, they could cause us to enter into transactions or agreements that we would not otherwise consider.

In addition, sales of significant amounts of shares beneficially held by Mr. Dondero, his affiliates and other entities with which he has relationships, or the prospect of these sales, could adversely affect the market price of our common shares. This concentrated share ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our share price or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over our share price.

Broad market fluctuations could negatively impact the market price of our common shares.

The market price of our common shares may be volatile. In addition, the trading volume in our common shares may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common shares will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future. Some of the factors that could affect our share price or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of our common shares include:

•actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results, financial condition, cash flow and liquidity, or changes in investment strategy or prospects;

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•changes in our operations or earnings estimates or publication of research reports about us or the real estate industry;

•loss of a major funding source or inability to obtain new favorable funding sources in the future;

•our financing strategy and leverage;

•actual or anticipated accounting problems;

•changes in market valuations of similar companies;

•increases in or high interest rates that lead purchasers of our shares to demand a higher yield;

•adverse market reaction to any increased indebtedness we incur in the future;

•additions or departures of key management personnel;

•actions by institutional shareholders;

•speculation in the press or investment community;

•the realization of any of the other risk factors presented in this Annual Report;

•the extent of investor interest in our securities;

•the general reputation of REITs and the attractiveness of our equity securities in comparison to other equity securities, including securities issued by other real estate-based companies;

•our underlying asset value;

•investor confidence and price and volume fluctuations in the shares and bond markets, generally;

•changes in laws, regulatory policies or tax guidelines, or interpretations thereof, particularly with respect to REITs;

•future equity issuances by us, or share resales by our shareholders, or the perception that such issuances or resales may occur;

•failure to meet income estimates;

•failure to meet and maintain REIT qualifications or exclusion from Investment Company Act regulations or listing on the NYSE; and

•general market and economic conditions.

In the past, class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the price of their common shares. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and trading price of our common shares.

The form, timing and/or amount of dividend distributions on our common shares in future periods may vary and be impacted by economic and other considerations.

The form, timing and/or amount of dividend distributions on our common shares will be declared at the discretion of our Board and will depend on actual cash from operations, our financial condition, capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code and other factors as our Board may consider relevant. Our Board may modify our dividend policy from time to time.

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We may be unable to make distributions on our common shares at expected levels, which could result in a decrease in the market price of our common shares.

If sufficient cash is not available for distribution from our operations, we may have to fund distributions on our common shares from working capital, borrow to provide funds for such distributions, reduce the amount of such distributions, or issue share dividends or a combination of share and cash dividends. To the extent we borrow to fund distributions, our future interest costs would increase, thereby reducing our earnings and cash available for distribution from what they otherwise would have been. If cash available for distribution generated by our assets is less than we expect, our inability to make the expected distributions could result in a decrease in the market price of our common shares.

All distributions on our common shares will be made at the discretion of our Board and will be based upon, among other factors, our historical and projected results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and liquidity, maintenance of our REIT qualification and other tax considerations, and other expense obligations, debt covenants, contractual prohibitions or other limitations and applicable law and such other matters as our Board may deem relevant from time to time. We may not be able to make distributions in the future, and our inability to make distributions, or to make distributions at expected levels, could result in a decrease in the market price of our common shares.

Future issuances of debt securities and equity securities may negatively affect the market price of our common shares and, in the case of equity securities, may be dilutive to owners of our common shares and could reduce the overall value of an investment in our common shares.

In the future, we may issue debt or equity securities or incur other financial obligations, including share distributions and shares that may be issued in exchange for common shares. Upon liquidation, holders of our debt securities and other loans and preferred shares will receive a distribution of our available assets before common shareholders. We are not required to offer any such additional debt or equity securities to shareholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, additional common shares issuances, directly or through convertible or exchangeable securities (including common shares and convertible preferred shares), warrants or options, will dilute the holdings of our existing common shareholders and such issuances or the perception of such issuances may reduce the market price of our common shares. Any convertible preferred shares would have, and any series or class of our preferred shares would likely have, a preference on distribution payments, periodically or upon liquidation, which could eliminate or otherwise limit our ability to make distributions to common shareholders.

Holders of our common shares do not have preemptive rights to any shares we issue in the future. Our declaration of trust authorizes us to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The statement of preferences of the Series A Preferred Shares designates a series of 4,800,000 preferred shares as Series A Preferred Shares, of which 3,359,593 are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The statement of preferences of the Series B Preferred Shares designates a series of 16,000,000 preferred shares as Series B Preferred Shares, of which 0 are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024. In the future, our Board may elect to (1) sell additional shares in future public offerings; (2) issue equity interests in private offerings; (3) issue our common shares under a long-term incentive plan to our non-employee trustees or to employees of our Adviser or its affiliates; (4) issue shares to our Adviser, its successors or assigns, in payment of an outstanding fee obligation or as consideration in a related-party transaction; or (5) issue our common shares in connection with a redemption of partnership units of the OP. To the extent we issue additional equity interests in the future, the percentage ownership interest held by holders of our common shares will be diluted. Further, depending upon the terms of such transactions, most notably the offering price per share, holders of our common shares may also experience a dilution in the book value of their investment in us.

Common shares eligible for future sale may have adverse effects on our share price.

We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of our common shares, or the availability of shares for future sales, on the market price of our common shares.

Sales of substantial amounts of common shares or the perception that such sales could occur may adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common shares.

We may issue additional shares in future public offerings or private placements to make new investments or for other purposes. We are not required to offer any such shares to shareholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, it may not be possible for shareholders to participate in such future share issuances, which may dilute such shareholders’ interests in us.

The rights of our common shareholders are limited by and subordinate to the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares and these rights may have a negative effect on the value of our common shares.

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The holders of shares of our Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares have rights and preferences generally senior to those of the holders of our common shares. The existence of these senior rights and preferences may have a negative effect on the value of our common shares. These rights are more fully set forth in the statements of preferences setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares, and include, but are not limited to the right to receive a liquidation preference, prior to any distribution of our assets to the holders of our common shares. In addition, the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares rank senior to our common shares with respect to priority of such dividend and distribution payments, which may limit our ability to make distributions to holders of our common shares.

Risks Related to the Ownership of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares

The market price and trading volume of the Series A Preferred Shares may fluctuate significantly and be volatile due to numerous circumstances beyond our control.

The Series A Preferred Shares are listed on the NYSE, but there can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained on the NYSE. Further, the Series A Preferred Shares may trade at prices lower than the public offering price, and the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares depends on many factors, including, but not limited to:

•prevailing interest rates;

•the market for similar securities;

•general economic and financial market conditions;

•our issuance, as well as the issuance by our subsidiaries, of additional preferred equity or debt securities; and

•our financial condition, cash flows, liquidity, results of operations, funds from operations and prospects.

The trading prices of common and preferred equity securities issued by REITs and other real estate companies historically have been affected by changes in interest rates. One of the factors that may influence the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares is the annual yield from distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares as compared to yields on other financial instruments. An increase in interest rates may lead prospective purchasers of the Series A Preferred Shares to demand a higher annual yield, which could reduce the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares.

Future offerings of debt securities or our shares, including future offerings of traded or non-traded preferred shares, expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up may adversely affect the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares.

There is no market for our Series B Preferred Shares and one may not develop.

The Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on a national exchange. There is no public market for our Series B Preferred Shares and one is not guaranteed to develop. However, should one develop or should we determine to publicly list our Series B Preferred Shares, we cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of our Series B Preferred Shares on the market price, if any, of our Series B Preferred Shares. Sales of substantial amounts of Series B Preferred Shares or the perception that such sales could occur may adversely affect the prevailing market price, if any, for our Series B Preferred Shares.

Our cash available for distribution may not be sufficient to pay distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares at expected levels, and we cannot assure you of our ability to pay distributions in the future. We may use borrowed funds or funds from other sources to pay distributions, which may adversely impact our operations.

We intend to pay regular quarterly dividends to our Series A preferred shareholders and regular monthly dividends to our Series B preferred shareholders. Distributions declared by us will be authorized by our Board in its sole discretion out of assets legally available for distribution and will depend upon a number of factors, including our earnings, our financial condition, the requirements for qualification as a REIT, restrictions under applicable law, our need to comply with the terms of our existing financing arrangements, our capital requirements and other factors as our Board may deem relevant from time to time. We may have to fund distributions from working capital, borrow to provide funds for such distributions, use proceeds of future offerings or sell assets to the extent distributions exceed earnings or cash flows from operations.

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Funding distributions from working capital would restrict our operations. If we are required to sell assets to fund distributions, such asset sales may occur at a time or in a manner that is not consistent with our disposition strategy. If we borrow to fund distributions, our leverage ratios and future interest costs would increase, thereby reducing our earnings and cash available for distribution from what they otherwise would have been. We may not be able to pay distributions in the future. In addition, some of our distributions may be considered a return of capital for income tax purposes. If we decide to make distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such distributions would generally be considered a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of the holder’s adjusted tax basis in their shares. A return of capital is not taxable, but it has the effect of reducing the holder’s adjusted tax basis in its investment. If distributions exceed the adjusted tax basis of a holder’s shares, they will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such shares.

The Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares are subordinate to our existing and future debt, and such interests could be diluted by the issuance of additional shares of preferred shares and by other transactions.

The Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares rank junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness, any classes and series of our shares of beneficial interest expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up, and other non-equity claims on us and our assets available to satisfy claims against us, including claims in bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceedings. Our declaration of trust gives our Board the authority to authorize and issue such securities as they determine to be necessary desirable or appropriate, and the Board has authorized the issuance of up to 4,800,000 Series A Preferred Shares and 16,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares. Subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law and our declaration of trust and the statements of preferences setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares, our Board is authorized to issue preferred shares in such classes or series as our Board may determine and to establish from time to time the number of preferred shares to be included in any such class or series. The issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares or additional shares of our beneficial interest ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up, would dilute the interests of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares, and the issuance of shares of any class or series of our shares of beneficial interest expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up or the incurrence of additional indebtedness could affect our ability to pay distributions on, redeem or pay the liquidation preference on the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares. Other than the right to vote on matters which are submitted to a vote of our common shareholders, none of the provisions relating to the Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares contain any terms relating to or limiting our indebtedness or affording the holders of Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares protection in the event of a highly leveraged or other transaction, including a merger or the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all our assets, that might adversely affect the holders of Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares.

The Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares are not rated and may not be rated in the future.

The Series A Preferred Shares were previously rated by Egan-Jones Rating Company ("Egan-Jones") and are not currently rated. The Series B Preferred Shares have not been rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization. We do not currently intend to seek or maintain a rating for our Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares. No assurance can be given, however, that one or more rating agencies might not independently determine to issue such a rating or that such a rating, if issued, would not adversely affect the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares (if any). In addition, we may elect in the future to again obtain a rating of the Series A Preferred Shares, which could adversely impact the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares. Ratings only reflect the views of the rating agency or agencies issuing the ratings and such ratings could be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant. Any such downward revision or withdrawal of a rating could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares (if any).

Future offerings of debt securities or of our shares expressly designated as ranking senior to our Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up may adversely affect the market price of our Series A Preferred Shares.

If we decide to issue debt securities or additional shares, including traded or non-traded preferred shares, expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up in the future, it is possible that those securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable debt securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and

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privileges more favorable than those of the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares and may result in dilution to owners of the Series A Preferred Shares or Series B Preferred Shares. We and, indirectly, our shareholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt securities or shares expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares as to distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution, termination, cancellation or winding up in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, holders of the Series A Preferred Shares will bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of the Series A Preferred Shares and diluting the value of their share holdings in us and any future issuances or offerings of Series B Preferred Shares may dilute the value of the Series B Preferred Shares.

General Risks

We are highly dependent on information technology and security breaches or systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our securities and our ability to pay distributions.

Our business is highly dependent on information technology, including systems provided by third-party service providers. In the ordinary course of our business, we may store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and that of our business partners, on our networks. The secure maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations. Cybersecurity incidents and cyber-attacks, ransomware attacks and social engineering attempts (including business email compromise attacks) have been occurring globally at a more frequent and severe level and will likely continue to increase in frequency in the future. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions, which risk may be heightened by the increased prevalence and use of artificial intelligence. There can be no assurance that the measures we take to ensure the integrity of our systems will provide protection, especially because cyberattack techniques used change frequently, may persist undetected over extended periods of time, and may not be mitigated in a timely manner to prevent or minimize the impact of an attack. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information, including accidental unauthorized disclosure of information, could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, regulatory penalties, disrupt our operations, disrupt our trading activities, or damage our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and negatively affect the market price of our securities and our ability to pay distributions to shareholders. Any interruption or deterioration in the performance of our information systems or our third-party service provider’s information systems could impair the quality of our operations and could affect our reputation and hence adversely affect our business.

The resources required to protect our information technology and infrastructure, and to comply with the laws and regulations related to data and privacy protection, are subject to uncertainty. Even in circumstances where we are able to successfully protect such technology and infrastructure from attacks, we may incur significant expenses in connection with our responses to such attacks. In addition, recent well-publicized security breaches have led to enhanced government and regulatory scrutiny of the measures taken by companies to protect against cyber-security attacks, and may in the future result in heightened cyber-security requirements and/or additional regulatory oversight. As cyber-security threats and government and regulatory oversight of associated risks continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to enhance or expand upon the security measures we currently maintain. Any such actions may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Furthermore, if some of our or our Adviser’s employees are required to work remotely in the future due to a pandemic or other infectious diseases, or if we or our Adviser allow permanent or significant remote work by any of our or its employees, there may be an increased risk of disruption to our operations because they may be utilizing residential networks and infrastructure which may not be as secure as in our office environment.

Risk of Pandemics or Other Health Crises.

Pandemics, epidemics or other health crises have and could in the future disrupt our business. Both global and locally targeted health events could materially affect areas where our properties, corporate offices or major service providers are located. These events have and could in the future have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity in a number of ways, including, but not limited to:

•The deterioration of global economic conditions as a result of such a crisis could ultimately decrease occupancy levels and pricing across our portfolio and/or increase concessions, reduce or defer tenants’ spending, result in

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changes in tenant preferences (including changes resulting from increased employer flexibility to work from home) or negatively impact tenants’ ability to pay their rent on time or at all;

•Local and national authorities expanding or extending certain measures that impose restrictions on our, or the underlying property owners for our investments, ability to enforce tenants’ contractual rental obligations (such as eviction moratoriums or rental forgiveness) and limit our, or the underlying property owners for our investments, ability to raise rents or charge certain fees;

•The risk of a prolonged outbreak and/or multiple waves of an outbreak could cause long-term damage to economic conditions, which in turn could diminish our access to capital at attractive terms and/or cause material declines in the fair value of our assets, leading to asset impairment charges; and

•The potential inability to maintain adequate staffing at our properties and corporate/regional offices due to an outbreak and/or changes in employee preferences causing them to leave their jobs.

To the extent a pandemic, epidemic or other health crisis has adversely affected, or in the future adversely affects, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, it may also continue to heighten many of the other risks described elsewhere in this Item 1A, Risk Factors.

Our business could be adversely impacted if there are deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting.

The design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors, misstatements or misrepresentations. While management will continue to review the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in our internal control over financial reporting which may occur in the future could result in misstatements of our results of operations, restatements of our financial statements, a decline in the price of our securities, or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

The direct and indirect impacts of climate change may adversely affect our business.

We may be adversely impacted by the direct consequences of climate change, such as property damage due to increases in the frequency, duration and severity of extreme weather events, such as severe storms, fire, hurricanes and floods. Our business may be indirectly impacted by the effects of climate change as well. Increases in property damage due to extreme weather events may contribute to increases in costs in property insurance. Other indirect effects of climate change may include increases to the costs of electricity, fuel, water consumption and waste disposal. In addition, changes in federal, state and local legislation and regulation based on concerns about climate change could result in delays and increased capital expenditures on our existing properties (for example, to improve their energy efficiency and/or resistance to inclement weather) without a corresponding increase in revenue, and, as a result, adversely impact our financial results and operations.

Our business could be harmed if we are unable to effectively integrate artificial intelligence.

If we are unable to remain competitive by integrating and using artificial intelligence, our business could be harmed. In addition to competitive risks, the incorporation of artificial intelligence into our technological framework poses ethical and cybersecurity risks, as well as the regulatory risks associated with compliance with state and national laws and regulations.

Risk Factors Related to the Hotel and Lodging Industry

The Company’s hotel properties may be adversely affected by various risks common to the hospitality and lodging industry.

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rates; availability and cost of capital necessary to fund investments, capital expenditures and service interest, principal or other debt obligations; changes in operating costs, shortages of labor, risks of unionization of labor, increases in the costs of food and liquor; receipt and/or maintenance of licenses and permits with local authorities; relationships with brand franchisors; the ability of other lodging alternatives to attract and retain customers; changes in local market conditions due to changes in general or local economic conditions and neighborhood characteristics, and building structure and building system, health, or hygiene issues rendering properties uninhabitable on a temporary or long term basis. Any of these factors could limit or reduce the prices charged for NHT's products or services and, as a result, any of these factors can reduce NHT's profits and limit opportunities for growth. A decrease in NHT’s profitability could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

The hotel industry is cyclical and changes in economic conditions, consumer behavior and the travel and tourism industries may impact the demand for the Company’s hotel properties.

Advances in technology and the growing use of online travel agencies may lead to increased costs and competition and lead to changes in consumer behavior.

The NHT segment faces competition from other hotels and alternative lodging providers within the immediate vicinity of and in the broader geographic region where NHT’s hotels may be located.

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may be located. NHT’s hotel properties compete on the basis of location, room rates, quality, service levels, reputation and reservations systems, among many factors. NHT also faces competition from alternative lodging options such as Airbnb that have and may continue to add guest accommodations that compete with hotel inventory. OTAs may capture a greater share of guest bookings, which would have a negative impact on the strength of brands and their distribution platforms, while also adding to NHT’s expenses in the form of fees to the OTAs. Such competition may reduce occupancy rates and revenues of NHT and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. Increases in the cost to NHT of acquiring hotel properties may adversely affect the ability of NHT to acquire such properties on favorable terms and may otherwise have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024.

The hotel industry is subject to seasonal changes, which may cause fluctuations in room revenues, occupancy levels, room rates and operating expenses in particular hotels.

Risk Factors Related to the Business of NHT

All of the hotels owned by NHT are operated pursuant to franchise agreements with nationally recognized hotel brands and changes in the market perception of such brands may impact the desirability of NHT’s hotels to consumers.

The NHT segment operates all of its hotels pursuant to franchise or license agreements with nationally recognized hotel brands. NHT’s management believes that building brand value is critical to increased demand and the strengthening of customer loyalty. All of the hotels in the NHT segment utilize brands owned by Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt. Consequently, if market recognition or the positive perception of Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt is reduced or compromised, the goodwill associated with the Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt-branded hotels in the NHT Portfolio may be adversely affected. Franchise agreements contain specific standards for, and restrictions and limitations on, the operation and maintenance of NHT’s hotels in order to maintain uniformity within the franchisor system. NHT may be required to incur costs to comply with these standards and these standards could potentially conflict with NHT’s ability to create specific business plans tailored to each property and to each market. Failure to comply with these brand standards may result in termination of the applicable franchise or license agreement. Upon any such termination, NHT would be required to rebrand the hotel, which could result in substantial relicensing or rebranding costs, a decline in the value of the hotel, the loss of marketing support and participation in guest loyalty programs, and harm NHT’s relationship with the franchisor, impeding NHT’s ability to operate other hotels under the same brand. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on NHT and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

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reputations of NHT’s franchise partners could also be adversely affected from these types of security breaches or regulatory violations, which could impair revenues or the ability to attract and retain qualified hotel personnel.

Fixed Costs and Capital Expenditures

Litigation Risks

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operations, and, as a result of the accounting requirement that the Company consolidate NHT as of April 19, 2024, the Company’s cash flow results of operations and financial condition.

Litigation at the Property Level

Limitations on Sale

Tax-Related Risk Factors

Canadian Tax Risks

a.NHT’s taxable status on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. could affect the amount of funds it has available for distribution — NHT is resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and is treated as a domestic corporation in the U.S. under the Code. As a result, NHT is generally taxable on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. However, in both jurisdictions, NHT generally will not be subject to tax on the portion of its income that it distributes to its unitholder (subject to certain limitations and exceptions). Management of the Company is of the view that the status of NHT as taxable in both Canada and the U.S. is not likely to give rise to any material adverse consequences in the future as it is not anticipated that NHT will be subject to material income tax in either Canada or the U.S. Nevertheless, NHT’s status as taxable on its worldwide income in both Canada and the U.S. could, in certain circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the Company and investors. As a result of NHT being resident in both Canada and the U.S., withholding taxes of both Canada and the U.S. will be relevant to distributions by NHT and could result in double taxation to certain investors in NHT and other consequences.

b.There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws respecting mutual fund trusts will not be changed in a way that adversely affects NHT — NHT intends to qualify as a “unit trust” and a “mutual fund trust” for purposes of the Tax Act. There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws and the administrative policies and practices of the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") respecting the treatment of mutual fund trusts will not be changed in a manner that adversely affects NHT and the Company. Should NHT cease to qualify as a mutual fund trust under the Tax Act, current Canadian income tax considerations could be materially and adversely different in certain respects.

c.If the rules applicable to SIFTS were to apply to NHT, they could affect the amount of funds available to NHT for distribution — The rules applicable to SIFTs (the “SIFT Rules”) will apply to a trust that is a SIFT. NHT will not be considered to be a SIFT in respect of a particular taxable year and, accordingly, will not be subject to the SIFT Rules in that year, if it does not own any non-portfolio property and does not carry on business in Canada in that year. NHT has not and does not currently intend to own any non-portfolio property nor carry on a business in Canada.

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If the SIFT Rules were to apply to NHT, they could adversely affect the marketability of investments in NHT, and the amount of cash available for distribution and the after-tax return to investors in NHT (including the Company).

d.NHT may realize foreign accrual property income for purposes of the Tax Act — Any foreign actual property income (“FAPI”) earned directly or indirectly by any controlled foreign affiliate of NHT must be included in computing the income of NHT for the fiscal year of NHT in which the taxation year of such controlled foreign affiliate ends (including in accordance with the stub-period FAPI rules), subject to a deduction for grossed-up foreign actual tax (“FAT”) as computed in accordance with the Tax Act. It is not anticipated that the deduction for grossed-up FAT will materially offset any FAPI realized by NHT, and accordingly, any FAPI realized generally will increase the allocation of income by NHT to investors. In addition, as FAPI generally must be computed in accordance with Part I of the Tax Act as though the controlled foreign affiliate were a resident of Canada (subject to the detailed rules contained in the Tax Act), income or transactions may be taxed differently under foreign tax rules as compared to the FAPI rules and, accordingly, may result in additional income being allocated to investors. For example, certain transactions that do not give rise to taxable income under the Code may still give rise to FAPI for purposes of the Tax Act. If the rules applicable to SIFTS were to apply to NHT, they could affect the amount of funds available to NHT for distribution. The rules applicable to SIFTs (the “SIFT Rules”) will apply to a trust that is a SIFT. NHT will not be considered to be a SIFT in respect of a particular taxable year and, accordingly, will not be subject to the SIFT Rules in that year, if it does not own any non-portfolio property and does not carry on business in Canada in that year. NHT has not and does not currently intend to own any non-portfolio property nor carry on a business in Canada.

e.Canadian withholding tax may apply to non-Canadian Investors — The Tax Act may impose additional withholding or other taxes on distributions made by NHT to investors in NHT (including the Company) who are non-residents of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act. These taxes and any reduction thereof under a tax treaty between Canada and another country may change from time to time.

f.Income or gains may be realized by NHT as a result of currency fluctuations — For purposes of the Tax Act, NHT generally is required to compute its Canadian tax results, including any FAPI earned, using Canadian currency. Where an amount that is relevant in computing a taxpayer’s Canadian tax results is expressed in a currency other than Canadian currency, such amount must be converted into Canadian dollars using the appropriate exchange rate determined in accordance with the detailed rules in the Tax Act in that regard. As a result, NHT may realize gains and losses for tax purposes and FAPI by virtue of the fluctuation of the value of foreign currencies relative to Canadian dollars.

g.Changes in Canadian tax laws could impact NHT and its investors — There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws, the judicial interpretation thereof, the terms of any treaty, or the administrative practices and policies of the CRA and the Department of Finance (Canada) will not be changed in a manner that adversely affects NHT or investors in NHT (including the Company). Any such change could increase the amount of tax payable by NHT or its affiliates or could otherwise adversely affect investors in NHT by reducing the amount available to pay distributions or changing the tax treatment applicable to investors in respect of such distributions.

h.NHT may be subject to a tax on repurchases of equity — Recent amendments to the Tax Act impose a tax on certain repurchases of equity (the “Equity Repurchase Rules”), effective for transactions that occur after 2023. Under the Equity Repurchase Rules, NHT will generally be subject to a 2% tax on the value of NHT’s equity repurchases (i.e., redemptions) in a taxation year (net of cash subscriptions received by NHT in that taxation year). If NHT is subject to tax under the Equity Repurchase Rules, the after-tax return to its investors could be reduced.

U.S. Tax Risks

There is limited guidance relating to the application of Section 7874 of the Code and if NHT were deemed a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, NHT would fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust, causing adverse tax consequences — NHT relies on Section 7874 of the Code to be classified as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an entity taxed as a corporation is generally considered to be a tax resident in the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation. Under U.S. federal income tax law, an entity which is organized under the laws of Canada would generally be classified as a non-U.S. entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Section 7874 of the Code provides an exception to this general rule under which a non-U.S. incorporated entity may, in certain circumstances, be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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These rules are complex and there is limited guidance regarding their application. If NHT were deemed to be a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, NHT would fail to qualify as a REIT, and the intended benefits of the structure would not be achieved. This would result in adverse tax consequences. Additionally, NHT could not re-elect to qualify as a REIT. If NHT did not qualify as a REIT, that could also materially adversely affect the Company’s REIT status.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

The Company’s Board recognizes the critical importance of maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers, clients, business partners and employees. The Board is actively involved in oversight of the Company’s risk management program, and cybersecurity represents an important component of the Company’s overall approach to risk management. Our Adviser maintains cybersecurity policies, standards, processes and practices that are based on recognized security frameworks such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity framework (the “NIST CF”) and the Azure Security Benchmark. In general, our Adviser seeks to address cybersecurity risks of the Company through a comprehensive, cross-functional approach that is focused on continually assessing the Company’s information systems to detect, prevent and mitigate cybersecurity threats and effectively respond to cybersecurity incidents when they occur.

As one of the critical elements of the Company’s overall risk management, our cybersecurity program is focused on the following key areas:

Governance: The Board’s oversight of cybersecurity risk management is supported by the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), which interacts with our Adviser’s Director of Information Technology and other members of management of our Adviser that implement and oversee our Adviser’s cybersecurity program.

Risk Assessment: No less frequently than annually, our Adviser completes an assessment to identify potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to better prioritize and mitigate the Company’s cybersecurity risk. The assessment includes, among other things, evaluating the nature, sensitivity and location of information the Company collects, processes and stores and the resiliency of the underlying technologies, the validity and effectiveness of the Company’s security policies, controls and processes and the cybersecurity preparedness of the third-party vendors used by the Company and our Adviser. To supplement our Adviser’s internal assessment, our Adviser also periodically engages third-party consultants to assess system configurations through configuration review and penetration testing.

Technical Safeguards: Our Adviser deploys technical safeguards that are designed to protect the Company’s and our Adviser’s information systems from cybersecurity threats, including firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems, anti-malware functionality and access controls, which are evaluated and improved through vulnerability assessments and cybersecurity threat intelligence.

Incident Response and Recovery Planning: Our Adviser has established and maintains comprehensive business continuity plans that address potential impacts should the information or technology systems become compromised, and the technological components of such plans are tested and evaluated on a regular basis.

Third-Party Risk Management: Our Adviser maintains a comprehensive, risk-based approach to identifying and overseeing cybersecurity risks presented by third parties, including key vendors, service providers and other external users of the Company’s and the Adviser’s systems, as well as the systems of third parties that could adversely impact our business in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting those third-party systems.

Education and Awareness: Our Adviser provides regular, mandatory training for its employees regarding cybersecurity threats as a means to equip its employees with effective tools to address cybersecurity threats, and to communicate our Adviser’s evolving information security policies, standards, processes and practices.

Our Adviser engages in the periodic assessment and testing of our Adviser’s policies, standards, processes and practices that are designed to address the Company’s cybersecurity threats and incidents. These efforts include a wide range of activities, including annual penetration and third-party compliance testing and ongoing internal testing and

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creation and modification of policies and procedures. The results of the annual assessments are reported to the Audit Committee and the Board, and our Adviser adjusts its cybersecurity policies, standards, processes and practices as necessary based on the information provided by these assessments and ongoing testing.

The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s risk management policies, including the management of risks arising from cybersecurity threats. The Audit Committee receives presentations and reports on cybersecurity risks, which address a wide range of topics including annual assessments of internal and third-party policies, vulnerability assessments, technological trends and information security considerations arising with respect to the Company and our Adviser. The Audit Committee also receives prompt and timely information regarding any cybersecurity incident that meets established reporting thresholds, as well as ongoing updates regarding any such incident until it has been addressed. On an annual basis, the Board and the Audit Committee discuss the Company’s approach to cybersecurity risk management with our Adviser, including the Adviser’s Director of Information Technology.

The Adviser’s Director of Information Technology, in coordination with relevant senior management and personnel of the Adviser, which includes our Adviser’s Chief Financial Officer, Senior Infrastructure Engineer, and Chief Compliance Officer, work to conceive, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of a program designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any security incidents in accordance with the Company’s business continuity plan. To ensure the effectiveness of these controls, the Adviser’s technology team continually monitors, hardens, and evolves systems’ security postures to model and mirror various security frameworks such as NIST CSF and Azure Security Benchmark. The Adviser’s Director of Information Technology will promptly notify our General Counsel of any cybersecurity events, with material cybersecurity events promptly communicated to the Audit Committee and publicly disclosed as deemed necessary.

The Adviser’s Director of Information Technology has served in various roles in information technology and information security for 25 years, including serving as Global Technology Manager at a multi-national publicly traded broker-dealer, and 15 years as the Director of Information Technology at a privately held financial services firm. The Adviser’s Director of Information Technology holds an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and has attained numerous information technology certifications over the years including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). The Adviser’s Senior Infrastructure Engineer has over 20 years industry experience, holds an undergraduate degree in radiology, and has completed various Microsoft related information technology certifications. Combined, our Adviser’s information technology team has over 50 years of experience covering all major aspects of network architecture and management.

Risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected and we do not believe are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including its business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. However, the risk of cybersecurity threats could be significant if the cyber-attack disrupts the Company’s critical operations, service or financial systems. See “Risk Factors - We are highly dependent on information technology and security breaches or systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our securities and our ability to pay distributions”.

Item 2. Properties

The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s physical properties as of December 31, 2024:

NXDT Segment:

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				Average Effective Monthly Occupied Rent Per Square Foot (1) as of		% Occupied (2) as of
Property Name	Rentable Square Footage (in thousands)	Property Type	Date Acquired	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2024
White Rock Center	82,793	Retail	6/13/2013	$	1.50	71.1	%
5916 W Loop 289	30,140	Retail	7/23/2013	$	—	—	%	(3)
Cityplace	1,365,711	Office, Multifamily & Hospitality	8/15/2018	$	2.16	46.4	%
	1,478,644

(1) Average effective monthly occupied rent per square foot is equal to the average of the contractual rent for commenced leases as of December 31, 2024, minus any tenant concessions over the term of the lease, divided by the occupied square footage of commenced leases as of December 31, 2024.

(2) Percent occupied is calculated as the rentable square footage occupied as of December 31, 2024, divided by the total rentable square footage, expressed as a percentage.

(3) The property's tenant vacated in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company is currently looking into leasing out the property.

The Company's ownership of Cityplace is subject to mortgage debt with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $139.9 million as of December 31, 2024. For further information on the Company’s owned real properties, see Notes 4, 5 and 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

NHT Segment:

Brand

Location

Name

Chain Scale

Service Scale

Year Built/Last Renovation

Rooms

Hilton Garden Inn

Dallas, Texas

HGI Property

Upscale

Select-Service

1995/2016

240

Hyatt

Park City, Utah

Park City

Upscale

Full-Service

2016

122

Hampton Inn & Suites

Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton

Upscale

Select-Service

1926/2016

119

Homewood Suites

(1)

Plano, Texas

HWS Plano

Upscale

Extended Stay

1996/2018

N/A

(1)

Addison, Texas

Addison Property

Upscale

Extended Stay

1990/2018

120

Homewood Suites

(1)

Irving, Texas

HWS Las Colinas

Upscale

Extended Stay

1990/2018

136

Marriott

St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Pete Property

Upper Upscale

Full-Service

2001/2021

209

Total Rooms:

1,045

(1) As of December 31, 2024 this property was held-for-sale.

Each of the hotel properties in the NHT segment is encumbered by a mortgage securing the payment of debt of $112.2 million by NHT.

For further information on the Company’s owned real properties, see Notes 4, 5 and 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, nor are we aware of any such legal proceedings contemplated by government agencies.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

Our common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “NXDT.”

Shareholder Information

On March 31, 2025, we had 44,517,013.24 common shares outstanding held by a total of approximately 838 record holders. The number of record holders is based on the records of Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, who serves as our transfer agent. The number of holders does not include individuals or entities who beneficially own shares but whose shares are held of record by a broker or clearing agency, but does include each such broker or clearing agency as one record holder.

Repurchase of Shares

On October 28, 2024, our Board authorized the Share Repurchase Program. For more information, see “Item 1. Business—2024 Highlights—Share Repurchase Program.” As of December 31, 2024, we have not repurchased any of our common shares or Series A Preferred Shares under the Share Repurchase Program.

Item 6. [Reserved]

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is a discussion and analysis of our financial condition and our historical results of operations. The following should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included herein. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected, forecasted, or expected in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Annual Report.

Overview

As of December 31, 2024, our Portfolio consisted primarily of debt and equity investments in the single-family rental, self-storage, office, hospitality, life science and multifamily sectors. The Company has two reportable segments, NXDT and NHT. NXDT represents the Company's primary reportable segment and represents a significant majority of the Company's consolidated portfolio. The NXDT reportable segment is the legacy reportable segment and is focused on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to, equity, mortgage, debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. The NHT reportable segment represents a minority of the Company's consolidated portfolio and operations and is focused on exiting out of its remaining hospitality assets and repositioning the portfolio into other real estate sectors where management has extensive operating expertise and experience. Substantially all of our business is conducted through the OP. The OP GP is the sole general partner of the OP and is owned 100% by the Company. As of December 31, 2024, there were 2,000 partnership units of the OP outstanding, of which 100% were owned by us.

On July 1, 2022, or the Deregistration Date, the SEC issued an order pursuant to Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act declaring that the Company has ceased to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act (the "Deregistration Order"). The issuance of the Deregistration Order enabled the Company to proceed with full implementation of its new business mandate to operate as a diversified REIT that focuses primarily on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to, equity, mortgage, debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity (the "Business Change").

As a diversified REIT, the Company’s primary investment objective is to provide both current income and capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve this objective through the Business Change. Target underlying property types primarily include, but are not limited to, single-family rentals, multifamily, self-storage, life science, office, industrial, hospitality, net lease and retail. The Company may, to a limited extent, hold, acquire or transact in certain non-real estate securities. We are externally managed by the Adviser through the Advisory Agreement, by and among the Company and the Adviser. The Advisory Agreement was dated July 1, 2022, and amended on October 25, 2022, April 11, 2023 and July 22, 2024, for an initial three-year term that will expire on July 1, 2025 and successive one-year terms thereafter unless earlier terminated. The Adviser is wholly owned by our Sponsor.

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our shareholders. As a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax on our undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions we pay with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (1) 85% of our ordinary income, (2) 95% of our capital gain net income and (3) 100% of our undistributed income from prior years. We believe we qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to qualify as a REIT. Taxable income from certain non-REIT activities is managed through one or more TRS entities and is subject to applicable U.S. federal, state, and local income and margin taxes.

On October 15, 2021, Marc S. Kirschner, as litigation trustee of a litigation subtrust formed in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings of Highland, a former affiliate of our Sponsor, filed a lawsuit (the "Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit") against various persons and entities, including our Sponsor and James Dondero. On March 24, 2023, the litigation trustee filed a motion for leave to stay the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit, which was granted by the bankruptcy court on April 4, 2023. Per the court’s order, the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit is stayed until any party provides 30 days’ notice of the intent to resume the adversary proceeding, with all pending deadlines extended for a period of time commensurate with the length of the stay. As of the date of this filing, the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit continues to be stayed. In addition, on February 8, 2023, UBS Securities LLC and its affiliate (collectively “UBS”) filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New

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York, County of New York against Mr. Dondero and a number of other persons and entities seeking to collect on $1.3 billion in judgments UBS obtained against entities that were managed indirectly by Highland (the "UBS Lawsuit"). On February 26, 2024, the respondents, including Mr. Dondero, filed motions to dismiss the UBS Lawsuit. A hearing was held on July 8, 2024. The court dismissed the claims against one respondent, CLO HoldCo, Ltd., for lack of personal jurisdiction in a July 12, 2024 order. On August 24, 2024, UBS filed a notice of appeal for that dismissal order, which has not yet been briefed. The remaining respondents’ motions to dismiss, including Mr. Dondero’s, remain pending. Neither the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit nor the UBS Lawsuit include claims related to our business or our assets. Our Sponsor and Mr. Dondero have informed us they believe the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit has no merit and Mr. Dondero has informed us he believes the UBS Lawsuit has no merit; we have been advised that the defendants named in each of the lawsuits intend to vigorously defend against the claims. We do not expect the Bankruptcy Trust Lawsuit or the UBS Lawsuit will have a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Macroeconomic trends, including increases in or high inflation and rising or high interest rates, may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Inflation could have an adverse impact on our operating expenses, as these costs could increase at a rate higher than our rental and other revenue. The high rate environment and ongoing economic uncertainty has limited credit availability to commercial real estate. Less available and more expensive debt capital has had pronounced effects on the capital markets, making property acquisitions and other investments harder to finance. Similar factors also impact the timing of and proceeds generated from asset sales and our ability to obtain debt capital. There is no guarantee we will be able to mitigate the impact of rising or high inflation. To the extent our exposure to increases in or high interest rates on any of our debt is not eliminated through interest rate swaps and interest rate protection agreements, such increases or elevated rates will result in higher debt service costs which will adversely affect our cash flows. We cannot make assurances that our access to capital and other sources of funding will not become constrained, which could adversely affect the availability and terms of future borrowings, renewals or refinancings. Such future constraints could increase our borrowing costs, which would make it more difficult or expensive to obtain additional financing or refinance existing obligations and commitments, which could slow or deter future growth.

Components of Our Revenues and Expenses

Revenues

Rental income. Our rental income is primarily attributable to the rental revenue from our investment in Cityplace, a 42-story, 1.36 million-square-foot, trophy office building acquired in 2018 as well as rental income from two retail properties. Our rental income also includes utility reimbursements, late fees, common area maintenance reimbursements, and other rental fees charged to tenants.

Food and beverage revenue. F&B revenue includes revenue from the NHT Portfolio generated from the sale of food and/or beverage offerings.

Room revenue. Room revenue includes revenue from the NHT Portfolio from renting out rooms to customers.

Interest income. Interest income includes interest earned from our debt investments.

Dividend income. Dividend income includes dividends from our equity investments.

Other income. Other income includes ancillary income earned from tenants such as non-refundable fees, parking fees, and other miscellaneous fees charged to tenants and income items.

Expenses

Property operating expenses. Property operating expenses include property maintenance costs, salary and employee benefit costs, utilities, casualty-related expenses and recoveries and other property operating costs of property owned directly or indirectly by us.

Property management fees. Property management fees include fees paid to NexVest, our property manager, for managing each property directly or indirectly owned by us (see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements) and other property managers for managing the day-to-day operations of our hotels.

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Real estate taxes and insurance. Real estate taxes include the property taxes assessed by local and state authorities depending on the location of each property owned directly or indirectly by us. Insurance includes the cost of commercial, general liability, and other needed insurance for each property owned directly or indirectly by us.

Advisory and administrative fees. Advisory and administrative fees include the fees paid to our Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and fees paid to NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VI, L.P. (the “NHT Adviser”) pursuant to the NHT Advisory Agreement (see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements).

Property general and administrative expenses. Property general and administrative expenses include the costs of marketing, professional fees, general office supplies, and other administrative related costs of each property owned directly or indirectly by us.

Corporate general and administrative expenses. Corporate general and administrative expenses include, but are not limited to, audit fees, legal fees, listing fees, board of trustee fees, investor relations costs and payments of reimbursements to our Adviser for operating expenses. Corporate general and administrative expenses and the Advisory Fees and Administrative Fees paid to our Adviser were limited to the Expense Cap for the 12 months ended June 30, 2023. This limitation ended June 30, 2023, and did not limit the reimbursement by us of expenses related to securities offerings paid by our Adviser. The Expense Cap also did not apply to legal, accounting, financial, due diligence, and other service fees incurred in connection with mergers and acquisitions, extraordinary litigation, or other events outside our ordinary course of business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of real estate assets. Additionally, in the sole discretion of the Adviser, the Adviser may elect to waive reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket expenses paid on the Company's behalf. Once waived, such expenses are considered permanently waived and become non-recoupable in the future.

Conversion expense. Conversion expenses include the costs of the Business Change in conjunction with the Deregistration Order, which primarily include legal fees and other fees incurred in preparation for or as a direct result of the conversion. These conversion expenses are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) as conversion expenses.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization costs primarily include depreciation of our real properties and amortization of acquired in-place leases on property owned directly or indirectly by us.

Impairment loss. Impairment loss includes impairment charges recognized on real estate assets held and used and the loss recognized for real estate held for sale, which is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell.

Other Income and Expense

Interest Expense. Interest expense primarily includes the cost of interest expense on debt, the amortization of deferred financing costs, if any, and the related impact of interest rate derivatives, if any, used to manage our interest rate risk.

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Unconsolidated Ventures. Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated ventures represents the change in our basis in equity method investments resulting from our share of the investments’ income and expenses. Profit and loss from equity method investments for which we’ve elected the fair value option are classified in divided income, change in unrealized gains and realized gains as applicable.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense is primarily derived from taxable gains from asset sales and other income earned from investments held in NXDT's TRSs and NHT's TRSs.

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments. Unrealized gains and losses represent changes in fair value for equity method investments, CLO equity investments, bonds, common stock, convertible notes, LLC interests, LP interests, rights and warrants, and senior loans for which the fair value option has been elected.

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments. The Company recognizes the excess, or deficiency, of net proceeds received, less the carrying value of such investments, as realized gains or losses, respectively. The Company reverses cumulative, unrealized gains or losses previously reported in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) with respect to the investment sold at the time of the sale.

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Real Estate Investments Statistics

As of December 31, 2024, the NXDT segment was invested in two retail properties, and one office, multifamily and hospitality property (excluding investments in undeveloped land), and the NHT segment consisted of seven hotel properties as listed below:

NXDT Segment:


					Average Effective Monthly Occupied Rent Per Square Foot (1) as of		% Occupied (2) as of
Property Name	Rentable Square Footage (in thousands)	Property Type		Date Acquired	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2024
White Rock Center	82,793	Retail		6/13/2013	$	1.50	71.1	%
5916 W Loop 289	30,140	Retail		7/23/2013	$	—	—	%	(4)
Cityplace	1,365,711	Office, Multifamily & Hospitality	(3)	8/15/2018	$	2.16	46.4	%
	1,478,644

NHT Segment:

Brand

Location

Name

Chain Scale

Service Scale

Year Built/Last Renovation

Rooms

Hilton Garden Inn

Dallas, Texas

HGI Property

Upscale

Select-Service

1995/2016

240

Hyatt

Park City, Utah

Park City

Upscale

Full-Service

2016

122

Hampton Inn & Suites

Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton

Upscale

Select-Service

1926/2016

119

Homewood Suites

Plano, Texas

HWS Plano

Upscale

Extended Stay

1996/2018

N/A

Addison, Texas

Addison Property

Upscale

Extended Stay

1990/2018

120

Homewood Suites

Irving, Texas

HWS Las Colinas

Upscale

Extended Stay

1990/2018

136

Marriott

St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Pete Property

Upper Upscale

Full-Service

2001/2021

209

Total Rooms:

1,045

(1)Average effective monthly occupied rent per square foot is equal to the average of the contractual rent for commenced leases as of December 31, 2024, minus any tenant concessions over the term of the lease, divided by the occupied square footage of commenced leases as of December 31, 2024.

(2)Percent occupied is calculated as the rentable square footage occupied as of December 31, 2024, divided by the total rentable square footage, expressed as a percentage.

(3)Cityplace is currently under development and the Company is converting part of the property into a hotel, which was still under construction as of December 31, 2024.

(4)The property's tenant vacated in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company is currently looking into leasing out the property.

Consolidated Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

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The following table sets forth a summary of our operating results for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		$ Change
Total revenues	$	83,222	$	63,284	$	19,938
Total expenses	(87,373)		(51,703)		(35,670)
Operating income	(4,151)		11,581		(15,732)
Interest expense	(28,352)		(15,902)		(12,450)
Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated ventures	129		(306)		435
Income tax expense	(1,372)		(2,731)		1,359
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	(1,348)		(108,249)		106,901
Realized gains (losses)	(21,479)		(1,634)		(19,845)
Net income (loss)	(56,573)		(117,241)		60,668
Net (income) attributable to preferred shareholders	(4,619)		(4,619)		—
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,843		—		9,843
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	(51,349)	$	(121,860)	$	70,511

The net loss for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 primarily relates to mark-to-market losses on our investments accounted for at fair value partially offset by interest and dividends.

Revenues

Rental income. Rental income was $15.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $20.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $4.6 million. The decrease between the periods was primarily due to a decrease in occupancy at Cityplace.

Rooms revenue. Rooms revenue was $24.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. All rooms revenue is derived from the NHT segment, which was not consolidated prior to April 19, 2024.

Food and beverage revenue. F&B revenue was $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. All F&B revenue is derived from the NHT segment, which was not consolidated prior to April 19, 2024.

Interest and dividends. Interest and dividends totaled $36.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $42.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $6.1 million. The decrease between the periods was attributed to a decrease in dividends from equity investments.

Other income. Other income was approximately $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $3.5 million. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the NHT consolidation.

Expenses

Property operating expenses. Property operating expenses were $22.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $14.8 million. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the NHT consolidation.

Property management fees. Property management fees were $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $0.8 million. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the NHT consolidation.

Real estate taxes and insurance. Real estate taxes and insurance costs were $6.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of

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approximately $2.1 million. Real estate taxes and insurance expenses consist primarily of expenses from our investment in Cityplace and our hospitality properties. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the consolidation of NHT.

Advisory and administrative fees. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred administrative fees and advisory fees of $14.2 million. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred administrative fees and advisory fees of $11.7 million, inclusive of $2.0 million in expenses that were waived and cannot be recouped by the Adviser. The Expense Cap expired on June 30, 2023. The increase between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, is primarily due to the addition of fees paid to the NHT Adviser pursuant to the NHT Advisory Agreement from the consolidation of NHT and the expiration of the Expense Cap.

Property general and administrative expenses. Property general and administrative expenses were $7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $3.1 million. The increase between the periods is primarily attributed to the NHT consolidation.

Corporate general and administrative expenses. Corporate general and administrative expenses were $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $4.8 million. The increase between periods was primarily due to an increase in accounting and audit fees.

Conversion expenses. Conversion expenses were $0.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $1.2 million. The decrease between the periods was primarily due to a decrease in expenses related to the Business Change.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization costs were $15.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $13.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $1.7 million. This change reset the depreciable basis of our properties as well as caused the recognition of new intangible lease assets. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the NHT consolidation.

Impairment loss. Impairment loss was $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.0 for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $6.1 million. The increase between the periods was due to an increase in impairment charges relating to the Addison Property, Plano Homewood Suites and Las Colinas Homewood Suites.

Other Income and Expense

Interest expense. Interest expense was $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $12.5 million. The increase between the periods was primarily due to the NHT consolidation.

Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated ventures. Equity in losses of unconsolidated ventures was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $(0.3) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $0.4 million. The decrease between periods was primarily due to a decrease in net income at Marriott Uptown.

Income tax expense (benefit). The Company has recorded income tax expense (benefit) of $1.4 million associated with the TRSs for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $2.7 million associated with the TRSs for the year ended December 31, 2023. The tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 is partially increased by the annual change in valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset of $(0.3) million, and offset by a return-to-provision adjustment of $0.2 million and an income tax refund of $0.7 million for a net expense of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, that is recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Change in unrealized gains (losses). Unrealized gains (losses) from our investments accounted for at fair value was $(1.3) million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $(108.2) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $106.9 million. The gains for the year ended December 31, 2024 were largely driven by redemptions of the legacy CLO positions, which generated realized losses and a positive change in unrealized, mark-to-market gains on MidWave Wireless, Inc. common equity of $14.5 million, United Development Funding IV common equity of $6.2 million, offset by mark-to-market losses on IQHQ, LP (“IQHQ LP”) interests of $22.2 million, NXHT common equity of $13.9 million, and NSP common equity of $5.5 million, and NexPoint Storage Partners

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Operating Company, LLC (“NSP OC”) common units of $2.9 million. The losses for the year ended December 31, 2023 were primarily driven by mark-to-market losses on NSP common equity of $35.5 million and VB OP Units of $27.5 million, NSP OC common units of $19.3 million offset by mark-to-market gains on and mark-to-market gains on our IQHQ Holdings, LP. Class A-1 limited partnership units of $3.4 million.

Realized gains (losses). Realized gains (losses) were $(21.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $(1.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $(19.9) million. The losses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were primarily driven by realized losses on the legacy CLOs of $22.8 million. The losses for the year ended December 31, 2023 were primarily driven by realized losses on common stock of Elme Communities of $0.8 million, Whitestone REIT of $1.1 million, and realized losses on Specialty Financial Products, Ltd. (“SFP”) of $1.3 million.

Non-GAAP Measurements

Consolidated Net Operating Income and Same Store Net Operating Income

Net Operating Income ("NOI") is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance. NOI is used by investors and our management to evaluate and compare the performance of our properties between segments and to other comparable properties, to determine trends in earnings and to compute the fair value of our properties as NOI is calculated by adjusting net income (loss) to add back (1) interest expense, (2) advisory fees and administrative fees, (3) the impact of depreciation and amortization, (4) corporate general and administrative expenses, (5) income tax expenses, (6) conversion expenses, (7) non-operating property investment revenue, (8) realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) generated from non-real estate investments, (9) equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated equity method ventures, and (10) impairment loss.

The cost of funds is eliminated from net income (loss) because it is specific to our particular financing capabilities and constraints. The cost of funds is also eliminated because it is dependent on historical interest rates and other costs of capital as well as past decisions made by us regarding the appropriate mix of capital, which may have changed or may change in the future. Corporate general and administrative expenses, advisory fees and administrative fees, conversion expenses, and income tax expenses are eliminated because they do not reflect continuing operating costs of the property. Depreciation and amortization expenses and impairment loss are eliminated because they may not accurately represent the actual change in value in our properties that result from use of the properties or changes in market conditions. While certain aspects of real property do decline in value over time in a manner that is reasonably captured by depreciation and amortization, the value of the properties as a whole have historically increased or decreased as a result of changes in overall economic conditions instead of from actual use of the property or the passage of time. Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated equity method ventures are eliminated because they do not reflect continuing operating costs of the properties. Non-operating property investment revenue and realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) from non-real estate investments are eliminated as they do not reflect continuing operating costs of the properties. We believe that eliminating these items from net income (loss) is useful because the resulting measure captures the actual ongoing revenue generated and actual expenses incurred in operating our properties as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs.

However, the usefulness of NOI is limited because it excludes corporate general and administrative expenses, interest expense, advisory fees and administrative fees, conversion expenses, income tax expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, non-operating property investment revenue and realized and change in unrealized gains and losses generated from non-real estate investments, equity in income or losses of unconsolidated equity method ventures, and impairment loss, all of which may be material values. NOI may fail to capture significant trends in these components of net income, which further limits its usefulness.

NOI is a measure of the operating performance of our properties but does not measure our performance as a whole. NOI is therefore not a substitute for net income (loss) as computed in accordance with GAAP. This measure should be analyzed in conjunction with net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP and discussions elsewhere in “—Results of Operations” regarding the components of net income (loss) that are eliminated in the calculation of NOI.

Other companies may use different methods for calculating NOI or similarly entitled measures and, accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies that do not define the measure exactly as we do.

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We define “Same Store NOI” as NOI for our properties that are comparable between periods and that are stabilized. Please see below for a discussion of properties included as Same Store (defined below). We view Same Store NOI as an important measure of the operating performance of our properties because it allows us to compare operating results of properties owned for the entirety of the current and comparable periods and therefore eliminates variations caused by acquisitions or dispositions from the beginning of the compared period to the end of the current period.

There are two properties, White Rock Center and 5916 W Loop 289, in our same store pool for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023 (our "Same Store" properties). Our Same Store properties exclude Cityplace as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, because it was not yet stabilized, meaning construction or renovation was not completed. Non-Same Store properties include properties not yet stabilized. Our Same Store properties also exclude the NHT segment, as the properties in that segment were not held in the comparable period.

Consolidated NOI and Same Store NOI for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table, which has not been adjusted for the effects of noncontrolling interest (“NCI”), reconciles our consolidated NOI for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31
		2024		2023
Net loss		$	(56,573)	$	(117,241)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to NOI:
Advisory and administrative fees		14,165		11,740
Corporate general and administrative expenses		12,803		7,981
Conversion expenses		—		1,203
Income tax expense		1,372		2,731
Depreciation and amortization		15,600		13,937
Interest expense		28,352		15,902

Non-operating property investment revenue¹		(39,281)		(42,667)
Realized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		21,479		1,634
Change in unrealized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		1,348		108,249
Equity in (income) losses of unconsolidated equity method ventures		(129)		306
Impairment loss		7,110		—
NOI		$	6,246	$	3,775
Less Non-Same Store
Revenues		$	(42,795)	$	(19,147)
Operating expenses		37,057		16,310

Same Store NOI		$	508	$	938

(1)Non-operating property investment revenue is defined as revenue included in the consolidated financial statements that are from non-operating properties such as dividend income and interest income.

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The following table, which has not been adjusted for the effects of NCI, reconciles our NOI for each of our segments for the year ended December 31, 2024 to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure by reportable segment (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31,
		2024						2023
		NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust		NexPoint Hospitality Trust		Total		NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust¹
Net income (loss)		$	(35,337)	$	(21,236)	$	(56,573)	$	(117,241)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to NOI:
Advisory and administrative fees		13,286		879		14,165		11,740
Corporate general and administrative expenses		9,947		2,856		12,803		7,981
Conversion expenses		—		—		—		1,203
Income tax expense		1,441		(69)		1,372		2,731
Depreciation and amortization		11,698		3,902		15,600		13,937
Interest expense		17,443		10,909		28,352		15,902
Non-operating property investment revenue²		(34,300)		(4,981)		(39,281)		(42,667)
Realized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		21,479		—		21,479		1,634
Change in unrealized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		1,348		—		1,348		108,249
Equity in (income) losses of unconsolidated equity method ventures		(129)		—		(129)		306
Impairment loss		—		7,110		7,110		—
NOI		$	6,876	$	(630)	$	6,246	$	3,775
Less Non-Same Store
Revenues		$	(24,705)	$	(18,090)	$	(42,795)	$	(19,147)
Operating expenses		14,326		22,731		37,057		16,310

Same Store NOI		$	(3,503)	$	4,011	$	508	$	938

(1)As of December 31, 2023, there was only one reporting segment.

(2)Non-operating property investment revenue is defined as revenue included in the consolidated financial statements that are from non-operating properties such as dividend income and interest income.

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Consolidated NOI for Our Same Store and Non-Same Store Properties for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table reflects the revenues, property operating expenses and NOI for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 for our Same Store and Non-Same Store properties (dollars in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31
	2024		2023		$ Change		% Change
Revenues
Same Store
Rental income	$	1,147	$	1,471	$	(324)	-22.0	%





Same Store revenues	1,147		1,471		(324)		-22.0	%
Non-Same Store
Rental income	14,531		18,839		(4,308)		-22.9	%
Other income	1,162		308		854		N/M		(1)
Rooms	24,902		—		24,902		—	%
Food and beverage	2,200		—		2,200		—	%


Non-Same Store revenues	42,795		19,147		23,648		123.5	%	(1)
Total revenues	43,942		20,618		23,324		113.1	%	(1)

Operating expenses
Same Store
Property operating expenses	223		127		96		75.6	%
Real estate taxes and insurance	293		264		29		11.0	%
Property management fees	75		74		1		1.4	%
Property general and administrative expenses	48		68		(20)		-29.4	%
Same Store operating expenses	639		533		106		19.9	%
Non-Same Store
Property operating expenses	22,033		7,361		14,672		N/M		(1)
Real estate taxes and insurance	6,252		4,113		2,139		52.0	%	(1)
Property management fees	1,415		653		762		N/M		(1)
Property general and administrative expenses	7,357		4,183		3,174		75.9	%	(1)
Non-Same Store operating expenses	37,057		16,310		20,747		127.2	%	(1)
Total operating expenses	37,696		16,843		20,853		123.8	%	(1)












NOI
Same Store	508		938		(430)		-45.8	%
Non-Same Store	5,738		2,837		2,901		102.2	%	(1)
Total NOI	$	6,246	$	3,775	$	2,471	65.4	%	(1)

(1)Denotes that the significant percentage change in the current period comparison is primarily attributed to the consolidation of NHT.

See reconciliation of net income (loss) to NOI above under “NOI and Same Store NOI for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.”

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Consolidated Same Store Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

As of December 31, 2024, our Same Store properties were approximately 52.1% leased with a weighted average monthly effective occupied rent per square foot of $1.10, compared to 49.6% leased with a weighted average monthly effective occupied rent per square foot of $1.11 as of December 31, 2023. For our Same Store properties, we recorded the following operating results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Revenues

Rental Income. Rental income was $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is a decrease of approximately $0.3 million or (22.0)%. The majority of the decrease between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is related to an increase in the amortization of above- and below-market leases. Above-market leases decrease rental income as they are amortized, while below-market leases increase rental income.

Expenses

Property operating expenses. Property operating expenses were $222.9 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $126.6 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $96.0 thousand or 75.6%. The majority of the increase between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is related to an increase in repair and maintenance fees.

Real estate taxes and insurance. Real estate taxes and insurance costs were $292.9 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $264.3 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $29.0 thousand or 11.0%. The majority of the increase between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is related to an increase in the property tax budget.

Property management fees. Property management fees were $75.3 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $73.7 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $1.0 thousand, or 1.4%. The increase between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is related to an increase in rental revenue, which the management fee is calculated off of.

Property general and administrative expenses. Property general and administrative expenses were $47.9 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $68.0 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $20.0 thousand, or (29.4)%. The majority of the decrease between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is related to a decrease in professional fees.

Consolidated FFO and AFFO

We believe that net income (loss), as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. We also believe that funds from operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) are important non-GAAP supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT.

Since the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires depreciation except on land, such accounting presentation implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market and other conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT that use historical cost accounting for depreciation could be less informative. Thus, NAREIT created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other items, from net income (loss), as defined by GAAP. We compute FFO attributable to common shareholders as net income (loss), excluding gains or losses from real estate dispositions, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, plus impairment losses and realized gains (losses). Our calculation of FFO differs slightly from NAREIT's definition of FFO because we exclude realized gains (losses). We believe the exclusion of realized gains (losses) is appropriate because these realized gains (losses) are not related to our real estate properties. Our presentation differs slightly in that we begin with net income (loss) before adjusting for amounts attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in NHT and we

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show the combined amounts attributable to such non-controlling interests as an adjustment to arrive at FFO attributable to common shareholders.

AFFO makes certain adjustments to FFO in order to arrive at a more refined measure of the operating performance of our Portfolio. There is no industry standard definition of AFFO and practice is divergent across the industry. AFFO adjusts FFO to remove items such as equity based compensation expense and the amortization of deferred financing costs incurred in connection with obtaining long-term debt financing, non-controlling interests (as described above) related to these items, and change in unrealized gains (losses). We believe AFFO is useful to investors as a supplemental gauge of our operating performance and is useful in comparing our operating performance with other REITs that are not as involved in the aforementioned activities.

We believe that the use of FFO and AFFO, combined with the required GAAP presentations, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among investors and makes comparisons of operating results among such companies more meaningful. While FFO and AFFO are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance of REITs, they do not represent cash flows from operations or net income (loss) as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative or substitute to those measures in evaluating our liquidity or operating performance. FFO and AFFO do not purport to be indicative of cash available to fund our future cash requirements. Further, our computation of FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to FFO and AFFO reported by other REITs that do not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition or define AFFO differently than we do.

The following table reconciles our calculations of FFO and AFFO to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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		For the Year Ended December 31		For the Year Ended December 31
		2024		2023		% Change (1)
Net income (loss)		$	(56,573)	$	(117,241)	N/M
Depreciation and amortization		15,600		13,937		11.9	%
Realized (gains) losses		21,479		1,634		N/M
Impairment loss		7,110		—		—	%
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests		4,739		—		—	%
FFO		(7,645)		(101,670)		N/M
Distributions to preferred shareholders		(4,619)		(4,619)		—	%
FFO attributable to common shareholders		(12,264)		(106,289)		N/M

FFO per share - basic		$	(0.30)	$	(2.85)	N/M
FFO per share - diluted		$	(0.30)	$	(2.85)	N/M













Equity-based compensation expense		3,010		1,344		N/M
Amortization of deferred financing costs - long term debt		(696)		(776)		-10.3	%
Change in unrealized (gains) losses		1,348		108,249		N/M

AFFO attributable to common shareholders		(8,602)		2,528		N/M

AFFO per share - basic		$	(0.21)	$	0.07	N/M
AFFO per share - diluted		$	(0.21)	$	0.07	N/M

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		40,229		37,334		7.8	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	(2)	41,498		37,773		9.9	%

Distributions declared per common share		$	0.60	$	0.60	—	%
Net income (loss) coverage	(3)	-2.34x		-5.23x		N/M
FFO Coverage - diluted	(3)	-0.5x		-4.75x		N/M


AFFO Coverage - diluted	(3)	-0.35x		0.11x		N/M

(1)Represents the percentage change for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.

(2)The Company uses actual diluted weighted average common shares outstanding when in a dilutive position for FFO and AFFO.

(3)Indicates coverage ratio of net income (loss)/FFO/AFFO per common share (diluted) over distributions declared per common share during the period.

The year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023

FFO was $(7.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $(101.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was an increase of approximately $94.1 million. The change in our FFO between the year

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ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily relates to a decrease in unrealized losses, primarily attributed to redemptions of the CLO positions, which reclassified the change in unrealized losses to realized gains of approximately $22.8 million.

AFFO was $(8.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was a decrease of approximately $11.1 million. The change in our AFFO between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily relates to the consolidation of NHT, resulting in an increase in property operating expenses, interest expense and corporate general and administrative expenses.

Net Asset Value

The SEC does not provide rules on the methodology we must use to determine our NAV or NAV per common share. The determination of NAV involves a number of subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments that may not be accurate or complete. We believe there is no established practice among REITs for calculating NAV. Different firms using different property-specific, general real estate, capital markets, economic and other assumptions, estimates and judgments could derive a NAV that could be significantly different from our NAV. Thus, other public REITs methodologies used to calculate NAV may differ materially from ours. Additionally, our NAV differs from the values of our real estate assets as calculated in accordance with GAAP, in that we calculate NAV based on the consolidated balance sheets as total assets minus total liabilities, less any equity attributable to preferred shareholders (such as the Series A Preferred Shares) and noncontrolling interests. Our NAV per common share is calculated by dividing our NAV by our diluted common shares outstanding, which represents the aggregate of our common shares outstanding plus any unvested restricted share units as of the last day of the reporting period. We calculate NAV per common share on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

The presentation of NAV and NAV per common share below is intended to be the Applicable NAV (as defined in the statement of preferences of the Series B Preferred Shares) for purposes of the offering of the Series B Preferred Shares. The below table presents the NAV calculation (in thousands, except per common share amounts):


As Of	Total Assets	Total Liabilities	Series A Preferred Shares (1)	NCI	NAV	Diluted Common Shares Outstanding	NAV Per Common Share
December 31, 2024	1,224,839	(391,301)	(83,252)	2,970	753,256	44,118	$17.07

(1)Represents the liquidation preference, net of approximately $738 thousand issuance costs, from the issuance of the Company’s 5.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for debt maturities, operating expenses and other expenditures including:

•capital expenditures to continue the ongoing development of Cityplace;

•capital expenditures necessary to maintain the NHT hotel properties;

•interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness (see “—Obligations and Commitments” below);

•recurring maintenance necessary to maintain our properties;

•distributions necessary to qualify for taxation as a REIT;

•income taxes for taxable income generated by TRS entities;

•acquisition of additional properties or investments;

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•advisory and administrative fees payable to our Adviser;

•general and administrative expenses;

•reimbursements to our Adviser; and

•property management fees.

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through our investment income, existing cash balance and, if necessary, future debt or equity issuances. As of December 31, 2024, we had $8.8 million of cash available to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. As of December 31, 2024, we also had $31.7 million of restricted cash held in reserve by the lender on the Cityplace debt. These reserves include escrows for property taxes and insurance, reserves for tenant improvements as well as required excess collateral. As of December 31, 2024, we also had $0.9 million of restricted cash held in reserve by the lender on the NexBank Revolver. These reserves are to be used for future interest payments on the debt facility. As of December 31, 2024, we also had $7.5 million of restricted cash reserves associated with the NHT segment for brand-mandated Performance Improvement Plan (“PIPs”) and furniture, fixtures and equipment upgrades arising from the execution of the Company’s franchise agreement and future insurance and property tax expenses.

Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for the costs of acquiring additional properties, make additional accretive investments pursuant to our investment strategy, renovations and other capital expenditures to improve our properties and scheduled debt payments and distributions. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, which may include a revolving credit facility and future debt or equity issuances, existing working capital, net cash provided by operations, long-term mortgage indebtedness and other secured and unsecured borrowings, and property and non-real estate asset dispositions. However, there are a number of factors that may have a material adverse effect on our ability to access these capital sources, including the state of overall equity and credit markets, our degree of leverage, our unencumbered asset base and borrowing restrictions imposed by lenders (including as a result of any failure to comply with financial covenants in our existing and future indebtedness), general market conditions for REITs, our operating performance and liquidity, market perceptions about us and restrictions on sales of properties under the Code. The success of our business strategy will depend, in part, on our ability to access these various capital sources.

In addition to our ongoing renovation of Cityplace, our other properties will require periodic capital expenditures and renovation to remain competitive. We estimate an additional $190 million to $210 million of capital expenditures to complete the Cityplace renovation. Also, acquisitions, redevelopments, or expansions of our properties will require significant capital outlays. Long-term, we may not be able to fund such capital improvements solely from net cash provided by operations because we must distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deductions for distributions paid and excluding net capital gains, to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT, and we are subject to tax on any retained income and gains. As a result, our ability to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions, or redevelopment through retained earnings long-term is limited. Consequently, we expect to rely heavily upon the availability of debt or equity capital for these purposes. If we are unable to obtain the necessary capital on favorable terms, or at all, our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.

We believe that our available cash, expected operating cash flows, and potential debt or equity financings will provide sufficient funds for our operations, anticipated scheduled debt service payments and distribution requirements for the twelve-month period following December 31, 2024. See “—Debt” for additional details regarding our indebtedness and related liquidity requirements.

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Cash Flows

The following table presents selected data from our consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31
	2024	2023
Net cash used in operating activities	$(11,665)	$(24,266)
Net cash provided by investing activities	25,974	21,990
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(18,577)	6,796
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(4,268)	4,520
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	53,169	48,649
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$48,901	$53,169

Cash flows from operating activities. During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $(11.7) million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $(24.3) million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The change in cash flows from operating activities was mainly attributable to a decrease in income taxes payable, life settlement premiums and accounts payable.

Cash flows from investing activities. During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $26.0 million, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $22.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The change in cash flows from investing activities was mainly due to the net cash acquired from the consolidation of NHT during the period.

Cash flows from financing activities. During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities was $(18.6) million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The change in cash flows from financing activities was due to a decrease in proceeds received from credit facilities, which was partially offset by a decrease in cash payments for distributions to common shareholders.

Debt

Mortgage Debt

As of December 31, 2024, our consolidated subsidiaries had aggregate mortgage debt outstanding to third parties of approximately $252.2 million at a weighted average interest rate of 7.54%. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

We intend to invest in additional real estate investments as suitable opportunities arise and adequate sources of equity and debt financing are available. We expect that future investments in properties, including any improvements or renovations of current or newly acquired properties, will depend on and will be financed by, in whole or in part, our existing cash, future borrowings and the proceeds from additional issuances of common shares or other securities or investment and property dispositions.

Although we expect to be subject to restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness, we expect that we will be able to refinance existing indebtedness or incur additional indebtedness for acquisitions or other purposes, if needed. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance our indebtedness, incur additional indebtedness or access additional sources of capital, such as by issuing common shares or other debt or equity securities, on terms that are acceptable to us or at all.

Furthermore, following the completion of our renovation and development programs and depending on the interest rate environment at the applicable time, we may seek to refinance our floating rate debt into longer-term fixed rate debt at lower leverage levels.

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Cityplace Debt

On May 8, 2023, we received lender consent to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt to September 8, 2023. Also on May 8, 2023, the parties to the loan agreement agreed to convert the index upon which the interest rate is based to one-month SOFR effective as of the first interest period beginning on or after May 8, 2023. On September 8, 2023, the lender agreed to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt by six months to March 8, 2024. On March 8, 2024, the lender agreed to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt by twelve months to March 8, 2025. Management is currently engaged in discussions with the lender regarding the extension of the maturity date of the Cityplace debt. Management can give no assurance that the lender will agree to such an extension. While the lender has not yet demanded payment of the Cityplace indebtedness, management can give no assurance that it will not exercise its right to do so or exercise its other remedies under the credit agreement, including foreclosing on Cityplace.

Credit Facility

On January 8, 2021, the Company entered into a $30.0 million credit facility ("Credit Facility") with Raymond James Bank, N.A. and drew the full balance. On October 20, 2023, Raymond James Bank, N.A. agreed to amend the terms of the Credit Facility, which, among other things, extended the maturity date to October 6, 2025 and increased the credit limit to $20 million. On October 23, 2023, the Company drew $6.0 million of the available balance. On November 20, 2023, the Company drew the remaining $13.0 million of the available balance. As of December 31, 2024, the Credit Facility bore interest at the one-month SOFR plus 4.25%. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid down $9.0 million on the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, the Credit Facility had an outstanding balance of $11.0 million. For additional information regarding our Credit Facility, see Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

The Credit Facility will mature on October 6, 2025 and is subject to monthly amortization payments through the maturity date. We believe we will have adequate liquidity to pay these obligations when they come due.

Revolving Credit Facility

On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into the revolving credit facility with NexBank (the "NexBank Revolver"), with the option for the Company to receive additional disbursements thereunder up to a maximum amount of $50.0 million, and with the option to extend the maturity two times by six months. As of December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver bears interest at one-month SOFR plus 3.50% and matures on May 21, 2025. On May 21, 2024, the Company elected to use one of the two extension options to extend the maturity by six months to November 21, 2024. On November 21, 2024, the Company elected to use the second extension option to extend the maturity by six months to May 21, 2025. On October 22, 2024, the Company amended the NexBank Revolver agreement to allow for the Lubbock property to be used as collateral for the debt. As of December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver had an outstanding balance of $16.5 million. As of December 31, 2024, the Company held $0.9 million in restricted cash in the interest reserve account.

Notes Payable, Freedom LHV

On August 2, 2024, the Company, through Freedom LHV, LLC (“Freedom LHV”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, borrowed approximately $10.0 million from The Ohio State Life Insurance Company (“OSL”), an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership. Due to the recently transacted nature of the note, the fair value of the note is approximately the outstanding balance. The note bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 10.0% and matures on August 2, 2029. The debt is secured by certain real property held by Freedom LHV and is guaranteed by the Company.

Mortgages Payable, NHT

On February 28, 2019, NHT, through subsidiaries of NHT OP, entered into a borrowing arrangement for a $59.4 million Note A loan (the “Note A Loan”) and a $28.6 million Note B loan (the “Note B Loan”) with ACORE. The Note A Loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the 30-day SOFR plus 2.00% and matures on March 1, 2025. The Note B Loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the 30-day SOFR plus 6.46% and matures on March 1, 2025. See Note 15 for a discussion of the extension of the maturity dates of the Note A Loan and Note B Loan. As of December 31, 2024, the Note A Loan and Note B Loan had an outstanding balance of $50.2 million and $24.2 million and effective interest rates of 7.34% and 11.75%, respectively.

On February 15, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of the Park City and Bradenton properties, NHT, through subsidiaries of NHT OP, entered into the PC & B Loan with an original maturity date of February 5, 2025. See Note 15 for

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a discussion of the extension of the maturity date of the PC & B Loan. The outstanding balance on the PC & B Loan at December 31, 2024 was $37.9 million, with $1.4 million available to draw on for renovation purposes as of December 31, 2024.

The loan documents, including the guaranty, for the PC & B Loan and the Note A Loan and Note B Loan contain customary representations, warranties, and events of default, which require NHT to comply with affirmative and negative covenants. As of December 31, 2024, NHT OP, the guarantor of certain obligations under the PC & B Loan documents, was not in compliance with the PC & B Loan covenants related to the minimum net worth and the minimum liquid assets. AREEIF Lender, LLC, the lender under the PC & B Loan, has not granted a waiver for the covenant violations as of December 31, 2024. While the lender under the PC & B Loan has not indicated that it will accelerate the PC & B Loan, the lender has the ability under the loan documents to do so if the conditions remain uncured after the giving of notice and expiration of a cure period. There can be no assurance that the lender under the PC & B Loan will waive such covenant beaches, and discussions regarding such a waiver are ongoing. The PC & B Loan is secured by mortgages on our Park City and Bradenton properties. Should the lender under the PC & B Loan exercise its remedies under the relevant loan documents, up to and including the acceleration of the full amount of the PC & B Loan, it may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. If we are unable to pay the amount due upon acceleration, the lender under the PC & B Loan may elect to foreclose on the Park City and Bradenton properties to satisfy the indebtedness.

Convertible Notes, NHT

NHT OP also entered into several convertible notes with affiliates of the NHT Adviser since January 8, 2019. The fixed rate notes have rates ranging from 2.25% to 7.50% (which were market interest rates at the time of their issuance) while outstanding and mature in 20 years from their date of issuance. As of December 31, 2024, the net carrying amount of the convertible notes due to affiliates of the NHT Adviser was $50.2 million.

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Obligations, Commitments and Investment Opportunities

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2024 for the next five calendar years subsequent to December 31, 2024.


	Payments Due by Period (in thousands)
	Total			2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Thereafter
Property Level Debt
Principal payments	$	275,417		$	265,417	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,000	$	—
Interest expense	8,522			4,933		1,000		1,000		1,000		589		—
Total	$	283,939		$	270,350	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	10,589	$	—

Prime Brokerage Borrowing
Principal payments	$	1,222		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,222	(1)
Interest expense	295			59		59		59		59		59		—		(1)
Total	$	1,517		$	59	$	59	$	59	$	59	$	59	$	1,222

Series A Preferred Shares
Distribution payments	N/A		(2)	$	4,618	$	4,618	$	4,618	$	4,618	$	4,618	N/A		(2)

Credit Facility
Principal payments	$	85,471		$	27,485	$	—	$	20,500	$	—	$	—	$	37,486
Interest expense	27,785			3,801		2,541		1,574		1,413		1,413		17,043
Total	$	113,256		$	31,286	$	2,541	$	22,074	$	1,413	$	1,413	$	54,529

Total contractual obligations and commitments	$	398,712		$	306,313	$	8,218	$	27,751	$	7,090	$	16,679	$	55,751

(1)Assumes no additional borrowings or repayments. The Prime Brokerage (as defined below) balance has no stated maturity date.

(2)The Series A Preferred Shares are perpetual.

NXDT Advisory Agreement

As consideration for the Adviser’s services under the Advisory Agreement, we pay our Adviser the Fees, which includes the Advisory Fee equal to 1.00% of Managed Assets and the Administrative Fee equal to 0.20% of the Company’s Managed Assets. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Administrative Fees shall be paid in cash and the monthly installment of the Advisory Fees shall be paid one-half in cash and one-half in common shares of the Company, subject to certain restrictions. For additional information, see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.

We also generally reimburse our Adviser for operating or offering expenses it incurs on our behalf or in connection with the services it performs for us. Direct payment of operating expenses by us together with reimbursement of operating expenses to the Adviser, plus compensation expenses relating to equity awards granted under a long-term incentive plan and all other corporate general and administrative expenses of the Company, including the Fees payable under the Advisory Agreement, may not exceed the Expense Cap of 1.5% of Managed Assets, calculated as of the end of each quarter, for the twelve-month period following the Company’s receipt of the Deregistration Order. This limitation ended on

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June 30, 2023 and did not apply to Offering Expenses, legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other service fees incurred in connection with extraordinary litigation and mergers and acquisitions or other events outside the ordinary course of our business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of certain real estate-related investments; provided, in the event the Company consolidates another entity that it does not wholly own as a result of owning a controlling interest in such entity or otherwise, expenses will be calculated without giving effect to such consolidation and instead such entity’s expenses will, on a pro rata basis consistent with the Company’s percentage ownership, be considered those of the Company for purposes of calculation of expenses. The Adviser may, at its discretion and at any time, waive its right to reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket expenses paid on the Company’s behalf. Once waived, those expenses are considered permanently waived and became non-recoupable.

As of December 31, 2024, a total of $3.1 million in Fees to the Adviser have been waived to comply with the Expense Cap. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company expensed $14.2 million, related to the Fees. Of this $14.2 million, $5.5 million is related to shares that were, or are expected to be issued in lieu of cash.

NHT Advisory Agreement

As consideration for the NHT Adviser’s services under the NHT Advisory Agreement, we pay the NHT Adviser an advisory fee equal to 1.00% of the REIT Asset Value. Pursuant to the terms of the NHT Advisory Agreement, NHT will reimburse the NHT Adviser for all documented Operating Expenses and offering expenses it incurs on behalf of NHT. Expenses paid or incurred by NHT for advisory fees payable to the NHT Adviser, Operating Expenses incurred by the NHT Adviser or its affiliates in connection with the services it provides to NHT and its subsidiaries and compensation expenses relating to equity awards granted under a long-term incentive plan of NHT will not exceed 1.5% of the REIT Asset Value for the calendar year (or part thereof). The NHT Expense Cap does not apply to legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other service fees incurred in connection with extraordinary litigation and mergers and acquisitions and other events outside NHT’s ordinary course of business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of real estate assets. From April 19, 2024 to December 31, 2024, NHT incurred expenses subject to the NHT Expense Cap of $4.1 million.

NHT and/or NHT OP may elect to acquire all of the outstanding and issued equity interests of the NHT Adviser (the “Internalization”) by exercising its rights, in its sole discretion, under the NHT Advisory Agreement (subject to certain terms and conditions) to effect the Internalization. NHT will pay the NHT Adviser a fee equal to three times the prior 12 months’ advisory fee as consideration for an Internalization (the “Internalization Fee”). The Internalization Fee is limited to 7.5% of the combined equity value of NHT and NHT OP on a consolidated basis as of the date of the Internalization. The Internalization has not occurred as of December 31, 2024.

Alewife Holdings Loan

On May 10, 2024, the Company, through the OP, NREF OP IV, a subsidiary of NREF, an entity that is managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, and OSL, an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership, entered into an Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, pursuant to which NREF OP IV assigned the right to fund up to 9% of a loan (the “Alewife Loan”) to be made to IQHQ-Alewife Holdings, LLC (“Alewife Holdings”) to the OP and allocated the right to fund up to 9% of the Alewife Loan to OSL. Effective January 2, 2025, NREF OP IV and OSL entered into an Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, pursuant to which NREF OP IV assigned $7.5 million of interest in the Alewife Loan to OSL for cash and increased OSL’s allocation of the right to fund up to 10.32% of the Alewife Loan. In addition, at any time and from time to time, NREF may purchase up to all of the amounts funded by OSL in the Alewife Loan from OSL. Upon receipt of a draw request, the OP and OSL have the right to elect to fund an amount equal or greater than zero and up to (i) 9% or 10.32%, respectively, of the total amount of all advances previously made under the Alewife Loan plus the amount of the then current borrowing, (ii) less the total amount of advances previously made by the OP and OSL, respectively. NREF OP IV is required to fund any amounts not funded by OSL and the OP. At any time that the OP and OSL have funded less than their respective percentages of all advances made under the Alewife Loan, the OP and OSL have the option upon notice to NREF OP IV to pay to NREF OP IV any amount of such unfunded amount. Upon such payment, the OP or OSL would become entitled to all interest and fees accrued on the amount paid to NREF OP IV on and after the date of such payment.

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IQHQ Promissory Note and Warrant

On May 23, 2024, NexPoint Bridge Investor I, LLC (“Bridge Investor I”), an entity owned by an affiliate of the Adviser, entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (“Bridge Purchase Agreement”) whereby IQHQ, LP issued and sold to Bridge Investor I a Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “IQHQ Promissory Note”) with a purchase commitment of $150 million. The IQHQ Promissory Note bore interest at 16.5%, which was payable in kind, and matured on May 23, 2025. The IQHQ Promissory Note would automatically convert into Series E preferred stock of IQHQ, Inc. upon a Qualified Equity Financing (as defined in the IQHQ Promissory Note). In accordance with the Bridge Purchase Agreement, IQHQ Holdings, LP (“IQHQ Holdings”) also issued and sold a corresponding warrant to Bridge Investor I to purchase Class A-3 Units of IQHQ Holdings (as amended, the “IQHQ Bridge Warrant”). The IQHQ Bridge Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, at an exercise price of $0.01, Class A-3 Units of IQHQ Holdings initially intended to represent 6.25% of the fully diluted and outstanding common equity of IQHQ Holdings. The IQHQ Bridge Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time, and expires on May 23, 2034, unless there is an earlier change of control, initial public offering or liquidation. The OP and certain entities advised by affiliates of our Adviser (the “IQHQ Participating Purchasers”) own common equity in IQHQ Holdings and/or IQHQ LP and NREF owns Series D-1 preferred stock in IQHQ, Inc., which is the limited partner in IQHQ LP.

In connection with the Bridge Purchase Agreement, the OP, NREF, through certain subsidiaries, and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers entered into a participation rights agreement with Bridge Investor I pursuant to which the OP and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers had a right to fund up to specified amounts of the IQHQ Promissory Note and IQHQ Bridge Warrant. On December 2, 2024, the IQHQ Promissory Note was fully funded by NREF and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers and the OP did not fund any amounts.

On December 31, 2024, Bridge Investor I entered into a Subscription Agreement (“IQHQ Subscription Agreement”) whereby Bridge Investor I committed to purchase $160.1 million of Series E preferred stock of IQHQ, Inc. Pursuant to the IQHQ Subscription Agreement, the full $10.1 million of the interest accrued on the IQHQ Promissory Note was substituted and exchanged for a deemed funding of $10.1 million under the IQHQ Subscription Agreement. In connection with the IQHQ Subscription Agreement, on December 31, 2024, Bridge Investor I also entered into a Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “IQHQ Warrant Purchase Agreement”) whereby IQHQ Holdings issued and sold a corresponding warrant to Bridge Investor I to purchase Class A-3 Units of IQHQ Holdings (as amended, the “IQHQ Series E Warrant”). The IQHQ Series E Warrant entitles the holder to purchase, at an exercise price of $0.01, Class A-3 Units of IQHQ Holdings initially intended to represent up to 10.25% of the fully diluted and outstanding common equity of IQHQ Holdings. The IQHQ Series E Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time for ten years unless there is an earlier change of control, initial public offering or liquidation.

In connection with the IQHQ Subscription Agreement and IQHQ Warrant Purchase Agreement, the OP, along with NREF, through certain subsidiaries, and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers entered into a participation rights agreement with Bridge Investor I pursuant to which the OP and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers have a right to fund up to specified amounts of the Series E preferred stock of IQHQ, Inc. commitment and the IQHQ Series E Warrant. Upon receipt of a draw request, each IQHQ Participating Purchaser has the right to elect to fund an amount equal or greater than zero up to their respective preemptive right under the IQHQ Holdings or IQHQ, L.P. organizational documents less the total amount of advances previously made by such IQHQ Participating Purchaser. Upon receipt of a draw request, the OP will also have the right to elect to fund an amount equal or greater than zero up to 50% of the total requested amount that is not funded by the IQHQ Participating Purchasers. NREF would be required to fund any amounts not funded by the IQHQ Participating Purchasers and the OP. At any time that the IQHQ Participating Purchasers have funded less than their respective participation amounts, the IQHQ Participating Purchasers have the option to pay NREF or the OP (to the extent it has funded) any amount of such unfunded amount. Upon such payment, the IQHQ Participating Purchaser would become entitled to all interest accrued on the amounts paid to NREF or the OP, if applicable, on and after the date of such payment. Bridge Investor I can allocate all or any portion of the IQHQ Warrant to any parties to the participation rights agreement.

As of the December 31, 2024, the OP has not funded any amounts.

Income Taxes

I.U.S REIT Status

We anticipate that we will continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we intend to continue to be organized and to operate in a manner that will permit us to qualify as a REIT. However, we can

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give no assurance that we will maintain REIT qualification. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of our annual “REIT taxable income”, as defined by the Code, to stockholders. As a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax on our undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions we pay with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (1) 85% of our ordinary income, (2) 95% of our capital gain net income and (3) 100% of our undistributed income from prior years. Taxable income from certain non-REIT activities is managed through a TRS and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local income and margin taxes. The Company has recorded a current income tax expense of $1.4 million associated with the TRSs for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is largely driven by income from the Company’s preferred stock investments and investments in debt instruments not secured by mortgages on real property. The tax expense is increased by the annual change in valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset of $0.3 million and offset by a return-to-provision adjustment of $0.2 million and income tax refund of $0.7 million for a net expense of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, that is recorded on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate income tax rates, and distributions paid to our shareholders would not be deductible by us in computing taxable income. Any resulting corporate liability could be substantial and could materially and adversely affect our net income (loss) and net cash available for distribution to stockholders. Unless we were entitled to relief under certain Code provisions, we also would be disqualified from re-electing to be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which we failed to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. As of December 31, 2024, we believe we are in compliance with all applicable REIT requirements.

We evaluate the accounting and disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” (greater than 50% probability) of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Our management is required to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, which include federal and certain states. As of December 31, 2024 and to our knowledge, we have no examinations in progress and none are expected at this time.

We recognize our tax positions and evaluate them using a two-step process. First, we determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Second, we will determine the amount of benefit to recognize and record the amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement.

We had no material unrecognized tax benefit or expense, accrued interest or penalties as of December 31, 2024. We and our subsidiaries are subject to federal income tax as well as income tax of various state and local jurisdictions. The 2023, 2022 and 2021 tax years remain open to examination by tax jurisdictions to which our subsidiaries and we are subject. When applicable, we recognize interest and/or penalties related to uncertain tax positions on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

II.Canadian mutual fund status

NHT is a mutual fund trust pursuant to the Tax Act. Under current tax legislation, a mutual fund trust that is not a SIFT pursuant to the Tax Act is entitled to deduct distributions of taxable income such that it is not liable to pay Canadian income taxes provided that its taxable income is fully distributed to unitholders. NHT intends to qualify as a mutual fund trust that is not a SIFT and to make distributions not less than the amount necessary to ensure that NHT will not be liable to pay Canadian income taxes.

Distributions

We intend to make regular quarterly distribution payments to holders of our common shares. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for distributions paid and excluding net capital gains. As a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax on our undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions we pay with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (1) 85% of our ordinary income, (2) 95% of our capital gain net income and (3) 100% of our undistributed income from prior years. We intend to make regular quarterly distribution payments of all or substantially all of our taxable income to holders of our common shares out of assets legally available for this purpose, if and to the extent authorized by our Board. Before we make any distribution

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payments, whether for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise, we must first meet both our operating requirements and debt service on our debt payable. If our cash available for distribution is less than our taxable income, we could be required to sell assets, borrow funds or raise additional capital to make cash distributions or we may make a portion of the required distribution in the form of a taxable distribution of shares or debt securities.

We will make distribution payments based on our estimate of taxable earnings per common share, but not earnings calculated pursuant to GAAP. Our distributions and taxable income and GAAP earnings will typically differ due to items such as depreciation and amortization, fair value adjustments, differences in premium amortization and discount accretion, investments held through our TRSs, book/tax differences on income derived from partnerships, and non-deductible general and administrative expenses. Our quarterly dividends per share may be substantially different than our quarterly taxable earnings and GAAP earnings per share. Our Board declared a distribution on our common shares of $0.15 per share which was paid on December 31, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2024. The distribution on the Company’s common shares consists of a combination of cash and shares, with the cash component of the distribution (other than cash paid in lieu of fractional shares) not to exceed 20% in the aggregate, with the balance being paid in the Company’s common shares. Our Board declared a distribution on our Series A Preferred Shares of $0.34375 per share which was paid on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 23, 2024. We expect that distributions on our common shares, when, if and as declared by our Board, will be declared on a quarterly basis.

The purpose of paying the elective stock distribution partially in shares and partially in cash is to conserve cash for additional investments at the Company. The Company may revert to paying the distribution solely in cash at some point in the future when cash flow from operations supports such a cash distribution. However, there can be no assurance that cash flow from operations will be able to support a cash distribution in the future.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2024, we had the following off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Commitments

The Company is a guarantor on dividend payments with respect to Series D Preferred Stock of NSP, an affiliate of the Adviser. NSP is current on all dividend payments as of December 31, 2024. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

The Company is a guarantor on one of NSP’s loans, with an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The obligations consist of liability for losses suffered by the lender arising out of certain bad acts, such as if the borrower takes actions that are fraudulent or improper or upon certain violations of the related loan agreement. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

The Company is a limited guarantor and an indemnitor on one of NHT's loans with an aggregate principal amount of $74.4 million as of December 31, 2024. The obligations include a customary environmental indemnity and a so-called "bad boy" guarantee, which is generally only applicable if and when the borrower directly, or indirectly through an agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper. NHT is current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

The Company is a guarantor and an indemnitor on one of Cityplace’s loans with an aggregate principal amount of $139.9 million as of December 31, 2024. The obligations include guarantees, which are generally only applicable if and when the borrower, which is a subsidiary of the Company, directly, or indirectly through an agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily terminates construction services prior to the completion of the project, files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper. As of December 31, 2024, management does not anticipate any material deviations from schedule or budget related to construction projects current in process, and Cityplace is current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate these judgments, assumptions and estimates for changes that would affect the reported amounts. These estimates are based on management’s historical industry experience and on various other judgments and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these judgments, assumptions and estimates. Below is a discussion of the accounting policies that we consider critical to understanding our financial condition or results of operations where there is uncertainty or where significant judgment is required.

See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, for further discussion of our accounting estimates and policies.

Valuation of Level 3 Fair Valued Investments

As of December 31, 2024, approximately 42.3% of the total assets owned by the Company are comprised of fair valued level 3 investments. The Company elected the fair-value option in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825-10-10. On an annual basis, the Company hires independent third-party valuation firms to provide updated fair values for subsequent measurement absent a readily available market price. The valuation is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements, “Fair Value Financial Instruments”, for further discussion of our valuation techniques of level 3 investments. The necessary inputs for these valuations includes a variety of valuation techniques and unobservable inputs. These inputs are subject to assumptions and estimates. As a result, the determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates that are unobservable. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the unrealized gains (loss) related to the change in fair value of level 3 investments is $(4.2) million. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures regarding the valuation of level 3 fair valued investments.

Purchase Price Allocation

Upon acquisition of a property considered to be an asset acquisition, the purchase price and related acquisition costs (“total consideration”) are allocated to land, buildings, improvements, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and intangible lease assets based on relative fair value in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations. Acquisition costs related to asset acquisitions are capitalized in accordance with FASB ASC 805.

The allocation of total consideration, which is determined using inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy established by FASB ASC 820 (see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements), is based on management’s estimate of the property’s “as-if” vacant fair value and is calculated by using all available information such as the replacement cost of such asset, appraisals, property condition reports, market data and other related information. If any debt is assumed in an acquisition, the difference between the fair value, which is estimated using inputs that are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the face value of debt is recorded as a premium or discount and amortized as interest expense over the life of the debt assumed.

Impairment

Real estate assets held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The key inputs into our impairment analysis include, but are not limited to, the holding period, net operating income, and capitalization rates. In such cases, we will evaluate the recoverability of such real estate assets based on estimated future cash flows and the estimated liquidation value of such real estate assets, and provide for impairment if such undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying amount of the real estate asset. If impaired, the real estate asset will be written down to its estimated fair value. The Company’s impairment analysis identifies and evaluates events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of a real estate investment may not be recoverable, including determining the period the Company will hold the rental property, net operating income, and the estimated capitalization rate for each respective real estate investment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $5.2 million of impairment charges on real estate assets held and used, which are included in impairment loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and

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Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company did not record any impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Held for Sale

The Company periodically classifies real estate assets as held for sale when certain criteria are met in accordance with U.S. GAAP. At that time, the Company presents the net real estate assets and the liabilities associated with the real estate held for sale separately in its consolidated balance sheet, and the Company ceases recording depreciation and amortization expense related to that property. Real estate held for sale is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were three and zero properties classified as held for sale, respectively. In addition to the net real estate assets, the consolidated balance sheets also includes approximately $0.1 million and $0 million of accounts receivable and prepaid and other assets, and approximately $0.8 million and $0 million of accounts payable, real estate taxes payable, security deposits, prepaid rents, and other accrued liabilities related to assets held for sale as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $1.9 million of losses on real estate held for sale, which are included in impairment loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company did not record any losses on real estate held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Inflation

The real estate market has not been directly affected by inflation in the past several years due to increases in rents nationwide. Our lease terms are generally for a period of one year or more and rental rates reset to market if renewed. The majority of our leases also contain protection provisions applicable to reimbursement billings for utilities.

Inflation may also affect the overall cost of debt, as the implied cost of capital increases. We intend to mitigate these risks through long-term fixed interest rate loans and interest rate hedges.

Inflation has had a significant impact in the regions in which the NHT segment holds properties, causing a decrease in the willingness of the general population to travel and reduced occupancy, the effect of which may continue to impact NHT’s operations.

Implications of being a Smaller Reporting Company

As of December 31, 2024, we are a "smaller reporting company" as defined in the Exchange Act, and may elect to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			97
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023			99
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023			100
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023			101
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023			103

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Fair value measurement of level 3 investments

As discussed in Notes 3 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has $643.4 million of investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, a portion of which uses inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2024. The Company uses an income approach, market approach, or a combination thereof to value each of these investments. Establishing fair values for these Level 3 investments is inherently subjective and dependent upon significant unobservable inputs and assumptions.

We identified the evaluation of the fair value measurements for certain Level 3 investments as a critical audit matter. Complex auditor judgment and the involvement of valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge were required to evaluate certain assumptions used in the Company’s determination of the fair value measurements. Specifically, for investments that used the income approach, the assumptions included the capitalization rates, market rent, discount

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rates, and discount applied to net asset value. For investments that used the market approach, the assumptions included the discount applied to net asset value.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design of certain internal controls used in the fair value measurements process, including controls related to the assumptions described above. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge who assisted in:

•evaluating the capitalization rates and discount rates by comparing them against ranges that were independently developed using publicly available market data for comparable properties

•assessing the appropriateness of the market rent assumptions by comparing them to comparable transactions and current listings of comparable properties

•determining the appropriateness of the discount applied to net asset value by comparing it to industry data available for comparable publicly traded companies

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.

Dallas, Texas

March 31, 2025

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NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and par value amounts)


	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Consolidated Real Estate Investments
Land	$	62,227	$	47,708
Buildings and improvements	312,200		206,213
Intangible lease assets	10,979		10,979
Construction in progress	24,689		19,177
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	10,124		362
Right-of-use assets ($712 and $0 with related parties, respectively)	2,176		—
Total Gross Consolidated Real Estate Investments	422,395		284,439
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(35,002)		(20,525)
Total Net Consolidated Real Estate Investments	387,393		263,914
Real estate held for sale	29,890		—
Total Net Real Estate Investments	417,283		263,914
Investments, at fair value ($493,909 and $533,065 with related parties, respectively)	643,432		691,238
Equity method investments ($407 and $7,079 with related parties, respectively)	54,429		66,263
Investments in DSTs ($30,559 and $0, with related parties, respectively)	30,559		—
Cash and cash equivalents	8,791		20,608
Restricted cash	40,110		32,561
Accounts receivable, net	4,463		4,347
Prepaid and other assets ($7,315 and $3,586 with related parties, respectively)	17,500		10,431
Accrued interest and dividends	5,495		6,078
Interest rate caps	159		—
Deferred tax asset, net	2,618		2,896
Total Assets	$	1,224,839	$	1,098,336

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgages payable, net ($10,000 and $0 with related parties, respectively)	$	261,945	$	142,186
Notes payable, net ($66,731 and $20,000 with related parties, respectively)	90,888		52,919
Prime brokerage borrowing	1,222		1,782

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	22,739		8,633
Income tax payable	255		356
Accrued real estate taxes payable	226		231
Accrued interest payable	8,724		1,398
Security deposit liability	389		422
Prepaid rents	1,053		768
Intangible lease liabilities, net	3,139		4,567
Lease liability ($721 and $0 with related parties, respectively)	721		—
Total Liabilities	391,301		213,262

Equity:
Shareholders' Equity
Series A Preferred shares, $0.001 par value: 4,800,000 shares authorized; 3,359,593 shares issued and outstanding	3		3
Common shares, $0.001 par value: unlimited shares authorized; 42,679,569 and 38,389,600 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	43		38
Additional paid-in capital	1,039,280		1,011,613
Accumulated earnings (loss)	(202,818)		(126,580)

Total Shareholders' Equity	836,508		885,074
Noncontrolling interests	(2,970)		—
Total Equity	833,538		885,074
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	1,224,839	$	1,098,336

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


	For the Year Ended December 31
		2024		2023
Revenues
Rental income ($271 and $222, with related parties, respectively)		$	15,678	$	20,309
Rooms		24,902		—
Food and beverage		2,200		—
Interest income ($2,600 and $2,514 with related parties, respectively)		7,216		7,029
Dividend income ($28,528 and $26,103 with related parties, respectively)		29,430		35,638
Other income		3,796		308
Total revenues		83,222		63,284
Expenses
Property operating expenses ($260 and $0 with related parties, respectively)		22,255		7,489
Property management fees ($734 and $726 with related parties, respectively)		1,491		726
Real estate taxes and insurance		6,544		4,377
Advisory and administrative fees		14,165		11,740
Property general and administrative expenses ($271 and $222 with related parties, respectively)		7,405		4,250
Corporate general and administrative expenses		12,803		7,981
Conversion expenses		—		1,203
Depreciation and amortization		15,600		13,937
Impairment loss		7,110		—
Total expenses		87,373		51,703
Operating income (loss)		(4,151)		11,581
Interest expense		(28,352)		(15,902)
Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated equity method ventures ($649 and $624 with related parties, respectively)		129		(306)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) ($(18,829) and $(112,717) with related parties, respectively)		(1,348)		(108,249)
Realized gains (losses) ($339 and $0 with related parties, respectively)		(21,479)		(1,634)

Net income (loss) before income taxes		(55,201)		(114,510)
Income tax expense		(1,372)		(2,731)
Net loss		(56,573)		(117,241)
Net (income) loss attributable to preferred shareholders		(4,619)		(4,619)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		9,843		—
Net loss attributable to common shareholders		$	(51,349)	$	(121,860)

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		40,229		37,334
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		40,229		37,334

Loss per share - basic		$	(1.28)	$	(3.26)
Loss per share - diluted		$	(1.28)	$	(3.26)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	Series A Preferred Shares			Common Shares			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Earnings (Loss)		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Year Ended December 31, 2024	Number of Shares	Amount		Number of Shares	Amount
Balances, December 31, 2023	3,359,593	$	3	38,389,600	$	38	$	1,011,613	$	(126,580)	$	—	$	885,074
Noncontrolling interests from NHT Acquisition	—	—		—	—		—		—		6,873		6,873
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		145,433	—		2,808		—		—		2,808
Shares issued to Adviser for admin and advisory fees	—	—		867,627	1		5,544		—		—		5,545
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	—	—		—	—		—		(51,349)		—		(51,349)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—	—		—	—		—		—		(9,843)		(9,843)
Net income attributable to Series A preferred shareholders	—	—		—	—		—		4,619		—		4,619
Common share distributions declared ($0.60 per share)	—	—		3,276,909	4		19,315		(24,889)		—		(5,570)
Series A preferred share distributions declared ($1.3750 per share)	—	—		—	—		—		(4,619)		—		(4,619)
Balances, December 31, 2024	3,359,593	$	3	42,679,569	$	43	$	1,039,280	$	(202,818)	$	(2,970)	$	833,538

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	Series A Preferred Shares			Common Shares			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Earnings (Loss)		Total
Year Ended December 31, 2023	Number of Shares	Amount		Number of Shares	Amount
Balances, December 31, 2022	3,359,593	$	3	37,171,807	$	37	$	999,845	$	17,947	$	1,017,832
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		—	—		1,344		—		1,344
Shares issued to Adviser for admin and advisory fees	—	—		145,620	—		1,431		—		1,431
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	—	—		—	—		—		(121,860)		(121,860)
Net income attributable to preferred shareholders	—	—		—	—		—		4,619		4,619
Common share distributions declared ($0.60 per share)	—	—		1,072,173	1		8,993		(22,667)		(13,673)
Series A preferred shares distributions declared ($1.3750 per share)	—	—		—	—		—		(4,619)		(4,619)
Balances, December 31, 2023	3,359,593	$	3	38,389,600	$	38	$	1,011,613	$	(126,580)	$	885,074

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(56,573)	$	(117,241)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,600		13,937
Amortization of intangible lease assets and liabilities	(1,018)		(1,217)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	696		776
Amortization of fair value adjustment of assumed debt	1,140		—
Paid-in-kind interest ($(5,845) and $(1,893) with related parties, respectively)	(10,089)		(5,952)
Proceeds from paid-in-kind interest	2,517		3,730
Net cash received on derivative settlements	932		—
Realized loss	21,479		1,634
Net change in unrealized (gain) loss on investments held at fair value ($18,829 and $112,717 with related parties, respectively)	1,348		108,249
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate derivatives	(27)		—
Impairment loss	7,110		—
Equity in (income) losses of unconsolidated ventures ($(649) and $624 with related parties, respectively)	(129)		306
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated ventures ($761 and $817 with related parties, respectively)	5,403		4,087
Stock-based compensation expense	3,010		1,344
Cash paid for life settlement premiums	—		(3,355)
Equity security dividends reinvested ($(5,459) and $(5,529) with related parties, respectively)	(5,476)		(5,529)
Deferred tax (benefit) expense	278		(648)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Income tax payable	(101)		(10,364)
Real estate taxes payable	(523)		(23)
Operating assets	(3,246)		(9,077)
Operating liabilities	6,004		(4,923)
Net cash used in operating activities	(11,665)		(24,266)

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from asset redemptions ($19,136 and $4,000 with related parties, respectively)	22,701		13,759
Distributions from CLO investments	1,266		9,170
Proceeds from sale of investments	2,438		16,512

Net cash acquired in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	42,749		—
Purchases of investments ($(34,787) and $(5,984) with related parties, respectively)	(34,907)		(5,984)
Additions to consolidated real estate investments	(8,273)		(10,474)


Proceeds from life settlement policy maturities	—		3,000
Cash outflow from deconsolidation of investment	—		(3,993)
Net cash provided by investing activities	25,974		21,990

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds received from notes payable	—		39,000
Mortgage proceeds received ($9,900 and $0 with related parties, respectively)	9,900		—
Mortgage payments	(4,777)		(2,364)
Prime brokerage borrowing	341		11,919
Credit facilities payments	(12,915)		(10,000)
Prime brokerage payments	(901)		(12,761)
Deferred financing costs paid	(463)		(971)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation	(202)		—
Distributions paid to Series A preferred shareholders	(4,619)		(4,619)
Distributions paid to common shareholders	(4,941)		(13,408)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(18,577)		6,796

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(4,268)		4,520
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	53,169		48,649
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	$	48,901	$	53,169

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid	$	19,886	$	15,619
Income tax paid	$	2,640	$	13,737
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities
Non-cash distribution payment	$	19,319	$	8,994
Fair value assets acquired from the sale of consolidated investments*	$	—	$	68,500
Non-cash advisory fee payment	$	5,545	$	1,431
Increase in dividends payable upon vesting of restricted stock units	$	628	$	265
Real estate investments assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(167,624)	$	—
DST investments assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(5,000)	$	—
Interest rate caps assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(1,064)	$	—
Notes payable assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	50,694	$	—
Mortgages payable assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	114,640	$	—
Right of use assets assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(1,465)	$	—

Accrued interest payable assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	6,353	$	—
Noncontrolling interests assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	6,873	$	—

Deconsolidated investments at fair value from the acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	24,981	$	—


Accounts receivable and other assets assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(1,305)	$	—
Prepaid assets and other assets assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	(1,492)	$	—
Accounts payable and other liabilities assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	14,276	$	—

Real estate taxes payable assumed in acquisition of NexPoint Hospitality Trust	$	1,233	$	—

Change in capitalized construction costs included in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$	698	$	723

Adjustment to Life Insurance Policies, at fair value, on deconsolidation of entity	$	—	$	(62,484)
Adjustment to accounts receivable on deconsolidation of entity	$	—	$	(2,023)

*For more information about this transaction, refer to Note 11. Life Settlement Portfolio

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization and Description of Business

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (the "Company", "we", "us", or "our") was formed in Delaware and has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”). Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), the Company’s operating partnership. The Company conducts its business (the "Portfolio") through the OP and its wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs"). The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust OP GP, LLC (the "OP GP"), is the sole general partner of the OP. As of December 31, 2024, there were 2,000 partnership units of the OP (the “OP Units”) outstanding, of which 100.0% were owned by the Company.

On July 1, 2022 (the “Deregistration Date”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order pursuant to Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) declaring that the Company has ceased to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act (the “Deregistration Order”). The issuance of the Deregistration Order enabled the Company to proceed with full implementation of its new business mandate to operate as a diversified REIT that focuses primarily on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to equity, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity (the “Business Change”).

The Company is externally managed by NexPoint Real Estate Advisors X, L.P. (the “Adviser”), through an agreement dated July 1, 2022, amended on October 25, 2022, April 11, 2023 and July 22, 2024 (the “Advisory Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Adviser for an initial three-year term that will expire on July 1, 2025 and successive one-year terms thereafter unless earlier terminated. The Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of the Company and provides investment management services. The Company had no employees as of December 31, 2024. All of the Company’s investment decisions are made by the Adviser, subject to general oversight by the Adviser’s investment committee and our board of trustees (the “Board”). The Adviser is wholly owned by NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (the “Sponsor” or “NexPoint”).

2. Asset Acquisition

NHT Acquisition

On April 10, 2024, NexPoint Real Estate Partners, LLC (“NREP”), an entity advised by an affiliate of the Adviser, and Highland Capital Management, L.P. (“Highland”), a third party, entered into a Purchase Agreement ("Purchase Agreement") whereby Highland agreed to sell, among other things, 2,176,257 NHT Units to NREP. The Purchase Agreement was funded in part by cash of $0.8 million provided to NREP by the Company that was allocated for the sale of the NHT Units. Then on April 19, 2024, the Company, NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC ("NREO"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and NREP entered into an Assignment of Interests Agreement whereby NREP distributed, assigned, conveyed, transferred, set over, and delivered to NREO its right to purchase the NHT Units under the Purchase Agreement and all of its rights, title and interest in, to and under the NHT Units, including all voting, consent and financial rights, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (the “NHT Acquisition”). As a result, the Company owned 53.65% of the outstanding NHT Units and was determined to hold the controlling financial interest in NHT and as a result consolidated NHT. The NHT Acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 805, Business Combinations.

Because the Company did not wholly own NHT following the NHT Acquisition, the Company recognized a noncontrolling interest (“NCI”) of $6.9 million, which was recorded at fair value when the controlling financial interest was acquired. The Company also recorded an unrealized gain on its previously held interest in NHT of $3.9 million.

On November 22, 2024, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which it would acquire the remaining outstanding NHT Units in a merger transaction (the “NHT Merger”) for

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approximately $5.7 million, to be paid principally in common shares of the Company, with limited partnership interests of the OP paid for the equity interests of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC (“NHT OP”). On February 21, 2025, NHT’s unitholders voted to approve the NHT Merger. The NHT Merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

The accumulated cost of the acquisition was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their relative fair values as follows (in thousands):


Description
Land	$	22,673
Buildings and improvements	128,616

Construction in progress	3,613
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	12,722
Investments, at fair value	5,000
Cash and cash equivalents	38,467
Restricted cash	5,065
Prepaid and other assets	4,001
Right-of-use asset	1,465
Interest-rate cap	1,064
Mortgages payable	(114,640)
Notes payable	(70,529)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(21,826)
Accrued real estate taxes	(1,233)
Identifiable Net Assets Acquired	$	14,458

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual amounts realized or paid could differ from those estimates. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 have been included. Such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature.

Principles of Consolidation

Upon the application for the historical cost accounting basis, the Company accounts for partnerships, joint ventures and other similar entities in which it holds an ownership interest in accordance with FASB ASC 810, Consolidation. The Company first evaluates whether each entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Under the VIE model, the Company consolidates an entity when it has control to direct the activities of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Under the voting model, the Company consolidates an entity when it controls the entity through ownership of a majority voting interest.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the OP and its subsidiaries. The Company’s sole significant asset is its investment in the OP, and consequently, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent those assets and liabilities of the OP.

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Income Taxes

I.U.S REIT Status

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code"), and expects to continue to qualify as a REIT. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute annually at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income,” as defined by the Code, to its shareholders. As a REIT, the Company will be subject to federal income tax on its undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions it pays with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (1) 85% of its ordinary income, (2) 95% of its capital gain net income and (3) 100% of its undistributed income from prior years. The Company intends to operate in such a manner so as to qualify as a REIT, but no assurance can be given that the Company will operate in a manner so as to qualify as a REIT. Taxable income from certain non-REIT activities is managed through a TRS and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local income and margin taxes.

If the Company fails to meet these requirements, it could be subject to federal income tax on all of the Company’s taxable income at regular corporate rates for that year. The Company would not be able to deduct distributions paid to shareholders in any year in which it fails to qualify as a REIT. Additionally, the Company will also be disqualified from electing to be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost unless the Company is entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable REIT requirements.

As a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company may deduct earnings distributed to shareholders against the income generated by our REIT operations. The Company continues to be subject to income taxes on the income of its taxable REIT subsidiaries. A reconciliation of the deferred tax asset (liability) for the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands):


	As of December 31,
	2024								2023
	NHF TRS		NREO TRS		NHT TRSs		Combined		NHF TRS		NREO TRS		Combined
Deferred Tax Assets	$	14,942	$	290	$	6,561	$	21,793	$	19,384	$	441	$	19,825
Valuation Allowance	(10,487)		—		(6,535)		(17,022)		(14,896)		—		(14,896)
Deferred Tax Liability	—		(2,127)		(26)		(2,153)		—		(2,033)		(2,033)
Deferred Tax Asset (Liability), net of Valuation Allowance	$	4,455	$	(1,837)	$	—	$	2,618	$	4,488	$	(1,592)	$	2,896

The Company’s tax provision for annual periods is determined using an estimate of its annual current and deferred effective tax rates, adjusted for discrete items. Our effective tax rates for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were (2.49)% and (2.38)%, respectively. Our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory corporate tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to our REIT operations generally not being subject to federal income taxes.

The Company recognizes its tax positions and evaluates them using a two-step process. First, the Company determines whether a tax position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Second, the Company will determine the amount of benefit to recognize and record the amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company had no material unrecognized tax benefit or expense, accrued interest or penalties as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to federal income tax as well as income tax of various state and local jurisdictions. The 2023, 2022 and 2021 tax years remain open to examination by tax jurisdictions to which the Company and its subsidiaries are subject. When applicable, the Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to uncertain tax positions on its Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company has not recorded any uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

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A reconciliation of the statutory income tax provisions to the effective income tax provisions for the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31,
		2024		2023
Expected tax at statutory rate				$		(11,592)	21.0	%	$		(24,047)	21.0	%
Non-taxable REIT income			10,838	-19.6	%		27,426		-24.0	%

Change in valuation allowance			2,126	-3.9	%		(648)		0.6	%
Total provision				$		1,372	-2.5	%	$		2,731	-2.4	%

II.Canadian mutual fund status

NHT is a mutual fund trust pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”). Under current tax legislation, a mutual fund trust that is not a specified investment flow-through trust (“SIFT”) pursuant to the Tax Act generally is entitled to deduct distributions of taxable income such that it is not liable to pay Canadian income taxes provided that its taxable income is fully distributed to unitholders. NHT intends to qualify as a mutual fund trust that is not a SIFT and to make distributions not less than the amount necessary to ensure that NHT will not be liable to pay Canadian income taxes.

Deferred Tax Assets

As of December 31, 2024, significant components of the net deferred tax assets (“DTA”) of the Company’s TRSs were as follows (in thousands):


	Deferred Tax Asset as of December 31, 2024		Deferred Tax Asset as of December 31, 2023
Capital loss carryover from prior year	$	137	$	137
Capital loss carryover to be utilized in current year	—		—
Net operating loss carryover from prior year	298		442
Net operating loss carryover to be utilized in current year	(145)		(138)
Unrealized tax loss on investments	21,503		19,384
Total deferred tax assets	$	21,793	$	19,825
Valuation allowance	(17,022)		(14,896)
Deferred tax liability	(2,153)		(2,033)
Net deferred tax asset	$	2,618	$	2,896

The Company may not offset tax assets or liabilities from one TRS with those of another TRS. NHF TRS, LLC, one of the Company's TRSs, is estimated to generate a net taxable capital loss of $7.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and generated a net taxable capital gain of $10.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company believes it is more likely than not that it will be able to harvest capital losses within this TRS during the three succeeding taxable years to be eligible for a capital loss carryback refund claim and has therefore not applied a valuation allowance to the extent of the expected future refund claim. As such, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $10.5 million and $14.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, against the Company’s gross deferred tax assets to arrive at a net DTA of $4.5 million and $4.5 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, to reflect the expected tax benefit associated with the unrealized tax losses at this TRS. NREO TRS, LLC ("NREO TRS") has an estimated net operating loss balance of $0.7 million as of December 31, 2024 that does not have an expiration date as well as an estimated $0.7 million capital loss balance as of December 31, 2024 that will expire if not utilized within the succeeding three taxable years. The Company believes that it will be able to fully utilize the tax assets from NREO TRS and has not therefore applied a valuation allowance to the $0.3 million DTA generated by this TRS. NREO TRS, one of the Company's TRSs, had an estimated net operating loss balance of $1.4 million as of December 31, 2023 that does not have an expiration date as well as an estimated $0.7 million capital loss balance as of December 31, 2023, that will expire if not utilized within the succeeding four taxable years.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of six months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. Substantially all amounts on deposit with major financial institutions exceed insured limits. Restricted cash represents cash deposited in accounts related to security deposits, property taxes, insurance premiums and deductibles and other lender-required escrows. Amounts deposited in the reserve accounts associated with the loans can only be used as provided for in the respective loan agreements, and security deposits held pursuant to lease agreements are required to be segregated.

Income Recognition

Rental Income – The Company has made several investments in direct real estate. The primary operations of these direct real estate investments consist of rental income earned from its tenants under lease agreements. Rental income is recognized on the straight-line method over the related terms of the leases. Tenant and resident reimbursements and other income consist of charges billed to tenants for utilities, administrative, application and other fees and are recognized when earned which is included in rental income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Interest Income – Debt investments where the Company expects to collect the contractual interest and principal payments are considered to be performing. The Company recognizes income on performing debt investments in accordance with the terms of the investment on an accrual basis. Interest income also includes amortization of loan premiums or discounts and loan origination costs and prepayment penalties.

Dividend Income – Dividends and other corporate actions are recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain foreign corporate actions, which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available and is verified.

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments - The Company recognizes the excess, or deficiency, of net proceeds received, less the carrying value of such investments, as realized gains or losses, respectively. The Company reverses cumulative, unrealized gains or losses previously reported in its Consolidated Statement of Operations with respect to the investment sold at the time of the sale.

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments – Unrealized gains and losses represent changes in fair value for equity method investments, CLO equity investments, bonds, common stock, convertible notes, LLC interests, LP interests, rights and warrants, and senior loans for which the fair value option has been elected.

Hotel Revenue Recognition

The Company generally recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, which requires five steps to evaluate revenue recognition: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identity the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Rooms revenue is recognized over the length of a customer’s hotel stay.

Food and beverage (“F&B”) revenue generally consists of goods and ancillary service charges the customer separately chooses to purchase and are recognized generally when the goods or services are provided to the customer.

Expense Recognition

Interest expense - Interest expense in accordance with the Company’s financing agreements, is recorded on the accrual basis.

Property operating expenses - Property operating expenses include property maintenance costs, salary and employee benefit costs, utilities, casualty-related expenses and recoveries and other property operating costs.

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Property management fees - Property management fees include fees paid to NexVest, our property manager, for managing each property directly or indirectly owned by us (see Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements) and other property managers for managing the day-to-day operations of our hotels.

Real estate taxes and insurance - Real estate taxes include the property taxes assessed by local and state authorities depending on the location of each property. Insurance includes the cost of commercial, general liability, and other needed insurance for each property.

Advisory and administrative fees - Advisory and administrative fees include the fees paid to our Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement (see Note 14).

Property general and administrative expense - Property general and administrative expenses include the costs of marketing, professional fees, general office supplies, and other administrative related costs of each property.

Corporate general and administrative expenses - Corporate general and administrative expenses include, but are not limited to, audit fees, legal fees, listing fees, board of director fees, equity-based compensation expense, investor relations costs and payments of reimbursements to our Adviser for operating expenses. Corporate general and administrative expenses and the advisory and administrative fees paid to our Adviser will not exceed 1.5% of Managed Assets (as defined below) per calendar year (or part thereof that the Advisory Agreement is in effect), calculated in accordance with the Advisory Agreement, or the Expense Cap (as defined below). This limitation ended on June 30, 2023 and did not limit the reimbursement by us of expenses related to securities offerings paid by our Adviser. The Expense Cap also does not apply to legal, accounting, financial, due diligence, and other service fees incurred in connection with mergers and acquisitions, extraordinary litigation, or other events outside our ordinary course of business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of real estate assets. Additionally, in the sole discretion of the Adviser, the Adviser may elect to waive certain advisory and administrative fees otherwise due. If advisory and administrative fees are waived in a period, the waived fees for that period are considered to be waived permanently and the Adviser may not be reimbursed in the future.

Conversion expense - Conversion expenses include the costs of the Business Change in conjunction with the Deregistration Order, which primarily include legal fees and other fees in preparation of the conversion.

Depreciation and amortization - Depreciation and amortization costs primarily include depreciation of our properties and amortization of leases or expenses.

Investments

The Company holds investments in publicly traded companies and privately held entities primarily involved in the life science, multifamily, self-storage, single-family rental, mortgage lending, and hospitality industries. Each investment is evaluated to determine whether the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. Investments are evaluated in which Company ownership is equal to or greater than 20%, but less than or equal to 50%, of an investee’s voting stock with a presumption that the Company has this ability. For our investments in limited partnerships and functional equivalents that maintain specific ownership accounts, we presume that such ability exists when our ownership interest exceeds 3% to 5%. In addition to the Company’s ownership interest, the Company also considers whether it has a board seat or whether it participates in the policy-making process, among other criteria, to determine if we have an ability to exert significant influence, but not control, over an investee. If we determine that we have such ability, but we do not control, we account for the investment under the equity method of accounting, as described below.

Investments that qualify for the equity method of accounting – Under the equity method of accounting, the Company initially recognizes its investment at cost and subsequently adjusts the carrying amount of the investments for its share of earnings and losses reported by the investee, distributions received, and other-than-temporary impairments. The Company has elected the fair value option for several of its investments that would otherwise be accounted for under the equity method (See Note 8). Distributions from these investments are accounted for as Interest and Dividend income and mark-to-market gains and losses are included in Change in Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on the consolidated Statement of Operations. For more information about the Company’s investments accounted for under the equity method, refer to Note 8 – Equity Method Investments. The Company has elected for certain of the equity method investments to be measured using fair value. Summarized financial information for significant equity method investments, as determined in accordance with Rule 8-03(b)(3) of Regulation S-X, for which results are not available on a timely basis, are reported on a three-month lag.

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Investments that do not qualify for the equity method of accounting – For investees over which we determine that we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence or control, we account for each investment depending on whether it is an investment in a (i) publicly traded company, (ii) privately held entity that reports net asset value (“NAV”) per share, or (iii) privately held entity that does not report NAV per share, as described below.

Investments in publicly traded companies – Our investments in publicly traded companies are classified as investments with readily determinable fair values and are presented at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value classified in change in unrealized gain (loss) in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. The fair values of our investments in publicly traded companies are determined based on sales prices or quotes available on securities exchanges.

Investments in privately held companies – Our investments in privately held entities without readily determinable fair values consist of (i) investments in privately held entities that report NAV per share and (ii) investments in privately held entities that do not report NAV per share. These investments are accounted for as follows:

Investments in privately held entities that report NAV per share – Investments in privately held entities that elect the fair value option that report NAV per share, such as our privately held investments in limited partnerships, are presented at fair value using NAV, with changes in fair value recognized in net income. We use NAV per share reported by limited partnerships generally without adjustment, unless we are aware of information indicating that the NAV reported by a limited partnership does not accurately reflect the fair value of the investment at our reporting date.

Investments in privately held entities that do not report NAV per share – Investments in privately held entities that do not report NAV per share are accounted for using a valuation technique described further in Note 9 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments.

Impairment evaluation of equity method investments – We monitor equity method investments not reported at fair value for indicators that a decrease in the value of the investment has occurred that is other than temporary. If such indicators are present, we are required to estimate the investment’s fair value and immediately recognize an impairment charge in an amount equal to the investment’s carrying value in excess of its estimated fair value.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy):

•Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.

•Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

•Level 3 inputs are the unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumption, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on input from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The Company utilizes independent third parties to perform the allocation of value analysis for each property acquisition and to perform the market valuations on its derivative financial instruments and has established policies, as described above, processes and procedures intended to ensure that the valuation methodologies for investments and derivative financial instruments are fair and consistent as of the measurement date.

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Valuation of Investments

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s fair valued investments consisted of senior loans, corporate bonds, collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), convertible notes, common stocks, rights, warrants, LP interests and LLC interests. The fair value of the Company’s senior loans, bonds, and CLOs are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Senior loans, bonds, and CLOs with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Senior loans, bonds, and CLOs that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. The Company has elected for certain of the equity method investments to be measured using fair value. The Company has elected for all debt instruments to be measured using fair value.

The fair value of the Company’s common stocks, rights, and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. At the end of each calendar quarter, the Adviser evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, the Adviser evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Company’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Company may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in common stock, exchange-traded funds, other registered investment companies and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. The Company’s real estate investments include equity interests in limited liability companies and equity issued by REITs that invest in commercial real estate. The fair value of real estate investments that are not actively traded on national exchanges are based on internal models developed by the Adviser. The significant inputs to the models include cash flow projections for the underlying properties, capitalization rates and appraisals performed by independent valuation firms. These inputs are not readily observable, and the Company has classified the investments as Level 3 assets. Exchange-traded options are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange on which they trade. If an option does not trade, the mid-price, which is the mean of the bid and ask price, is utilized to value the option.

The fair value of the Company’s convertible notes are categorized as Level 3 assets in the fair value hierarchy. Convertible notes are valued using a discounted cash flow model using discount rates derived from observable market data applied to the internal rate of return implied by the expected contractual cash flows.

Distributions from equity method investments

We use the “nature of the distribution” approach to determine the classification within our consolidated statements of cash flows of cash distributions received from equity method investments, including our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and equity method non-real estate investments. Under this approach, distributions are classified based on the nature of the underlying activity that generated the cash distributions. Under the cumulative earnings approach, distributions up to the amount of cumulative equity in earnings recognized are classified as cash inflows from operating activities, and those in excess of that amount are classified as cash inflows from investing activities.

Leases

The Company’s leasing activities are accounted for under ASC 842, Leases, if an identified contract is, or contains, a lease.

Lessors classify leases as either sales-type, direct financing or operating leases. A lease is classified as a sales-type lease if at least one of the following criteria is met: (1) the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee, (2) the lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise, (3)

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the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, (4) the present value of the sum of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying assets, or (5) the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term. If none of the above criteria is met, a lease is classified as a direct financing lease if both of the following criteria are met: (1) the present value of the of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee that is not already reflected in the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the underlying asset’s fair value and (2) it is probable that the lessor will collect the lease payments plus any amount necessary to satisfy a residual value guarantee. A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not qualify as a sales-type or direct financing lease. All of the leasing arrangements where the Company is the lessor are classified as operating leases.

Lessees classify leases as either finance or operating leases. A lease is classified as a finance lease if at least one of the following criteria is met: (1) the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee, (2) the lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise, (3) the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, (4) the present value of the sum of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset, or (5) the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term. A lease is classified as an operating lease if none of the five criteria described above for finance lease classification is met. The Company has one finance lease related to the Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites, and one operating lease related to HUB Research Triangle Park, which are included in “Right-of-use assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Purchase Price Allocation

Upon acquisition of a property considered to be an asset acquisition, the purchase price and related acquisition costs (“total consideration”) are allocated to land, buildings, improvements, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and intangible lease assets and liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations.

The allocation of total consideration, which is determined using inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy established by FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) (see Note 9), is based on management’s estimate of the property’s “as-if” vacant fair value and is calculated by using all available information such as the replacement cost of such asset, appraisals, property condition reports, market data and other related information. If any debt is assumed in an acquisition, the difference between the fair value, which is estimated using inputs that are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the face value of debt is recorded as a premium or discount and amortized as interest expense over the life of the debt assumed.

Operating Real Estate Investments

Real estate assets, including land, buildings, improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and intangible lease assets are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Costs incurred in making repairs and maintaining real estate assets are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for improvements, renovations, and replacements are capitalized at cost. Real estate-related depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line basis generally over the estimated useful lives as described in the following table:


	Years
Land	Not depreciated
Buildings	30	-	40
Improvements	3	-	20
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	3	-	7
Intangible lease assets and liabilities	Over lease term

Construction in progress includes the cost of renovation projects being performed at the various properties. Once a project is complete, the historical cost of the renovation is placed into service in one of the categories above depending on the type of renovation project and is depreciated over the estimated useful lives as described in the table above.

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Impairment

Real estate assets held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The key inputs into our impairment analysis include, but are not limited to, the holding period, net operating income, and capitalization rates. In such cases, we will evaluate the recoverability of such real estate assets based on estimated future cash flows and the estimated liquidation value of such real estate assets, and provide for impairment if such undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying amount of the real estate asset. If impaired, the real estate asset will be written down to its estimated fair value. The Company’s impairment analysis identifies and evaluates events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of a real estate investment may not be recoverable, including determining the period the Company will hold the rental property, net operating income, and the estimated capitalization rate for each respective real estate investment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $5.2 million of impairment loss on real estate held and used, which is included in impairment loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company did not record any impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Held for Sale

The Company periodically classifies real estate assets as held for sale when certain criteria are met in accordance with GAAP. At that time, the Company presents the net real estate assets and the liabilities associated with the real estate held for sale separately in its consolidated balance sheet, and the Company ceases recording depreciation and amortization expense related to that property. Real estate held for sale is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were three and zero properties classified as held for sale, respectively. In addition to the net real estate assets, the consolidated balance sheets also includes approximately $0.1 million and $0 million of accounts receivable and prepaid and other assets, and approximately $0.8 million and $0 million of accounts payable, real estate taxes payable, security deposits, prepaid rents, and other accrued liabilities related to assets held for sale as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $1.9 million of losses on real estate held for sale, which are included in impairment loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company did not record any losses for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Segment Reporting

We adopted ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires a public entity to disclose significant segment expenses and other segment items in interim and annual periods and expands the GAAP disclosure requirements for interim periods. The ASU 2023-07 also explicitly requires public entities with a single reportable segment to provide all segment disclosures under GAAP. The Company identifies and discloses its reporting segment(s) in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. In applying this guidance, the Company first identifies its operating segment(s) from the component(s) where: (1) it engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenue and incur expenses, (2) its operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (3) its discrete financial information is available. Reportable segments are generally those operating segments that meet certain quantitative thresholds. The Company has determined it has two reportable segments: NXDT and NHT.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards (“ASU 2024-01”), to clarify the scope application of profits interest and similar awards by adding illustrative guidance in ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation ("ASC 718"). ASU 2024-01 clarifies how to determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for as a share-based payment arrangement (ASC 718) or as a cash bonus or profit-sharing arrangement (ASC 710, Compensation-General, or other guidance) and applies to all reporting entities that account for profits interest awards as compensation to employees or non-employees. In addition to adding the illustrative guidance, ASU 2024-01 modified the language in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to improve its clarity and operability without changing the guidance. ASU 2024-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied either retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements, or prospectively to profits interests and similar awards granted or modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is currently assessing the impacts of adopting ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosures of disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items on an annual and interim basis. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively, with the option to apply retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the amendments on its disclosures.

4. Investments in Real Estate Subsidiaries

The Company conducts its operations through the OP and NHT OP, which collectively own several real estate properties through single asset limited liability companies that are special purpose entities (“SPEs”). The Company consolidates the SPEs that it controls as well as any VIEs where it is the primary beneficiary. All of the properties the SPEs own are consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The assets of each entity can only be used to settle obligations of that particular entity, and the creditors of each entity have no recourse to the assets of other entities or the Company.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company, through the OP, owned eleven properties through SPEs, including four in the NXDT segment, and seven in the NHT segment. The following table represents the Company’s ownership in each property by virtue of its consolidation of the SPEs that directly own the title to each property as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


					Effective Ownership Percentage at
Property Name		Location	Year Acquired		December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
White Rock Center		Dallas, Texas	2013		100	%	100	%
5916 W Loop 289		Lubbock, Texas	2013		100	%	100	%
Cityplace		Dallas, Texas	2018		100	%	100	%
NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC	(1)	Plano, Texas	2022		100	%	100	%
Dallas Hilton Garden Inn	(2)	Dallas, Texas	2014	(3)	54	%	N/A
Addison Property	(2) (4)	Addison, Texas	2017	(3)	54	%	N/A
Plano Homewood Suites	(2) (4)	Plano, Texas	2017	(3)	54	%	N/A
Las Colinas Homewood Suites	(2) (4)	Las Colinas, Texas	2017	(3)	54	%	N/A
St. Petersburg Marriott	(2)	St. Petersburg, Florida	2018	(3)	54	%	N/A
Hyatt Place Park City	(2)	Park City, Utah	2022	(3)	54	%	N/A
Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites	(2)	Bradenton, Florida	2022	(3)	54	%	N/A


(1)NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC owns 100% of 21.5 acres of undeveloped land in Plano, Texas.
(2) NHT owns 100% of the properties, and NXDT owns approximately 54% of NHT.
(3) Reflects the date NHT or its predecessor acquired the property.
(4) Property classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2024.

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5. Consolidated Real Estate Investments

As of December 31, 2024, the major components of the Company’s investments in real estate held by SPEs the Company consolidates, which are included in "Consolidated Real Estate Investments" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, were as follows (in thousands):


Operating Properties	Land		Buildings and Improvements		Intangible Lease Assets		Intangible Lease Liabilities		Right of use assets		Construction in Progress		Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment		Totals
White Rock Center	$	1,315	$	10,568	$	1,921	$	(101)	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13,716
5916 W Loop 289	1,081		2,938		—		—		—		—		—		4,019
Cityplace Tower	18,812		195,408		9,058		(6,669)		—		19,053		356		236,018
NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC	26,500		—		—		—		—		—		—		26,500
Dallas Hilton Garden Inn	4,116		24,631		—		—		—		96		1,475		30,318



St. Petersburg Marriott	5,829		33,715		—		—		—		3,951		2,301		45,796
Hyatt Place Park City	3,737		19,876		—		—		—		877		3,146		27,636
Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites	837		25,064		—		—		1,465		712		2,833		30,911
HUB Research Triangle Park	—		—		—		—		711		—		—		711

Accumulated depreciation and amortization	—		(25,230)		(8,353)		3,631		(29)		—		(1,390)		(31,371)
Total Operating Properties	$	62,227	$	286,970	$	2,626	$	(3,139)	$	2,147	$	24,689	$	8,734	$	384,254

Held for Sale Properties
Plano Homewood Suites	$	2,106	$	5,394	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	28	$	738	$	8,266
Las Colinas Homewood Suites	2,292		10,153		—		—		—		313		1,004		13,762
Addison Property	2,351		4,577		—		—		—		518		804		8,250
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	—		(218)		—		—		—		—		(170)		(388)
Total Held for Sale Properties	$	6,749	$	19,906	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	859	$	2,376	$	29,890

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As of December 31, 2023, the major components of the Company’s investments in real estate held by SPEs the Company consolidates, which are included in "Consolidated Real Estate Investments" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, were as follows (in thousands):


Operating Properties	Land		Buildings and Improvements		Intangible Lease Assets		Intangible Lease Liabilities		Construction in Progress		Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment		Totals
White Rock Center	$	1,315	$	10,345	$	1,921	$	(101)	$	—	$	5	$	13,485
5916 W Loop 289	1,081		2,938		—		—		—		—		4,019
Cityplace Tower	18,812		192,930		9,058		(6,669)		19,177		357		233,665
NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC	26,500		—		—		—		—		—		26,500
	47,708		206,213		10,979		(6,770)		19,177		362		277,669
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	—		(13,490)		(6,798)		2,203		—		(237)		(18,322)
Total Operating Properties	$	47,708	$	192,723	$	4,181	$	(4,567)	$	19,177	$	125	$	259,347

Depreciation expense was $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $9.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Amortization expense related to the Company’s intangible lease assets was $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Amortization expense related to the Company's intangible lease liabilities was $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net amount amortized as an increase to rental revenue for capitalized above and below-market lease intangibles was $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2024, as a result of the NHT Acquisition, the Company consolidated the following properties: Dallas Hilton Garden Inn, Addison Property, Plano Homewood Suites, Las Colinas Homewood Suites, St. Petersburg Marriott, Hyatt Place Park City, Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites. There were no acquisitions by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023.

6. Debt

The following table contains summary information of the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):


		Outstanding principal as of
Description	Type	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023			Interest Rate		Maturity Date (8)
Mortgages Payable
CityPlace Note A-1 (1)	Floating	$	99,435	$	101,115		6.85	%	3/7/2025
CityPlace Note A-2 (1)	Floating	12,517		12,729			6.85	%	3/7/2025
CityPlace Note B-1 (1)	Floating	21,751		22,119			10.85	%	3/7/2025
CityPlace Note B-2 (1)	Floating	2,738		2,784			10.85	%	3/7/2025
CityPlace Mezz Note-1 (1)	Floating	3,107		3,160			10.85	%	3/7/2025
CityPlace Mezz Note-2 (1)	Floating	391		398			10.85	%	3/7/2025
NHT - Note A Loan (2)	Floating	50,188		—		(7)	6.33	%	3/8/2025
NHT - Note B Loan (2)	Floating	24,165		—		(7)	10.79	%	3/8/2025
NHT - PC & B Loan (3)	Floating	37,875		—		(7)	6.70	%	2/5/2025
White Rock Center (4)	Fixed	10,000		—		(7)	10.00	%	8/2/2029
Notes Payable
Dominion Note	Floating	13,250		13,250			7.50	%	8/8/2025
Raymond James Loan	Floating	11,000		20,000			8.80	%	10/6/2025
NexBank Revolver (5)	Floating	16,485		20,000			8.03	%	5/21/2025
Convertible Notes Due to Affiliates	Fixed	57,986		—		(7)	2.25% - 7.50%		2/14/2027 - 9/30/2042
Prime Brokerage Borrowing
Jefferies Line of Credit	Floating	1,222		1,782			4.83	%	N/A (9)
Total Debt		$	362,110	$	197,337
Fair market value adjustment, net of accumulated amortization (6)		(7,740)		—
Deferred financing costs		(315)		(450)
		$	354,055	$	196,887


(1)			This debt is secured by the following property: CityPlace.
(2)			This debt is secured by the following properties: HGI Property, Addison Property, Plano Homewood Suites, Las Colinas Homewood Suites and the St. Pete Property.
(3)			This debt is secured by the following properties: Park City and Bradenton.
(4)			This debt is secured by the following property: White Rock Center.
(5)			This debt is secured by the following property and investments: 5916 W Loop 289 and IQHQ, LP interests.

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(6)			The Company recorded a valuation adjustment of the Convertible Notes Due to Affiliates upon the consolidation of NHT to adjust for the difference between the fair value and the outstanding principal amount of the debt. The difference is amortized into interest expense.
(7)			This debt was not consolidated as of December 31, 2023.
(8)			See Note 18 for additional information regarding the maturity date of the loans.
(9)			This debt balance has no stated maturity date.

Cityplace Debt

The Company has debt on Cityplace pursuant to a Loan Agreement, originally dated August 15, 2018 and subsequently amended (the “Loan Agreement”). The debt is limited recourse to the Company and encumbers the property. The debt had an original maturity of September 8, 2022, and the Company deferred the maturity date with the lender to May 8, 2023, with the possibility to extend for an additional four months to September 8, 2023 provided certain metrics were met. On May 8, 2023, the lender agreed to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt by four months to September 8, 2023. Also on May 8, 2023, the parties to the Loan Agreement agreed to convert the index upon which the interest rate is based to the one-month secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") effective as of the first interest period beginning on or after May 8, 2023. On September 8, 2023, the lender agreed to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt by six months to March 8, 2024. On March 8, 2024, the lender agreed to defer the maturity of the Cityplace debt by twelve months to March 7, 2025. The debt restructuring per the terms of the Thirteenth Omnibus Amendment Agreement was considered a debt modification. Management is currently engaged in discussions with the lender regarding the extension of the maturity date of the Cityplace debt. Management can give no assurance that the lender will agree to such an extension. While the lender has not yet demanded payment of the Cityplace indebtedness, management can give no assurance that it will not exercise its right to do so or exercise its other remedies under the credit agreement, including foreclosing on Cityplace.

The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s debt related to its Cityplace investment was 7.65% as of December 31, 2024 and 8.53% as of December 31, 2023. The one-month SOFR was 4.33% as of December 31, 2024 and 5.35% as of December 31, 2023.

The Loan Agreement contains customary events of default, including defaults in the payment of principal or interest, defaults in compliance with the covenants contained in the documents evidencing the loan, defaults in payments under any other security instrument covering any part of the property, whether junior or senior to the loan, and bankruptcy or other insolvency events. As of December 31, 2024, the Company believes it is in compliance with all such covenants.

White Rock Center Debt

On August 2, 2024, the Company, through Freedom LHV, LLC (“Freedom LHV”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, borrowed approximately $10.0 million from The Ohio State Life Insurance Company (“OSL”). The note bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 10.0% and matures on August 2, 2029. The debt is secured by certain real property held by Freedom LHV and is guaranteed by the Company.

Notes Payable, NXDT

On August 9, 2022, the Company borrowed approximately $13.3 million from the seller, Gabriel Legacy, LLC to finance its acquisition of 21.5 acres of land in Plano, Texas held through NexPoint Dominion Land, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the OP. The note bears interest at an annual rate equal to the WSJ Prime Rate and matures on August 8, 2025, with two one-year extension options.

Mortgages Payable, NHT

On February 28, 2019, NHT, through subsidiaries of NHT OP, entered into a borrowing arrangement for a $59.4 million Note A loan (the “Note A Loan”) and a $28.6 million Note B loan (the “Note B Loan”) with ACORE Capital Mortgage, LP ("ACORE"). The Note A Loan and Note B Loan are secured by the HGI Property, Addison Property, Plano Homewood Suites, Las Colinas Homewood Suites and the St. Pete Property. The Note A Loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the 30-day SOFR plus 2.00% and matures on March 8, 2025. The Note B Loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the 30-day SOFR plus 6.46% and matures on March 8, 2025. See Note 18 for a discussion of the extension of the maturity dates of the Note A Loan and Note B Loan. The Note A Loan and Note B Loan principal amounts reflected their fair values on the date of the NHT Acquisition. As of December 31, 2024, the Note A Loan and the Note B Loan had an

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outstanding balance of $50.2 million and $24.2 million and effective interest rates of 6.33% and 10.79%, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, NHT paid $2.8 million and $2.2 million in interest on the Note A Loan and the Note B Loan, respectively.

On February 15, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of the Park City and Bradenton properties, NHT, through subsidiaries of NHT OP, entered into a borrowing arrangement for a $39.3 million loan (the “PC & B Loan”) with AREEIF Lender, LLC. The PC & B Loan principal amount reflected its fair value on the date of the NHT Acquisition. The outstanding balance on the PC & B Loan as of December 31, 2024 was $37.9 million, with $1.4 million available to draw on for renovation purposes as of December 31, 2024. See Note 18 for a discussion of the extension of the maturity dates of the PC & B Loan.

Notes Payable, NHT

The NHT OP also entered into several convertible notes with affiliates of the NHT Adviser (as defined in Note 14) since January 8, 2019. The fixed rate notes have rates ranging from 2.25% to 7.50% (which were market interest rates at the time of their issuance) while outstanding and mature in 20 years from their date of issuance, with the earliest maturing on February 14, 2027 and the latest maturing on September 30, 2042. For $3.6 million of the notes, the principal and interest is convertible into NHT OP Class B Units (at the option of their respective holder) at the market price of the NHT Units at the time of conversion any time during the term of the note. For $38.0 million of the notes, the principal of the notes is convertible into NHT OP Class B Units, at prices ranging from $1.60 to $2.50 for a period of five years from its date of issuance (with the expiration of conversion rights ranging from June 25, 2026 to September 30, 2027). One note issued to Highland Global Allocation Fund in the amount of $8.5 million is not convertible into NHT OP Class B Units. On October 30, 2023, the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") approved the issuance of up to 21,075,012 NHT Units in connection with the redemption of NHT OP Class B Units issued to a holder of notes on conversion of the $38.0 million of notes. With respect to the $3.6 million of notes convertible on the basis of the market price of the NHT Units at the time of the conversion, any issuance of NHT Units in connection with a redemption of NHT OP Class B Units received by holders on a conversion of such notes is subject to the prior approval of the TSXV. The relative fair value of the convertible notes did not reflect the outstanding principal on the date of the NHT Acquisition. The difference between the fair value and the principal amount of debt is amortized into interest expense over the remaining term. As of December 31, 2024, the net carrying amount of the convertible notes due to affiliates of the NHT Adviser was $50.2 million.

Credit Facility

On January 8, 2021, the Company entered into a $30.0 million credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with Raymond James Bank, N.A. and drew the full balance. On October 20, 2023, Raymond James Bank, N.A. agreed to amend the terms of the Credit Facility, which, among other things, extended the maturity date to October 6, 2025 and amended the credit limit to $20.0 million. On October 23, 2023, the Company drew $6.0 million of the available balance. On November 20, 2023, the Company drew the remaining $13.0 million of the available balance. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid down $9.0 million on the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, the Credit Facility had an outstanding balance of $11.0 million and bore interest at the one-month SOFR plus 4.25%.

Revolving Credit Facility

On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into a $20.0 million revolving credit facility (the "NexBank Revolver") with NexBank, in the initial principal balance of $20.0 million, with the option for the Company to receive additional disbursements thereunder up to a maximum of $50.0 million, a maturity date of May 21, 2024 and the option to extend the maturity two times by six months. On May 21, 2024, the Company elected to extend the maturity by six months to November 21, 2024. On November 21, 2024, the Company elected to extend the maturity by six months to May 21, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid down $3.5 million on the NexBank Revolver. As of

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December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver bears interest at one-month SOFR plus 3.50% and matures on May 21, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver had an outstanding balance of $16.5 million.

Deferred Financing Costs

The Company defers costs incurred in obtaining financing and amortizes the costs over the terms of the related loans using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred financing costs, net of amortization, are recorded as a reduction from the related debt on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. Upon repayment of or in conjunction with a material change in the terms of the underlying debt agreement, any unamortized costs are charged to loss on extinguishment of debt and modification costs.

Prime Brokerage Borrowing

Effective July 2, 2022, the Company entered a prime brokerage account with Jefferies to hold securities owned by the Company (the "Prime Brokerage"). The Company from time to time borrows against the value of these securities. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a margin balance of approximately $1.2 million outstanding with Jefferies bearing interest at the Overnight Bank Funding Rate plus 0.50%. Securities with a fair value of approximately $12.7 million are pledged as collateral against this margin balance. This arrangement has no stated maturity date. Due to the short-term nature of the debt, the fair value of the debt is approximately the outstanding balance.

Schedule of Debt Maturities

The aggregate scheduled maturities, including amortizing principal payments, of total debt for the next five calendar years subsequent to December 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):


	Mortgages Payable		Credit Facilities		Notes Payable		Prime Brokerage Borrowing		Total

2025	$	252,167	$	27,485	$	13,250	$	—	$	292,902
2026	—		—		—		—		—
2027	—		—		20,500		—		20,500
2028	—		—		—		—		—
2029	10,000		—		—		—		10,000
Thereafter	—		—		37,486		1,222		38,708
Total	$	262,167	$	27,485	$	71,236	$	1,222	$	362,110

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7. Variable Interest Entities

As of December 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company does not consolidate the investments below as it does not have a controlling financial interest in these investments:

Entities

Instrument

Asset Type

Percentage Ownership as of December 31, 2024

Percentage Ownership as of December 31, 2023

Relationship as of December 31, 2024

Relationship as of December 31, 2023

Unconsolidated Entities:

NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.

Common stock

Self-storage

52.8

52.9

VIE

NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC

LLC interest

Self-storage

29.5

30.0

VIE

Perilune Aero Equity Holdings One, LLC

LLC interest

Aircraft

16.4

VIE

Life Sciences II DST

DST investment

Life science

25.8

N/A

VIE

N/A

Semiconductor DST

DST investment

Industrial

16.8

N/A

VIE

N/A

Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC

LLC interest

Multifamily

20.9

N/A

VIE

N/A

IQHQ Holdings, LP

LP interest

Life science

1.2

1.3

VIE

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.

LP interest

Mortgage

15.6

VIE

VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.

LP interest

Single-family rental

11.4

11.2

VIE

NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.

LP interest

Single-family rental

30.8

VIE

NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc.

Preferred Shares

Annuities

100.0

(1)

100.0

VIE

(1) The Company owns 100% of the preferred stock of NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc. ("NHI"), but it does not own any of the outstanding common stock of NHI.

The maximum exposure to loss of value for the VIE investments includes both the carrying value of each investment, as presented in the tables in Note 8 and 10, and the Company’s exposure through additional arrangements. The Company has provided guarantees on certain debt obligations of some of the VIEs, see Note 15 for further details.

Consolidated VIEs

The Company did not have any consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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8. Equity Method Investments

Below is a summary of the Company’s equity method investments as of December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):


Investee Name	Instrument	Asset Type	NXDT Percentage Ownership			Investment Basis		Share of Investee's Net Assets (1)		Basis Difference (2)		Share of Earnings (Loss)
Sandstone Pasadena Apartments, LLC	LLC interest	Multifamily	50.0	%		$	10,055	$	(9,590)	$	19,645	$	70
AM Uptown Hotel, LLC	LLC interest	Hospitality	60.0	%	(3)	18,081		14,970		3,111		(155)

Las Vegas Land Owner, LLC	LLC interest	Land	77.0	%	(4)	12,321		12,321		—		10
Perilune Aero Equity Holdings One, LLC	LLC interest	Aircraft	16.4	%	(8)	13,565		10,488		3,077		1,414
Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC	LLC interest	Multifamily	20.9	%		407		1,717		(1,310)		126
						$	54,429	$	29,906	$	24,523	$	1,465

Below is a summary of the Company's investments as of December 31, 2024 that qualify for equity method accounting for which the Company has elected to account for using the fair value option. Amounts are included in "Investments, at fair value" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.


Investee Name	Instrument	Asset Type	NXDT Percentage Ownership			Fair Value
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Mortgage	15.6	%	(6)	$76,396
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.	Common stock	Mortgage	12.0	%	(6)	32,949

Claymore Holdings, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	50.0	%	(5)	—
Allenby, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	50.0	%	(5)	—
Haygood, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	31.0	%	(7)	—

LLV Holdco, LLC	LLC interest	Land	26.8	%		2,606
NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.	Common stock	Self-storage	52.8	%	(6)	62,709
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	LLC interest	Self-storage	29.5	%		34,172
VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Single-family rental	11.4	%	(6)	151,706
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Single-family rental	30.8	%		37,953

						$	398,491

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Below is a summary of the Company’s equity method investments as of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):


Investee Name	Instrument	Asset Type	NXDT Percentage Ownership			Investment Basis		Share of Investee's Net Assets (1)		Basis Difference (2)		Share of Earnings (Loss)
Sandstone Pasadena Apartments, LLC	LLC interest	Multifamily	50.0	%		$	11,458	$	(9,590)	$	21,048	$	—
AM Uptown Hotel, LLC	LLC interest	Hospitality	60.0	%	(3)	23,158		17,581		5,577		(426)
SFR WLIF III, LLC	LLC interest	Single-family rental	20.0	%		7,079		7,241		(162)		555
Las Vegas Land Owner, LLC	LLC interest	Land	77.0	%	(4)	12,312		12,312		—		—
Perilune Aero Equity Holdings One, LLC	LLC interest	Aircraft	16.4	%	(7)	12,256		10,488		1,768		1,441
						$	66,263	$	38,032	$	28,231	$	1,570

Below is a summary of the Company's investments as of December 31, 2023 that qualify for equity method accounting for which the Company has elected to account for using the fair value option. Amounts are included in "Investments, at fair value" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.


Investee Name	Instrument	Asset Type	NXDT Percentage Ownership			Fair Value
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Mortgage	15.6	%	(6)	$76,688
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.	Common stock	Mortgage	12.0	%	(6)	33,075

VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Single-family rental	11.2	%	(6)	146,516
NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.	Common stock	Self-storage	52.9	%	(3)	68,187
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	LLC interest	Self-storage	30.0	%		37,157
Claymore Holdings, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	50.0	%	(5)	—
Allenby, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	50.0	%	(5)	—
Haygood, LLC	LLC interest	N/A	31.0	%	(7)	—
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	LP interest	Single-family rental	30.8	%		49,383
NexPoint Hospitality Trust	Common stock	Hospitality	46.2	%		4,886
LLV Holdco, LLC	LLC interest	Land	26.8	%		2,242

						$	418,134

(1)Represents the Company’s percentage share of net assets of the investee per the investee’s books and records.

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(2)Represents the difference between the basis at which the investments in unconsolidated ventures are carried by the Company and the Company's proportionate share of the equity method investee's net assets. To the extent that the Company’s cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, the basis difference is generally amortized over the lives of the related assets and liabilities, and such amortization is included in the Company’s share of equity in earnings of the joint venture.

(3)The Company owns greater than 50% of the outstanding common equity but is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary or have a controlling financial interest of the investee and as such, accounts for the investee using the equity method.

(4)The Company owns 100% of Las Vegas Land Owner, LLC which owns 77% of a joint venture that owns an 8.5 acre tract of land (the "Tivoli North Property"). Through a tenants in common arrangement, the Company shares control and as such accounts for this investment using the equity method.

(5)The Company has a 50% non-controlling interest in Claymore Holdings, LLC (“Claymore”) and Allenby, LLC, (“Allenby”). The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate these entities.

(6)The Company owns less than 20% of the investee but has significant influence due to members of the management team serving on the board of the investee or its parent and as such, accounts for the investee using the equity method.

(7)The Company has a 31% non-controlling interest in Haygood, LLC, (“Haygood”). The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate this entity.

(8)The Company owns less than 20% of the investee but has significant influence due to the legal nature of a partnership that implies an inherent right to influence the operating and financial policies of the partnership.

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Significant Equity Method Investments

For its annual reporting, the Company assesses and presents summarized financial information for its significant equity method investments in accordance with Rule 8-03(b)(3) of Regulation S-X. Beginning with its annual reporting for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company elected to report the financial information on a three-month lag, to align with the availability of investee financials. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. ("NREF"), VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. ("VineBrook") and NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc. (“NSP”) do not prepare standalone financials for their operating companies as all operations and investments are owned through their operating companies and are consolidated by the corporate entities.

The table below presents summarized statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 for the Company’s equity method investments (dollars in thousands):


	NREF		VineBrook		NSP		Other		Total

Revenues
Rental income	$	6,316	$	268,115	$	89,686	$	8,422	$	372,539
Net interest income	6,444		—		1,477		3,344		11,265
Other income	728		4,571		4,687		48,066		58,052
Total revenues	13,488		272,686		95,850		59,832		441,856

Expenses
Total expenses	27,664		393,196		99,135		20,263		540,258

Gain (loss) on sales of real estate	—		(19,773)		621		—		(19,152)
Other income (expense)	34,982		1,485		(81,743)		(17,872)		(63,148)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	—		(18,055)		—		—		(18,055)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	20,806	$	(156,853)	$	(84,407)	$	21,697	$	(198,757)

The table below presents the summarized statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 for the Company’s significant equity method investments (dollars in thousands):


	NREF		VineBrook		NSP		Other		Total

Revenues
Rental income	$	3,057	$	259,121	$	83,851	$	11,771	$	357,800
Net interest income	12,971		—		1,527		3,249		18,172
Other income	—		4,362		6,154		21,109		31,200
Total revenues	16,028		263,483		91,532		36,129		407,172

Expenses
Total expenses	16,950		368,968		103,968		26,092		515,978
							—
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate	—		(65,108)		(7,276)		—		(72,384)
Other income (expense)	1,727		(43,130)		(77,006)		(10,662)		(129,071)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	—		6,297		—		—		6,297
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	805	$	(207,426)	$	(96,718)	$	(625)	$	(303,964)

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9. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below summarizes the Company’s assets within the valuation hierarchy carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):


	Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Bond	$	—	$	62	$	—	$	62

Common stock	46,436		—		157,828		204,264
Convertible notes	—		—		20,846		20,846

LLC interest	—		—		36,777		36,777
LP interest	—		76,396		189,659		266,055
Preferred Shares	—		—		69,895		69,895
Rights and warrants	—		1,788		—		1,788
Senior loan	—		52		43,693		43,745
	$	46,436	$	78,298	$	518,698	$	643,432

The table below summarizes the Company’s assets within the valuation hierarchy carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Bond	$	—	$	30	$	—	$	30
CLO	—		—		1,215		1,215
Common stock	42,832		—		176,256		219,088
Convertible notes	—		—		42,251		42,251

LLC interest	—		—		39,399		39,399
LP interest	—		76,688		195,898		272,586
Preferred Shares	—		—		66,268		66,268
Rights and warrants	—		3,993		—		3,993
Senior loan	—		55		46,353		46,408
	$	42,832	$	80,766	$	567,640	$	691,238

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The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the Company’s Level 3 assets (assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs) for the year ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands):


	December 31, 2023		Contributions/ Purchases		Paid in- kind dividends		Transfer Into (Out of) Level 3		Investments (Eliminated) Acquired Through Consolidation¹		Redemptions/ conversions		Return of capital		Realized gain/(loss)		Unrealized gain/(loss)		December 31, 2024
CLO	$	1,215	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1,266)	$	(22,735)	$	22,786	$	—
Common stock	176,256		904		—		—		(7,757)		—		—		—		(11,575)		157,828
Convertible notes	42,251		—		—		—		(21,129)		—		—		—		(276)		20,846

LLC interest	39,399		742		—		—		—		—		—		—		(3,364)		36,777
LP interest	195,898		5,459		—		—		—		—		—		—		(11,698)		189,659
Preferred Shares	66,268		—		5,327		—		—		(1,700)		—		—		—		69,895
Senior loan	46,353		7,282		4,350		—		—		(14,902)		—		633		(23)		43,693
Total	$	567,640	$	14,387	$	9,677	$	—	$	(28,886)	$	(16,602)	$	(1,266)	$	(22,102)	$	(4,150)	$	518,698


(1)			As a result of the NHT consolidation, certain investments were eliminated or acquired.


	December 31, 2022		Contributions/ Purchases		Paid in- kind dividends		Transfer Into Level 3		Redemptions/ conversions		Return of capital		Realized gain/(loss)		Unrealized gain/(loss)		December 31, 2023
CLO	$	6,412	$	—	$	—	$	563	$	—	$	(9,170)	$	(1,601)	$	5,011	$	1,215
Common stock	234,667		—		—		—		(305)		—		—		(58,106)		176,256
Convertible notes	50,828		—		125		—		(8,542)		—		—		(160)		42,251
Life settlement	67,711		3,355		—		—		(67,506)		—		(1,101)		(2,459)		—
LLC interest	60,836		334		—		—		—		—		—		(21,771)		39,399
LP interest	223,141		5,528		—		—		—		—		—		(32,771)		195,898
Preferred Shares	—		68,500		1,768		—		(4,000)		—		—		—		66,268
Senior loan	43,341		5,500		4,059		—		(7,007)		—		223		237		46,353
Total	$	686,936	$	83,217	$	5,952	$	563	$	(87,360)	$	(9,170)	$	(2,479)	$	(110,019)	$	567,640

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2024.


Category	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Input Value(s) (Arithmetic Mean)				Fair Value


Common Stock	Market Approach	Unadjusted Price/MHz-PoP	$0.10	—	$0.90	$(0.48)	$	157,828
	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	7.00%	—	14.50%	(9.63)%
		Market Rent (per sqft)	$13.00	—	$42.50	$(27.75)


	NAV Approach	Discount Rate		10.00%
		NAV per Share		$12.75
		Multiple of EBITDA	3.00x	—	4.25x	(3.63)x
	Recent Transaction	Implied Enterprise Value from Transaction Price ($mm)		$1,149.00
		N/A	$25.31	—	$28.00	$(26.66)
		Discount to NAV	(30.00)%	—	(20.00)%	(25.00)%
		Offer Price per Share		$4.27

Convertible Notes	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	6.08%	—	8.08%	(7.08)%	20,846


LLC Interest	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	7.00%	—	26.00%	(12.5)%	36,777
		Market Rent (per sqft)	$13.00	—	$42.50	$(27.75)
		Capitalization Rate		5.13%

LP Interest	Direct Capitalization Approach	Capitalization Rate	5.25%	—	5.50%	(5.38)%	189,659
	Market Approach	Discount to NAV		(7.5)%



	Recent Transaction	Price per Share		$16.41

Preferred Shares	Liquidation Analysis	Par		$1,000			69,895

Senior Loan	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	13.30%	—	26.00%	(19.65)%	43,693

Total							$	518,698

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The following is a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023.


Category	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Input Value(s) (Arithmetic Mean)				Fair Value
CLO	Discounted Net Asset Value	Discount		N/A			$	1,215

Common Stock	Market Approach	Unadjusted Price/MHz-PoP	$0.10	—	$0.90	$(0.48)	176,256
	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	7.5%	—	13.90%	(9.18)%
		Market Rent (per sqft)	$11.50	—	$41.00	$(26.25)
		RevPAR	$75.00	—	$145.00	$(102.00)
		Capitalization Rates	5.25%	—	9.5%	(7.58)%
	NAV Approach	Discount Rate		10.00%
	Multiples Analysis	Multiple of EBITDA	3.00x	—	4.00x	(3.50)x
		Multiple of NAV	1.00x	—	1.25x	(1.13)x
	Recent Transaction	Implied Enterprise Value from Transaction Price ($mm)		$841.00
		N/A	$25.31	—	$28.00	$(26.66)
		Discount to NAV	(25.00)%	—	(10.00)%	(17.50)%
		Offer Price per Share		$1.10

Convertible Notes	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	6.08%	—	10.25%	(8.17)%	42,251
	Option Pricing Model	Volatility	55.00%	—	65.00%	(60.00)%

LLC Interest	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	7.50%	—	30.50%	14%	39,399
		Market Rent (per sqft)	$11.5	—	$41	$(26.25)
		Capitalization Rate		5.25%

LP Interest	Direct Capitalization Approach	Capitalization Rate	4.00%	—	6.80%	5.51%	195,898
		Discount to NAV	(12.5)%	—	(2.5)%	(-7.5%)


	Market Approach	Capitalization Rate	5.00%	—	5.50%	(5.22)%
	Recent Transaction	Price per Share		$21.59

Preferred Shares	Recent Transaction	Price per Share		$1,000			66,268

Senior Loan	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	12.30%	—	20.00%	(16.15)%	46,353

Total							$	567,640

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Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepaid and other assets, accrued interest and dividends, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, accrued real estate taxes payable, accrued interest payable, income tax payable, security deposits and prepaid rent approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated fair values of other financial instruments were determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize on the disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

In calculating the fair value of its long-term indebtedness, the Company used interest rate and spread assumptions that reflect current credit worthiness and market conditions available for the issuance of long-term debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. These financial instruments utilize Level 2 inputs. Long-term indebtedness is carried at amounts that reasonably approximate their fair value at December 31, 2024 and 2023, except for the following debt (in thousands):


	December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
	Outstanding Principal Balance		Estimated Fair Value		Outstanding Principal Balance		Estimated Fair Value
Notes payable	$	98,721	$	78,607	$	53,250	$	53,250

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company manages interest rate risks primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments.

The Company performs market valuations on its derivative financial instruments. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The fair values of interest rate caps are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rise above the strike rate of the caps. The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the cap are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.

Interest rate caps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. The NHT segment has an interest rate cap agreement related to the notes payable on the Park City and Bradenton properties. As of December 31, 2024, the interest rate cap agreements effectively cap one-month SOFR on $37.9 million of the NHT segment's floating rate mortgage and mezzanine indebtedness at a weighted average rate of 6.70%.

To comply with the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, the NHT segment incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both the NHT segment’s own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with the NHT segment’s derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by the NHT segment and its counterparties. The Company has determined that the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments made to the NHT segment's derivative contracts, which determination was based on the fair value of each individual contract, was not significant to the overall valuation. Additionally, in the case of interest rate caps, the NHT segment has no performance obligation, so no credit valuation adjustment is necessary. As a result, all of the NHT segment’s derivatives held as of December 31, 2024 were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Changes in fair value of the interest rate caps are recorded directly as interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). For the year ended December 31, 2024, NHT recorded $(27.1) thousand in interest expense related to changes in the fair value of interest rate caps. The combined fair value of the interest rate caps is $0.2 million as of December 31, 2024, and is recorded as interest rate caps in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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As of December 31, 2024, the NHT segment had the following outstanding interest rate caps:

Type of Derivative

Hedged Financial Instrument

Notional

Strike Rate

Reference Rate

Termination Date

Interest rate cap

Note payable

$39,300

2.00%

One-month SOFR

2.00%

March 5, 2025

10. Investments in DSTs

The Company invested in the Class 1 Beneficial Interests (“Class 1”) in two Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs). The Class 1 are accounted for as investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values under the measurement alternative, which measures the investment at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes in fair value when observable prices are identified. As the Class 1 are still being actively issued, the investments are held at cost with no upward or downward fair value adjustment nor impairment losses to date. Therefore, the fair value of the Investment in DSTs utilizing Level 3 inputs approximate their carrying amount. The Company recognized $0.7 million in dividend income for the year ended December 31, 2024, and no dividend income for the year ended December 31, 2023.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company held the following investments (dollars in thousands):


Balances, as of December 31, 2024	Number of Shares	Carrying Amount
NexPoint Life Sciences II DST	1,044,040	$	9,600
NexPoint Semiconductor DST	2,296,851	20,959
Total		$	30,559

11. Life Settlement Portfolio

Prior to September 1, 2023, the Company, through one of its TRSs, owned 100% of the outstanding equity and debt of Specialty Financial Products, Ltd. ("SFP"), an Ireland domiciled private company with limited liability and a Designated Activity Company. At the proposal of NexAnnuity Asset Management, L.P. ("NexAnnuity"), an affiliate of the Adviser, SFP was formed for the purpose of entering into acquisitions of U.S. life settlement policies approved by NexAnnuity and funded by the issuance of debt securities, or the Structured Note purchased by the Company. SFP utilizes proceeds from maturing life settlement contracts to repay the Structured Note and to further invest in life settlement contracts. Prior to September 1, 2023, as the Company owned the outstanding ordinary shares of and Structured Note issued by SFP, the Company consolidated SFP in its entirety. On September 1, 2023, the Company, through one of its TRSs, entered into a contribution agreement to transfer the Structured Note in SFP and all its rights, title and interests to NHI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which are related parties. The Company also transferred all of its ordinary shares in SFP to a separate share trustee. In exchange, the Company was issued 68,500 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in NHI. As a result, the Company now holds none of the outstanding equity and debt of SFP, and SFP no longer meets the requirements for consolidation under ASC 810 – Consolidation. The Company has no continuing involvement with SFP. As such, SFP has been deconsolidated herein as of September 1, 2023. The Class A Preferred Stock in NHI is accounted for as an investment in an equity security. However, management has elected to account for the investment using the fair value option and presented it within Investments, at fair value. Dividends on the Class A Preferred Stock are cumulative and are payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 at an annual rate of 8.0% for years one through seven, 9.5% for years eight through ten, 11.0% for years eleven through thirteen, and 12.0% for years fourteen through sixteen and thereafter.

The transfer of the Structured Note of SFP qualified as a sale under ASC 860 – Transfers and Servicing as (1) the transfer legally isolated the transferred assets from the transferor, (2) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and no condition both constrains the transferee’s right to pledge or exchange the assets and provides more than a trivial benefit to the transferor, and (3) the transferor does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets.

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12. Shareholders’ Equity

Common Shares

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 42,679,569 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding, 4,289,969 of which were issued during the year ended December 31, 2024.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid a distribution of $0.15 per share on its common shares on March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record on February 16, 2024, June 28, 2024 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2024, September 30, 2024 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2024 December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 15, 2024. The distributions paid on March 28, 2024, June 28, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024 consisted of a combination of cash and shares, with the cash component of the distribution (other than cash paid in lieu of fractional shares) comprising 20% of the distribution, with the balance being paid in the Company's common shares.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had 38,389,600 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. 1,217,792.99 shares were issued during the year ended December 31, 2023.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company paid a distribution of $0.15 per share on its common shares on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2023, June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2023, September 29, 2023 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2023 and December 29, 2023 to shareholders of record on November 17, 2023. The distributions paid on September 29, 2023 and December 29, 2023 consisted of a combination of cash and shares, with the cash component of the distribution (other than cash paid in lieu of fractional shares) comprising 20% of the dividend, with the balance being paid in the Company’s common shares.

Series A Preferred Shares

On January 8, 2021, the Company issued 3,359,593 5.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share, liquidation preference $25.00 per share ("Series A Preferred Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $84.0 million. The Series A Preferred Shares were issued as part of the consideration for an exchange offer for a portion of the Company’s common shares. The Series A Preferred Shares are callable beginning on December 15, 2023 at a price of $25 per share. The Company may exercise its call option at the Company's discretion. As a result, these are included in permanent equity.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company declared four distributions on its Series A Preferred Shares, each in the amount of $0.34375 per share, which were paid to holders of Series A Preferred Shares on April 1, 2024, to shareholders of record on March 25, 2024, July 1, 2024, to shareholders of record on June 24, 2024, September 30, 2024 to shareholders of record on September 23, 2024 and December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 23, 2024.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company declared four distributions on its Series A Preferred Shares, each in the amount of $0.34375 per share, which were paid to holders of record of Series A Preferred Shares on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 24, 2023, June 30, 2023 to holders of record of Series A Preferred Shares on June 23, 2023 and September 30, 2023 to holders of record of Series A Preferred Shares on September 25, 2023.

Distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares are cumulative from their original issue date at the annual rate of 5.5% of the $25 per share liquidation preference and are payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, or in each case on the next succeeding business day.

Long Term Incentive Plan, NXDT

On January 30, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved a long-term incentive plan (the “2023 LTIP”) and the Company subsequently filed a registration statement on Form S-8 registering 2,545,000 common shares, which the Company may issue pursuant to the 2023 LTIP. The 2023 LTIP authorizes the compensation committee of the Board to provide equity-based compensation in the form of share options, appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance shares, performance units and certain other awards denominated or payable in, or otherwise based on, the Company’s common shares or factors that may influence the value of the Company’s common shares, plus cash incentive awards, for the purpose of providing the Company’s trustees, officers and other key employees (and those of the Adviser and the Company’s subsidiaries), and potentially certain nonemployees who perform employee-type functions, incentives and rewards for performance (the "participants").

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Restricted Share Units. Under the 2023 LTIP, restricted share units may be granted to the participants and typically vest over a three to five-year period for officers, employees and certain key employees of the Adviser and annually for trustees. The most recent grant of restricted share units to officers, employees and certain key employees of the Adviser will vest over a four-year period. Beginning on the date of grant, restricted share units earn dividends that are payable in cash on the vesting date. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period for the entire award. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. The following table includes the number of restricted stock units granted to its directors, officers, employees and certain key employees of the Adviser under the 2023 LTIP:


	Summary of Grants
	March	April	Total
2023	—	603,482	603,482
2024	1,033,787	—	1,033,787



Total	1,033,787	603,482	1,637,269

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had 1,438,049 and 589,906 unvested units under the 2023 LTIP, respectively.

The following table includes the number of restricted share units granted, vested, forfeited and outstanding as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024:


	2024
	Number of Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding January 1, 2024	589,906		$	10.45
Granted	1,033,787		6.10
Vested	(178,859)	(1)	10.36
Forfeited	(6,785)		6.10
Outstanding December 31, 2024	1,438,049		$	7.35

(1)Certain key employees of the Adviser elected to net the taxes owed upon the vesting against the shares issued resulting in 145,433 shares being issued as shown on the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

The following table contains information regarding the vesting of restricted share units under the 2023 LTIP as of December 31, 2024:


	Shares Vesting
	March	April	Total
2025	300,594	140,391	440,985
2026	242,136	135,328	377,464
2027	242,136	135,328	377,464
2028	242,136	—	242,136
2029	—	—	—
Total	1,027,002	411,047	1,438,049

For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized approximately $3.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense related to grants of restricted share units. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had recognized a liability of approximately $0.9 million related to dividends earned on restricted share units that are payable in cash upon vesting. As of December 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation expense on restricted share units was approximately $8.0 million, and the expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.5 years. As of December 31, 2023, total unrecognized compensation expense on

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restricted share units was approximately $4.8 million, and the expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.6 years.

13. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of the Company’s common shares outstanding and excludes any unvested restricted share units issued pursuant to the 2023 LTIP.

Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by adjusting basic earnings per share for the dilutive effect of the assumed vesting of restricted share units. During periods of net loss, the assumed vesting of restricted share units is anti-dilutive and is not included in the calculation of earnings (loss) per share.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):


		Year Ended December 31,
			2024		2023
Numerator for loss per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders			$	(51,349)	$	(121,860)

Denominator for loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding			40,229		37,334
Denominator for basic and diluted loss per share			40,229		37,334
Weighted average unvested restricted share units			1,269		440
Denominator for diluted loss per share	(1)		40,229		37,334

Loss per weighted average common share:
Basic			$	(1.28)	$	(3.26)
Diluted			$	(1.28)	$	(3.26)

(1) If the Company sustains a net loss for the period presented, unvested restricted share units are not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation.

14. Related Party Transactions

Advisory and Administrative Fees, NXDT

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, subject to the overall supervision of our Board, the Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of the Company, and provides investment management services.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, as consideration for the Adviser’s services under the Advisory Agreement, we pay our Adviser an annual fee (the "Advisory Fee") of 1.00% of Managed Assets (defined below) and an annual fee (the "Administrative Fee" and, together with the Advisory Fee, the "Fees") of 0.20% of the Company’s Managed Assets.

On July 22, 2024, we entered into an amendment to the Advisory Agreement whereby the monthly installment of the Administrative Fee shall be paid in cash and the monthly installment of the Advisory Fee shall be paid in one-half in cash and one-half in common shares of the Company, subject to certain restrictions including that in no event shall the common shares issued to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement exceed five percent of the number of common shares or five percent of the voting power of the Company outstanding prior to the first such issuance (the “Share Cap”) and that in no event shall the common shares issued to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement exceed 6,000,000 common shares; provided, however, that the Share Cap will not apply if the Company’s shareholders have approved issuances in excess of the Share Cap. At the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company’s shareholders did not approve

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issuances in excess of the Share Cap. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we issued 867,626.62 common shares to the Adviser in payment of the Fees in an amount of $5.54 million.

Under the Advisory Agreement, “Managed Assets” means an amount equal to the total assets of the Company, including any form of leverage, minus all accrued expenses incurred in the normal course of operations, but not excluding any liabilities or obligations attributable to leverage obtained through (i) indebtedness of any type (including, without limitation, borrowing to purchase or develop real estate or other investments, borrowing through a credit facility, or the issuance of debt securities), (ii) the issuance of preferred shares or other preference securities, (iii) the reinvestment of collateral received for securities loaned in accordance with the Company’s investment objectives and policies, and/or (iv) any other means. In the event the Company holds collateralized mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") where the Company holds the controlling tranche of the securitization and is required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP all assets and liabilities of a specific CMBS trust, the consolidated assets and liabilities of the consolidated trust will be netted to calculate the allowable amount to be included as Managed Assets. In addition, in the event the Company consolidates another entity it does not wholly own as a result of owning a controlling interest in such entity or otherwise, Managed Assets will be calculated without giving effect to such consolidation and instead such entity’s assets, leverage, expenses, liabilities and obligations will, on a pro rata basis consistent with the Company’s percentage ownership, be considered those of the Company for purposes of calculation of Managed Assets. The Adviser computes Managed Assets as of the end of each fiscal quarter and then computes each installment of the Fees as promptly as possible after the end of the month with respect to which such installment is payable.

Advisory Fees, NHT

NHT is externally managed by the NHT Adviser. In accordance with the agreement entered into with the NHT Adviser (the “NHT Advisory Agreement”), the Company pays the NHT Adviser an advisory fee equal to 1.00% of the REIT Asset Value (as defined below). Under the direct supervision of the REIT, the duties performed by NHT’s Adviser under the terms of the NHT Advisory Agreement include, but are not limited to: providing daily management for NHT, selecting and working with third party service providers, overseeing the third party manager, formulating an investment strategy for NHT and selecting suitable properties and investments, managing NHT’s outstanding debt and its interest rate exposure through derivative instruments, determining when to sell assets, and managing the renovation program or overseeing a third party vendor that implements the renovation program. REIT Asset Value means the value of NHT’s total assets, as determined in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) except that such value shall only consolidate NHT’s and NHT Holdings, LLC assets plus NHT’s pro rata share of leverage at NHT OP. Pursuant to the terms of the NHT Advisory Agreement, NHT will reimburse the NHT Adviser for all documented Operating Expenses and offering expenses it incurs on behalf of NHT. “Operating Expenses” include legal, accounting, financial and due diligence services performed by the NHT Adviser that outside professionals or outside consultants would otherwise perform and NHT’s pro rata share of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of the NHT Adviser required for NHT’s operations. Operating Expenses do not include expenses for the advisory services described in the NHT Advisory Agreement. Certain Operating Expenses, such as NHT’s ratable share of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses incurred by the NHT Adviser or its affiliates that relate to the operations of NHT, may be billed monthly to NHT under a shared services agreement.

As of April 19, 2024, the date of the NHT Acquisition, NHT had a payable balance of advisory fees of $6.5 million. As of December 31, 2024 there is a remaining payable of advisory fees of $7.4 million.

Reimbursement of Expenses; Expense Cap, NXDT

We also generally reimburse our Adviser for operating or offering expenses it incurs on our behalf or in connection with the services it performs for us. Prior to June 30, 2023, direct payment of operating expenses by us together with reimbursement of operating expenses to the Adviser, plus compensation expenses relating to equity awards granted under a long-term incentive plan and all other corporate general and administrative expenses of the Company, including the Fees payable under the Advisory Agreement, could not exceed 1.5% of Managed Assets (the “Expense Cap”), calculated as of the end of each quarter, for the twelve-month period following the Company’s receipt of the Deregistration Order. This limitation ended on June 30, 2023 and did not apply to Offering Expenses, legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other service fees incurred in connection with extraordinary litigation and mergers and acquisitions or other events outside the ordinary course of our business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of certain real estate-related investments; provided, in the event the Company consolidates another entity that it does not wholly own as a result of owning a controlling interest in such entity or otherwise, expenses

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will be calculated without giving effect to such consolidation and instead such entity’s expenses will, on a pro rata basis consistent with the Company’s percentage ownership, be considered those of the Company for purposes of calculation of expenses. The Adviser may, at its discretion and at any time, waive its right to reimbursement for eligible out-of-pocket expenses paid on the Company’s behalf. Once waived, those expenses are considered permanently waived and became non-recoupable.

The Advisory Agreement has an initial term of three years that will expire on July 1, 2025, and successive additional one-year terms thereafter unless earlier terminated. We have the right to terminate the Advisory Agreement on 30 days’ written notice upon the occurrence of a cause event (as defined in the Advisory Agreement). The Advisory Agreement can be terminated by us or the Adviser without cause upon the expiration of the then-current term with at least 180 days’ written notice to the other party prior to the expiration of such term. The Adviser may also terminate the agreement with 30 days’ written notice if we have materially breached the agreement and such breach has continued for 30 days before we are given such notice. In addition, the Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of an Advisers Act Assignment (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) unless we provide written consent. A termination fee will be payable to the Adviser by us upon termination of the Advisory Agreement for any reason, including non-renewal, other than a termination by us upon the occurrence of a cause event or due to an Advisers Act Assignment. The termination fee will be equal to three times the Fees earned by the Adviser during the twelve month period immediately preceding the most recently completed calendar quarter prior to the effective termination date; provided, however, if the Advisory Agreement is terminated prior to the one year anniversary of the date of the Advisory Agreement, the Fees earned during such period will be annualized for purposes of calculating the Fees.

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred Administrative Fees and Advisory Fees of $13.3 million and $13.7 million, respectively, which excludes $0 and $2.0 million, respectively in fees that were waived to comply with the Expense Cap.

Expense Cap, NHT

Pursuant to the terms of the NHT Advisory Agreement, expenses paid or incurred by NHT for advisory fees payable to the NHT Adviser, Operating Expenses incurred by the NHT Adviser or its affiliates in connection with the services it provides to NHT and its subsidiaries and compensation expenses relating to equity awards granted under a long-term incentive plan of NHT will not exceed 1.5% of REIT Asset Value for the calendar year (or part thereof) that the NHT Advisory Agreement is in effect (the “NHT Expense Cap”). The NHT Expense Cap does not apply to legal, accounting, financial, due diligence and other service fees incurred in connection with mergers and acquisitions, extraordinary litigation, or other events outside NHT’s ordinary course of business or any out-of-pocket acquisition or due diligence expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of real estate assets. From the date of the NHT Acquisition to the period ended December 31, 2024, NHT incurred expenses subject to the NHT Expense Cap of $3.4 million.

Internalization Fee, NHT

NHT and/or NHT OP may elect to acquire all of the outstanding and issued equity interests of the NHT Adviser (an “NHT Adviser Internalization”) by exercising its rights, in its sole discretion, under the NHT Advisory Agreement (subject to certain terms and conditions) to effect an NHT Adviser Internalization. NHT will pay the Adviser a fee equal to three times the prior 12 months’ advisory fees. Such internalization fee is limited to 7.5% of the combined equity value of NHT and NHT OP on a consolidated basis as of the date of the NHT Adviser Internalization.

Loans from Affiliates

As of December 31, 2024, NHT OP has entered into several convertible notes with certain affiliates of the NHT Adviser totaling $50.2 million (see Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements). The proceeds of the notes were primarily used for general corporate and working capital purposes and have been consolidated into one account on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Revolving Credit Facility, NXDT

On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into the NexBank Revolver in the initial principal amount of $20.0 million, with the option for the Company to receive additional disbursements thereunder up to a maximum amount of $50.0 million and bears interest at one-month SOFR plus 3.50%. The Company drew $20.0 million on May 22, 2023. On May 21, 2024,

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the Company elected to extend the maturity by six months to November 21, 2024. On November 21, 2024, the Company elected to extend the maturity by six months to May 21, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid down approximately $3.5 million on the principal balance. As of December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver had an outstanding balance of $16.5 million.

Guaranties of NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc. Debt

On July 2, 2021, the Company, together with Highland Opportunities and Income Fund (“HFRO”) and Highland Global Allocation Fund (collectively, the “Co-Guarantors”) as limited guarantors, entered into a Guaranty of Recourse Obligations (“SAFStor Recourse Guaranty I”) in favor of ACORE in its capacity as Administrative Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders under a Loan Agreement ("SAFStor Loan Agreement I"), in an aggregate principal amount of $235.86 million, for the benefit of entities indirectly owned by SAFStor NREA JV – I, LLC (“SAFStor – I”), SAFStor NREA JV – III, LLC (“SAFStor – III”), SAFStor NREA JV – IV, LLC (“SAFStor – IV”), SAFStor NREA JV – V, LLC (“SAFStor – V”), SAFStor NREA JV – VI, LLC (“SAFStor – VI”), SAFStor NREA JV – VII, LLC (“SAFStor – VII”), and SAFStor NREA JV – VIII, LLC (“SAFStor – VIII”) (collectively, “SAFStor”), pursuant to which the Company and the Co-Guarantors guaranteed certain obligations of SAFStor. On July 2, 2021, the Company also entered a substantively identical guaranty in favor of ACORE in its capacity as Administrative Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders under a Mezzanine Loan Agreement ("SAFStor Mezzanine Loan Agreement I"), in the amount of $6.05 million, for the benefit of entities indirectly owned by SAFStor. On December 8, 2022, NSP completed a transaction that resulted in it acquiring 100% of the equity interest in SAFStor. On April 24, 2023, the Company joined certain separate guaranties previously made in favor of ACORE by the Co-Guarantors pursuant to an Omnibus Amendment to and Reaffirmation of Loan Documents (the “SAFStor Recourse Guaranty II”) in favor of ACORE in its capacity as (i) Administrative Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders under a Loan Agreement (“SAFStor Loan Agreement II”), in an aggregate principal amount of $41.99 million, for the benefit of SAFStor, and (ii) Administrative Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders under a Mezzanine Loan Agreement (“SAFStor Mezzanine Loan Agreement II”), in the amount of $1.08 million, for the benefit of entities indirectly owned by SAFStor. Pursuant to the SAFStor Recourse Guaranty I and SAFStor Recourse Guaranty II, the Company guaranteed the loss recourse liability and obligation for any Recourse Liabilities (as defined in the respective SAFStor Loan Agreement) arising out of or in connection with certain bad acts, such as if the borrower took actions that were fraudulent or improper or upon certain violations of the respective SAFStor Loan Agreement. The Company also guaranteed the full payment of the debt upon the occurrence of any Springing Recourse Events (as defined in the respective SAFStor Loan Agreement), such as if the borrower voluntarily filed a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or upon certain other violations of the respective SAFStor Loan Agreement. The guarantees by the Company were limited for loss recourse events, to the loss attributable to properties in which it indirectly owed an interest and for Springing Recourse Events (as defined in the respective SAFStor Loan Agreement) to the pro-rata share of the aggregate liability of all guarantors within the pool of the guarantor properties. On October 4, 2024, NSP paid the debt in full and the guarantees were terminated.

On September 14, 2022, the Company entered into guaranties (the “BS Guaranties”) for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPM”) and any additional or subsequent lenders from time to time (collectively, “BS Lender”) under a loan agreement (the "BS Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company guaranteed certain obligations of the borrowers (“BS Borrower”) under the BS Loan Agreement. The Company, through its ownership in NSP, owns an indirect interest in BS Borrower and entered into the BS Guaranties as a condition of BS Lender lending to BS Borrower under the BS Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the BS Guaranties, the Company guaranteed certain carrying obligations, including interest payments, of BS Borrower and certain recourse obligations of BS Borrower pertaining to exculpation or indemnification of BS Lender. The BS Guaranties also provided that the Company could be required to repay principal amounts upon the occurrence of certain events, including certain action or inaction by BS Borrower, but did not provide for a full guarantee of repayment in all circumstances. The BS Loan Agreement provided for a single initial advance of the loan in the amount of $221.8 million to BS Borrower on the closing date and provided BS Borrower the right to request additional advances in connection with subsequently acquired properties. Amounts outstanding under the BS Loan Agreement were due and payable on March 9, 2024 which date could, at the option of BS Borrower, be extended for an additional six months upon the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions. On March 8, 2024, the BS Lender agreed to extend the maturity date to March 22, 2024. On March 22, 2024, the BS Lender agreed to extend the maturity date on the two loans to September 9, 2024. On September 9, 2024, the BS Lender agreed to extend the maturity date on the two loans to October 9, 2024. On October 4, 2024, NSP paid the debt in full and the guarantees were terminated.

Separately, on September 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Guaranty Agreement (Recourse Obligations), dated September 14, 2022 (the “CMBS Guaranty”) for the benefit of JPM and any additional or subsequent lenders from time to time (collectively, the “CMBS Lender”) under a loan agreement (the "CMBS Loan Agreement"), by and among the

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borrowers thereunder (collectively, “CMBS Borrower”) and the CMBS Lender. The CMBS Loan Agreement provided for a loan of $356.5 million to CMBS Borrower. The Company, through its ownership in NSP, owns an indirect interest in CMBS Borrower and entered into the CMBS Guaranty as a condition of the CMBS Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the CMBS Guaranty, the Company guaranteed certain recourse obligations of CMBS Borrower pertaining to exculpation or indemnification of CMBS Lender, but did not provide for a full guarantee of repayment in all circumstances. Amounts outstanding under the CMBS Loan Agreement were due and payable on September 9, 2024. On September 9, 2024, the CMBS Lender and NSP entered into a forbearance agreement, and the CMBS Lender agreed to, until October 9, 2024, forbear from proceeding to exercise its remedies relating to the failure to repay the debt by September 9, 2024. On October 4, 2024, NSP repaid the debt in full and the guarantees were terminated.

On October 4, 2024, the Company entered into a Guaranty Agreement (Recourse Obligations), dated October 4, 2024 (the “Citi Guaranty”) for the benefit of JPM and Citi Real Estate Funding, Inc. (collectively, the “Citi Lender”) under a loan agreement (the "Citi Loan Agreement"), by and among the borrowers thereunder (collectively, “Citi Borrower”) and the Citi Lender. The Company is the owner of an indirect interest in Citi Borrower and entered into the Citi Guaranty as a condition of the Citi Lender lending to Citi Borrower under the Citi Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the Citi Guaranty, the Company guarantees the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Citi Loan Agreement). The Guaranteed Obligations consist of liability for losses suffered by the Citi Lender arising out of certain bad acts, such as if the Citi Borrower takes actions that are fraudulent or improper or upon certain violations of the Citi Loan Agreement. The Guaranteed Obligations also include the full payment of the debt upon the occurrence of certain events including borrower voluntarily filing for bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or upon certain other violations of the Citi Loan Agreement. The Citi Loan Agreement provides for a loan of $750.0 million to Citi Borrower. The Citi Loan Agreement is set to mature on November 1, 2029. Borrowings outstanding under the Citi Loan Agreement are secured by mortgages on real property owned by one or more of the borrowers comprising Citi Borrower.

On December 8, 2022 and in connection with a restructuring of NSP, the Company, together with NREF, HFRO and NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund (collectively, the "NSP Co-Guarantors"), as guarantors, entered into a Sponsor Guaranty Agreement in favor of Extra Space Storage, LP ("Extra Space") pursuant to which the Company and the NSP Co-Guarantors guaranteed obligations of NSP with respect to accrued dividends on NSP’s newly created Series D Preferred Stock and two promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $64.2 million issued to Extra Space. The guaranties by the Company and the NSP Co-Guarantors were capped at $97.6 million, and each of the Company and the NSP Co-Guarantors generally guaranteed the foregoing obligations of NSP up to the cap amount on a pro rata basis with respect to its percentage ownership of NSP’s common stock. On February 15, 2023, NSP paid down approximately $15.0 million of these promissory notes, resulting in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $49.2 million. On December 8, 2023, NSP paid down the remaining principal balance of $49.2 million. The Series D Preferred Stock remains outstanding as of December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding NSP Series D Preferred Stock accrued dividends were $11.9 million, and the Company and NREF OP IV REIT Sub, LLC are jointly and severally liable for 85.90% of the guaranteed amount.

Subsidiary Investment Management Agreement

SFP is a party to a management agreement (the "SFP IMA") with NexAnnuity pursuant to which NexAnnuity provides investment management services to SFP. Mr. Dondero serves as President of NexAnnuity, which is indirectly owned by a trust of which Mr. Dondero is the primary beneficiary. As discussed in Note 11, the Company disposed of its interest in SFP on September 1, 2023. Prior to its disposition, the Company paid $0.1 million in management fees to NexAnnuity.

In exchange for its services, the SFP IMA provided that NexAnnuity would receive a management fee (the "SFP Management Fee") paid monthly in an amount equal to 1.0% of the average weekly value of an amount equal to the total assets of SFP, including any form of leverage, minus all accrued expenses incurred in the normal course of operations, but not excluding any liabilities or obligations attributable to investment leverage obtained through (i) indebtedness of any type (including, without limitation, borrowing through a credit facility or the issuance of debt securities), (ii) the issuance of preferred stock or other preference securities, (iii) the reinvestment of collateral received for securities loaned in accordance with the investment objective, investment guidelines and policies under the SFP IMA, and/or (iv) any other means, plus any value added tax or any other applicable tax, if any, thereon. NexAnnuity could waive all or a portion of the SFP Management Fee.

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NREF OP Promissory Note

On April 19, 2024, the Company, through the OP, loaned $6.5 million to NREF OP IV, L.P. ("NREF OP IV"). In connection with the loan, NREF OP IV issued a promissory note to the OP in the principal amount of $6.5 million bearing interest at 7.535%, which is payable in kind, interest only during the term and matures on April 19, 2029. NREF OP IV is a subsidiary of NREF, which is managed by an affiliate of the Adviser. On September 11, 2024, NREF OP IV extinguished the note and paid down the remaining principal balance and accrued interest.

NFRO SFR REIT Promissory Notes

On December 14, 2023, the Company, through the OP, loaned approximately $3.6 million to NFRO SFR REIT, LLC (“NFRO SFR REIT”). In connection with the loan, NFRO SFR REIT issued a promissory note to the OP in the principal amount of approximately $3.6 million bearing interest at 7.535% per annum, which is payable in kind, interest only during the term and matures on June 14, 2025.

On February 15, 2024, the Company, through the OP, loaned approximately $3.2 million to NFRO SFR REIT. In connection with the loan, NFRO SFR REIT issued a promissory note to the OP in the principal amount of approximately $3.2 million bearing interest at 7.535% per annum, which is payable in kind, interest only during the term and matures on August 15, 2025. NFRO SFR REIT is a subsidiary of an entity that is advised by an affiliate of the Adviser.

Investments in DSTs

On July 26, 2024, the Company, through NREO, acquired $4.6 million worth of Class 1 in NexPoint Life Sciences II DST ("Life Sciences DST"), a Delaware statutory trust. Life Sciences DST is managed by an affiliate of the Adviser. Life Sciences DST owns a manufacturing and production facility in Philadelphia, PA that is under a triple net lease.

On July 26, 2024, the Company, through NREO, acquired $14.9 million worth of Class 1 in NexPoint Semiconductor DST ("Semiconductor DST"), a Delaware statutory trust. Semiconductor DST is managed by an affiliate of the Adviser. Semiconductor DST owns a semiconductor manufacturing property in Temecula, CA that is under a triple net lease. On September 11, 2024, the Company acquired an additional $6.1 million worth of Class 1 in Semiconductor DST.

Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC

The Company owns approximately 20.9% of the total outstanding membership interests of Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC, an entity that invests in multifamily housing. The remaining membership interests are held by NREF OP. See Notes 7 and 8 for additional information.

SFR WLIF III, LLC

On November 25, 2024, SFR WLIF III, LLC, redeemed all of the interests in SFR WLIF III, LLC. The Company received approximately $7.2 million upon redemption of its interests in SFR WLIF III, LLC.

IQHQ Transactions

On May 23, 2024, the Company, through the OP, along with certain entities advised by affiliates of our Adviser or that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership, entered into a participation rights agreement with NexPoint Bridge Investor I, LLC (“Bridge Investor I”), an entity owned by an affiliate of the Adviser, pursuant to which the Company had a right to fund up to specified amounts of the IQHQ Promissory Note and the IQHQ Bridge Warrant.

On December 31, 2024, the Company, through certain subsidiaries, along with certain entities advised by affiliates of our Adviser or that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership, entered into a participation rights agreement with Bridge Investor I pursuant to which the Company has a right to fund up to specified amounts of the IQHQ Subscription Agreement and the IQHQ Series E Warrant.

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Other Related Party Transactions

The Company has in the past, and may in the future, utilize the services of affiliated parties. The Company holds multiple operating accounts at NexBank. The Company’s operating properties, other than undeveloped land, are managed by NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC ("NexVest"), an affiliate of the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024 the Company through its subsidiaries has paid approximately $0.7 million in property management fees to NexVest. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company through its subsidiaries has paid approximately $0.7 million in property management fees to NexVest. The property management agreement with NexVest for the retail property in Lubbock, Texas is dated January 1, 2014 and had a fixed fee of $750 per month. Effective January 1, 2023, the property management agreement was amended and the property management fee was increased to $1,200 per month. The property management agreement with NexVest for Cityplace is dated August 15, 2018, and the management fee is calculated on 3% of gross revenues, with a minimum fee of $20,000 per month. The property management agreement with NexVest for the White Rock Center is dated June 1, 2013, and the management fee is calculated on 4% of gross receipts, payable monthly. The property management agreement with NexVest for Cityplace also allows for the manager, as the agent of CP Tower Owner, LLC (“Owner”), to draw on the operating account when required in connection with the operation or maintenance of the property, the payment of certain expenses defined in the agreement, or as expressly approved in writing by Owner. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the SPE holding Cityplace reimbursed $1.8 million to NexVest for these expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the SPE holding Cityplace reimbursed $1.9 million to NexVest for these expenses.

A director and officer of the Company also (i) is the beneficiary of a trust that indirectly owns 100% of the limited partnership interests in the parent of the Adviser and directly owns 100% of the general partnership interests in the parent of the Adviser and (ii) is a director of NexBank Capital, the holding company of NexBank, directly owns a minority of the common stock of NexBank, and is the beneficiary of a trust that directly owns a substantial portion of the common stock of NexBank.

The Company is a guarantor and an indemnitor on a loan from OSL, an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership, taken by Freedom LHV which owns White Rock Center, with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The obligations include a continuing guarantee, which is generally applicable to all current and future liabilities or obligations of the borrower, whether directly or indirectly incurred, including through an agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party. This guarantee remains in effect until all such obligations have been satisfied in full, unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the guarantee agreement. The loan is secured by certain real property held by Freedom LHV.

On December 8, 2022, the Company, through NREO, entered into a Contribution Agreement pursuant to which NREO contributed all of its interests in the joint ventures (the "SAFStor Ventures") with SAFStor NREA GP – I, LLC, SAFStor NREA GP – II, LLC and NREA GP – III, LLC to NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC (the "NSP OC") in exchange for approximately 47,064 newly created Class B common operating company units of the NSP OC ("Class B Units"), representing 14.8% of the outstanding combined classes of common units of the NSP OC (the "NSP OC Common Units") immediately after NREO’s acquisition of Class B Units. The NSP OC is the operating company of NSP, of which the Company owns approximately 86,369 shares, or 52.8%, of the outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2024. In connection with the foregoing, the NSP OC acquired all of the other interests in the SAFStor Ventures from affiliates of the Adviser following which they were wholly owned by a subsidiary of the NSP OC. The SAFStor Ventures are invested, through subsidiaries, in various self-storage real estate development projects primarily located on the East Coast of the United States. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owns approximately 47,064 Class B Units, or 29.5%, of the outstanding NSP OC Common Units.

On September 1, 2023, the Company, through one of its wholly owned TRSs, entered into a contribution agreement to transfer the Structured Note in SFP and all its rights, title and interests to related party NHI and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company also transferred all of its ordinary shares in SFP to a separate share trustee. In exchange, the Company was issued 68,500 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in NHI and owns 69,895 and 66,268 shares, respectively, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

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Related Party Investments

The Company, from time to time, may invest in entities managed by affiliates of the Adviser. For the year ended and as of December 31, 2024, the Company had the following investments in entities managed or advised by, or directly or indirectly owned by entities managed or advised by, affiliates of the Adviser (in thousands).


Related Party	Investment	Fair Value/Carrying Value		Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss)			Realized Gain/(Loss)		Equity in income (loss)		Interest and Dividends		Total Income

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.	Common Stock	$	32,949	$	(126)		$	—	$	—	$	4,200	$	4,074
NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.	Common Stock	62,709		(5,478)			—		—		—		(5,478)
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.	Common Stock	4,018		692			—		—		180		872
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Convertible Notes	20,846		32			—		—		1,636		1,668
NexPoint Hospitality Trust	Common Stock	—		2,088		(1)	—		—		—		2,088
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	LLC Units	34,172		(2,985)			—		—		—		(2,985)
SFR WLIF III, LLC	LLC Units	—		—			339		523		—		862
Claymore Holdings, LLC	LLC Units	—		(589)			—		—		—		(589)
Allenby, LLC	LLC Units	—		(153)			—		—		—		(153)
Haygood, LLC.	LLC Units	—		—			—		—		—		—
VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	151,706		2,247			—		—		5,926		8,173
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	76,396		(292)			—		—		9,738		9,446
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	37,953		(13,946)			—		—		2,516		(11,430)
NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc.	Preferred Shares	69,895		—			—		—		5,327		5,327
NexPoint Hospitality Trust	Promissory Note	—		(308)		(1)	—		—		—		(308)
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	Promissory Note	2,765		(11)			—		—		211		200
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Promissory Note	500		—			—		—		45		45
NFRO SFR REIT, LLC	Promissory Note	3,432		—			—		—		222		222
NFRO SFR REIT, LLC	Promissory Note	3,883		—			—		—		298		298

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Related Party	Investment	Fair Value/Carrying Value		Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss)		Realized Gain/(Loss)		Equity in income (loss)		Interest and Dividends	Total Income
NREF OP IV, L.P.	Promissory Note	—		—		—		—		188	188
Semiconductor DST	LLC Units	20,959		—		—		—		379	379
Life Science II DST	LLC Units	9,600		—		—		—		262	262
Capital Acquisitions Partners, LLC	LLC Units	407		—		—		126		—	126
Total		$	532,190	$	(18,829)	$	339	$	649	$31,128	$	13,287


(1)			Reflects the change in unrealized gain/(loss) prior to the NHT consolidation.

For the year ended and as of December 31, 2023, the Company had the following investments in entities managed or advised by, or directly or indirectly owned by entities managed or advised by, affiliates of the Adviser (in thousands).


Related Party	Investment	Fair Value/Carrying Value		Change in Unrealized Gain/(Loss)		Equity in income (loss)		Interest and Dividends		Total Income
NexPoint Hospitality Trust	Common Stock	$	4,886	$	(22,800)	$	—	$	610	$	(22,190)
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.	Common Stock	33,075		(294)		—		5,754		5,460
NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc.	Common Stock	68,187		(35,506)		—		—		(35,506)
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.	Common Stock	3,154		(821)		—		155		(666)
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Convertible Notes	20,814		7		—		1,822		1,829
NexPoint Hospitality Trust	Convertible Notes	21,437		(166)		—		644		478
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	LLC Units	37,157		(19,349)		—		—		(19,349)
SFR WLIF III, LLC	LLC Units	7,079		—		624		—		624
Claymore Holdings, LLC	LLC Units	—		—		—		—		—

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Allenby, LLC	LLC Units	—		(304)		—		—		(304)
Haygood, LLC.	LLC Units	—		(31)		—		—		(31)
VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	146,516		(27,463)		—		4,318		(23,145)
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	76,688		(682)		—		11,686		11,004
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Partnership Units	49,383		(5,308)		—		1,813		(3,495)
NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc.	Preferred Shares	66,268		—		—		1,768		1,768
NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC	Promissory Note	5,000		—		—		39		39
NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P.	Promissory Note	500		—		—		8		8
Total		$	540,144	$	(112,717)	$	624	$	28,617	$	(83,476)

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

On December 8, 2022 and in connection with a restructuring of NSP, the Company, together with the NSP Co-Guarantors, as guarantors, entered into a Sponsor Guaranty Agreement in favor of Extra Space pursuant to which the Company and the NSP Co-Guarantors guaranteed obligations of NSP with respect to accrued dividends on NSP’s newly created Series D Preferred Stock and two promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $64.2 million issued to Extra Space, which were paid in full on December 8, 2023. The NSP Series D Preferred Stock remains outstanding as of December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding NSP Series D Preferred Stock accrued dividends were $11.9 million. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

On October 4, 2024, the Company entered into the Citi Guaranty for the benefit of the Citi Lender under the Citi Loan Agreement, by and among Citi Borrower and the Citi Lender. Pursuant to the Citi Guaranty, the Company guarantees the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Citi Loan Agreement). The Guaranteed Obligations consist of liability for losses suffered by the Citi Lender arising out of certain bad acts, such as if the borrower takes actions that are fraudulent or improper or upon certain violations of the Citi Loan Agreement. The Guaranteed Obligations also include the full payment of the debt upon the occurrence of certain events including borrower voluntarily filing for bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or upon certain other violations of the Citi Loan Agreement. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

On July 2, 2021, the Company, together the Co-Guarantors as limited guarantors, entered into a SAFStor Recourse Guaranty I in favor of ACORE in an aggregate principal amount of $235.86 million. On July 2, 2021, the Company also entered a substantively identical guaranty in favor of ACORE in the amount of $6.05 million. On April 24, 2023, the Company joined certain separate guaranties previously made in favor of ACORE by the Co-Guarantors pursuant to the SAFStor Recourse Guaranty II. On October 4, 2024, NSP paid the debt in full and the guarantees were terminated. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

The Company is a limited guarantor and an indemnitor on one of NHT's loans with an aggregate principal amount of $74.4 million outstanding, as of December 31, 2024. The obligations include a customary environmental indemnity and a so-called "bad boy" guarantee, which is generally only applicable if and when the borrower directly, or indirectly through an agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper.

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The Company is a guarantor and an indemnitor on a loan taken by the SPE which owns Cityplace with an aggregate principal amount of $139.9 million as of December 31, 2024. The obligations include guarantees, which are generally only applicable if and when the borrower, which is a subsidiary of the Company, directly, or indirectly through an agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily terminates construction services prior to the completion of the project, files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper. As of December 31, 2024, management does not anticipate any material deviations from schedule or budget related to construction projects current in process, and Cityplace is current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

The Company is a guarantor and an indemnitor on a loan from OSL, an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership, taken by Freedom LHV which owns White Rock Center. As of December 31, 2024, the loan had an outstanding amount of $10.0 million. As the guarantor, it owes obligations including a continuing guarantee, which is generally applicable to all current and future liabilities or obligations of the borrower under the loan agreement. This guarantee remains in effect until all such obligations have been satisfied in full, unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the guarantee agreement. As the indemnitor, it owes customary environmental indemnifications. The Company has not recorded a contingent liability as White Rock Center is current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

A subsidiary of the Company, together with Calida Holdings III, LP, is a guarantor and an indemnitor on a loan taken by the SPE that owns Tivoli. As of December 31, 2024, the loan had an outstanding balance of $13.5 million. As a guarantor, it owes the obligations including a guaranty of payment, which is generally applicable without the need for the lender to make any demand upon or pursue any rights or remedies against the borrower or any other loan party. The guarantor’s liability is immediate and not contingent on prior actions taken by the lender against other parties. As an indemnitor, it owes customary environmental indemnifications. The Company has not recorded a contingent liability as Tivoli is current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

The Company is a guarantor and an indemnitor on a revolving credit facility entered into by the Company, and two wholly owned subsidiaries with NexBank. As of December 31, 2024, the NexBank Revolver had an outstanding balance of $16.5 million. The Company guarantees the borrowers’ obligations under the loan agreement and the guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance, not of collection, which is generally applicable without the need for the lender to make any demand upon or pursue any rights or remedies against the borrower or any other loan party. The guarantor’s liability is immediate and not contingent on prior actions taken by the lender against other parties. As an indemnitor, the Company is responsible for indemnifying the lender against losses, claims, damages, and costs (including attorneys' fees) arising from the borrowers’ or any other loan party’s breach of its warranties, representations, and agreements under the loan agreement. The Company has not recorded a contingent liability with respect to this guaranty as the borrowers are current on all debt payments and in compliance with all debt compliance provisions.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to claims, lawsuits, and legal proceedings. While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of all such matters, management believes that the aggregate amount of such liabilities, if any, in excess of amounts provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on the Consolidated Balance Sheets or Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company. The Company is not involved in any material litigation nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company or its properties or subsidiaries.

Environmental liabilities could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, assets, cash flows or results of operations. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was not aware of any environmental liabilities. There can be no assurance that material environmental liabilities do not exist.

Claymore, Allenby and Haygood are engaged in ongoing litigation that could result in a possible gain contingency to the Company. The probability, timing, and potential amount of recovery, if any, are unknown.

16. Leases

Lessor Accounting

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The following table summarizes the future minimum lease payments to the Company as the lessor under the operating lease obligations at December 31, 2024 (in thousands). These amounts do not reflect future rental revenues from renewal or replacement of existing leases. Reimbursements of operating expenses and variable rent increases are excluded from the table below.


Year:	Operating Leases
2025	$	8,408
2026	7,746
2027	7,021
2028	4,844
2029	4,138
Thereafter	13,343
Total	$	45,500

The following table lists the tenants where the rental revenue from the tenants represented 10% or more of total rental income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (in thousands) for the year ended December 31, 2024:


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Tenant	Rental Income
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC	$	2,180

The following table lists the tenants where the rental revenue from the tenants represented 10% or more of total rental income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (in thousands) for the year ended December 31, 2023:


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Tenant	Rental Income
Hudson Advisors LLC	$	2,610

Ground Lease

A subsidiary of NHT OP has a ground lease situated in Durham County, North Carolina, with a subsidiary of OSL, an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Adviser through common beneficial ownership. The lease has a remaining term of 4 years and a discount rate of 4.6% and contains five one-year extension options. As of December 31, 2024, the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is $0.7 million, and the lease liability is $0.7 million.

The future minimum lease payments under the operating lease as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:


Years Ending December 31,	Minimum Lease Payment
2025	$	204
2026	208
2027	212
2028	217
Total undiscounted lease payments	841
Less: Present Value discount	(120)
Total lease liability	$	721

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized lease expense of $0.3 million recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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17. Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments: NXDT and NHT. For a description of the types of products and services from which these reportable segments derive their revenues, see Notes 1, 2 and 3. The accounting policies of both segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The chief operating decision maker primarily assesses performance for the segments and decides how to allocate resources based on segment net income (loss). The measures of segment assets are based on each segment’s total assets. The chief operating decision maker uses segment net income (loss) to evaluate profitability in deciding whether to reinvest profits into new or existing investments or into other parts of the entity, such as for dividend amounts. The Company’s two reportable segments serve different strategic purposes. The NXDT segment primarily consists of activities focused on investing in various commercial real estate property types and across the capital structure, including but not limited to equity, mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity. The majority of NXDT’s revenue is comprised of Rental income, Dividend income, and Interest income. The NHT segment primarily consists of acquiring additional U.S. located hospitality assets that meet its investment objective and criteria and seeking to own, renovate and operate its portfolio of income-producing hotel properties. The majority of NHT’s revenue is

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comprised of revenue from renting rooms and selling food and beverages (“F&B”). Therefore, the Company has identified NXDT and NHT as the two operating segments and the two reportable segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the president of the Company.

The following table presents measures of the reportable segment measures of profitability, along with significant segment expenses (in thousands):


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2024			For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
		NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust		NexPoint Hospitality Trust		Total		NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (1)
Total Revenues		$	52,990	$	30,232	$	83,222	$	63,284
Less:
Advisory and administrative fees		13,286		879		14,165		11,740
Corporate general and administrative expenses		9,947		2,856		12,803		7,981
Real estate taxes and insurance		4,836		1,708		6,544		4,377
Property operating expense		6,517		15,738		22,255		7,489
Interest expense		17,443		10,909		28,352		15,902
Realized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		21,479		—		21,479		1,634
Change in unrealized (gains) losses from non-real estate investments		1,348		—		1,348		108,249
Property general and administrative expenses		2,878		4,527		7,405		4,250
Impairment loss		—		7,110		7,110		—
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,441		(69)		1,372		2,731
Depreciation and amortization		11,698		3,902		15,600		13,937
Equity in (income) losses of unconsolidated equity method ventures		(129)		—		(129)		306
Other segment items (2)		734		757		1,491		1,929
Net loss		$	(38,488)	$	(18,085)	$	(56,573)	$	(117,241)

The following table presents total assets for the reportable segments (in thousands):


	As of December 31, 2024						As of December 31, 2023
	NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust		NexPoint Hospitality Trust		Total		NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (1)







Total assets	$	1,039,392	$	185,447	$	1,224,839	$	1,098,336


(1)			For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company only had 1 reportable segment, NXDT.
(2)			Other segment items includes: Property management fees and conversion expenses.

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18. Subsequent Events

Distributions Declared

On February 18, 2025, the Board approved a quarterly distribution of $0.15 per common share, payable on March 31, 2025 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2025. The distribution on the Company’s common shares consists of a combination of cash and shares, with the cash component of the distribution (other than cash paid in lieu of fractional shares) not to exceed 20% in the aggregate, with the balance being paid in the Company’s common shares. Also on February 18, 2025, the Board approved a quarterly distribution of $0.34375 per Series A Preferred Share, payable on March 31, 2025 to shareholders of record on March 24, 2025. On February 18, the Board approved monthly distributions of $0.1875 per 9.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share each, payable on March 5, 2025 and April 7, 2025 to shareholders of record on February 25, 2025 and March 25, 2025, respectively.

NXHT Promissory Note Interest

On January 2, 2025, NXHT repaid $3.0 million of outstanding interest on a promissory note with a subsidiary of the Company.

Semiconductor DST

On January 2, 2025, the Company, through a subsidiary, contributed $3.0 million to Semiconductor DST, in exchange for LLC interests.

Held for Sale, Plano Homewood Suites

The Company sold its held for sale property, Plano Homewood Suites, on January 24, 2025, for a sales price of approximately $8.7 million.

ACORE Debt Paydown, NHT

On January 24, 2025, the Company paid down approximately $5.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively, on its Note A and B loans.

Marriott Uptown Refinance

On January 21, 2025, the Company received a distribution of approximately $15.0 million as a result of the refinance of Marriott Uptown.

Series B Preferred Shares Offering

On January 30, 2025, the Company announced the launch of a continuous public offering of up to 16,000,000 shares of its newly designated Series B Preferred Shares at a price to the public of $25.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $400.0 million. The Series B Preferred Shares are convertible at the option of the holder thereof into our common shares beginning on the first day of the month following the third anniversary of the date of original issuance of the shares to be converted if the 5-day volume weighted average price of our common shares on the NYSE ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date the holder delivers a duly completed conversion notice to the Company (such 5-day VWAP, the “Market Price”) represents a 15.0% premium to the estimated fair market NAV of the Company per common share as most recently published by the Company at the time of issuance of the applicable Series B Preferred Share (the “Minimum Market Price Trigger”). If the Minimum Market Price Trigger is satisfied, the Series B Preferred Shares will be convertible at a 6%, 10% or 12% discount to the Market Price beginning on the first day of the month following the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the date of original issuance of the shares to be converted, respectively. Beginning on the first day of the calendar month following the date of original issuance, the Series B Preferred Shares are redeemable at the option of the holder at a redemption price per share equal to the stated value of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued but unpaid cash distributions and less certain redemption fees. After the first day of the first quarter following the second anniversary of the date of original issuance, the Company also has the option to redeem, in whole or in part, subject to certain restrictions in the Company’s agreement and declaration of trust and the statement of preferences setting forth the terms of the Series B Preferred Shares, at a redemption price per share equal to the stated value of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid cash distributions. In all optional redemptions, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to pay the redemption in cash or in equal value of the Company’s common shares for so long as the common shares are listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or another national securities exchange or automated quotation system. NexPoint

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Securities, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the Company’s dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with the offering. The Dealer Manager uses its reasonable best efforts to sell the Series B Preferred Shares offered in the offering, and the Company pays the Dealer Manager, subject to the discounts and other special circumstances described or referenced therein, (i) selling commissions of 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from sales of Series B Preferred Shares in the offering (“Selling Commissions”) and (ii) a dealer manager fee of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from sales of Series B Preferred Shares in the offering (the “Dealer Manager Fee”). The Dealer Manager, subject to federal and state securities laws, will reallow all or any portion of the Selling Commissions and may reallow a portion of the Dealer Manager Fee to other securities dealers that the Dealer Manager may retain who sold the Series B Preferred Shares as is described more fully in the agreements between such dealers and the Dealer Manager. The Company expects that the offering will terminate on the earlier of the date the Company sells all 16,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares in the offering or August 1, 2027 (which is the third anniversary of the effective date of the Company’s registration statement), which may be extended by the Board in its sole discretion. The Board may elect to terminate this offering at any time.

AMS C-STORE JV, LLC Purchase

On January 30, 2025, the Company, entered into an agreement to purchase $9.2 million of preferred units of AMS C-STORE JV, LLC, a company that builds and operates convenience stores.

Issuance of Common Shares to Adviser

On January 31, 2025, the Company issued 257,552.62 common shares to the Adviser as payment of a portion of the monthly Advisory Fees pursuant to the Advisory Agreement.

NHT PC & B Loan Debt Extension

On February 5, 2025, NHT extended the maturity date of the debt with AREEIF Lender, LLC to February 5, 2026. The debt has one remaining one-year extension option.

Neiman Marcus Lease

On February 7, 2025, Neiman Marcus sent a notice of termination of its lease at Cityplace to the Company. The Company is currently disputing the notice of termination through communication with the tenant.

NHT Note A Loan & Note B Loan Extension

On March 8, 2025, the maturity dates of the Note A Loan and Note B Loan were extended to April 8, 2025.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of December 31, 2024, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e). Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2024, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Exchange Act and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the President and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

We believe, however, that a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls systems are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, within a company have been detected.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) and for our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our President and our Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an assessment regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment under the criteria described above, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Not applicable.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required in response to this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required in response to this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owner and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required in response to this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required in response to this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required in response to this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules

a.The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

1.Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust on page 96 of this Annual Report.

2.Financial Statement Schedules. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust on page 96 of this Annual Report. All other schedules are omitted because they are not required, are inapplicable, or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

3.Exhibits. The exhibits filed with this Report are set forth in the Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number						Description

2.1						Merger Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2024, by and between NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., NXDT Intermediary, LLC, NXDT Hospitality Holdco, LLC, NexPoint Hospitality Trust, NHT Intermediary, LLC, NHT Holdings, LLC and NHT Operating Partnership, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2024).

3.1						Restated Certificate of Trust of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, effective July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022).

3.2						Declaration of Trust of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, dated July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022).

3.3						Bylaws of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, dated July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022).

4.1						Statement of Preferences of 5.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

4.2						Statement of Preferences of 9.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2025).

4.3						Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Act (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.1						Advisory Agreement, dated July 1, 2022, by and between the Company and the Adviser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022).

10.2						First Amendment to Advisory Agreement, dated October 25, 2022, by and between the Company and the Adviser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 26, 2022).

10.3						Second Amendment to Advisory Agreement of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 12, 2023).

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10.4						Third Amendment to Advisory Agreement, dated July 22, 2024, by and among the Company and the Adviser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 22, 2024).

10.5						Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., dated January 30, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2025).

10.6†						NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 31, 2023).

10.7†						Form of Restricted Shares Units Agreement (Trustee) for award agreements entered into in 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.8*†						Form of Restricted Shares Units Agreement (Key Employee) for award agreements entered into in 2023 .

10.9†						Form of Restricted Shares Units Agreement (Trustee) for award agreements entered into in 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.10*†						Form of Restricted Shares Units Agreement (Key Employee) for award agreements entered into in 2024.





10.11						Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P., dated September 8, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2021).

10.12						First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, L.P., dated November 2, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2023).

10.13						Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of VineBrook Homes Operating Partnership, Inc., dated as of August 3, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023).

10.14						Form of 7.50% Convertible Notes of NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P., due June 30, 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc.'s Current Report on 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2022).

10.15						Loan Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2018, by and among CP Tower Owner, LLC and CP Land Owner, LLC, as Borrower, Delphi CRE Funding LLC, AC IV CA Mortgage LLC and the other lenders from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, and Acore Capital Mortgage, LP, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, as amended through February 8, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.16						Guaranty of Recourse Obligations, dated August 15, 2018, by the Company and HCRE Partners, LLC, to or for the benefit of Acore Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.17						Completion Guaranty, dated August 15, 2018, by the Company and HCRE Partners, LLC, to or for the benefit of Acore Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.18						Guaranty of Required Equity, Required Pay Down and Master Lease, dated August 15, 2018, by the Company and HCRE Partners, LLC to or for the benefit of Acore Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

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10.19						Joinder Agreement of New Indemnitor, dated as of March 8, 2022, made by the Company and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P. in favor of Acore Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.20						Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2022, made and entered into by the Company, NexPoint Hospitality Trust and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P., as Guarantors, the Borrowers party thereto and Acore Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.21						Amended and Restated Sponsor Guaranty Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by the Company, NREF OP IV REIT Sub, LLC, Highland Income Fund, NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund, and NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc., in favor of Extra Space Storage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.22						Contribution Agreement, dated December 8, 2022, by and among NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC, NFRO REIT Sub II, LLC, GAF REIT, LLC, GAF REIT SUB II, LLC, and NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.23						Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NexPoint Storage Partners Operating Company, LLC, dated December 8, 2022, as amended by that Amendment No. 1, dated March 20, 2023, Amendment No. 2, dated December 8, 2023 and Amendment No. 3, dated January 22, 2024.

10.24						Form of Notes of NHT Operating Partnership LLC, due between 2039 and 2042 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.25						Form of 2.25% Notes of NHT Operating Partnership LLC, due between 2040 and 2042 (CDOR) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023).

10.26						Loan Agreement, dated May 22, 2023, by and between NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Capital, LLC, NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC and NexBank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 25, 2023).

10.27						Guaranty Agreement, dated May 22, 2023, by the Company for the benefit of NexBank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 25, 2023).

10.28						Contribution and Assignment Agreement, dated September 1, 2023, by and between NHF TRS, LLC, NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc., NexLS Holdco, LLC and Specialty Financial Products Designated Activity Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023).

10.29						Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NexAnnuity Holdings, Inc., dated August 29, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023).

10.30						Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of NexPoint SFR Operating Partnership, L.P. dated June 30, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 30, 2023).

10.31						Limited Consent and Twelfth Omnibus Amendment, dated September 8, 2023, by and among CP Tower Owner, LLC, CP Land Owner, LLC, CP Equity Owner, LLC, CP Equity Land Owner, LLC, the Company, NexPoint Real Estate Partners, LLC, Delphi CRE Funding LLC, ACORE Credit IV CLO Issuer 2018-1, LLC and ACORE Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2023).

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10.32						Separation Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2024, by and among NexPoint Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VII, L.P., NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, NexPoint Real Estate Advisors X, L.P., VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors V, L.P., NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors XI, L.P., NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc., NexPoint Hospitality Trust and Brian Mitts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 14, 2024).

10.33						Management Agreement, dated June 1, 2013, by and between Freedom LHV LLC and NexBank Realty Advisors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.34						First Amendment to Management Agreement, dated August 20, 2014, by and between Freedom LHV LLC and NexBank Realty Advisors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.35						Assignment and Assumption of Property Management Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2020, by and among NexBank Securities, Inc. and NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.36						Management Agreement, dated January 1, 2014, by and between Freedom Lubbock, LLC and NexBank Realty Advisors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.37						First Amendment to Property Management Agreement, dated January 1, 2023, by and between Freedom Lubbock, LLC and NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.38						Assignment and Assumption of Property Management Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2020, by and among NexBank Securities Inc. and NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.39						Property Management Agreement, effective as of August 15, 2018, by and between CP Tower Owner, LLC and NexBank Securities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.40						Assignment and Assumption Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2020, by and among NexBank Securities, Inc. and NexVest Realty Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

10.41						Omnibus Amendment to Loan Documents, dated November 17, 2023, by and among NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Operating Partnership, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Capital, LLC and NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024)

10.42						Limited Consent and Thirteenth Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated March 8, 2024, by and among CP Tower Owner, LLC, CP Land Owner, LLC, CP Equity Owner, LLC and CP Equity Land Owner, LLC, as borrowers, the Company and NexPoint Real Estate Partners, LLC, as guarantors, Delphi CRE Funding LLC, ACORE Credit IV CLO Issuer 2018-1, LLC and ACORE Capital Mortgage, LP, as lenders, and Acore Capital Mortgage, LP, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 10, 2024).

10.43						Guaranty Agreement, dated October 4, 2024, by the Company for the benefit of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 4, 2024).

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10.44						Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of NexPoint Hospitality Trust, dated March 27, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.45						Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC, dated as of January 8, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.46						First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC, dated as of March 27, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.47						Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC, dated as of August 16, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.48						Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NHT Operating Partnership, LLC, dated as of September 25, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2024).

10.49						Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, by and among NexPoint Hospitality Trust, NHT Holdings, LLC, and NexPoint Real Estate Advisors VI, L.P., dated as of March 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.50						Loan Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2019, among 2325 Stemmons TRS, Inc., 2325 Stemmons Hotel Partners, LLC, HCRE Addison, LLC, HCRE Addison TRS, LLC, HCRE Plano, LLC, HCRE Plano TRS, LLC, HCRE Las Colinas, LLC, HCRE Las Colinas TRS, LLC, NHT SP, LLC, NHT SP TRS, LLC, Delphi CRE Funding LLC and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto, and ACORE Capital Mortgage, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024).

10.51*						Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, dated May 10, 2024, by and among NREF OP IV REIT Sub, LLC, The Ohio State Life Insurance Company and the Company.

10.52*						First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated October 22, 2024, by and among the Company, NexPoint Real Estate Capital, LLC, NexPoint Real Estate Opportunities, LLC and NexBank.

19.1						Insider Trading Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2024).

21.1*						List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant

23.1*						Consent of KPMG LLP

31.1*						Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*						Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1+						Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

97.1						Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 7, 2023).

101.INS*						Inline XBRL Instance Document (The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

101.SCH*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

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101.CAL*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.LAB*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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*Filed herewith.

+ Furnished herewith.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST

/s/ Jim Dondero

March 31, 2025 Jim Dondero

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Jim Dondero

President and Trustee

March 31, 2025

Jim Dondero

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Paul Richards

Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance,
Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary

March 31, 2025

Paul Richards

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)

/s/ Brian Mitts

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Brian Mitts

/s/ Ed Constantino

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Ed Constantino

/s/ Scott Kavanaugh

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Scott Kavanaugh

/s/ Arthur Laffer

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Arthur Laffer

/s/ Carol Swain

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Carol Swain

/s/ Catherine Wood

Trustee

March 31, 2025

Catherine Wood

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