TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 20, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-03-21.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-20.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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•On December 13, 2024, we sold 30 single family lots from our holdings in Windmill Farms for $1.4 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.1 million.
Current report
•On January 1, 2024, we amended our cash management agreement with Pillar. As a result, the interest rate on the related party receivable ("Pillar Receivable") changed from prime plus one to SOFR.
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•On October 21, 2024, we entered into a$27.5 million construction loan to finance the development of Mountain Creek (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at SOFR plus 3.45% and matures on October 20, 2026.
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On October 21, 2024, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 234 unit multifamily property in Dallas, Texas ("Mountain Creek") that is expected to be completed in 2026 for a total cost of approximately $49.8 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $27.5 million construction loan(See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of December 31, 2024, we have incurred a total of $5.0 million in development costs.
Current report
Results of Operations
Current report
For the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023, the Redevelopment Property is Landing on Bayou Cane. The change in revenues and expenses of the Redevelopment Property from 2023 to 2024 is primarily due to the lease-up of the property in 2023 as the restored units were placed in service. There were no Acquisition Properties or Disposition Properties for the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023.
Current report
•The $4.9 million decrease in general, administrative and advisory expenses is primarily due to a reduction in legal cost associated with the Nixdorf litigation in 2023 and due to auditing and other administrative expenses associated with the bonds payable, which were repaid in 2023.
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•The loss from early extinguishment of debt and the gain on foreign currency transactions are due to the bonds payable that were outstanding in 2023.
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The increase in cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to a decrease in interest payments and insurance cost in comparison to prior year.
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The $68.3 million increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to the $39.5 million increase indevelopment and renovation of real estate, the $21.4 million decrease in distribution from joint venture and the $18.7 million decrease in net redemption of short-term investments offset in part by the $6.5 million decrease inoriginations and advances on notes receivable and the $3.6 million increase incollection of notes receivable. The increase indevelopment and renovation of real estate relates to the construction start of Merano and Bandera Ridge in 2024. The distribution from joint venture in 2023 relates to the final distribution of proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio in 2022.
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Previous report
•On March 30, 2021, we sold a 50% ownership interest in Overlook at Allensville Phase II, a 144 unit multifamily property in Sevierville, Tennessee to Macquarie, for $2.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.4 million. Concurrent with the sale, we each contributed our 50% ownership interests in the property into VAA.
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•On August 26, 2021, we sold 600 Las Colinas, a 512,173 square foot office building in Irving, Texas for $74.8 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $27.3 million. We used the proceeds from the sale to pay off the mortgage note payable on the property (See "Financing Activities") and for general corporate purposes.
Previous report
•On August 26, 2021, we paid off the $35.9 million loan on 600 Las Colinas in connection with the sale of the underlying property (See "Acquisitions and Dispositions").
Previous report
In 2021, Landing on Bayou Cane, a 240 unit multifamily property in Houma, Louisiana suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Ida and required extensive renovation. As of December 31, 2023, we completed the restoration and lease-up of the property for a total cost of $16.7 million, which was primarily funded by insurance proceeds.
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For the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2022, the Redevelopment Property is Landing on Bayou Cane. The Acquisition Properties are Blue Lake Villas, Blue Lake Villas Phase II, Northside on Travis, Parc at Denham Springs, Residences at Holland Lake, Villas of Park West I and Villas of Park West II. The Disposition Properties are Fruitland Park, Sugar Mill Phase III and Toulon.
Previous report
•The $13.8 million increase in interest income, net is due to a $8.0 million decrease in interest expense and a $5.8 million increase in interest income.
Previous report
The increase in interest income is primarily due to a $9.9 million increase in interest on short term investments offset in part by a $4.1 million decrease in interest income from notes receivable and receivable from related party. The increase in short-term investments is primarily due to the $388.0 million in cash distributions received from VAA in 2022 (See "Other Developments" in Management's Overview). The decrease in interest income from notes receivable is primarily due to the forgiveness of $3.6 million in interest income in connection with the UHF loan modification in 2023.
Previous report
•(Loss) gain on sale, remeasurement or write down of assets changed $91.1 million from a gain of $89.2 million in 2022 to a loss of $1.9 million in 2023. The decease in gain is primarily due to the $73.2 million gain on remeasurement of the VAA Holdback Portfolio in 2022 (See "Other Developments" in Management's Overview) and property dispositions in 2022 (See "Acquisitions and Dispositions" in Management's Overview).
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•The decrease in income from joint venture is primarily due to our share of the gain on the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio in 2022 (See "Other Developments" in Management's Overview).
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•The $101.3 million change in other income (expense) is primarily due to the income tax expense incurred in connection with the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio in 2022 (See "Other Developments" in Management's Overview).
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The decrease in cash used in operating activities is primarily due to an increase in interest income and an increase rents provided by the Acquisition Properties (See "Acquisitions and Dispositions" in Management's Overview). The increase in interest income is primarily due to an increase in short-term investments and cash equivalents and an increase in interest rates.
Previous report
The decrease in cash provided by investing activities is primarily due to a $362.9 million decrease in distribution from joint venture and a $44.4 million decrease in proceeds from the sale of real estate (See "Acquisitions and Dispositions" in Management's Overview), offset in part by a $131.7 million net decrease in investment in short-term investments. The decrease in distribution from joint venture is due to the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio in 2022 (See "Other Developments" in Management's Overview) and the decrease in investment in short-term investments is due to the investment of those distributions in 2022.
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Previous wording
•On March 15, 2023, we entered into a$33.0 million construction loan to finance the development of Lake Wales (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on March 15, 2026, with two one-year extension options.
Current wording
•On March 15, 2023, we entered into a$33.0 million construction loan to finance the development of Alera (See "Development Activities") that bears interest at SOFR plus 3% and matures on March 15, 2026, with two one-year extension options.
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•On August 25, 2021, we replaced the existing loan on Villas at Bon Secour with a new $20.0 million loan that bears interest at 3.08% and matures on September 1, 2031.
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•On July 10, 2024, we replaced the existing loan on Forest Grove with a$6.6 million loan that bears interest at SOFR plus 2.15% and matures on August 1, 2031.
Previous wording
We have agreements to develop two PODs from our land holdings in Windmill Farms. The agreements provide for the development of 125 acres of raw land into approximately 470 lands lots to used for single family homes for a total of $24.3 million. We estimate that we will complete the development of these PODs over a two-year period starting the third quarter of 2024. During 2023, we spent$5.0 million on the project, which included$0.5 million on lot development and$4.5 million on reimbursable infrastructure investments.
Current wording
We have agreements to develop two parcels of land ("PODs")from our land holdings in Windmill Farms. The agreements provide for the development of 125 acres of raw land into approximately 470 land lots to be used for single family homes for a total of $24.3 million. We estimate that we will complete the development of these PODs over a two-year period starting during the fourth quarter of 2024. During 2024, we spent $3.6 million on reimbursable infrastructure investments.
Previous wording
On March 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 240 unit multifamily property in Lake Wales, Florida ("Lake Wales") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $55.3 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $33.0 million construction loan(See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. In connection with the closing of the loan, we purchased the land and certain entitlement costs from a related party at an appraised value of $6.1 million. As of December 31, 2023, we have incurred a total of $16.9 million in development costs.
Current wording
On March 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 240 unit multifamily property in Lake Wales, Florida ("Alera") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $55.3 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $33.0 million construction loan(See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. In connection with the closing of the loan, we purchased the land and certain entitlement costs from a related party at an appraised value of $6.1 million. As of December 31, 2024, we have incurred a total of $36.6 million in development costs.
Previous wording
On November 6, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in McKinney, Texas ("Merano") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $51.9 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $25.4 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of December 31, 2023, we have incurred a total of $7.2 million in development costs.
Current wording
On November 6, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in McKinney, Texas ("Merano") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $51.9 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $25.4 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of December 31, 2024, we have incurred a total of $24.8 million in development costs.
Previous wording
On December 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in Temple, Texas ("Bandera Ridge") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $49.6 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $23.5 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. In connection with the closing of the loan, we purchased the land from a related party at an appraised value of $2.7 million. As of December 31, 2023, we have incurred a total of $3.1 million in development costs.
Current wording
On December 15, 2023, we entered into a development agreement with Pillar to build a 216 unit multifamily property in Temple, Texas ("Bandera Ridge") that is expected to be completed in 2025 for a total cost of approximately $49.6 million. The cost of construction will be funded in part by a $23.5 million construction loan (See "Financing Activities"). The development agreement provides for a $1.6 million fee that will be paid to Pillar over the construction period. As of December 31, 2024, we have incurred a total of $26.3 million in development costs.
Previous wording
On March 23, 2023, we received $18.0 million from VAA, which represented the remaining distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio.
Current wording
On March 23, 2023, we received $18.0 million from VAA, which represented the remaining distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the VAA Sale Portfolio. In December 2024, we dissolved VAA.
Previous wording
Our $461.8 million decrease in net income in 2023 is primarily attributed to the following:
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Our $0.6 million decrease in net income in 2024 is primarily attributed to the following:
Previous wording
•The $6.6 million increase in profit from the multifamily properties is due to increases of $5.6 million from the Acquisition Properties and $2.3 million from the Redevelopment Property offset in part by decreases of $1.0 million from the Same Properties and $0.3 million from the Disposition Properties. The increase in profit from the Redevelopment property is due to the completion of the restoration and lease-up of Landing on Bayou Cane in 2023. The decrease in profit from the Same Properties is primarily due to an increase in insurance cost in 2023.
Current wording
•The $1.4 million decrease in profit from the multifamily properties is due to a $1.0 million decrease from the Redevelopment Property. The decrease in profit from the Redevelopment property is due to the receipt of $1.3 million of business interruption insurance proceeds in 2023.
Previous wording
•The $3.2 million decrease in profit from the commercial properties is primarily due to a decline in occupancy andan increase in insurance cost.
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•The $0.4 million decrease in profit from the commercial properties is primarily due to a decline in occupancy.
Previous wording
The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the pay down of our bonds payable in 2023 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview).
Current wording
•The $6.5 million decrease in interest income, net is due to a $8.1 million decrease in interest income offset in part by a $1.6 million decrease in interest expense. The decrease in interest income is primarily due to a decrease in interest rates on the UHF notes in 2023 and a decrease in interest rates on the Pillar Receivable in 2024 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview). The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the repayment of the bonds payable in 2023 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview).
Previous wording
The $26.6 million increase in cash used in financing activities is primarily due to a $87.4 million increase in repayments of bond payable offset in part by a $60.8 million decrease in repayments of mortgage and other notes payable. The increase in repayments of bonds payable is primarily due to the payoff of our bonds in 2023 (See "Financing Activities" in Management's Overview) and the decrease in the repayments of the mortgage and other notes payable is primarily due to the payoff of the mortgage notes on Toulon and Sugar Mill Phase III in 2022 in connection with the sales of the underlying properties.
Current wording
The $140.7 million decrease in cash used in financing activities is primarily due to the $131.2 million repayment of our bonds in 2023.
Previous wording
We use FFO in addition to net income to report our operating and financial results and considers FFO and FFO-diluted as supplemental measures for the real estate industry and a supplement to GAAP measures. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairment write-downs of real estate and write-downs of investments in an affiliate where the write-downs have been driven by a decrease in the value of real estate held by the affiliate and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We also present FFO excluding the impact of the effects of foreign currency translation.
Current wording
We use FFO in addition to net income to report our operating and financial results and consider FFO and FFO-diluted as supplemental measures for the real estate industry and a supplement to GAAP measures. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit") defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of properties, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization, impairment write-downs of real estate and write-downs of investments in an affiliate where the write-downs have been driven by a decrease in the value of real estate held by the affiliate and after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. We also present FFO excluding the impact of the effects of foreign currency translation.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
•During the year ended December 31, 2021, we sold a total of 134.7 acres of land from our holdings in Windmill Farms for$20.2 million in aggregate, resulting in gains on sale of$10.3 million. In addition, we sold 14.1 acres of land from our holdings in Mercer Crossing for$9.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of$6.4 million.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
•On March 4, 2021, we extended the maturity of our loan on Windmill Farms until February 28, 2023 at a reduced interest rate of 5%.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
•On September 1, 2022, we extended our loan on Athens to August 28, 2023.