NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Except as otherwise disclosed below, the Company is not aware of any contractual obligations, legal proceedings or any other contingent obligations incurred in the normal course of business that would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On March 14, 2023, the Company, through one of the Subsidiary OPs, committed to fund $24.0 million of preferred equity with respect to a ground up construction horizontal single-family property located in Phoenix, Arizona, of which $7.9 million was unfunded as of December 31, 2024. The preferred equity investment provides a floating annual return that is the greater of prime rate plus 5.0% or 11.25%, compounded monthly with a MOIC of 1.30 x and 1.0% placement fee. The Company was also issued a common interest at the time of its first funding of preferred equity on May 16, 2023. The common interest allows the Company to receive a 10% profit share once aggregate distributions exceed the 20% internal rate of return ("IRR") hurdle as shown below. There was no value ascribed to the common interest as of December 31, 2024. Further, once the Company's preferred equity and accrued interest has been repaid, any additional cash flow and net sale proceeds shall be distributed as follows:

•0% to the Company and 100% to issuer up to a 20.0% IRR

•10% to the Company and 90% to issuer thereafter

On February 10, 2023, the Company, through one of the Subsidiary OPs, through a unit purchase agreement, committed to purchase $30.3 million of the preferred units with respect to a multifamily property development located in Forney, Texas, which has been fully funded as of December 31, 2024. Further, the Company committed to purchase $4.3 million of common equity with respect to the same property, of which $1.3 million was unfunded as of December 31, 2024.

On February 10, 2023, the Company, through one of the Subsidiary OPs, through a unit purchase agreement, committed to purchase $30.3 million of the preferred units with respect to a multifamily property development located in Richmond, Virginia, which has been fully funded as of December 31, 2024. Further, the Company committed to purchase $4.3 million of common equity with respect to the same property, of which $1.3 million was unfunded as of December 31, 2024.

SFR OP Promissory Note II Commitments

SFR OP issued a note (the “SFR OP Note II”) to the Company on July 10, 2024. The SFR OP Note II bears interest at 15%, which is payable in kind, is interest only during the term of the SFR OP Note II and matures on July 10, 2025. The Company funded $0.5 million, $2.0 million and $1.0 million on October 31, 2024, November 7, 2024 and November 30, 2024, respectively. The Company's maximum commitment under the loan is $5.0 million, of which $1.5 million was unfunded as of December 31, 2024.

Alewife Holdings Loan Commitments

On January 26, 2024, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries (“OP IV”), along with The Ohio State Life Insurance Company (“OSL”), an entity that may be deemed an affiliate of the Manager through common beneficial ownership, entered into a Mezzanine Loan and Security Agreement (the "Alewife Loan") whereby it made a loan in the maximum principal amount of up to $218.0 million to IQHQ-Alewife Holdings, LLC ("Alewife Holdings"), which is solely owned by IQHQ, L.P. The Company has an ownership interest in the Series D-1 preferred stock in IQHQ, who is the limited partner in IQHQ, L.P.; however, the Company has no controlling financial interest nor significant influence in IQHQ, L.P. The loan is secured by a first mortgage with a first lien position and other security interests.

On May 10, 2024, OP IV, NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. ("NXDT OP"), the operating partnership of NXDT, and OSL entered into an Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, pursuant to which OP IV assigned the right to fund up to 9% of the Alewife Loan to NXDT OP and allocated the right to fund up to 9% of the Alewife Loan to OSL. Effective January 2, 2025, OP IV and OSL entered into an Assignment and Assumption and Co-Lender Agreement, pursuant to which OP IV assigned $7.5 million 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, under the Assignment Agreement, 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, NXDT 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 NXDT OP and OSL, respectively. OP IV is required to fund any amounts not funded by OSL and NXDT OP. At any time that NXDT OP and OSL have funded less than their respective percentages of all advances made under the Alewife Loan, NXDT OP and OSL have the option upon notice to OP IV to pay to OP IV any amount of such unfunded amount. Upon such payment, NXDT OP or OSL would become entitled to all interest and fees accrued on the amount paid to OP IV on and after the date of such payment. The Company's expected maximum commitment under the Alewife Loan is $203.0 million, of which $62.7 million was unfunded as of December 31, 2024.

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 Manager, entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (“Bridge Purchase Agreement”) whereby IQHQ, L.P. issued and sold to Bridge Investor I a Secured Convertible Promissory Note (“IQHQ Promissory Note”) with a purchase commitment of $150.0 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, L.P. (“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.

In connection with the Bridge Purchase Agreement, the Company, through certain subsidiaries, along with certain entities advised by affiliates of our Manager or that may be deemed an affiliate of the Manager through common beneficial ownership (the “IQHQ Participating Purchasers”), entered into a participation rights agreement with Bridge Investor I pursuant to which the Company and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers had a right to fund up to specified amounts of the IQHQ Promissory Note and the IQHQ Bridge Warrant. Upon receipt of a draw request, each IQHQ Participating Purchaser had 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 and NXDT OP had 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. The Company, through certain subsidiaries, was required to fund any amounts not funded by the IQHQ Participating Purchasers and NXDT OP. Bridge Investor I can allocate all or any portion of the IQHQ Warrant to any parties to the participation rights agreement. On December 2, 2024, the IQHQ Promissory Note was fully funded. The Company funded $148.6 million and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers funded $1.4 million.

On December 31, 2024, the Company, through OP IV and the OP, along with the IQHQ Participating Purchasers that funded the IQHQ Promissory Note and Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (“Bluerock”) entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement (the “IQHQ Revolving Loan”) whereby it made a loan in the maximum principal amount of up to $300.0 million to IQHQ, L.P. In connection with the IQHQ Revolving Loan, the full $150 million of the principal amount of the IQHQ Promissory Note and the full $150 million of the principal amount of a promissory note held by Bluerock was substituted and exchanged for deemed borrowings under the IQHQ Revolving Loan, and the IQHQ Revolving Loan was fully funded on December 31, 2024. The IQHQ Revolving Loan accrues interest at a rate per annum equal to 13.5% per annum, payable in kind. The revolving period during which IQHQ, L.P. is permitted to borrow, repay and re-borrow loans, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and payment of certain fees, will terminate on December 31, 2027, the maturity date of the IQHQ Revolving Loan. The Company holds 49.533% of the revolving commitment under the IQHQ Revolving Loan.

In connection with the IQHQ Revolving Loan, 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 Company, through certain subsidiaries, along with the IQHQ Participating Purchasers entered into a participation rights agreement with Bridge Investor I pursuant to which the Company 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, NXDT 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. The Company, through certain subsidiaries, would be required to fund any amounts not funded by the IQHQ Participating Purchasers and NXDT 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 the Company or NXDT 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 the Company or NXDT 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.

IQHQ Holdings is the sole common stockholder of IQHQ, and the IQHQ Participating Purchasers own common equity in IQHQ Holdings and/or IQHQ, L.P. The Company has an ownership interest in the Series D-1 preferred stock in IQHQ, which is the limited partner in IQHQ, L.P.; however, the Company has no controlling financial interest nor significant influence in IQHQ, L.P.

The loan participation was considered a transfer of the IQHQ Promissory Note and the IQHQ Bridge Warrant and is considered a transfer of the Series E preferred stock of IQHQ, Inc. and the IQHQ Series E Warrant 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. The IQHQ Promissory Note was classified as Loans, held-for-investment, net, the Series E preferred stock of IQHQ, Inc. is classified as preferred stock and the IQHQ Bridge Warrant is classified as Stock warrant investments. The IQHQ Bridge Warrant is accounted for as investments in equity securities under ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities, and the Company elected to use the measurement alternative to measure the investment at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, if any.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company's expected maximum commitment under the IQHQ Subscription Agreement is $150.0 million.

The table below shows the Company's unfunded commitments by investment type as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

16. Segment Reporting

We haveone reportable segment: NREF. For a description of the types of products and services from which this single reportable segment derives its revenues, see Notes 1 and 2. The accounting policies of the NREF segment are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The chief operating decision maker assesses performance for the NREF segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income that also is reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The measure of segment assets is reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Total Assets. The chief operating decision maker uses net income to evaluate profitability generated from the segment’s portfolio in deciding whether to reinvest profits into new or existing investments or into other parts of the entity, such as for acquisitions or dividend amounts. The chief operating decision maker manages the business on a consolidated basis, and therefore the Company has identified NREF as the one operating segment and the reportable segment. As of December 31, 2024 the Company’s chief operating decision maker was the VP of Originations and Investments. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Company's chief operating decision maker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of the Company.

The significant segment expenses are computed in accordance with GAAP and are consistent with the financial information presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.