Loans and Investments - Investment Portfolio and Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 11,304,956	$ 12,615,006
Allowance for credit losses	(238,967)	(195,664)	$ (132,559)	$ (113,241)
Unearned revenue	(31,992)	(41,536)
Loans and investments, net	$ 11,033,997	$ 12,377,806	14,254,674	11,981,048
Percent of Total	100.00%	100.00%
Loan Count \| loan	776	747
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	6.90%	8.42%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	13 months 3 days	13 months 6 days
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	2.00%	1.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	80.00%	78.00%
Mortgage loans on real estate remaining maturity period, including extension options	22 months 21 days	29 months 12 days
Exit fee receivable	$ 46,600	$ 38,500
Single-Family Rental
Loans and Investments
Allowance for credit losses	(7,524)	(1,624)	$ (780)	$ (319)
Bridge Loans
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 10,893,106	$ 12,273,244
Percent of Total	96.00%	97.00%
Loan Count \| loan	688	679
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	6.89%	8.45%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	11 months 18 days	12 months
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	80.00%	78.00%
Bridge Loans \| Single-Family Rental
Loans and Investments
Number of loans under the loan portfolio \| loan	423	354
Total loan commitment	$ 4,180,000	$ 2,860,000
Mezzanine loans
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 255,556	$ 248,457
Percent of Total	2.00%	2.00%
Loan Count \| loan	58	49
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	7.52%	8.41%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	51 months 24 days	56 months 18 days
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	51.00%	48.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	82.00%	80.00%
Preferred equity investments
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 148,845	$ 85,741
Percent of Total	1.00%	1.00%
Loan Count \| loan	27	17
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	6.42%	3.95%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	53 months 27 days	60 months 9 days
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	62.00%	53.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	79.00%	82.00%
Multifamily
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 4,367
Percent of Total	1.00%
Loan Count \| loan	2
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	9.97%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	20 months 24 days
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	0.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	42.00%
SFR Permanent Loans
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross	$ 3,082	$ 7,564
Percent of Total	1.00%	1.00%
Loan Count \| loan	1	2
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)	9.36%	9.84%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity	10 months 9 days	13 months 27 days
Wtd. Avg. First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Wtd. Avg. Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)	40.00%	56.00%
SFR Permanent Loans \| Single-Family Rental
Loans and Investments
Total loan commitment	$ 1,990,000	$ 1,320,000

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