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REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

NOTE 6. REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

Real Estate Operations

Land and development costs at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):


		As of
		December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Land and Development Costs		$	358		$	358
Subsurface Interests			373			327
Total Land and Development Costs		$	731		$	685

The Company’s real estate operations revenue is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers as summarized below. Revenue from real estate operations is recognized at the point in time the underlying assets are transferred.

Revenue from continuing real estate operations consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 (in thousands):


		December 31,
		2023			2022			2021
Mitigation Credit Sales		$	2,257		$	3,462		$	708
Subsurface Revenue - Other			1,727			1,904			4,724
Land Sales Revenue			—			96			7,995
Total Real Estate Operations Revenue		$	3,984		$	5,462		$	13,427

Mitigation Credits and Mitigation Credit Rights. The Company owned mitigation credits with a cost basis of $1.0 million as of December 31, 2023. The Company owned mitigation credits and mitigation credit rights with an aggregate cost basis of $2.6 million as of December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the remaining mitigation credit rights were released and transferred to mitigation credits as they became available for sale. On December 29, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the entity that owned the Mitigation Bank for a sales price of $8.1 million resulting in a loss on disposition of assets of $11.9 million. A balance of mitigation credits and mitigation credit rights were retained by the Company as part of the sale agreement.

Revenues and the cost of sales of mitigation credit sales are reported as revenues from, and direct costs of, real estate operations, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold 20 mitigation credits for proceeds of $2.3 million with a cost basis of $1.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 34 mitigation credits for proceeds of $3.5 million with a cost basis of $2.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold six mitigation credits for proceeds of $0.7 million with a cost basis of $0.5 million. Additionally, two mitigation credits with a cost basis of $0.1 million were accrued for as an expense during the year ended December 31, 2021, as such credits are to be provided to buyers of land at no cost.

Subsurface Interests. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owns 352,000 acres of Subsurface Interests. The Company leases certain of the Subsurface Interests to mineral exploration firms for exploration. The Company’s subsurface operations consist of revenue from the leasing of exploration rights and in some instances, additional revenues from royalties applicable to production from the leased acreage, which revenues are included within real estate operations in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold 3,481 acres of Subsurface Interests for a sales price of $1.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold approximately 14,600 acres of subsurface oil, gas, and mineral rights for a sales price of $1.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold approximately 84,900 acres of subsurface oil, gas, and mineral rights for a sales price of $4.6 million.

The Company is not prohibited from selling any or all of its Subsurface Interests. The Company may release surface entry rights or other rights upon request of a surface owner for a negotiated release fee typically based on a percentage of the surface value. Should the Company complete a transaction to sell all or a portion of its Subsurface Interests or complete a release transaction, the Company may utilize the like-kind exchange structure in acquiring one or more replacement

investments including income-producing properties. Cash payments for the release of surface entry rights totaled $0.7 million, $0.2 million, and $0.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Real Estate Operations – Land JV

The Land JV, of which the Company previously held a 33.5% retained interest, completed the sale of all of its remaining land holdings on December 10, 2021. From its inception on October 16, 2019 through December 31, 2021, the Land JV completed $147.0 million in land sales. Upon the closing of the sale of the Land JV's remaining assets to Timberline, the value of the Company’s previously held retained interest in the Land JV was realized in the form of proceeds, which totaled $24.5 million, to the Company after distributions to the other member of the Land JV.

Through December 31, 2021, the Company served as the manager of the Land JV and was responsible for day-to-day operations at the direction of the partners of the Land JV (the “JV Partners”). All major decisions and certain other actions taken by the manager were approved by the unanimous consent of the JV Partners (the “Unanimous Actions”). Unanimous Actions included such matters as the approval of pricing for all land parcels in the Land JV; approval of contracts for the sale of land that contain material revisions to the standard purchase contract of the Land JV; entry into any lease agreement affiliated with the Land JV; entering into listing or brokerage agreements; approval and amendment of the Land JV’s operating budget; obtaining financing for the Land JV; admission of additional members; and dispositions of the Land JV’s real property for amounts less than market value. As a result of the Land JV Sale, no management fee revenues pertaining to the Land JV were earned during the years ended December 31, 2023 or 2022.