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Equity Compensation Plans
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Equity Compensation Plans Equity Compensation Plans
On May 18, 2022, our stockholders approved our 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2022 Incentive Plan”) which replaced the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”, collectively with the 2022 Incentive Plan, the “Incentive Plan”). No new awards may be made under the Prior Plan, although awards outstanding under the Prior Plan will remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan. The 2022 Incentive Plan provides for grants of equity and equity-based awards to our employees, officers, directors, consultants and other service providers, and such awards may take the form of restricted or unrestricted shares of common stock, non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), dividend equivalents and other equity and cash-based awards. A maximum of 8,000,000 shares of our common stock (plus up to an additional 1,280,610 shares of our common stock, to the extent that shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan are recycled into the 2022 Incentive Plan) may be awarded under the 2022 Incentive Plan, subject to customary adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits and similar corporate events or transactions affecting shares of our common stock.
Under the Incentive Plan, we have granted restricted shares, RSUs, and performance share units (“PSUs”). For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 we recognized $7,390, $7,883 and $8,044 of stock compensation expense, respectively.
The restricted shares and RSUs granted under the Incentive Plan generally vest over a two, three, or four-year period. In addition, we have granted unrestricted shares to our non-employee directors. These awards generally vest or vested immediately. A summary of restricted common share award and RSU activity is presented below.
202420232022
Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share 		Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share 		Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share
Balance, January 1,416,735 $18.70 395,482 $18.67 404,988 $13.75 
Granted400,659 15.16 356,886 18.06 269,150 23.07 
Vested(232,830)17.67 (260,128)17.80 (223,785)14.40 
Forfeited(74,669)16.37 (75,505)18.59 (54,871)21.38 
Balance, December 31, (1)509,895 $16.73 416,735 $18.70 395,482 $18.67 
(1)The outstanding award balance above included 149,334, 127,989, and 163,348 RSUs as of December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Subsequent to December 31, 2024, 243,006 restricted stock awards and RSUs valued at a weighted-average price of $19.40, or $4,872,838 in the aggregate were awarded to employees. These awards vest over a two to four-year period.
As of December 31, 2024, the unearned compensation cost relating to unvested restricted common share awards and RSUs was $4,005, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years. The estimated fair value of restricted common share awards, and RSUs, vested during 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $3,645, $4,494, and $5,452, respectively.
The PSUs granted under the Incentive Plan have a three-year performance period and are generally based on (1) market performance as measured by total stockholder return for 70% of the award and (2) a subjective element tied to individual performance for 30% of the award. The PSUs vest 50% upon the Compensation Committee’s determination as to the satisfaction of the performance criteria (which shall be within two months of the last day of the performance period) and 50% on the first anniversary of the last day of the performance period, subject to continued service through such dates. A summary of PSU activity is presented below.
202420232022
Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share 		Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share 		Number
 of
 Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share
Balance, January 1,589,522 $16.26 841,519 $13.74 944,907 $9.32 
Granted (1)218,379 13.64 216,794 17.43 198,099 20.67 
Change in awards based on performance (2)82,534 14.48 104,060 14.22 150,147 8.89 
Vested(248,055)12.15 (452,380)11.55 (425,022)6.47 
Forfeited— — (120,471)16.68 (26,612)20.35 
Balance, December 31,642,380 $16.72 589,522 $16.26 841,519 $13.74 
(1)PSUs granted reflects the number of awards assuming target performance. The actual number of awards earned is based on actual performance during the three-year performance period and ranges from 0%-150% of target.
(2)Represents the change in the numbers of PSUs earned based on above target performance achievement for the performance period.
Our assumptions used in computing the fair value of the PSUs at the dates of their respective grants, using the Monte Carlo method, were as follows:
For the year ended December 31,
202420232022
Dividend yield4.2%4.7%5.4%
Volatility (a)35.0%33.0%32.0%
Expected term2.8 years2.9 years2.9 years
(a)This represents the volatility assumption used for IRT. The volatility assumptions used for our peer group and the NAREIT Mortgage Index ranged from 25% to 45%.
The Company estimates future expenses associated with PSUs outstanding at December 31, 2024 to be $1,299, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years. The estimated fair value of PSUs vested during 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $3,683, $7,990, and $10,458, respectively.