NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST

7. Equity Method Investments

Below is a summary of the Company’s equity method investments as of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

Below is a summary of the Company's investments as of March 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.

Below is a summary of the Company’s equity method investments as of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

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.

(1)Represents the Company’s percentage share of net assets of the investee per the investee’s books and records.

(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 has elected the fair value option with respect to these investments. The basis in these investments is their fair value.

(7)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.

(8)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.

(9)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.

Significant Equity Method Investments

The table below presents the unaudited summary balance sheets for the Company’s significant equity method investments as of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands). The Company reports these unaudited summary balance sheets on a quarter lag. For purposes of equity method investments, significance is determined in accordance with Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. ("NREF") and VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. ("VineBrook") 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. As such, only the financial information for NREF and VineBrook are presented below.

The table below presents the unaudited summary statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, for the Company’s significant equity method investments (dollars in thousands).

The table below presents the unaudited summary balance sheets for the Company’s significant equity method investments as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands). In the prior year, the Company did not present these financials on a quarter lag. This comparison will not be on a quarter lag basis as we are utilizing the previously filed financial information for consistency purposes. NREF, NSP and VineBrook 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. As such, only the financial information for NREF, NSP and VineBrook are presented below.

The table below presents the unaudited summary statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 for the Company’s significant equity method investments (dollars in thousands).