10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

or

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 1-14760

RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	23-2919819
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA	19104
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(215) 243-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

A total of 69,960,454 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.03 per share, of the registrant were outstanding as of May 3, 2013.

RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)		1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012		1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012		2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012		3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012		4
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		38
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		38
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		39
Item 6.	Exhibits		39
	Signatures		40

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

	As of March 31, 2013			As of December 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$	1,124,044		$	1,075,129
Allowance for losses		(26,206	)		(30,400	)
Total investments in mortgages and loans		1,097,838			1,044,729
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $104,828 and $97,392, respectively		914,919			918,189
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value		670,245			655,509
Cash and cash equivalents		63,854			100,041
Restricted cash		88,397			90,641
Accrued interest receivable		49,558			47,335
Other assets		48,184			45,459
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $15,926 and $15,811, respectively		18,834			19,734
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,745 and $2,976, respectively		1,784			2,343
Total assets	$	2,953,613		$	2,923,980
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness ($293,623 and $216,703 at fair value, respectively)	$	1,888,850		$	1,799,595
Accrued interest payable		27,051			24,129
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		22,056			22,990
Derivative liabilities		141,518			151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and other liabilities		53,831			35,704
Total liabilities		2,133,306			2,033,856
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, 2,600,000 shares issued and outstanding		51,369			52,278
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized;
7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,760,000 shares authorized, 3,749,288 and 3,124,288 shares issued and outstanding		37			31
8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 4,300,000 shares authorized, 2,288,465 shares issued and outstanding		23			23
8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 3,600,000 shares authorized, 1,640,100 shares issued and outstanding		17			17
Series E cumulative redeemable preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized		0			0
Common shares, $0.03 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 60,758,957 and 58,913,142 issued and outstanding, including 383,384 unvested restricted common share awards at March 31, 2013		1,823			1,760
Additional paid in capital		1,859,449			1,837,389
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(87,419	)		(95,173	)
Retained earnings (deficit)		(1,008,952	)		(910,086	)
Total shareholders’ equity		764,978			833,961
Noncontrolling interests		3,960			3,885
Total equity		768,938			837,846
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,953,613		$	2,923,980

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Revenue:
Investment interest income	$	31,280		$	27,956
Investment interest expense		(7,483	)		(8,449	)
Net interest margin		23,797			19,507
Rental income		27,169			24,831
Fee and other income		7,285			1,458
Total revenue		58,251			45,796
Expenses:
Interest expense		9,666			10,899
Real estate operating expense		14,410			13,797
Compensation expense		6,947			5,738
General and administrative expense		3,776			3,825
Provision for losses		500			500
Depreciation and amortization expense		8,570			7,663
Total expenses		43,869			42,422
Operating Income		14,382			3,374
Interest and other income (expense)		76			33
Gains (losses) on sale of assets		(3	)		11
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt		0			1,574
Change in fair value of financial instruments		(99,757	)		(108,923	)
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations		(85,302	)		(103,931	)
Income tax benefit (provision)		(39	)		267
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(85,341	)		(103,664	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0			0
Net income (loss)		(85,341	)		(103,664	)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares		(5,218	)		(3,410	)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests		27			55
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$	(90,532	)	$	(107,019	)
Earnings (loss) per share—Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Basic	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic		60,363,153			44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share—Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Diluted	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted		60,363,153			44,150,924
Distributions declared per common share	$	0.12		$	0.08

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Net income (loss)	$	(85,341	)	$	(103,664	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in fair value of interest rate hedges		(532	)		(2,950	)
Realized (gains) losses on interest rate hedges reclassified to earnings		8,286			8,910
Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities		0			50
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		7,754			6,010
Comprehensive income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(77,587	)		(97,654	)
Allocation to noncontrolling interests		27			55
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(77,560	)	$	(97,599	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RAIT Financial Trust

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands)

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(85,341	)	$	(103,664	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flow from operating activities:
Provision for losses		500			500
Share-based compensation expense		723			557
Depreciation and amortization		8,570			7,663
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts		1,575			1,746
Accretion of discounts on investments		(3,037	)		(394	)
(Gains) losses on assets		3			(11	)
(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt		0			(1,574	)
Change in fair value of financial instruments		99,757			108,923
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable		(2,845	)		(1,761	)
Other assets		(3,065	)		(2,957	)
Accrued interest payable		(4,242	)		(7,877	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(2,152	)		(2,708	)
Deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and other liabilities		(840	)		615
Cash flow from operating activities		9,606			(942	)
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of other securities		377			1
Purchase and origination of loans for investment		(97,062	)		(72,215	)
Principal repayments on loans		5,610			29,460
Sales of conduit loans		41,428
Investments in real estate		(4,658	)		(3,009	)
(Increase) Decrease in restricted cash		5,122			125,797
Cash flow from investing activities		(49,183	)		80,034
Financing activities:
Repayments on secured credit facility and loans payable on real estate		(7,502	)		(806	)
Repayments and repurchase of CDO notes payable		(7,872	)		(93,164	)
Proceeds from repurchase agreements		5,310			3,471
Repayments of repurchase agreements		(2,060	)		0
Issuance (acquisition) of noncontrolling interests		102			0
Payments for deferred costs		57			(257	)
Preferred share issuance, net of costs incurred		14,509			101
Common share issuance, net of costs incurred		6,864			41,601
Distributions paid to preferred shareholders		0			(3,414	)
Distributions paid to common shareholders		(6,018	)		(2,503	)
Cash flow from financing activities		3,390			(54,971	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(36,187	)		24,121
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		100,041			29,720
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	63,854		$	53,841
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	6,031		$	4,808
Cash paid (refunds received) for taxes		132			45
Non-cash decrease in indebtedness from conversion to shares or debt extinguishments		0			(1,574	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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RAIT Financial Trust

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

As of March 31, 2013

(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

NOTE 1: THE COMPANY

RAIT Financial Trust is a multi-strategy commercial real estate company. Our vertically integrated platform originates commercial real estate loans, acquires commercial real estate properties and invests in, manages, services and advises on commercial real estate-related assets. We offer a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the commercial real estate industry along with asset and property management services. We also own and manage a portfolio of commercial real estate properties and manage real estate-related assets for third parties. We are positioning RAIT for future growth in the area of its historical core competency, commercial real estate lending and direct ownership of real estate, while diversifying the revenue generated from our commercial real estate loans and properties and reducing or removing other non-core assets and activities. References to “RAIT”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to RAIT Financial Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. RAIT is a self-managed and self-advised Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT.

We finance a substantial portion of our investments through borrowing and securitization strategies seeking to match the maturities and terms of our financings with the maturities and terms of those investments, and to mitigate interest rate risk through derivative instruments.

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows are included. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Previously, investment interest expense was included as part of interest expense within total expenses. We have now classified the portion of interest expense that finances our interest bearing assets as a component of net interest margin within total revenue.

b. Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. We also consolidate entities that are variable interest entities, or VIEs, where we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of such entities. The portions of these entities that we do not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, “Consolidation”, the determination of whether to consolidate a VIE is based on the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance together with either the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE. We define the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance as the ability to buy, sell, refinance, or recapitalize assets or entities, and solely control other material operating events or items of the respective entity. For our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity investments, certain rights we hold are protective in nature and would preclude us from having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Assuming both criteria are met, we would be considered the primary beneficiary and would consolidate the VIE. We will continually assess our involvement with VIEs and consolidated the VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 9 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

c. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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d. Investments in Loans

We invest in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, debt securities and other loans. We account for our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans at amortized cost. The carrying value of these investments is adjusted for origination discounts/premiums, nonrefundable fees and direct costs for originating loans which are amortized into income on a level yield basis over the terms of the loans.

e. Allowance for Losses, Impaired Loans and Non-accrual Status

We maintain an allowance for losses on our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based upon expected and inherent risks in the portfolio, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and current economic conditions. Management reviews loans for impairment and establishes specific reserves when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.” A loan is impaired when it is probable that we may not collect all principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms. As part of the detailed loan review, we consider many factors about the specific loan, including payment history, asset performance, borrower’s financial capability and other characteristics. If any trends or characteristics indicate that it is probable that other loans, with similar characteristics to those of impaired loans, have incurred a loss, we consider whether an allowance for loss is needed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.” Management evaluates loans for non-accrual status each reporting period. A loan is placed on non-accrual status when the loan payment deficiencies exceed 90 days. Payments received for non-accrual or impaired loans are applied to principal until the loan is removed from non-accrual status or no longer impaired. Past due interest is recognized on non-accrual loans when they are removed from non-accrual status and are making current interest payments. The allowance for losses is increased by charges to operations and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries). Management charges off loans when the investment is no longer realizable and legally discharged.

f. Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are shown net of accumulated depreciation. We capitalize those costs that have been evaluated to improve the real property and depreciate those costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset. We depreciate real property using the following useful lives: buildings and improvements—30 to 40 years; furniture, fixtures, and equipment—5 to 10 years; and tenant improvements—shorter of the lease term or the life of the asset. Costs for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

We acquire real estate assets either directly or through the conversion of our investments in loans into owned real estate. Acquisitions of real estate assets and any related intangible assets are recorded initially at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” Fair value is determined by management based on market conditions and inputs at the time the asset is acquired. All expenses incurred to acquire a real estate asset are expensed as incurred.

Management reviews our investments in real estate for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability is based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) expected to result from the long-lived asset’s use and eventual disposition. These cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a long-lived asset, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.

g. Investments in Securities

We account for our investments in securities under FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities”, and designate each investment security as a trading security, an available-for-sale security, or a held-to-maturity security based on our intent at the time of acquisition. Trading securities are recorded at their fair value each reporting period with fluctuations in fair value reported as a component of earnings. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). We classify certain available-for-sale securities as trading securities when we elect to record them under the fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” See “i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” Upon the sale of an available-for-sale security, the realized gain or loss on the sale will be recorded as a component of earnings in the respective period. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost at each reporting period.

We account for investments in securities where the transfer meets the criteria as a financing under FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing”, at fair value. Our investments in security-related receivables represent securities that were transferred to issuers of collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, in which the transferors maintained some level of continuing involvement. We use our judgment to determine whether an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in value. If management determines that an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in its value, the investment is written down

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to its fair value by a charge to earnings, and we establish a new cost basis for the investment. Our evaluation of an other-than-temporary decline is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. Factors that we consider in determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred include: the estimated fair value of the investment in relation to our cost basis; the financial condition of the related entity; and the intent and ability to retain the investment for a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery of the fair value of the investment.

h. Revenue Recognition

1) Interest income—We recognize interest income from investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other securities on a yield to maturity basis. Upon the acquisition of a loan at a discount, we assess the portions of the discount that constitute accretable yields and non-accretable differences. The accretable yield represents the excess of our expected cash flows from the loan over the amount we paid for the loan. That amount, the accretable yield, is accreted to interest income over the remaining life of the loan. Many of our commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans provide for the accrual of interest at specified rates which differ from current payment terms. Interest income is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate subject to management’s determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are ultimately collectible.

For investments that we did not elect to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, origination fees and direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized to net investment income, using the effective interest method, over the contractual life of the underlying loan security or loan, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.”

For investments that we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, origination fees and direct loan costs are recorded in income and are not deferred.

We recognize interest income from interests in certain securitized financial assets on an estimated effective yield to maturity basis. Management estimates the current yield on the amortized cost of the investment based on estimated cash flows after considering prepayment and credit loss experience.

2) Rental income—We generate rental income from tenant rent and other tenant-related activities at our consolidated real estate properties. For multi-family real estate properties, rental income is recorded when due from residents and recognized monthly as it is earned and realizable, under lease terms which are generally for periods of one year or less. For retail and office real estate properties, rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis from the later of the date of the commencement of the lease or the date of acquisition of the property subject to existing leases, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases. Leases also typically provide for tenant reimbursement of a portion of common area maintenance and other operating expenses to the extent that a tenant’s pro rata share of expenses exceeds a base year level set in the lease.

3) Fee and other income— We generate fee and other income through our various subsidiaries by (a) providing ongoing asset management services to investment portfolios under cancelable management agreements, (b) providing or arranging to provide financing to our borrowers, (c) providing property management services to third parties, (d) funding conduit loans for sale into unaffiliated commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, securitizations. We recognize revenue for these activities when the fees are fixed or determinable, are evidenced by an arrangement, collection is reasonably assured and the services under the arrangement have been provided. While we may receive asset management fees when they are earned, we eliminate earned asset management fee income from securitizations while such securitizations are consolidated. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we received $1,216 and $1,285, respectively, of earned asset management fees, of which we eliminated $882 and $969, respectively, of management fee income associated with consolidated securitizations.

i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity for disclosure purposes. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. Hierarchical levels, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuations of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

• Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The types of assets carried at level 1 fair value generally are equity securities listed in active markets. As such, valuations of these investments do not entail a significant degree of judgment.

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• Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Fair value assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are unsecured REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables and certain financial instruments classified as derivatives where the fair value is based on observable market inputs.

• Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset. Generally, assets and liabilities carried at fair value and included in this category are trust preferred securities, or TruPS, and subordinated debentures, trust preferred obligations and CDO notes payable where observable market inputs do not exist.

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of investment, whether the investment is new, whether the investment is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and the current market condition. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by us in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. We use prices and inputs that management believes are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 2 to Level 3.

Many financial instruments have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that buyers in the market are willing to pay for an asset. Ask prices represent the lowest price that sellers in the market are willing to accept for an asset. For financial instruments whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices, we do not require that fair value always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range. Our policy is to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that results in our best estimate of fair value.

Fair value for certain of our Level 3 financial instruments is derived using internal valuation models. These internal valuation models include discounted cash flow analyses developed by management using current interest rates, estimates of the term of the particular instrument, specific issuer information and other market data for securities without an active market. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, the impact of our own credit spreads is also considered when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities, including derivative contracts. Where appropriate, valuation adjustments are made to account for various factors, including bid-ask spreads, credit quality and market liquidity. These adjustments are applied on a consistent basis and are based on observable inputs where available. Management’s estimate of fair value requires significant management judgment and is subject to a high degree of variability based upon market conditions, the availability of specific issuer information and management’s assumptions.

j. Income Taxes

RAIT, Taberna Realty Finance Trust, or Taberna, and Independence Realty Trust, Inc., or IRT, have each elected to be taxed as a REIT and to comply with the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent of our dividends to shareholders and as long as certain asset, income and share ownership tests are met. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and amounts available for dividends to our shareholders. Management believes that all of the criteria to maintain RAIT’s, Taberna’s, and IRT’s REIT qualification have been met for the applicable periods, but there can be no assurance that these criteria will continue to be met in subsequent periods.

We maintain various taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, which may be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and foreign taxes. Current and deferred taxes are provided on the portion of earnings (losses) recognized by us with respect to our interest in domestic TRSs. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed based on temporary differences between our GAAP consolidated financial statements and the federal and state income tax basis of assets and liabilities as of the consolidated balance sheet date. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets (e.g., net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards) and recognize a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred

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tax assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider estimates of expected future taxable income, existing and projected book/tax differences, tax planning strategies available, and the general and industry specific economic outlook. This realizability analysis is inherently subjective, as it requires management to forecast our business and general economic environment in future periods. Changes in estimate of deferred tax asset realizability, if any, are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

From time to time, our TRSs generate taxable income from intercompany transactions. The TRS entities generate taxable revenue from fees for services provided to securitizations. Some of these fees paid to the TRS entities are capitalized as deferred financing costs by the securitizations. Certain securitizations may be consolidated in our financial statements pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation.” In consolidation, these fees are eliminated when the securitization is included in the consolidated group. Nonetheless, all income taxes are accrued by the TRSs in the year in which the taxable revenue is received. These income taxes are not eliminated when the related revenue is eliminated in consolidation.

Certain TRS entities are domiciled in the Cayman Islands and taxable income generated by these entities may not be subject to local income taxation, but generally will be included in our taxable income on a current basis, whether or not distributed. Upon distribution to us of any previously included income, no incremental U.S. federal, state, or local income taxes would be payable by us.

The TRS entities may be subject to tax laws that are complex and potentially subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and the relevant governmental taxing authorities. In establishing a provision for income tax expense, we must make judgments and interpretations about the application of these inherently complex tax laws. Actual income taxes paid may vary from estimates depending upon changes in income tax laws, actual results of operations, and the final audit of tax returns by taxing authorities. Tax assessments may arise several years after tax returns have been filed. We review the tax balances of our TRS entities quarterly and, as new information becomes available, the balances are adjusted as appropriate.

k. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 222, “Comprehensive Income”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income by requiring entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard that deferred the new presentation requirements about reclassification adjustments. Both of these accounting standards are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of these standards did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard that requires an entity to present the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes to the financial statements. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3: INVESTMENTS IN LOANS

Investments in Commercial Mortgages, Mezzanine Loans, Other Loans and Preferred Equity Interests

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of March 31, 2013:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	779,441		$	(23,617	)	$	755,824			58		6.4	%		May 2013 to Apr. 2023
Mezzanine loans		274,324			(4,192	)		270,132			82		9.3	%		May 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,753			(1,009	)		63,744			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,118,518			(28,818	)		1,089,700			155		7.3	%
Other loans		35,020			(63	)		34,957			2		4.6	%		May 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans	$	1,153,538		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,657			157		7.2	%
Deferred fees		(613	)		0			(613	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,152,925		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,044

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(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments, which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of December 31, 2012:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	728,774		$	(25,807	)	$	702,967			50		6.4	%		Mar. 2013 to Jan. 2023
Mezzanine loans		275,457			(4,355	)		271,102			83		9.3	%		Mar. 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,752			(1,031	)		63,721			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,068,983			(31,193	)		1,037,790			148		7.4	%
Other loans		38,600			(30	)		38,570			2		4.9	%		Mar. 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans		1,107,583			(31,223	)		1,076,360			150		7.3	%
Deferred fees		(1,231	)		0			(1,231	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,106,352		$	(31,223	)	$	1,075,129

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we did not convert any commercial real estate loans to real estate owned property.

The following table summarizes the delinquency statistics of our commercial real estate loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Delinquency Status	As of March 31, 2013		As of December  31, 2012
30 to 59 days	$	0	$	1,974
60 to 89 days		0		5,211
90 days or more		39,703		37,130
In foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings		9,420		9,420
Total	$	49,123	$	53,735

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, approximately $68,257 and $69,080, respectively, of our commercial real estate loans were on non-accrual status and had a weighted-average interest rate of 8.4%. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 1 Other loan with a carrying amount of approximately $14,882 and $18,462, respectively, was on non-accrual status and had a weighted-average interest rate of 7.2%.

Allowance For Losses And Impaired Loans

The following table provides a roll-forward of our allowance for losses for our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013			For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012
Beginning balance	$	30,400		$	46,082
Provision		500			500
Charge-offs, net of recoveries		(4,694	)		(6,867	)
Ending balance	$	26,206		$	39,715

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As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we identified 15 and 14, respectively, commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans with unpaid principal balances of $46,677 and $47,394, respectively, as impaired.

The average unpaid principal balance of total impaired loans was $47,036 and $84,694 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We recorded interest income from impaired loans of $19 and $63 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

We have evaluated modifications to our commercial real estate loans to determine if the modification constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) under FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables”. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we have determined that there were no modifications to any commercial real estate loans that constituted a TDR. As of March 31, 2013, there were no TDRs that subsequently defaulted.

NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

Our investments in securities and security-related receivables are accounted for at fair value. The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of March 31, 2013:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS	$	637,376	$	(139,089	)	$	498,287		3.8	%		20.6
Other securities		11,877		(11,877	)		0		4.8	%		39.6
Total trading securities		649,253		(150,966	)		498,287		3.9	%		21.0
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.6
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		111,025		(19,803	)		91,222		6.5	%		8.8
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		3,487			33,487		6.7	%		3.9
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(38,490	)		44,852		5.6	%		31.6
Other securities		36,739		(34,344	)		2,395		2.6	%		37.2
Total security-related receivables		261,106		(89,150	)		171,956		5.7	%		19.2
Total investments in securities	$	913,959	$	(243,714	)	$	670,245		4.3	%		20.7

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,287 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,972 that are rated “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $9,057 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s and securities with a fair value totaling $536 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

All of our gross unrealized losses are greater than 12 months.

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The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of December 31, 2012:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS and subordinated debentures	$	637,376	$	(152,173	)	$	485,203		4.2	%		20.9
Other securities		11,584		(11,584	)		0		4.8	%		39.9
Total trading securities		648,960		(163,757	)		485,203		4.2	%		21.2
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.9
Security-related receivables
TruPS and subordinated debenture receivables		111,025		(19,877	)		91,148		6.5	%		9.1
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		2,769			32,769		6.7	%		4.1
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(39,532	)		43,810		5.6	%		32.2
Other securities		38,508		(35,931	)		2,577		2.8	%		37.4
Total security-related receivables		262,875		(92,571	)		170,304		5.7	%		20.0
Total investments in securities	$	915,435	$	(259,926	)	$	655,509		4.6	%		21.0

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,398 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,013 that are rated between “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $8,782 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s, and securities with a fair value totaling $617 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

All of our gross unrealized losses are greater than 12 months.

TruPS included above as trading securities include (a) investments in TruPS issued by VIEs of which we are not the primary beneficiary and which we do not consolidate and (b) transfers of investments in TruPS securities to us that were accounted for as a sale pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing.”

The following table summarizes the non-accrual status of our investments in securities:

	As of March 31, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
	Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value		Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value
TruPS and TruPS receivables	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678
Other securities		40,231		3.1	%		2		35,159		3.2	%		2
CMBS receivables		28,986		5.9	%		557		35,208		5.9	%		642

The assets of our consolidated CDOs collateralize the debt of such entities and are not available to our creditors. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, investment in securities of $748,401 in principal amount of TruPS and subordinated debentures, and $98,599 and $101,021, respectively, in principal amount of unsecured REIT note receivables and CMBS receivables, collateralized the consolidated CDO notes payable of such entities.

NOTE 5: INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

The table below summarizes our investments in real estate:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Book Value			Number of Properties		Book Value			Number of Properties
Multi-family real estate properties	$	615,059			34	$	613,888			34
Office real estate properties		273,570			11		271,847			11
Retail real estate properties		83,018			4		82,081			4
Parcels of land		48,100			10		47,765			10
Subtotal		1,019,747			59		1,015,581			59
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(104,828	)				(97,392	)
Investments in real estate	$	914,919				$	918,189

As of March 31, 2013, our investments in real estate of $914,919 are financed through $144,333 of mortgages held by third parties and $833,679 of mortgages held by our consolidated commercial real estate securitizations: RAIT CRE CDO I, Ltd., or RAIT I, and RAIT Preferred Funding II, Ltd., or RAIT II. As of December 31, 2012, our investments in real estate of $918,189 are financed through $144,645 of mortgages held by third parties and $830,077 of mortgages held by RAIT I and RAIT II. Together, along with commercial real estate loans held by RAIT I and RAIT II, these mortgages serve as collateral for the CDO notes payable issued by RAIT I and RAIT II. All intercompany balances and interest charges are eliminated in consolidation.

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During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we did not acquire or dispose of any real estate properties.

NOTE 6: INDEBTEDNESS

We maintain various forms of short-term and long-term financing arrangements. Generally, these financing agreements are collateralized by assets within securitizations. The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of March 31, 2013:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	110,035		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608		3.1	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		18,671		11,268		0.5	%	Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250		2.8	%	Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2013
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675		2.3	%	Dec. 2013
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		182,304		169,936		5.2	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,293,796		1,292,202		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		979,780		282,355		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		144,357		5.4	%	Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2022
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,417,933		1,718,914		1.0	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,600,237	$	1,888,850		1.3	%

(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,760,210 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,108,506 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859,438. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of December 31, 2012:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	109,631		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090		3.0	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		38,052		29,655		5.2	%	Oct. 2015 to Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		186,242		172,476		5.9	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,297,069		1,295,400		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		984,380		187,048		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		144,671		5.4	%	Sept. 2015 to May 2021
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,426,120		1,627,119		1.1	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,612,362	$	1,799,595		1.4	%

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(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,757,789 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,118,346 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of December 31, 2012 was $849,919. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

Recourse indebtedness refers to indebtedness that is recourse to our general assets, including the loans payable on real estate that are guaranteed by us. Non-recourse indebtedness consists of indebtedness of consolidated VIEs (i.e. securitization vehicles) and loans payable on real estate which is recourse only to specific assets pledged as collateral to the lenders. The creditors of each consolidated VIE have no recourse to our general credit.

The current status or activity in our financing arrangements occurring as of or during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Recourse Indebtedness

7.0% convertible senior notes. The 7.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, or the 7.0% convertible senior notes, are convertible at the option of the holder at a current conversion rate of 140.1311 common shares per $1 principal amount of 7.0% convertible senior notes (equivalent to a current conversion price of $7.14 per common share). Upon conversion of 7.0% convertible senior notes by a holder, the holder will receive cash, our common shares or a combination of cash and our common shares, at our election. We include the 7.0% convertible senior notes in earnings per share using the treasury stock method if the conversion value in excess of the par amount is considered in the money during the respective periods.

Secured credit facility. As of March 31, 2013, we have $7,608 outstanding under our secured credit facility, which is payable in December 2016 under the current terms of this facility. Our secured credit facility is secured by designated commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans.

Junior subordinated notes, at fair value. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we prepaid the $19,381 junior subordinated note. After reflecting the prepayment, only the second $18,671 junior subordinated note remains outstanding.

CMBS facilities. We maintain CMBS facilities with two investment banks with total borrowing capacity of $250,000. The CMBS facilities are repurchase agreements that provide for margin calls in the event the conduit loans financed by the facilities change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $3,250 of outstanding borrowings under the CMBS facilities. As of March 31, 2013, $246,750 in aggregate principal amount remained available under the CMBS facilities.

Commercial mortgage facility. We maintain a commercial mortgage facility with an investment bank with total borrowing capacity of $150,000. The commercial mortgage facility is a repurchase agreement that provides for margin calls in the event the commercial mortgages financed by the facility change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $12,675 of outstanding borrowings under the commercial mortgage facility. As of March 31, 2013, $137,325 in aggregate principal amount remained available under the commercial mortgage facility.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness

CDO notes payable, at amortized cost. CDO notes payable at amortized cost represent notes issued by consolidated CDO entities which are used to finance the acquisition of unsecured REIT notes, CMBS securities, commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans in our commercial real estate portfolio. Generally, CDO notes payable are comprised of various classes of notes payable, with each class bearing interest at variable or fixed rates. Both of our CRE CDOs are meeting all of their over collateralization, or OC, and interest coverage, or IC, trigger tests as of March 31, 2013.

CDO notes payable, at fair value. Both of our Taberna consolidated CDOs are failing OC trigger tests which cause a change to the priority of payments to the debt and equity holders of the respective securitizations. Upon the failure of an OC test, the indenture of each CDO requires cash flows that would otherwise have been distributed to us as equity distributions, or in some cases interest payments on our retained CDO notes payable, be used to pay down sequentially the outstanding principal balance of the most senior note holders. The OC tests failures are due to defaulted collateral assets and credit risk securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, $4,600 of restricted cash, including cash flow that was re-directed from our retained interests in these CDOs, was used to repay the most senior holders of our CDO notes payable.

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NOTE 7: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We may use derivative financial instruments to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with our borrowings. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with our operating and financial structure as well as to hedge specific anticipated transactions. The counterparties to these contractual arrangements are major financial institutions with which we and our affiliates may also have other financial relationships. In the event of nonperformance by the counterparties, we are potentially exposed to credit loss. However, because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties, we do not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet their obligations.

Cash Flow Hedges

We have entered into various interest rate swap contracts to hedge interest rate exposure on floating rate indebtedness. We designate interest rate hedge agreements at inception and determine whether or not the interest rate hedge agreement is highly effective in offsetting interest rate fluctuations associated with the identified indebtedness. At designation, certain of these interest rate swaps had a fair value not equal to zero. However, we concluded, at designation, that these hedging arrangements were highly effective during their term using regression analysis and determined that the hypothetical derivative method would be used in measuring any ineffectiveness. At each reporting period, we update our regression analysis and, as of March 31, 2013, we concluded that these hedging arrangements were highly effective during their remaining term and used the hypothetical derivative method in measuring the ineffective portions of these hedging arrangements.

The following table summarizes the aggregate notional amount and estimated net fair value of our derivative instruments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	1,123,895	$	(141,391	)	$	1,110,720	$	(151,358	)
Interest rate caps		36,000		1,031			36,000		1,053
Net fair value	$	1,159,895	$	(140,360	)	$	1,146,720	$	(150,305	)

During the period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, interest rate swap agreements relating to RAIT I and RAIT II with a notional amount of $43,850 and a weighted average strike rate of 5.25% as of March 31, 2013, will terminate in accordance with their terms.

For interest rate swaps that are considered effective hedges, we reclassified realized losses of $8,286 and $8,910 to earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

On January 1, 2008, we adopted the fair value option, which has been classified under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, for certain of our CDO notes payable. Upon the adoption of this standard, hedge accounting for any previously designated cash flow hedges associated with these CDO notes payable was discontinued and all changes in fair value of these cash flow hedges are recorded in earnings. As of March 31, 2013, the notional value associated with these cash flow hedges where hedge accounting was discontinued was $561,151 and had a liability balance with a fair value of $76,112. See Note 8: “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for the changes in value of these hedges during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The change in value of these hedges was recorded as a component of the change in fair value of financial instruments in our consolidated statement of operations.

Amounts reclassified to earnings associated with effective cash flow hedges are reported in interest expense and the fair value of these hedge agreements is included in other assets or derivative liabilities.

NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The fair value of investments in mortgages and loans, investments in securities, CDO notes payable, convertible senior notes, junior subordinated notes and derivative assets and liabilities is based on significant observable and unobservable inputs. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, secured credit facility, CMBS facilities, commercial mortgage facility and loans payable on real estate approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments.

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The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2013:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		670,245		670,245
Cash and cash equivalents		63,854		63,854
Restricted cash		88,397		88,397
Derivative assets		1,158		1,158
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		11,268		11,268
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138
CDO notes payable, at fair value		282,355		282,355
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431
Derivative liabilities		141,518		141,518

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2012:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		655,509		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents		100,041		100,041
Restricted cash		90,641		90,641
Derivative assets		1,132		1,132
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		29,655		29,655
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371
CDO notes payable, at fair value		187,048		187,048
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510
Derivative liabilities		151,438		151,438

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Fair Value Measurements

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	498,287	$	498,287
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,222		91,222
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		33,487		0		33,487
CMBS receivables		0		44,852		0		44,852
Other securities		0		2,395		0		2,395
Derivative assets		0		1,158		0		1,158
Total assets	$	0	$	81,894	$	589,509	$	671,403

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	11,268	$	11,268
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		282,355		282,355
Derivative liabilities		0		65,405		76,113		141,518
Total liabilities	$	0	$	65,405	$	369,736	$	435,141

(a) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, as well as, there were no transfers into and out of Level 3.

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	485,203	$	485,203
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,148		91,148
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		32,769		0		32,769
CMBS receivables		0		43,810		0		43,810
Other securities		0		2,577		0		2,577
Derivative assets		0		1,132		0		1,132
Total assets	$	0	$	80,290	$	576,351	$	656,641

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	29,655	$	29,655
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		187,048		187,048
Derivative liabilities		0		71,976		79,462		151,438
Total liabilities	$	0	$	71,976	$	296,165	$	368,141

When estimating the fair value of our Level 3 financial instruments, management uses various observable and unobservable inputs. These inputs include yields, credit spreads, duration, effective dollar prices and overall market conditions on not only the exact financial instrument for which management is estimating the fair value but also financial instruments that are similar or issued by the same issuer when such inputs are unavailable. Generally, an increase in the yields, credit spreads or estimated duration will decrease the fair value of our financial instruments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value, as determined by management, may fluctuate from period to period and any ultimate liquidation or sale of the investment may result in proceeds that may be significantly different than fair value. The weighted average effective dollar price of our TruPS and TruPS receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is 79 and 77.

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The following tables summarize additional information about assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we have utilized level 3 inputs to determine fair value for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013:

Assets	Trading Securities—TruPS and Subordinated Debentures		Security-Related Receivables—TruPS and Subordinated Debenture Receivables		Total Level 3 Assets
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	485,203	$	91,148	$	576,351
Change in fair value of financial instruments		13,084		74		13,158
Purchases		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		0
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	498,287	$	91,222	$	589,509

Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities			CDO Notes Payable, at Fair Value			Junior Subordinated Notes, at Fair Value			Total Level 3 Liabilities
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	79,462		$	187,048		$	29,655		$	296,165
Change in fair value of financial instruments		(3,349	)		99,907			994			97,552
Purchases		0			0			0			0
Sales		0			0			0			0
Principal repayments		0			(4,600	)		(19,381	)		(23,981	)
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	76,113		$	282,355		$	11,268		$	369,736

Our non-recurring fair value measurements relate primarily to our commercial real estate loans that are considered impaired and for which we maintain an allowance for loss. In determining the allowance for losses, we estimate the fair value of the respective commercial real estate loan and compare that fair value to our total investment in the loan. When estimating the fair value of the commercial real estate loan, management uses discounted cash flow analyses and capitalization rates on the underlying property’s net operating income. The discounted cash flow analyses and capitalization rates are based on market information and comparable sales of similar properties.

The following tables summarize the valuation technique and the level of the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments that are not fair valued in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets but for which fair value is required to be disclosed. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, secured credit facility, CMBS facilities and commercial mortgage facility approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments and are not included in the tables below.

	Carrying Amount as of March 31, 2013		Estimated Fair Value as of March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Fair Value Measurement
						Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,103,791
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580	Trading price		148,580		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570	Discounted cash flows		0		0		13,570
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138	Discounted cash flows		0		0		720,138
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431	Discounted cash flows		0		0		157,431

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						Fair Value Measurement
	Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2012		Estimated Fair Value as of December 31, 2012		Valuation Technique	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,063,716
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230	Trading price		115,230		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700	Discounted cash flows		0		0		12,700
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371	Discounted cash flows		0		0		722,371
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510	Discounted cash flows		0		0		156,510

Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities for which we elected the fair value option of FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” as reported in change in fair value of financial instruments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
Description	2013			2012
Change in fair value of trading securities and security-related receivables	$	15,113		$	6,132
Change in fair value of CDO notes payable, trust preferred obligations and other liabilities		(109,874	)		(108,304	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		(4,996	)		(6,751	)
Change in fair value of financial instruments	$	(99,757	)	$	(108,923	)

The changes in the fair value for the investment in securities, CDO notes payable, and other liabilities for which the fair value option was elected for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was primarily attributable to changes in instrument specific credit risks. The changes in the fair value of the CDO notes payable for which the fair value option was elected was due to repayments at par because of OC failures when the CDO notes have a fair value of less than par. The changes in the fair value of derivatives for which the fair value option was elected for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was mainly due to changes in interest rates.

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NOTE 9: VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs as of each respective date. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our consolidated VIEs were: Taberna Preferred Funding VIII, Ltd., or Taberna VIII, Taberna Preferred Funding IX, Ltd, or Taberna IX, RAIT I, RAIT II, Willow Grove and Cherry Hill.

	As of March 31, 2013			As of December 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$	1,918,046		$	1,917,925
Allowance for losses		(18,538	)		(17,125	)
Total investments in mortgages and loans		1,899,508			1,900,800
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,138 and $1,941, respectively		20,444			20,609
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value		669,495			654,795
Cash and cash equivalents		231			276
Restricted cash		48,667			50,203
Accrued interest receivable		68,801			67,271
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,317 and $13,633, respectively		12,057			12,741
Total assets	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness (including $282,355 and $187,048 at fair value, respectively)	$	1,818,456		$	1,724,356
Accrued interest payable		63,306			59,914
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,236			3,335
Derivative liabilities		141,361			151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and other liabilities		5,312			4,877
Total liabilities		2,031,671			1,943,920
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(83,200	)		(90,954	)
RAIT Investment		294,861			295,641
Retained earnings		475,871			558,088
Total shareholders’ equity		687,532			762,775
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695

The assets of the VIEs can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs and are not available to our creditors. Certain amounts included in the table above are eliminated upon consolidation with other our subsidiaries that maintain investments in the debt or equity securities issued by these entities. We do not have any contractual obligation to provide the VIEs listed above with any financial support. We have not and do not intend to provide financial support to these VIEs that we were not previously contractually required to provide.

NOTE 10: SERIES D PREFERRED SHARES

On October 1, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, or the purchase agreement, with ARS VI Investor I, LLC, or the investor, an affiliate of Almanac Realty Investors, LLC, or Almanac. Under the purchase agreement, we are required to issue and sell to the investor on a private placement basis from time to time in a period up to two years, and the investor will be obligated to purchase from us, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000, or the total commitment, the following securities, in the aggregate: (i) 4,000,000 Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RAIT, or the Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) common share purchase warrants, or the warrants, exercisable for 9,931,000 of our common shares, or the common shares, and (iii) common share appreciation rights, or the investor SARs with respect to up to 6,735,667 common shares. These securities will be issued on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of the total commitment drawn down at the relevant closing under the purchase agreement.

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The warrants and investor SARs had an initial strike price of $6.00 per common share, subject to adjustment. As of the filing of this report, the strike price has adjusted to $5.90.

The warrants and investor SARs were both determined to be classified as liabilities and had a combined fair value of $19,898, as of March 31, 2013. The initial fair value of the warrants and investor SARs are recorded as a liability and re-measured at each reporting period until the warrants and investor SARs are settled. Changes in fair value will be recorded in earnings as a component of the change in fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated statement of operations.

During the period from the effective date of the purchase agreement through March 31, 2013, we sold the following securities to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $65,000: (i) 2,600,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 6,455,150 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 6,560,331 shares as of the date of filing this report); and (iii) investor SARs exercisable with respect to 4,378,183.55 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 4,449,521.89 shares as of the date of filing this report). As of March 31, 2013, the following securities remain issuable to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $35,000: (i) 1,400,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 3,475,850 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 3,532,486 shares as of the date of filing this report), and (iii) investor SARs exercisable for 2,357,483.45 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 2,395,896.40 shares as of the date of filing this report). The following table summarizes the sales activity of the Series D Preferred Shares from the effective date of the agreement through March 31, 2013:

Aggregate purchase price			$	65,000
Initial value of warrants and investor SARs issued to-date	(9,222	)
Costs incurred	(4,952	)
Total discount				(14,174	)
Discount amortization to-date				543
Carrying amount of Series D Preferred Shares			$	51,369

NOTE 11: EQUITY

Preferred Shares

Dividends:

On January 29, 2013, our board of trustees declared a first quarter 2013 cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on our 7.75% Series A Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on our 8.375% Series B Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on our 8.875% Series C Preferred Shares, and $0.4687500 per share on our Series D Preferred Shares. The dividends were paid on April 1, 2013 to holders of record on March 1, 2013 and totaled $4,840.

At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (ATM):

On May 21, 2012, we entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, or Preferred ATM agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, providing that, from time to time during the term of the Preferred ATM agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, we may issue and sell through MLV, up to 2,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares, up to 2,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares, and up to 2,000,000 Series C Preferred Shares. Unless the Preferred ATM agreement is earlier terminated by MLV or us, the Preferred ATM agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares subject to the Preferred ATM agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Preferred ATM agreement we issued a total of 625,000 Series A Preferred Shares at a weighted-average price of $24.00 per share and we received $14,550 of net proceeds. We did not issue any Series B Preferred Shares or Series C Preferred Shares during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, 1,010,712, 1,969,835, and 1,959,900 of Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Preferred ATM agreement.

Common Shares

Dividends:

On March 15, 2013, the board of trustees declared a $0.12 dividend on our common shares to holders of record as of April 3, 2013. The dividend was paid on April 30, 2013 and totaled $8,334.

Equity Compensation:

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, 54,728 phantom unit awards were redeemed for common shares, a portion of which was withheld in order to satisfy the applicable withholding taxes. These phantom units were fully vested at the time of redemption.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 43,536 restricted common share awards, valued at $300 using our closing stock price of $6.89, to six of the board’s non-management trustees. One quarter of these awards vested immediately and the

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remainder vest over a nine-month period. On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 372,500 restricted common share awards, valued at $2,577 using our closing stock price of $6.89, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. These awards generally vest over three-year periods.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 1,127,500 stock appreciation rights, or SARs, valued at $1,332 based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model at the date of grant, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. The SARs vest over a three-year period and may be exercised between the date of vesting and January 29, 2018, the expiration date of the SARs.

Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRSPP):

We have a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, or DRSPP, under which we registered and reserved for issuance, in the aggregate, 10,500,000 common shares. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we issued a total of 1,158 common shares pursuant to the DRSPP at a weighted-average price of $6.89 per share and we received $8 of net proceeds. As of March 31, 2013, 7,782,322 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the DRSPP.

Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement (COD):

On November 21, 2012, we entered into a Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement, or the COD sales agreement, with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, or JonesTrading, pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to 10,000,000 of our common shares from time to time through JonesTrading acting as agent and/or principal, subject to the terms and conditions of the COD sales agreement. Unless the COD sales agreement is earlier terminated by JonesTrading or us, the COD sales agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the common shares subject to the COD sales agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no common shares issued pursuant to this arrangement. As of March 31, 2013, 10,000,000 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the COD sales agreement.

Common Share Public Offering:

In January 2013 in connection with an underwritten public offering in the fourth quarter of 2012, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option to purchase 1,350,000 additional common shares and we received $7,358 of proceeds.

In April 2013, we issued 9,200,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering. The public offering price was $7.87 per share and we received $70,196 of proceeds.

NOTE 12: EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(85,341	)	$	(103,664	)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares		(5,218	)		(3,410	)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests		27			55
Income (loss) from continuing operations allocable to common shares		(90,532	)		(107,019	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0			0
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$	(90,532	)	$	(107,019	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic		60,363,153			44,150,924
Dilutive securities under the treasury stock method		0			0
Weighted-average shares outstanding— Diluted		60,363,153			44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share—Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Basic	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Earnings (loss) per share—Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Diluted	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, securities convertible into 16,021,459 and 15,431,009 common shares, respectively, were excluded from the earnings (loss) per share computations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the ordinary course of our business operations, we have ongoing relationships and have engaged in transactions with the related entities described below. All of these relationships and transactions were approved or ratified by our audit committee as being on terms comparable to those available on an arm’s-length basis from an unaffiliated third party or otherwise not creating a conflict of interest.

Scott F. Schaeffer is our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and is a Trustee. Mr. Schaeffer’s spouse is a director of The Bancorp, Inc., or Bancorp, and she and Mr. Schaeffer own, in the aggregate, less than 1% of Bancorp’s outstanding common shares. Each transaction with Bancorp is described below:

a). Cash and Restricted Cash—We maintain checking and demand deposit accounts at Bancorp. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had $363 and $239, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents and $283 and $289, respectively, of restricted cash on deposit at Bancorp. We did not receive any interest income from the Bancorp during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. Restricted cash held at Bancorp relates to borrowers’ escrows for taxes, insurance and capital reserves. Any interest earned on these deposits enures to the benefit of the specific borrower and not to us.

b). Office Leases—We sublease a portion of our downtown Philadelphia office space from Bancorp under a lease agreement extending through August 2014 at an annual rental expense based upon the amount of square footage occupied. We have a sublease agreement with a third party for the remaining term of our sublease. Rent paid to Bancorp was $90 and $79 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Rent received for our sublease was $44 and $43 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Andrew M. Silberstein serves as a trustee on our board of trustees, as designated pursuant to the purchase agreement. Mr. Silberstein is an equity owner of Almanac and an officer of the investor and holds indirect equity interests in the investor. The transactions pursuant to the purchase agreement are described above in Note 10. Also, Almanac receives fees in connection with its investments made pursuant to the purchase agreement. In addition, our subsidiary receives fees for managing a securitization collateralized, in part, by $25.0 million of trust preferred securities issued by Advance Realty Group. An affiliate of Almanac owns an interest in Advance Realty Group and Almanac receives fees in connection with this interest.

NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are involved from time to time in litigation on various matters, including disputes with tenants of owned properties, disputes arising out of agreements to purchase or sell properties and disputes arising out of our loan portfolio. Given the nature of our business activities, these lawsuits are considered routine to the conduct of our business. The result of any particular lawsuit cannot be predicted, because of the very nature of litigation, the litigation process and its adversarial nature, and the jury system. We do not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such routine legal actions will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 13, 2012, the staff of the SEC notified us that the SEC had initiated a non-public investigation concerning one of our investment adviser subsidiaries, Taberna Capital Management, LLC, or TCM. Based on the notice and other communications with SEC staff, we believe this matter concerns TCM’s compliance with securities laws in connection with transactions since January 1, 2009 involving various Taberna securitizations for which TCM served as collateral manager. The SEC staff has subpoenaed testimony and information and we are cooperating fully. Because this matter is ongoing, we cannot predict the outcome at this time and, as a result, no conclusion can be reached as to what impact, if any, this matter may have on TCM or us.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or similar words. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, as more particularly set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in the “Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report, except as may be required by applicable law.

Overview

We are a multi-strategy commercial real estate company. Our vertically integrated platform originates commercial real estate loans, acquires commercial real estate properties and invests in, manages, services and advises on commercial real estate-related assets. We offer a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the commercial real estate industry along with asset and property management services. We also own and manage a portfolio of commercial real estate properties and manage real estate-related assets for third parties. We are positioning RAIT for future growth in the area of its historical core competency, commercial real estate lending and direct ownership of real estate, while diversifying the revenue generated from our commercial real estate loans and properties and reducing or removing other non-core assets and activities.

In order to take advantage of market opportunities in the future, and to maximize shareholder value over time, we will continue to focus on:

• expanding RAIT’s commercial real estate revenue by investing in commercial real estate-related assets, managing and servicing investments for our own account or for others, and providing property management services;

• creating value through investing in our commercial real estate properties and implementing cost savings programs to help maximize property value over time;

• maintaining and expanding our sources of liquidity;

• sponsoring REITs and other sponsored companies and generating fee income by advising the sponsored companies and through broker-dealer activities;

• managing our leverage to provide risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders; and

• managing our investment portfolios to reposition under-performing assets, increase our cash flows and maximize the value of our assets over time.

Our success to date in implementing these strategies is demonstrated by the asset growth and the asset performance we achieved in the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we originated $94.9 million of commercial real estate loans, had conduit loan sales of $41.4 million and loan repayments of $5.6 million, resulting in net loan growth of $47.9 million. Our business originating conduit loans continues to grow. With regards to our owned commercial real estate portfolios, we continue to see improvements in the key measures of their performance: occupancy and rental rates. As a result, the rental income at our owned properties increased to $27.2 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 while real estate operating expenses remained relatively consistent as compared to 2012. Our asset growth and asset performance resulted in growth in our adjusted funds from operations to $18.6 million and growth in our operating income to $12.8 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

While we generated a GAAP net loss allocable to common shares of $90.5 million, or $1.50 per common share-diluted, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we attribute this loss primarily to continued non-cash negative changes in the fair value of various financial instruments. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the net change in fair value of financial instruments decreased net income by $99.8 million. This is comprised of the change in fair value of financial instruments of $105.9 million associated with an increase in the fair value of non-recourse debt, CDO Notes payable issued by Taberna VIII and Taberna IX and the associated interest rate hedges. This non-cash mark-to-market reduction to earnings was partially offset by $15.1 million of non-cash mark-to-market increases in the fair value of trading securities and security related receivables.

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Key Statistics

Set forth below are key statistics relating to our business through March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	As of or For the Three-Month Periods Ended
	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2012			June 30, 2012			March 31, 2012
Financial Statistics:
Assets under management	$	3,669,564		$	3,630,959		$	3,598,503		$	3,642,189		$	3,549,029
Debt to equity		2.8 x			2.4 x			2.4 x			2.4 x			2.3 x
Total revenue	$	58,251		$	54,922		$	52,193		$	47,873		$	45,796
Earnings per share, diluted	$	(1.50	)	$	(0.99	)	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.14	)	$	(2.42	)
Funds from operations per share, diluted	$	(1.37	)	$	(0.83	)	$	(0.21	)	$	0.01		$	(2.25	)
Adjusted funds from operations per share, diluted	$	0.31		$	0.33		$	0.30		$	0.25		$	0.21
Common dividend declared	$	0.12		$	0.10		$	0.09		$	0.08		$	0.08
Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”) Loan Portfolio (a):
Reported CRE Loans—unpaid principal	$	1,118,519		$	1,068,984		$	1,042,047		$	1,072,655		$	990,321
Non-accrual loans—unpaid principal	$	68,257		$	69,080		$	70,419		$	73,592		$	56,113
Non-accrual loans as a % of reported loans		6.1	%		6.5	%		6.8	%		6.9	%		5.7	%
Reserve for losses	$	26,206		$	30,400		$	32,738		$	35,426		$	35,527
Reserves as a % of non-accrual loans		38.4	%		44.0	%		46.5	%		48.1	%		63.3	%
Provision for losses	$	500		$	500		$	500		$	500		$	500
CRE Property Portfolio:
Reported investments in real estate, net	$	914,919		$	918,189		$	906,487		$	911,128		$	887,130
Number of properties owned		59			59			58			58			56
Multifamily units owned		8,206			8,206			8,014			8,014			8,014
Office square feet owned		2,015,524			2,015,524			2,015,524			2,015,524			1,786,860
Retail square feet owned		1,422,572			1,422,572			1,422,481			1,422,298			1,358,257
Acres of land owned		21.92			21.92			21.92			21.92			21.92
Average physical occupancy data:
Multifamily properties		92.6	%		90.0	%		90.2	%		91.2	%		90.4	%
Office properties		70.3	%		72.8	%		71.9	%		71.0	%		70.7	%
Retail properties		68.9	%		73.2	%		73.2	%		70.0	%		66.9	%
Total		85.9	%		85.1	%		84.6	%		85.2	%		85.0	%
Average effective rent per unit/square foot (b)
Multifamily (c)	$	720		$	718		$	699		$	695		$	691
Office (d)	$	18.91		$	18.82		$	19.08		$	19.07		$	21.53
Retail (d)	$	11.95		$	12.53		$	11.74		$	12.44		$	10.59

(a) CRE Loan Portfolio includes commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity interests only and does not include other loans. See Note 3-“Investments in Loans” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information relating to all loans held by RAIT.

(b) Based on properties owned as of March 31, 2013.

(c) Average effective rent is rent per unit per month.

(d) Average effective rent is rent per square foot per year.

Investors should read Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, or the Annual Report, for a detailed discussion of the following items:

• Credit, capital markets and liquidity risk.

• Interest rate environment.

• Prepayment rates.

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• Commercial real estate improved performance.

Our Investment Portfolio

Our consolidated investment portfolio is currently comprised of the following asset classes:

Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. We originate and own senior long-term mortgage loans, including conduit loans, short-term bridge loans, subordinated, or “mezzanine,” financing and preferred equity interests. These assets are in most cases “non-recourse” or limited recourse loans secured by commercial real estate assets or real estate entities. This means that we look primarily to the assets securing the loan for repayment, subject to certain standard exceptions. We originate loans that are eligible to be sold to securitizations issuing commercial mortgage backed securities, or CMBS, which we refer to as conduit loans. We may from time to time acquire existing commercial real estate loans from third parties who have originated such loans, including banks, other institutional lenders or third-party investors. Where possible, we seek to maintain direct lending relationships with borrowers, as opposed to investing in loans controlled by third party lenders.

The tables below describe certain characteristics of our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Book Value		Weighted- Average Coupon			Range of Maturities	Number of Loans
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	755,824		6.4	%	May 2013 to Apr. 2023		58
Mezzanine loans		270,132		9.3	%	May 2013 to Nov. 2038		82
Preferred equity interests		63,744		9.7	%	Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025		15
Total CRE Loans		1,089,700		7.3	%			155
Other loans		34,957		4.6	%	May 2013 to Oct. 2016		2
Total investments in loans	$	1,124,657		7.2	%			157

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we originated $94.9 million of new loans and had CMBS loan sales of $41.4 million and loan repayments of $5.6 million, resulting in net loan growth of $47.9 million.

The charts below describe the property types and the geographic breakdown of our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests as of March 31, 2013:

(a) Based on book value.

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Investments in real estate. We invest in real estate properties, primarily multi-family properties, throughout the United States. The table below describes certain characteristics of our investments in real estate as of March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands, except average effective rent):

	Investments in Real Estate (a)		Average Physical Occupancy			Units/ Square Feet/ Acres		Number of Properties		Average Effective Rent (a)
Multi-family real estate properties (b)	$	615,059		92.6	%		8,206		34	$	720
Office real estate properties (c)		273,570		70.3	%		2,015,524		11		18.91
Retail real estate properties (c)		83,018		68.9	%		1,422,572		4		11.95
Parcels of land		48,100		N/A			21.9		10		N/A
Total	$	1,019,747		85.9	%				59

(a) Based on properties owned as of March 31, 2013.

(b) Average effective rent is rent per unit per month.

(c) Average effective rent is rent per square foot per year.

The charts below describe the property types and the geographic breakdown of our investments in real estate as of March 31, 2013:

(a) Based on book value.

Investment in debt securities—TruPS and Subordinated Debentures. Historically, we provided REITs and real estate operating companies the ability to raise subordinated debt capital through TruPS and subordinated debentures. TruPS are long-term instruments, with maturities ranging from 5 to 30 years, which are priced based on short-term variable rates, such as the three-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. TruPS are unsecured and generally contain minimal financial and operating covenants. We financed most of our debt securities portfolio in a series of non-recourse securitizations which provided long-dated, interest-only, match funded financing to the TruPS and subordinated debenture investments. As of March 31, 2013, we retained a controlling interest in two such securitizations—Taberna VIII and Taberna IX, which are consolidated entities. We present all of the collateral assets for the debt securities and the related non-recourse securitization financing obligations at fair value in our consolidated financial statements. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, due to the credit performance of the underlying collateral, we received only our senior collateral management fees from these two securitizations. We do not expect to add investments in this asset category for the foreseeable future due to market conditions.

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The table below describes our investment in TruPS and subordinated debentures as included in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

						Issuer Statistics
Industry Sector	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Coupon			Weighted Average Ratio of Debt to Total Capitalization			Weighted Average Interest Coverage Ratio
Commercial Mortgage	$	109,154		1.5	%		60.6	%		3.1x
Office		134,158		6.8	%		65.8	%		1.8x
Residential Mortgage		50,129		2.6	%		73.9	%		2.0x
Specialty Finance		78,060		4.3	%		84.6	%		0.7x
Homebuilders		73,416		7.8	%		59.7	%		1.6x
Retail		76,790		2.4	%		61.7	%		1.9x
Hospitality		41,899		6.3	%		108.4	%		2.5x
Storage		25,903		8.0	%		76.7	%		3.6x
Total	$	589,509		4.2	%		70.2	%		2.0x

The chart below describes the equity capitalization of our investment in TruPS and subordinated debentures as included in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013:

(a) Based on the most recent information available to management as provided by our TruPS issuers or through public filings.

(b) Based on estimated fair value.

Investment in debt securities—Other Real Estate Related Debt Securities. We have invested, and expect to continue to invest, in CMBS, unsecured REIT notes and other real estate-related debt securities.

Unsecured REIT notes are publicly traded debentures issued by large public reporting REITs and other real estate companies. These debentures generally pay interest semi-annually.

CMBS generally are multi-class debt or pass-through certificates issued by CMBS securitizations secured or backed by single loans or pools of mortgage loans on commercial real estate properties. Our CMBS investments may include loans and securities that are rated investment grade by one or more nationally-recognized rating agencies, as well as both unrated and non-investment grade loans and securities.

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The table and the chart below describe certain characteristics of our real estate-related debt securities as of March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Investment Description	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Coupon			Weighted- Average Years to Maturity		Book Value
Unsecured REIT note receivables	$	33,487		6.7	%		3.9	$	30,000
CMBS receivables		44,852		5.6	%		31.6		83,342
Other securities		2,397		2.9	%		35.6		52,216
Total	$	80,736		4.7	%		28.3	$	165,558

(a) S&P Ratings as of March 31, 2013.

Securitization Summary

Overview. We have used securitizations to match fund the interest rates and maturities of our assets with the interest rates and maturities of the related financing. This strategy has helped us reduce interest rate and funding risks on our portfolios for the long-term. A securitization is a structure in which multiple classes of debt and equity are issued by a special purpose entity to finance a portfolio of assets. Cash flow from the portfolio of assets is used to repay the securitization liabilities sequentially, in order of seniority. The most senior classes of debt typically have credit ratings of “AAA” through “BBB–” and therefore can be issued at yields that are lower than the average yield of the securities backing the securitization. The debt tranches are typically rated based on portfolio quality, diversification and structural subordination. The equity securities issued by the securitization are the “first loss” piece of the capital structure, but they are entitled to all residual amounts available for payment after the obligations to the debt holders have been satisfied.

Performance. Our securitizations contain interest coverage triggers, or IC triggers, and overcollateralization triggers, or OC triggers, that must be met in order for us to receive our subordinated management fees and our lower-rated debt or residual equity returns. If the IC triggers or OC triggers are not met in a given period, then the cash flows are redirected from lower rated tranches and used to repay the principal amounts to the senior tranches of CDO notes payable. These conditions and the re-direction of cash flow continue until the triggers are met by curing the underlying payment defaults, paying down the CDO notes payable or other actions permitted under the relevant securitization indenture.

As of the most recent payment information, the Taberna I, Taberna VIII and Taberna IX securitizations that we manage were not passing all of their required IC triggers or OC triggers and we received only senior asset management fees. All applicable IC triggers and OC triggers continue to be met for our two commercial real estate securitizations, RAIT I and RAIT II, and we continue to receive all of our management fees, interest and residual returns from these securitizations.

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A summary of the investments in our consolidated securitizations as of the most recent payment information is as follows :

• RAIT I—RAIT I has $982.8 million of total collateral at par value, of which $20.2 million is defaulted. The current overcollateralization, or OC test is passing at 126.8% with an OC trigger of 116.2%. We currently own $43.7 million of the securities that were originally rated investment grade and $200.0 million of the non-investment grade securities issued by this securitization. We are currently receiving all distributions required by the terms of our retained interests in this securitization and are receiving all of our collateral management fees. We pledged $43.7 million of the securities we own issued by RAIT I as collateral for a senior secured note we issued.

• RAIT II—RAIT II has $827.9 million of total collateral at par value, of which $19.2 million is defaulted. The current OC test is passing at 117.7% with an OC trigger of 111.7%. We currently own $108.5 million of the securities that were originally rated investment grade and $140.7 million of the non-investment grade securities issued by this securitization. We are currently receiving all distributions required by the terms of our retained interests in this securitization and are receiving all of our collateral management fees. We pledged $104.0 million of the securities we own issued by RAIT II as collateral for a senior secured note we issued.

• Taberna VIII—Taberna VIII has $542.5 million of total collateral at par value, of which $52.0 million is defaulted. The current OC test is failing at 81.7% with an OC trigger of 103.5%. We currently own $40.0 million of the securities that were originally rated investment grade and $93.0 million of the non-investment grade securities issued by this securitization. We do not expect to receive any distributions from this securitization other than our senior management fees for the foreseeable future.

• Taberna IX—Taberna IX has $566.3 million of total collateral at par value, of which $122.2 million is defaulted. The current OC test is failing at 70.2% with an OC trigger of 105.4%. We currently own $89.0 million of the securities that were originally rated investment grade and $97.5 million of the non-investment grade securities issued by this securitization. We do not expect to receive any distributions from this securitization other than our senior management fees for the foreseeable future.

Sponsored Companies

Through April 8, 2013, IRT had sold shares of its common stock, or the IRT common stock, pursuant to a registered continuous offering carried out in a manner consistent with offerings of non-listed REITs. Subsequently, IRT decided to sell shares of IRT common stock in an underwritten public offering and terminate its continuous offering. Accordingly, IRT amended its registration statement on April 26, 2013 to terminate IRT’s continuous offering and describe the anticipated underwritten public offering. There can be no assurance that IRT will be able to complete the underwritten public offering described in IRT’s amended registration statement. While IRT’s amended registration statement has been filed with the SEC, it has not yet been declared effective by the SEC. The IRT common stock to be registered pursuant to IRT’s amended registration statement may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the amended registration statement becomes effective. Any disclosure concerning IRT is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase IRT’s securities.

Assets Under Management

Assets under management, or AUM, is an operating measure representing the total assets that we own or are managing for third parties. While not all AUM generates fee income, it is an important operating measure to gauge our asset growth, volume of originations, size and scale of our operations and our performance. AUM includes our total investment portfolio and assets associated with unconsolidated securitizations for which we derive asset management fees.

The table below summarizes our AUM as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

	AUM as of March 31,  2013		AUM as of December 31, 2012
Commercial real estate portfolio (1)	$	2,040,870	$	1,993,655
U.S. TruPS portfolio (2)		1,628,694		1,637,304
Total	$	3,669,564	$	3,630,959

(1) As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our commercial real estate portfolio was comprised of $1.0 billion of assets collateralizing RAIT I and RAIT II, $914.9 million and $918.2 million, respectively, of investments in real estate and $137.0 million and $85.9 million, respectively, of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and preferred equity interests that were not securitized.

(2) Our U.S. TruPS portfolio is comprised of assets collateralizing Taberna I, Taberna VIII, and Taberna IX, and includes TruPS and subordinated debentures, unsecured REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables, other securities, commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations

We believe that funds from operations, or FFO, and adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, each of which are non-GAAP measures, are additional appropriate measures of the operating performance of a REIT and us in particular. We compute FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, as net income or loss allocated to common shares (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding real estate-related depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses on sales of real estate and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles.

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AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company’s cash flow generated by operations. We calculate AFFO by adding to or subtracting from FFO: change in fair value of financial instruments; gains or losses on debt extinguishment; capital expenditures, net of any direct financing associated with those capital expenditures; straight-line rental effects; amortization of various deferred items and intangible assets; and share-based compensation.

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance, and believes they are also useful to investors, because they facilitate an understanding of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as changes in fair value of financial instruments, real estate depreciation, share-based compensation and various other items required by GAAP that may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our investors with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs.

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of FFO and AFFO to net income (loss) allocable to common shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except share information):

	For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013						For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012
	Amount			Per Share (1)			Amount			Per Share (2)
Funds From Operations:
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$	(90,532	)	$	(1.50	)	$	(107,019	)	$	(2.42	)
Adjustments:
Real estate depreciation and amortization		7,973			0.13			7,459			0.17
(Gains) losses on the sale of real estate		0			0.00			0			0.00
Funds From Operations	$	(82,559	)	$	(1.37	)	$	(99,560	)	$	(2.25	)
Adjusted Funds From Operations:
Funds From Operations	$	(82,559	)	$	(1.37	)	$	(99,560	)	$	(2.25	)
Adjustments:
Change in fair value of financial instruments		99,757			1.65			108,923			2.48
(Gains) losses on debt extinguishment		0			0.00			(1,574	)		(0.04	)
Capital expenditures, net of direct financing		(172	)		0.00			(248	)		(0.01	)
Straight-line rental adjustments		(288	)		0.00			(306	)		(0.01	)
Amortization of deferred items and intangible assets		1,133			0.02			1,526			0.03
Share-based compensation		723			0.01			557			0.01
Adjusted Funds From Operations	$	18,594		$	0.31		$	9,318		$	0.21

(1) Based on 60,363,153 weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(2) Based on 44,150,924 weighted-average shares outstanding-diluted for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

Adjusted Book Value

Management views adjusted book value as a useful and appropriate supplement to shareholders’ equity and book value. The measure serves as an additional performance measure of our value because it facilitates evaluation of us without the effects of various items that we are required to record in accordance with GAAP but which have limited economic impact on our business. Those adjustments primarily reflect the effect of consolidated securitizations where we do not currently receive cash flows on our retained interests, accumulated depreciation and amortization, the valuation of long-term derivative instruments and a valuation of our recurring collateral and property management fees. Adjusted book value is a non-GAAP financial measurement, and does not purport to be an alternative to reported shareholders’ equity, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of book value. Adjusted book value should be reviewed in connection with shareholders’ equity as set forth in our consolidated balance sheets, to help analyze our value to investors. Adjusted book value may be defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry. Investors should consider these differences when comparing our adjusted book value to that of other REITs.

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Set forth below is a reconciliation of adjusted book value to shareholders’ equity as of March 31, 2013 (in thousands, except share information):

	As of March 31, 2013
	Amount			Per Share (1)
Total shareholders’ equity	$	764,978		$	12.59
Liquidation value of preferred shares (2)		(191,946	)		(3.16	)
Book value		573,032			9.43
Adjustments:
Taberna VIII and Taberna IX securitizations		(406,898	)		(6.70	)
RAIT I and RAIT II derivative liabilities		62,144			1.02
Change in fair value for warrants and investor SARs		10,673			0.18
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		123,499			2.03
Valuation of recurring collateral and property management fees		19,180			0.32
Total adjustments		(191,402	)		(3.15	)
Adjusted book value	$	381,630		$	6.28

(1) Based on 60,758,957 common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2013.

(2) Based on 3,749,288 Series A preferred shares, 2,288,465 Series B preferred shares, and 1,640,100 Series C preferred shares outstanding as of March 31, 2013, all of which have a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share.

Results of Operations

Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012

Revenue

Net interest margin. Net interest margin increased $4.2 million, or 21.4%, to $23.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $19.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Investment interest income has increased, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, as a result of an increase in our average investments in loans and securities. This increase was primarily caused by the origination of new loans since March 31, 2012. In addition, investment interest expense decreased for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 primarily due to the expiration of $59.5 million of interest rate swap agreements associated with our consolidated RAIT I and RAIT II securitizations since March 31, 2012.

Rental income. Rental income increased $2.4 million to $27.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $24.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. The increase is attributable to $1.6 million of rental income from three new properties acquired or consolidated since March 31, 2012 and $0.8 million from improved occupancy and rental rates in 2013 as compared to 2012.

Fee and other income. Fee and other income increased $5.8 million to $7.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $1.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. The increase is attributable to $3.1 million of conduit fee income and structuring fee income and $2.0 million in other income associated with a legal settlement.

Expenses

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased $1.2 million, or 11.0%, to $9.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $10.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. The decrease is primarily attributable to the repayment of $19.4 million of Junior Subordinated Notes during the first quarter of 2013 as well as principal repayments on our secured credit facility and other debt instruments since March 31, 2012.

Real estate operating expense. Real estate operating expense increased $0.6 million to $14.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $13.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Operating expenses increased by $1.0 million due to the three properties acquired or consolidated since March 31, 2012. These increases were offset by a reduction of $0.4 million at our other properties driven by lower repairs and maintenance and bad debt expenses.

Compensation expense. Compensation expense increased $1.2 million, or 21.1%, to $6.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $5.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. This increase was primarily attributable to $1.1 million of severance paid during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

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Depreciation and amortization expense. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $0.9 million to $8.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from $7.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. The increase is attributable to $0.4 million of depreciation expense from three new properties acquired or consolidated since March 31, 2012, $0.4 million from our other consolidated properties and an increase in corporate depreciation of $0.1 million.

Other income (expense)

Change in fair value of financial instruments. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the change in fair value of financial instruments reduced our net income by $99.8 million. The fair value adjustments we recorded were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Description	For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013			For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012
Change in fair value of trading securities and security-related receivables	$	15,113		$	6,132
Change in fair value of CDO notes payable, trust preferred obligations and other liabilities		(109,874	)		(108,304	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		(4,996	)		(6,751	)
Change in fair value of financial instruments	$	(99,757	)	$	(108,923	)

Changes in the fair value of our financial instruments occur when market conditions change, including interest rates and/or the credit profile of the underlying issuers change. In addition, a change in fair value of a financial instrument will occur when principal repayments occur where the carrying amount of the financial instrument, prior to the principal repayment, did not equal the principal amount repaid. We have had and expect to continue to have changes in the fair value of our financial instruments as market conditions change and as principal repayments occur in either the securities or liabilities that are subject to fair value accounting under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain investments, pay dividends and other general business needs. We are seeking to expand our use of short term financing and secured lines of credit while developing other financing resources that will permit us to originate or acquire new investments to generate attractive returns while preserving our capital, such as loan participations and joint venture financing arrangements and opportunities to sell conduit loans to CMBS issuers.

We believe our available cash and restricted cash balances, other financing arrangements, and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our liquidity requirements for the next 12 months.

Our primary cash requirements are as follows:

• to make investments and fund the associated costs;

• to repay our indebtedness, including repurchasing, redeeming or retiring our debt before it becomes due;

• to pay our expenses, including compensation to our employees;

• to pay U.S. federal, state, and local taxes of our TRSs; and

• to distribute a minimum of 90% of our REIT taxable income and to make investments in a manner that enables us to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

We intend to meet these liquidity requirements primarily through the following:

• the use of our cash and cash equivalent balances of $63.9 million as of March 31, 2013;

• cash generated from operating activities, including net investment income from our investment portfolio, and fee income generated by our commercial real estate platform;

• proceeds from the sales of assets;

• proceeds from future borrowings, including our CMBS facilities and loan participations; and

• proceeds from future offerings of our securities, including pursuant to the Series D preferred shares purchase agreement, DRSPP and ATM discussed below.

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During the period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, interest rate swap agreements relating to RAIT I and RAIT II with a notional amount of $43.9 million and a weighted average strike rate of 5.25% as of March 31, 2013, will terminate in accordance with their terms. We expect this will result in increased cash flow to us of $2.3 million during the remainder of 2013.

Cash Flows

As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, we maintained cash and cash equivalents of approximately $63.9 million and $53.8 million, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents were generated from the following activities (dollars in thousands):

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Cash flow from operating activities	$	9,606		$	(942	)
Cash flow from investing activities		(49,183	)		80,034
Cash flow from financing activities		3,390			(54,971	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(36,187	)		24,121
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		100,041			29,720
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	63,854		$	53,841

The cash outflow for investing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is substantially due to new investments in loans of $97.1 million exceeded loan repayments of $47.0 million. The cash inflows during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 was substantially due to the decrease in our restricted cash to repay the most senior note holders of a consolidated securitization, which was offset by cash outflows as new investments in loans exceeded loan repayments for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

Cash flow from operating activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, has increased due to reduced interest expense and the timing of payments for various accounts payable and accrued liabilities. This was partially offset by an increase in other assets, including prepaid expenses for insurance and real estate taxes, as the size of our portfolio of real estate properties has grown.

The cash inflow from our financing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is primarily due to the issuance of our preferred shares through our ATM program and the issuance of common shares from the underwriters exercised their overallotment option related to the public offering from the fourth quarter of 2012. The cash inflows were partially offset by the outflows from the repayments and repurchases of our CDO notes payable and the repayment of a junior subordinated note during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

As a REIT, we evaluate our dividend coverage based on our cash flow from operating activities before changes in assets and liabilities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we paid distributions to our shareholders of $6.0 million and generated cash flows from operating activities, before changes in assets and liabilities, of $22.8 million. The cash flow from operating activities of $9.6 million during three-month period ended March 31, 2013 exceeded these distributions paid to our shareholders by $3.6 million. The source of funds used to pay these distributions was cash flows from operations before changes in assets and liabilities, as mentioned above.

Capitalization

We maintain various forms of short-term and long-term financing arrangements. Generally, these financing agreements are collateralized by assets within securitizations. The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	110,035		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608		3.1	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		18,671		11,268		0.5	%	Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250		2.8	%	Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2013
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675		2.3	%	Dec. 2013
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		182,304		169,936		5.2	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,293,796		1,292,202		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		979,780		282,355		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		144,357		5.4	%	Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2022
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,417,933		1,718,914		1.0	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,600,237	$	1,888,850		1.3	%

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(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92.0 million with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1.8 billion principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1.1 billion principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859.4 million. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

Recourse indebtedness refers to indebtedness that is recourse to our general assets, including the loans payable on real estate that are guaranteed by us. Non-recourse indebtedness consists of indebtedness of consolidated VIEs (i.e. securitization vehicles) and loans payable on real estate which is recourse only to specific assets pledged as collateral to the lenders. The creditors of each consolidated VIE have no recourse to our general credit.

The current status or activity in our financing arrangements occurring as of or during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Recourse Indebtedness

7.0% convertible senior notes. The 7.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, or the 7.0% convertible senior notes, are convertible at the option of the holder at a current conversion rate of 140.1311 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of 7.0% convertible senior notes (equivalent to a current conversion price of $7.14 per common share). Upon conversion of 7.0% convertible senior notes by a holder, the holder will receive cash, our common shares or a combination of cash and our common shares, at our election. We include the 7.0% convertible senior notes in earnings per share using the treasury stock method if the conversion value in excess of the par amount is considered in the money during the respective periods.

Secured credit facility. As of March 31, 2013, we have $7.6 million outstanding under our secured credit facility, which is payable in December 2016 under the current terms of this facility. Our secured credit facility is secured by designated commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans.

Junior subordinated notes, at fair value. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we prepaid the $19.4 million junior subordinated note. After reflecting the prepayment, only the second $18.7 million junior subordinated note remains outstanding.

CMBS facilities. We maintain CMBS facilities with two investment banks with total borrowing capacity of $250.0 million. The CMBS facilities are repurchase agreements that provide for margin calls in the event the conduit loans financed by the facilities change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $3.3 million of outstanding borrowings under the CMBS facilities. As of March 31, 2013, $246.7 million in aggregate principal amount remained available under the CMBS facilities.

Commercial mortgage facility. We maintain a commercial mortgage facility with an investment bank with total borrowing capacity of $150.0 million. The commercial mortgage facility is a repurchase agreement that provides for margin calls in the event the commercial mortgages financed by the facility change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $12.7 million of outstanding borrowings under the commercial mortgage facility. As of March 31, 2013, $137.3 million in aggregate principal amount remained available under the commercial mortgage facility.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness

CDO notes payable, at amortized cost. CDO notes payable at amortized cost represent notes issued by consolidated CDO entities which are used to finance the acquisition of unsecured REIT notes, CMBS securities, commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans in our commercial real estate portfolio. Generally, CDO notes payable are comprised of various classes of notes payable, with each class bearing interest at variable or fixed rates. Both of our CRE CDOs are meeting all of their over collateralization, or OC, and interest coverage, or IC, trigger tests as of March 31, 2013.

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CDO notes payable, at fair value. Both of our Taberna consolidated CDOs are failing OC trigger tests which cause a change to the priority of payments to the debt and equity holders of the respective securitizations. Upon the failure of an OC test, the indenture of each CDO requires cash flows that would otherwise have been distributed to us as equity distributions, or in some cases interest payments on our retained CDO notes payable, be used to pay down sequentially the outstanding principal balance of the most senior note holders. The OC tests failures are due to defaulted collateral assets and credit risk securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, $4.6 million of restricted cash, including cash flow that was re-directed from our retained interests in these CDOs, was used to repay the most senior holders of our CDO notes payable.

Series D Preferred Shares

On October 1, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, or the purchase agreement, with ARS VI Investor I, LLC, or the investor, an affiliate of Almanac Realty Investors, LLC, or Almanac. Under the purchase agreement, we are required to issue and sell to the investor on a private placement basis from time to time in a period up to two years, and the investor will be obligated to purchase from us, for an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million, or the total commitment, the following securities, in the aggregate: (i) 4,000,000 Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RAIT, or the Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) common share purchase warrants, or the warrants, exercisable for 9,931,000 of our common shares, or the common shares, and (iii) common share appreciation rights, or the investor SARs with respect to up to 6,735,667 common shares. These securities will be issued on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of the total commitment drawn down at the relevant closing under the purchase agreement.

The warrants and investor SARs had an initial strike price of $6.00 per common share, subject to adjustment. As of the filing of this report, the strike price has adjusted to $5.90.

The warrants and investor SARs were both determined to be classified as liabilities and had a combined fair value of $19.9 million, as of March 31, 2013. The initial fair value of the warrants and investor SARs are recorded as a liability and re-measured at each reporting period until the warrants and investor SARs are settled. Changes in fair value will be recorded in earnings as a component of the change in fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated statement of operations.

During the period from the effective date of the purchase agreement through March 31, 2013, we sold the following securities to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $65.0 million: (i) 2,600,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 6,455,150 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 6,560,331shares as of the date of filing this report); and (iii) investor SARs exercisable with respect to 4,378,183.55 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 4,449,521.89 shares as of the date of filing this report). As of March 31, 2013, the following securities remain issuable to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million: (i) 1,400,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 3,475,850 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 3,532,486 shares as of the date of filing this report), and (iii) investor SARs exercisable for 2,357,483.45 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 2,395,896.40 shares as of the date of filing this report). The following table summarizes the sales activity of the Series D Preferred Shares from the effective date of the agreement through March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Aggregate purchase price			$	65,000
Initial value of warrants and investor SARs issued to-date	(9,222	)
Costs incurred	(4,952	)
Total discount				(14,174	)
Discount amortization to-date				543
Carrying amount of Series D Preferred Shares			$	51,369

Preferred Shares

Dividends:

On January 29, 2013, our board of trustees declared a first quarter 2013 cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on our 7.75% Series A Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on our 8.375% Series B Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on our 8.875% Series C Preferred Shares, and $0.4687500 per share on our Series D Preferred Shares. The dividends were paid on April 1, 2013 to holders of record on March 1, 2013 and totaled $4.8 million.

At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (ATM):

On May 21, 2012, we entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, or Preferred ATM agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, providing that, from time to time during the term of the Preferred ATM agreement, on the terms and subject to the

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conditions set forth therein, we may issue and sell through MLV, up to 2,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares, up to 2,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares, and up to 2,000,000 Series C Preferred Shares. Unless the Preferred ATM agreement is earlier terminated by MLV or us, the Preferred ATM agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares subject to the Preferred ATM agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Preferred ATM agreement we issued a total of 625,000 Series A Preferred Shares at a weighted-average price of $24.00 per share and we received $14.6 million of net proceeds. We did not issue any Series B Preferred Shares or Series C Preferred Shares during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, 1,010,712, 1,969,835, and 1,959,900 of Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Preferred ATM agreement.

Common Shares

Dividends:

On March 15, 2013, the board of trustees declared a $0.12 dividend on our common shares to holders of record as of April 3, 2013. The dividend was paid on April 30, 2013 and totaled $8.3 million.

Equity Compensation:

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, 54,728 phantom unit awards were redeemed for common shares, a portion of which was withheld in order to satisfy the applicable withholding taxes. These phantom units were fully vested at the time of redemption.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 43,536 restricted common share awards, valued at $0.3 million using our closing stock price of $6.89, to six of the board’s non-management trustees. One quarter of these awards vested immediately and the remainder vest over a nine-month period. On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 372,500 restricted common share awards, valued at $2.6 million using our closing stock price of $6.89, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. These awards generally vest over three-year periods.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 1,127,500 stock appreciation rights, or SARs, valued at $1.3 million based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model at the date of grant, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. The SARs vest over a three-year period and may be exercised between the date of vesting and January 29, 2018, the expiration date of the SARs.

Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRSPP):

We have a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, or DRSPP, under which we registered and reserved for issuance, in the aggregate, 10,500,000 common shares. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we issued a total of 1,158 common shares pursuant to the DRSPP at a weighted-average price of $6.89 per share and we received $0.1 million of net proceeds. As of March 31, 2013, 7,782,322 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the DRSPP.

Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement (COD):

On November 21, 2012, we entered into a Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement, or the COD sales agreement, with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, or JonesTrading, pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to 10,000,000 of our common shares from time to time through JonesTrading acting as agent and/or principal, subject to the terms and conditions of the COD sales agreement. Unless the COD sales agreement is earlier terminated by JonesTrading or us, the COD sales agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the common shares subject to the COD sales agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no common shares issued pursuant to this arrangement. As of March 31, 2013, 10,000,000 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the COD sales agreement.

Common Share Public Offering:

In January 2013 in connection with an underwritten public offering in the fourth quarter of 2012, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option to purchase 1,350,000 additional common shares and we received $7.4 million of proceeds.

In April 2013, we issued 9,200,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering. The public offering price was $7.87 per share and we received $70.2 million of proceeds.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commitments

Not applicable.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 contains a discussion of our critical accounting policies. On January 1, 2013 we adopted a new accounting pronouncement and revised our accounting policies as described below. See Note 2 in our unaudited consolidated financial statements as set forth herein. Management discusses our critical accounting policies and management’s judgments and estimates with the audit committee of our board of trustees.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 222, “Comprehensive Income”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income by requiring entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard that deferred the new presentation requirements about reclassification adjustments. Both of these accounting standards are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of these standards did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard that requires an entity to present the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes to the financial statements. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in quantitative and qualitative market risks during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from the disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Reference is made to Item 7A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Under the supervision of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer and with the participation of our disclosure committee, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved from time to time in litigation on various matters, including disputes with tenants of owned properties, disputes arising out of agreements to purchase or sell properties and disputes arising out of our loan portfolio. Given the nature of our business activities, these lawsuits are considered routine to the conduct of our business. The result of any particular lawsuit cannot be predicted, because of the very nature of litigation, the litigation process and its adversarial nature, and the jury system. We do not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such routine legal actions will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 13, 2012, the staff of the SEC notified us that the SEC had initiated a non-public investigation concerning one of our investment adviser subsidiaries, Taberna Capital Management, LLC, or TCM. Based on the notice and other communications with SEC staff, we believe this matter concerns TCM’s compliance with securities laws in connection with transactions since January 1, 2009 involving various Taberna securitizations for which TCM served as collateral manager. The SEC staff has subpoenaed testimony and information and we are cooperating fully. Because this matter is ongoing, we cannot predict the outcome at this time and, as a result, no conclusion can be reached as to what impact, if any, this matter may have on TCM or us.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have not been any material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

The exhibits filed as part of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are identified in the exhibit index immediately following the signature page of this Report. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST     (Registrant)
Date: May 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Scott F. Schaeffer
		Scott F. Schaeffer, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
		(On behalf of the registrant and as its Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 7, 2013	By:	/s/ James J. Sebra
		James J. Sebra, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(On behalf of the registrant and as its Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Documents
3.1.1	Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of RAIT Financial Trust (“RAIT”). (1)
3.1.2	Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of RAIT. (2)
3.1.3	Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of RAIT. (3)
3.1.4	Certificate of Correction to the Amended and Restated Declaration of RAIT. (4)
3.1.5	Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of RAIT. (5)
3.1.6	Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of RAIT. (6)
3.1.7	Articles Supplementary (the “Series A Articles Supplementary”) relating to the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) of RAIT. (7)
3.1.8	Certificate of Correction to the Series A Articles Supplementary. (7)
3.1.9	Articles Supplementary relating to the 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) of RAIT. (8)
3.1.10	Articles Supplementary relating to the 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, (the “Series C Preferred Shares”) of RAIT. (9)
3.1.11	Articles Supplementary relating to Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares and Series C Preferred Shares. (10)
3.1.12	Certificate of Correction relating to Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares and Series C Preferred Shares. (11)
3.1.13	Articles Supplementary (the “Series D Articles Supplementary”) relating to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series D Preferred Shares”) of RAIT. (12)
3.1.14	Articles Supplementary relating to the Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest (the “Series E Preferred Shares”) of RAIT. (13)
3.1.15	Amendment dated November 30, 2012 to the Series D Articles Supplementary. (13)
3.2	By-laws of RAIT. (14).
4.1.1	Form of Certificate for Common Shares of Beneficial Interest. (6)
4.1.2	Form of Certificate for the Series A Preferred Shares. (15)
4.1.3	Form of Certificate for the Series B Preferred Shares. (8)
4.1.4	Form of Certificate for the Series C Preferred Shares. (9)
4.1.5	Form of Certificate for Series D Preferred Shares. (16)
4.1.6	Form of Certificate for Series E Preferred Shares. (16)
4.2.1	Indenture dated as of April 18, 2007 among RAIT Financial Trust (“RAIT”), as issuer, RAIT Partnership, L.P. (“RAIT Partnership”), and RAIT Asset Holdings, LLC, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee. (17)
4.2.2	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 18, 2007 between RAIT and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (17)
4.3.1	Base Indenture dated as of March 21, 2011 between RAIT, as issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association., as trustee. (18)
4.3.2	Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2011 between RAIT, as issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association., as trustee. (18)
4.4	Indenture dated as of October 5, 2011 between RAIT and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. (19)
4.5.1	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012 by and among RAIT and ARS VI Investor I, LLC (“ARS VI”). (12)

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Exhibit Number	Description of Documents
4.5.2	Common Share Purchase Warrant No. 1 dated October 17, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (16)
4.5.3	Common Share Appreciation Right No. 1 dated October 17, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (16)
4.5.4	Common Share Purchase Warrant No. 2 dated November 15, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (20)
4.5.5	Common Share Appreciation Right No. 2 dated November 15, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (20)
4.5.6	Common Share Purchase Warrant No. 3 dated December 18, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (21)
4.5.7	Common Share Appreciation Right No. 3 dated December 18, 2012 issued by RAIT to ARS VI. (21)
10.1	Separation Agreement between Jack E. Salmon and RAIT with an execution date of February 1, 2013. (22)
10.2.1	IAP Form of Share Appreciation Rights Award Agreement adopted January 29, 2013. (22)
10.2.2	IAP Form of Share Award Grant Agreement for participants other than non-management trustees adopted January 29, 2013. (22)
10.2.3	IAP Form of Share Award Grant Agreement for non- management trustees adopted January 29, 2013.(23)
12.1	Statements regarding computation of ratios as of March 31, 2013. *
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of RAIT. *
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of RAIT. *
32.1	Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of RAIT. *
32.2	Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of RAIT. *
101	Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, the following financial information from RAIT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 is formatted in XBRL interactive data files: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012; (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012; and (v) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. The information in this exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document. *

* Filed herewith

(1) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-35077).

(2) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-53067).

(3) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Registration Statement on Form S-2 (Registration No. 333-55518).

(4) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2002 (File No. 1-14760).

(5) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 15, 2006 (File No. 1-14760).

(6) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on July, 1 2011 (File No. 1-14760).

(7) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2004 (File No. 1-14760).

(8) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 1, 2004 (File No. 1-14760).

(9) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-A as filed with the SEC on June 29, 2007 (File No. 1-14760).

(10) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on May 25, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(11) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(12) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 4, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(13) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 4, 2012 (File No.1-14760).

(14) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 19, 2009 (File No. 1-14760).

(15) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2004 (File No. 1-14760).

(16) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 23, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(17) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on April 18, 2007 (File No. 1-14760).

(18) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 22, 2011 (File No. 1-14760).

(19) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 (File No. 1-14760).

(20) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on November 21, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(21) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on December 18, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

(22) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on February 1, 2013. (File No. 1-14760).

(23) Incorporated by reference to RAIT’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (File No. 1-14760).

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EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED SHARE DIVIDENDS

Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends for the periods indicated are set forth below. For purposes of calculating the ratios set forth below, earnings represent net income from continuing operations from our consolidated statements of operations, as adjusted for fixed charges; fixed charges represent interest expense and preferred share dividends represent income or loss allocated to preferred shares from our consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and for the five years ended December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

	For the Three Month Period Ended March 31 2013			For the Years Ended December 31
				2012			2011			2010		2009			2008
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(85,341	)	$	(168,341	)	$	(38,457	)	$	110,590	$	(440,141	)	$	(617,130	)
Add back fixed charges:
Interest expense		17,149			75,317			89,649			96,690		261,824			486,932
Earnings before fixed charges and preferred share dividends		(68,192	)		(93,024	)		51,192			207,280		(178,317	)		(130,198	)
Fixed charges and preferred share dividends:
Interest expense		17,149			75,317			89,649			96,690		261,824			486,932
Preferred share dividends		5,218			14,660			13,649			13,641		13,641			13,641
Total fixed charges and preferred share dividends	$	22,367		$	89,977		$	103,298		$	110,331	$	275,465		$	500,573
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		—  (1)			—  (1)			—  (1)			2.1x		—  (1)			—  (1)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred share dividends		—  (2)			—  (2)			—  (2)			1.9x		—  (2)			—  (2)

(1) The dollar amount of the deficiency for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is $85.3 million and the dollar amount of the deficiency for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, 2009 and 2008 is $168.3 million, $38.5 million, $440.1 million, and $617.1 million, respectively.

(2) The dollar amount of the deficiency for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is $90.6 million and the dollar amount of the deficiency for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, 2009 and 2008 is $183.0 million, $52.1 million, $453.8 million, and $630.8 million, respectively.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Scott F. Schaeffer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RAIT Financial Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 7, 2013		/s/ Scott F. Schaeffer
	Name:	Scott F. Schaeffer
	Title:	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, James J. Sebra, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RAIT Financial Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 7, 2013		/s/ James J. Sebra
	Name:	James J. Sebra
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of RAIT Financial Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Scott F. Schaeffer, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Scott F. Schaeffer

Scott F. Schaeffer

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: May 7, 2013

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of RAIT Financial Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James J. Sebra, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James J. Sebra

James J. Sebra

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: May 7, 2013

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Investments in Securities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Principal amount of unsecured REIT note receivables and CMBS receivables	$ 98,599	$ 101,021
TruPS and subordinated debentures
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Principal amount of TruPS	$ 748,401	$ 748,401

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Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$ 1,124,044	$ 1,075,129
Allowance for losses	(26,206)	(30,400)	(39,715)	(46,082)
Total investments in mortgages and loans	1,097,838	1,044,729
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,138 and $1,941, respectively	914,919	918,189
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	670,245	655,509
Cash and cash equivalents	63,854	100,041	53,841	29,720
Restricted cash	88,397	90,641
Accrued interest receivable	49,558	47,335
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,317 and $13,633, respectively	18,834	19,734
Total assets	2,953,613	2,923,980
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness (including $282,355 and $187,048 at fair value, respectively)	1,888,850	1,799,595
Accrued interest payable	27,051	24,129
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	22,056	22,990
Derivative liabilities	141,518	151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers' escrows and other liabilities	53,831	35,704
Total liabilities	2,133,306	2,033,856
Shareholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(87,419)	(95,173)
Retained earnings	(1,008,952)	(910,086)
Total shareholders' equity	764,978	833,961
Total liabilities and equity	2,953,613	2,923,980
Variable Interest Entities
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	1,918,046	1,917,925
Allowance for losses	(18,538)	(17,125)
Total investments in mortgages and loans	1,899,508	1,900,800
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,138 and $1,941, respectively	20,444	20,609
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	669,495	654,795
Cash and cash equivalents	231	276
Restricted cash	48,667	50,203
Accrued interest receivable	68,801	67,271
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,317 and $13,633, respectively	12,057	12,741
Total assets	2,719,203	2,706,695
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness (including $282,355 and $187,048 at fair value, respectively)	1,818,456	1,724,356
Accrued interest payable	63,306	59,914
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,236	3,335
Derivative liabilities	141,361	151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers' escrows and other liabilities	5,312	4,877
Total liabilities	2,031,671	1,943,920
Shareholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(83,200)	(90,954)
RAIT investment	294,861	295,641
Retained earnings	475,871	558,088
Total shareholders' equity	687,532	762,775
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,719,203	$ 2,706,695

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Information of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Assets:
Marketable Securities	$ 670,245		$ 655,509
Derivative assets	1,158		1,132
Total assets	671,403		656,641
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated notes	11,268		29,655
CDO notes payable, at fair value	282,355		187,048
Derivative liabilities	141,518		151,438
Total liabilities	435,141		368,141
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets:
Derivative assets	0	[1]	0
Total assets	0	[1]	0
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated notes	0	[1]	0
CDO notes payable, at fair value	0	[1]	0
Derivative liabilities	0	[1]	0
Total liabilities	0	[1]	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
Derivative assets	1,158	[1]	1,132
Total assets	81,894	[1]	80,290
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated notes	0	[1]	0
CDO notes payable, at fair value	0	[1]	0
Derivative liabilities	65,405	[1]	71,976
Total liabilities	65,405	[1]	71,976
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Derivative assets	0	[1]	0
Total assets	589,509	[1]	576,351
Liabilities:
Junior subordinated notes	11,268	[1]	29,655
CDO notes payable, at fair value	282,355	[1]	187,048
Derivative liabilities	76,113	[1]	79,462
Total liabilities	369,736	[1]	296,165
Trading securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	498,287		485,203
Trading securities | Trups
Assets:
Marketable Securities	498,287		485,203
Trading securities | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0		0
Trading securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Trups
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Trading securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Trading securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Trups
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Trading securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Trading securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Trups
Assets:
Marketable Securities	498,287	[1]	485,203
Trading securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Available-for-sale Securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	2		2
Available-for-sale Securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Available-for-sale Securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
Marketable Securities	2	[1]	2
Available-for-sale Securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	171,956		170,304
Security-related receivables | Trups Receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	91,222		91,148
Security-related receivables | Unsecured REIT note receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	33,487		32,769
Security-related receivables | CMBS receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	44,852	[2]	43,810	[3]
Security-related receivables | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	2,395		2,577
Security-related receivables | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Trups Receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Unsecured REIT note receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | CMBS receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Trups Receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Unsecured REIT note receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	33,487	[1]	32,769
Security-related receivables | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | CMBS receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	44,852	[1]	43,810
Security-related receivables | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	2,395	[1]	2,577
Security-related receivables | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Trups Receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	91,222	[1]	91,148
Security-related receivables | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Unsecured REIT note receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | CMBS receivables
Assets:
Marketable Securities	0	[1]	0
Security-related receivables | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other securities
Assets:
Marketable Securities	$ 0	[1]	$ 0

[1] During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, as well as, there were no transfers into and out of Level 3.

[2] CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,287 that are rated between "AAA" and "A-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $26,972 that are rated "BBB+" and "B-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $9,057 that are rated "CCC" by Standard & Poor's and securities with a fair value totaling $536 that are rated "D" by Standard & Poor's.

[3] CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,398 that are rated between "AAA" and "A-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $26,013 that are rated between "BBB+" and "B-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $8,782 that are rated "CCC" by Standard & Poor's, and securities with a fair value totaling $617 that are rated "D" by Standard & Poor's.

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Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate, accumulated depreciation	$ 104,828	$ 97,392
Deferred financing costs, accumulated amortization	15,926	15,811
Indebtedness, fair value	293,623	216,703
Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate, accumulated depreciation	2,138	1,941
Deferred financing costs, accumulated amortization	14,317	13,633
Indebtedness, fair value	$ 282,355	$ 187,048

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of discontinued cash flow hedges	$ 1,159,895		$ 1,146,720
Realized losses	8,286	8,910
Liability Of hedge Accounting	(140,360)		(150,305)
RAIT I and RAIT II
Derivative [Line Items]
Weighted average strike rate	0.0525%
Notional value of discontinued cash flow hedges	43,850
Discontinued cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of discontinued cash flow hedges	561,151
Liability Of hedge Accounting	$ 76,112

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Delinquency Statistics of Commercial Real Estate Loan (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Delinquency statistics, Total	$ 49,123	$ 53,735
30 to 59 days
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Delinquency statistics, Total	0	1,974
60 to 89 days
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Delinquency statistics, Total	0	5,211
90 days or more
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Delinquency statistics, Total	39,703	37,130
In foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Delinquency statistics, Total	$ 9,420	$ 9,420

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Sales Activity of Series D Preferred Shares (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price	$ 65,000
Initial value of warrants and investor SARs issued to-date	(9,222)
Costs incurred	(4,952)
Total discount	(14,174)
Discount amortization to-date	543
Carrying amount of Series D Preferred Shares	$ 51,369	$ 52,278

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Indebtedness (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary of Total Recourse and Non-Recourse Indebtedness

The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of March 31, 2013:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	110,035		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608		3.1	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		18,671		11,268		0.5	%	Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250		2.8	%	Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2013
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675		2.3	%	Dec. 2013
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		182,304		169,936		5.2	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,293,796		1,292,202		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		979,780		282,355		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		144,357		5.4	%	Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2022
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,417,933		1,718,914		1.0	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,600,237	$	1,888,850		1.3	%

(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,760,210 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,108,506 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859,438. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of December 31, 2012:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	109,631		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090		3.0	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		38,052		29,655		5.2	%	Oct. 2015 to Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		186,242		172,476		5.9	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,297,069		1,295,400		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		984,380		187,048		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		144,671		5.4	%	Sept. 2015 to May 2021
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,426,120		1,627,119		1.1	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,612,362	$	1,799,595		1.4	%

(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,757,789 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,118,346 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of December 31, 2012 was $849,919. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Weighted average effective dollar price of TruPS and TruPS receivables	$ 79	$ 77

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Summary of Total Recourse and Non-Recourse Indebtedness (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,600,237		2,612,362
Carrying Amount	1,888,850		1,799,595
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	1.30%		1.40%
Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	182,304	[1]	186,242	[2]
Carrying Amount	169,936	[1]	172,476	[2]
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	5.20%	[1]	5.90%	[2]
Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,417,933		2,426,120
Carrying Amount	1,718,914		1,627,119
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	1.00%		1.10%
7.0% convertible senior notes | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	115,000	[3]	115,000	[3]
Carrying Amount	110,035	[3]	109,631	[3]
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	7.00%	[3]	7.00%	[3]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2031-04	[3]	2031-04	[3]
Secured credit facility | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	7,608		8,090
Carrying Amount	7,608		8,090
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	3.10%		3.00%
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2016-12		2016-12
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	18,671	[4]	38,052	[4]
Carrying Amount	11,268	[4]	29,655	[4]
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	0.50%	[4]	5.20%	[4]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2035-03	[4]
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value | Minimum | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year			2015-10	[4]
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value | Maximum | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year			2035-03	[4]
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	25,100		25,100
Carrying Amount	25,100		25,100
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	2.80%		2.80%
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2037-04		2037-04
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,293,796	[5],[6]	1,297,069	[5],[7]
Carrying Amount	1,292,202	[5],[6]	1,295,400	[5],[7]
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	0.60%	[5],[6]	0.60%	[5],[7]
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost | Minimum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, year	2045	[5],[6]	2045	[5],[7]
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost | Maximum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, year	2046	[5],[6]	2046	[5],[7]
CDO notes payable, at fair value | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	979,780	[4],[5],[8]	984,380	[4],[5],[9]
Carrying Amount	282,355	[4],[5],[8]	187,048	[4],[5],[9]
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	1.00%	[4],[5],[8]	1.00%	[4],[5],[9]
CDO notes payable, at fair value | Minimum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, year	2037	[4],[5],[8]	2037	[4],[5],[9]
CDO notes payable, at fair value | Maximum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, year	2038	[4],[5],[8]	2038	[4],[5],[9]
Loans payable on real estate | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	144,357		144,671
Carrying Amount	144,357		144,671
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	5.40%		5.40%
Loans payable on real estate | Minimum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2015-09		2015-09
Loans payable on real estate | Maximum | Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2022-11		2021-05
CMBS Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,760,210
CMBS Facilities | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,250
Carrying Amount	3,250
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	2.80%
CMBS Facilities | Minimum | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2013-10
CMBS Facilities | Maximum | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2013-11
Commercial mortgage facility | Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	12,675
Carrying Amount	12,675
Weighted- Average Interest Rate	2.30%
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2013-12

[1] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation

[2] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

[3] Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

[4] Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

[5] Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

[6] Collateralized by $1,760,210 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

[7] Collateralized by $1,757,789 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

[8] Collateralized by $1,108,506 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859,438. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

[9] Collateralized by $1,118,346 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of December 31, 2012 was $849,919. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

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Investments in Securities and Security-Related Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail) (CMBS receivables, Security-related receivables, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Standard & Poor's AAA and A- Rating
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	$ 8,287	$ 8,398
Standard & Poor's BBB+ and B- Rating
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	26,972	26,013
Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	9,057	8,782
Standard & Poor's, D Rating
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Securities, fair value	$ 536	$ 617

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Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Instruments Not Fair Valued but For Which Fair Value Is Required To Be Disclosed (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Carrying Amount
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Carrying Amount	$ 1,124,044		$ 1,075,129
Carrying Amount	1,888,850		1,799,595
Estimated Fair Value
Junior subordinated notes	11,268		29,655
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	282,355		187,048
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Carrying Amount	1,124,044		1,075,129
Carrying Amount | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount	110,035		109,631
Carrying Amount | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount	25,100		25,100
Carrying Amount | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount	1,292,202		1,295,400
Carrying Amount | Loans payable on real estate
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount	144,357		144,671
Estimated Fair Value
Estimated Fair Value
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Estimated Fair Value	1,103,791		1,063,716
Estimated Fair Value | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Estimated Fair Value
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	148,580		115,230
Estimated Fair Value | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
Junior subordinated notes	13,570		12,700
Estimated Fair Value | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	720,138		722,371
Estimated Fair Value | Loans payable on real estate
Estimated Fair Value
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	157,431		156,510
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Estimated Fair Value
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Junior subordinated notes	0	[1]	0
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	0	[1]	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Estimated Fair Value
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	148,580		115,230
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
Junior subordinated notes	0		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Loans payable on real estate
Estimated Fair Value
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Estimated Fair Value
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Junior subordinated notes	0	[1]	0
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	0	[1]	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Estimated Fair Value
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
Junior subordinated notes	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Loans payable on real estate
Estimated Fair Value
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Estimated Fair Value
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Estimated Fair Value	1,103,791		1,063,716
Junior subordinated notes	11,268	[1]	29,655
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	282,355	[1]	187,048
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Estimated Fair Value
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	0		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
Junior subordinated notes	13,570		12,700
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Estimated Fair Value
CDO notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	720,138		722,371
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Loans payable on real estate
Estimated Fair Value
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	$ 157,431		$ 156,510

[1] During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, as well as, there were no transfers into and out of Level 3.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2013 Trust Preferred Securities	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Demand Deposits	Dec. 31, 2012 Demand Deposits
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership held by President of Parent Company and Director						1.00%
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 63,854	$ 53,841	$ 100,041	$ 29,720			$ 363	$ 239
Restricted cash	88,397		90,641				283	289
Interest income							0	0
Lease rent paid	90	79
Sublease rent received	44	43
Fees received for managing securitization of marketable securities	$ 670,245		$ 655,509		$ 25,000

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Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Carrying Amount	$ 1,124,044		$ 1,075,129
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, Carrying Amount	670,245		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents, Carrying Amount	63,854		100,041		53,841	29,720
Restricted cash, Carrying Amount	88,397		90,641
Derivative assets	1,158		1,132
Liabilities
Junior subordinated notes	11,268		29,655
Carrying Amount	1,888,850		1,799,595
Notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	282,355		187,048
Derivative liabilities	141,518		151,438
Recourse Indebtedness
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	169,936	[1]	172,476	[2]
Non-recourse indebtedness
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	1,718,914		1,627,119
Carrying Amount
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Carrying Amount	1,124,044		1,075,129
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, Carrying Amount	670,245		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents, Carrying Amount	63,854		100,041
Restricted cash, Carrying Amount	88,397		90,641
Carrying Amount | Derivative assets
Assets
Derivative assets	1,158		1,132
Carrying Amount | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	110,035		109,631
Carrying Amount | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	25,100		25,100
Carrying Amount | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	1,292,202		1,295,400
Carrying Amount | Loans payable on real estate
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	144,357		144,671
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	110,035		109,631
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | Secured credit facility
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	7,608		8,090
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | Junior subordinated notes, at fair value
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	11,268		29,655
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	25,100		25,100
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | CMBS Facilities
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	3,250
Carrying Amount | Recourse Indebtedness | Commercial Mortgage Loan
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	12,675
Carrying Amount | Non-recourse indebtedness | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	1,292,202		1,295,400
Carrying Amount | Non-recourse indebtedness | CDO notes payable, at fair value
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	282,355		187,048
Carrying Amount | Non-recourse indebtedness | Loans payable on real estate
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	144,357		144,671
Carrying Amount | Non-recourse indebtedness | Derivative Liabilities
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	141,518		151,438
Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Estimated Fair Value	1,103,791		1,063,716
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, Carrying Amount	670,245		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents, Estimated Fair Value	63,854		100,041
Restricted cash, Carrying Amount	88,397		90,641
Estimated Fair Value | Derivative assets
Assets
Derivative assets	1,158		1,132
Estimated Fair Value | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Liabilities
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	148,580		115,230
Estimated Fair Value | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Junior subordinated notes	13,570		12,700
Estimated Fair Value | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	720,138		722,371
Estimated Fair Value | Loans payable on real estate
Liabilities
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	157,431		156,510
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Liabilities
Convertible senior notes, Estimated Fair Value	148,580		115,230
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | Secured credit facility
Liabilities
Secured credit facilities, Estimated Fair Value	7,608		8,090
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | Junior subordinated notes, at fair value
Liabilities
Junior subordinated notes	11,268		29,655
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Junior subordinated notes	13,570		12,700
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | CMBS Facilities
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	3,250
Estimated Fair Value | Recourse Indebtedness | Commercial Mortgage Loan
Liabilities
Carrying Amount	12,675
Estimated Fair Value | Non-recourse indebtedness | CDO notes payable, at amortized cost
Liabilities
Notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	720,138		722,371
Estimated Fair Value | Non-recourse indebtedness | CDO notes payable, at fair value
Liabilities
Notes payable, Estimated Fair Value	282,355		187,048
Estimated Fair Value | Non-recourse indebtedness | Loans payable on real estate
Liabilities
Loans payable on real estate, Estimated Fair Value	157,431		156,510
Estimated Fair Value | Non-recourse indebtedness | Derivative Liabilities
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$ 141,518		$ 151,438

[1] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation

[2] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

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Investments In Loans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments In Loans

NOTE 3: INVESTMENTS IN LOANS

Investments in Commercial Mortgages, Mezzanine Loans, Other Loans and Preferred Equity Interests

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of March 31, 2013:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	779,441		$	(23,617	)	$	755,824			58		6.4	%		May 2013 to Apr. 2023
Mezzanine loans		274,324			(4,192	)		270,132			82		9.3	%		May 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,753			(1,009	)		63,744			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,118,518			(28,818	)		1,089,700			155		7.3	%
Other loans		35,020			(63	)		34,957			2		4.6	%		May 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans	$	1,153,538		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,657			157		7.2	%
Deferred fees		(613	)		0			(613	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,152,925		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,044

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments, which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of December 31, 2012:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	728,774		$	(25,807	)	$	702,967			50		6.4	%		Mar. 2013 to Jan. 2023
Mezzanine loans		275,457			(4,355	)		271,102			83		9.3	%		Mar. 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,752			(1,031	)		63,721			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,068,983			(31,193	)		1,037,790			148		7.4	%
Other loans		38,600			(30	)		38,570			2		4.9	%		Mar. 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans		1,107,583			(31,223	)		1,076,360			150		7.3	%
Deferred fees		(1,231	)		0			(1,231	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,106,352		$	(31,223	)	$	1,075,129

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we did not convert any commercial real estate loans to real estate owned property.

The following table summarizes the delinquency statistics of our commercial real estate loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Delinquency Status	As of March 31, 2013		As of December  31, 2012
30 to 59 days	$	0	$	1,974
60 to 89 days		0		5,211
90 days or more		39,703		37,130
In foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings		9,420		9,420
Total	$	49,123	$	53,735

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, approximately $68,257 and $69,080, respectively, of our commercial real estate loans were on non-accrual status and had a weighted-average interest rate of 8.4%. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 1 Other loan with a carrying amount of approximately $14,882 and $18,462, respectively, was on non-accrual status and had a weighted-average interest rate of 7.2%.

Allowance For Losses And Impaired Loans

The following table provides a roll-forward of our allowance for losses for our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013			For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012
Beginning balance	$	30,400		$	46,082
Provision		500			500
Charge-offs, net of recoveries		(4,694	)		(6,867	)
Ending balance	$	26,206		$	39,715

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we identified 15 and 14, respectively, commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans with unpaid principal balances of $46,677 and $47,394, respectively, as impaired.

The average unpaid principal balance of total impaired loans was $47,036 and $84,694 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We recorded interest income from impaired loans of $19 and $63 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

We have evaluated modifications to our commercial real estate loans to determine if the modification constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) under FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables”. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we have determined that there were no modifications to any commercial real estate loans that constituted a TDR. As of March 31, 2013, there were no TDRs that subsequently defaulted.

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Summary of Total Recourse and Non-Recourse Indebtedness (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of senior secured notes issued	$ 92,000	$ 94,000
Carrying Amount	1,888,850	1,799,595
Principal amount of investment in securities and security-related receivables and loans	1,108,506	1,118,346
Fair value of investments securitized	859,438	849,919
Cbms Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount		1,757,789
7.0% convertible senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.00%	7.00%
CMBS Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 1,760,210

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Series D Preferred Shares (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Sales Activity of Series D Preferred Shares

The following table summarizes the sales activity of the Series D Preferred Shares from the effective date of the agreement through March 31, 2013:

Aggregate purchase price			$	65,000
Initial value of warrants and investor SARs issued to-date	(9,222	)
Costs incurred	(4,952	)
Total discount				(14,174	)
Discount amortization to-date				543
Carrying amount of Series D Preferred Shares			$	51,369

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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs as of each respective date. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our consolidated VIEs were: Taberna Preferred Funding VIII, Ltd., or Taberna VIII, Taberna Preferred Funding IX, Ltd, or Taberna IX, RAIT I, RAIT II, Willow Grove and Cherry Hill.

	As of March 31, 2013			As of December 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$	1,918,046		$	1,917,925
Allowance for losses		(18,538	)		(17,125	)
Total investments in mortgages and loans		1,899,508			1,900,800
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,138 and $1,941, respectively		20,444			20,609
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value		669,495			654,795
Cash and cash equivalents		231			276
Restricted cash		48,667			50,203
Accrued interest receivable		68,801			67,271
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,317 and $13,633, respectively		12,057			12,741
Total assets	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness (including $282,355 and $187,048 at fair value, respectively)	$	1,818,456		$	1,724,356
Accrued interest payable		63,306			59,914
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,236			3,335
Derivative liabilities		141,361			151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and other liabilities		5,312			4,877
Total liabilities		2,031,671			1,943,920
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(83,200	)		(90,954	)
RAIT Investment		294,861			295,641
Retained earnings		475,871			558,088
Total shareholders’ equity		687,532			762,775
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695

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Series D Preferred Shares - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 ARS VI	Mar. 31, 2013 Adjusted	May 03, 2013 Subsequent Event	Sep. 30, 2012 Series D Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2012 Series D Preferred Stock ARS VI	May 03, 2013 Series D Preferred Stock Subsequent Event
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Maximum period to issue and sell securities on private placement basis		2 years
Aggregate purchase price under Securities Purchase Agreement	$ 65,000				$ 100,000
Preferred shares total issued									4,000,000
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, par value									$ 0.01
Preferred shares with warrants								9,931,000
Stock Appreciation Rights	4,378,183.55	6,735,667.00	6,735,667.00			4,449,521.89
Stock Appreciation Rights Exercise Price			$ 6.00				$ 5.90	$ 6.00		$ 5.90
Fair value of Warrants and stock appreciation rights	19,898
Preferred shares total issued	2,600,000			2,600,000
Warrants exercisable for common shares	6,455,150					6,560,331
Aggregate purchase price of securities to be issued	$ 35,000
Preferred shares to be sold	1,400,000
Warrants to be issued exercisable for common shares	3,475,850					3,532,486
Stock Appreciation Rights to be issued	2,357,483.45					2,395,896.40

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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 1,888,850			$ 1,799,595
Payment of notes	7,502		806
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,600,237			2,612,362
CMBS Facilities
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,760,210
Recourse Indebtedness
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	169,936	[1]		172,476	[2]
Unpaid Principal Balance	182,304	[1]		186,242	[2]
Recourse Indebtedness | 7.0% convertible senior notes
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Convertible note conversion rate	140.1311
Principal amount of convertible note, conversion rate	1
Initial conversion price	$ 7.14
Carrying Amount	110,035	[3]		109,631	[3]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2031-04	[3]		2031-04	[3]
Unpaid Principal Balance	115,000	[3]		115,000	[3]
Recourse Indebtedness | Secured credit facility
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	7,608			8,090
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2016-12			2016-12
Unpaid Principal Balance	7,608			8,090
Recourse Indebtedness | Junior subordinated notes, at fair value
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	11,268	[4]		29,655	[4]
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2035-03	[4]
Payment of notes	19,381
Unpaid Principal Balance	18,671	[4]		38,052	[4]
Recourse Indebtedness | CMBS Facilities
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	3,250
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,250
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity	250,000
Outstanding borrowings	3,250
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	246,750
Recourse Indebtedness | Commercial mortgage facility
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	12,675
Contractual Maturity, month and year	2013-12
Unpaid Principal Balance	12,675
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity	150,000
Outstanding borrowings	12,675
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	137,325
Non-recourse indebtedness
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	1,718,914			1,627,119
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,417,933			2,426,120
Non-recourse indebtedness | CDO notes payable, at fair value
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	282,355	[4],[5],[6]		187,048	[4],[5],[7]
Payment of notes	4,600
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 979,780	[4],[5],[6]		$ 984,380	[4],[5],[7]

[1] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation

[2] Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

[3] Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

[4] Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

[5] Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

[6] Collateralized by $1,108,506 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859,438. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

[7] Collateralized by $1,118,346 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of December 31, 2012 was $849,919. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(85,341	)	$	(103,664	)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares		(5,218	)		(3,410	)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests		27			55
Income (loss) from continuing operations allocable to common shares		(90,532	)		(107,019	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0			0
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$	(90,532	)	$	(107,019	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic		60,363,153			44,150,924
Dilutive securities under the treasury stock method		0			0
Weighted-average shares outstanding— Diluted		60,363,153			44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share—Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Basic	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Earnings (loss) per share—Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Diluted	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Earned asset management fees	$ 1,216	$ 1,285
Eliminated management fee income	$ 882	$ 969
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, useful lives	40 years
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, useful lives	30 years
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, useful lives	10 years
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, useful lives	5 years

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows are included. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Previously, investment interest expense was included as part of interest expense within total expenses. We have now classified the portion of interest expense that finances our interest bearing assets as a component of net interest margin within total revenue.

b. Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. We also consolidate entities that are variable interest entities, or VIEs, where we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of such entities. The portions of these entities that we do not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, “Consolidation”, the determination of whether to consolidate a VIE is based on the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance together with either the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE. We define the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance as the ability to buy, sell, refinance, or recapitalize assets or entities, and solely control other material operating events or items of the respective entity. For our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity investments, certain rights we hold are protective in nature and would preclude us from having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Assuming both criteria are met, we would be considered the primary beneficiary and would consolidate the VIE. We will continually assess our involvement with VIEs and consolidated the VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 9 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

c. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

d. Investments in Loans

We invest in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, debt securities and other loans. We account for our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans at amortized cost. The carrying value of these investments is adjusted for origination discounts/premiums, nonrefundable fees and direct costs for originating loans which are amortized into income on a level yield basis over the terms of the loans.

e. Allowance for Losses, Impaired Loans and Non-accrual Status

We maintain an allowance for losses on our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based upon expected and inherent risks in the portfolio, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and current economic conditions. Management reviews loans for impairment and establishes specific reserves when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.” A loan is impaired when it is probable that we may not collect all principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms. As part of the detailed loan review, we consider many factors about the specific loan, including payment history, asset performance, borrower’s financial capability and other characteristics. If any trends or characteristics indicate that it is probable that other loans, with similar characteristics to those of impaired loans, have incurred a loss, we consider whether an allowance for loss is needed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.” Management evaluates loans for non-accrual status each reporting period. A loan is placed on non-accrual status when the loan payment deficiencies exceed 90 days. Payments received for non-accrual or impaired loans are applied to principal until the loan is removed from non-accrual status or no longer impaired. Past due interest is recognized on non-accrual loans when they are removed from non-accrual status and are making current interest payments. The allowance for losses is increased by charges to operations and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries). Management charges off loans when the investment is no longer realizable and legally discharged.

f. Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are shown net of accumulated depreciation. We capitalize those costs that have been evaluated to improve the real property and depreciate those costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset. We depreciate real property using the following useful lives: buildings and improvements—30 to 40 years; furniture, fixtures, and equipment—5 to 10 years; and tenant improvements—shorter of the lease term or the life of the asset. Costs for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

We acquire real estate assets either directly or through the conversion of our investments in loans into owned real estate. Acquisitions of real estate assets and any related intangible assets are recorded initially at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” Fair value is determined by management based on market conditions and inputs at the time the asset is acquired. All expenses incurred to acquire a real estate asset are expensed as incurred.

Management reviews our investments in real estate for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability is based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) expected to result from the long-lived asset’s use and eventual disposition. These cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a long-lived asset, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.

g. Investments in Securities

We account for our investments in securities under FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities”, and designate each investment security as a trading security, an available-for-sale security, or a held-to-maturity security based on our intent at the time of acquisition. Trading securities are recorded at their fair value each reporting period with fluctuations in fair value reported as a component of earnings. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). We classify certain available-for-sale securities as trading securities when we elect to record them under the fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” See “i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” Upon the sale of an available-for-sale security, the realized gain or loss on the sale will be recorded as a component of earnings in the respective period. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost at each reporting period.

We account for investments in securities where the transfer meets the criteria as a financing under FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing”, at fair value. Our investments in security-related receivables represent securities that were transferred to issuers of collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, in which the transferors maintained some level of continuing involvement. We use our judgment to determine whether an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in value. If management determines that an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in its value, the investment is written down to its fair value by a charge to earnings, and we establish a new cost basis for the investment. Our evaluation of an other-than-temporary decline is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. Factors that we consider in determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred include: the estimated fair value of the investment in relation to our cost basis; the financial condition of the related entity; and the intent and ability to retain the investment for a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery of the fair value of the investment.

h. Revenue Recognition

1) Interest income—We recognize interest income from investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other securities on a yield to maturity basis. Upon the acquisition of a loan at a discount, we assess the portions of the discount that constitute accretable yields and non-accretable differences. The accretable yield represents the excess of our expected cash flows from the loan over the amount we paid for the loan. That amount, the accretable yield, is accreted to interest income over the remaining life of the loan. Many of our commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans provide for the accrual of interest at specified rates which differ from current payment terms. Interest income is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate subject to management’s determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are ultimately collectible.

For investments that we did not elect to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, origination fees and direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized to net investment income, using the effective interest method, over the contractual life of the underlying loan security or loan, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.”

For investments that we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, origination fees and direct loan costs are recorded in income and are not deferred.

We recognize interest income from interests in certain securitized financial assets on an estimated effective yield to maturity basis. Management estimates the current yield on the amortized cost of the investment based on estimated cash flows after considering prepayment and credit loss experience.

2) Rental income—We generate rental income from tenant rent and other tenant-related activities at our consolidated real estate properties. For multi-family real estate properties, rental income is recorded when due from residents and recognized monthly as it is earned and realizable, under lease terms which are generally for periods of one year or less. For retail and office real estate properties, rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis from the later of the date of the commencement of the lease or the date of acquisition of the property subject to existing leases, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases. Leases also typically provide for tenant reimbursement of a portion of common area maintenance and other operating expenses to the extent that a tenant’s pro rata share of expenses exceeds a base year level set in the lease.

3) Fee and other income— We generate fee and other income through our various subsidiaries by (a) providing ongoing asset management services to investment portfolios under cancelable management agreements, (b) providing or arranging to provide financing to our borrowers, (c) providing property management services to third parties, (d) funding conduit loans for sale into unaffiliated commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, securitizations. We recognize revenue for these activities when the fees are fixed or determinable, are evidenced by an arrangement, collection is reasonably assured and the services under the arrangement have been provided. While we may receive asset management fees when they are earned, we eliminate earned asset management fee income from securitizations while such securitizations are consolidated. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we received $1,216 and $1,285, respectively, of earned asset management fees, of which we eliminated $882 and $969, respectively, of management fee income associated with consolidated securitizations.

i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity for disclosure purposes. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. Hierarchical levels, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuations of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

• Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The types of assets carried at level 1 fair value generally are equity securities listed in active markets. As such, valuations of these investments do not entail a significant degree of judgment.

• Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Fair value assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are unsecured REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables and certain financial instruments classified as derivatives where the fair value is based on observable market inputs.

• Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset. Generally, assets and liabilities carried at fair value and included in this category are trust preferred securities, or TruPS, and subordinated debentures, trust preferred obligations and CDO notes payable where observable market inputs do not exist.

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of investment, whether the investment is new, whether the investment is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and the current market condition. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by us in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. We use prices and inputs that management believes are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 2 to Level 3.

Many financial instruments have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that buyers in the market are willing to pay for an asset. Ask prices represent the lowest price that sellers in the market are willing to accept for an asset. For financial instruments whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices, we do not require that fair value always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range. Our policy is to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that results in our best estimate of fair value.

Fair value for certain of our Level 3 financial instruments is derived using internal valuation models. These internal valuation models include discounted cash flow analyses developed by management using current interest rates, estimates of the term of the particular instrument, specific issuer information and other market data for securities without an active market. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, the impact of our own credit spreads is also considered when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities, including derivative contracts. Where appropriate, valuation adjustments are made to account for various factors, including bid-ask spreads, credit quality and market liquidity. These adjustments are applied on a consistent basis and are based on observable inputs where available. Management’s estimate of fair value requires significant management judgment and is subject to a high degree of variability based upon market conditions, the availability of specific issuer information and management’s assumptions.

j. Income Taxes

RAIT, Taberna Realty Finance Trust, or Taberna, and Independence Realty Trust, Inc., or IRT, have each elected to be taxed as a REIT and to comply with the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent of our dividends to shareholders and as long as certain asset, income and share ownership tests are met. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and amounts available for dividends to our shareholders. Management believes that all of the criteria to maintain RAIT’s, Taberna’s, and IRT’s REIT qualification have been met for the applicable periods, but there can be no assurance that these criteria will continue to be met in subsequent periods.

We maintain various taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, which may be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and foreign taxes. Current and deferred taxes are provided on the portion of earnings (losses) recognized by us with respect to our interest in domestic TRSs. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed based on temporary differences between our GAAP consolidated financial statements and the federal and state income tax basis of assets and liabilities as of the consolidated balance sheet date. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets (e.g., net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards) and recognize a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider estimates of expected future taxable income, existing and projected book/tax differences, tax planning strategies available, and the general and industry specific economic outlook. This realizability analysis is inherently subjective, as it requires management to forecast our business and general economic environment in future periods. Changes in estimate of deferred tax asset realizability, if any, are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

From time to time, our TRSs generate taxable income from intercompany transactions. The TRS entities generate taxable revenue from fees for services provided to securitizations. Some of these fees paid to the TRS entities are capitalized as deferred financing costs by the securitizations. Certain securitizations may be consolidated in our financial statements pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation.” In consolidation, these fees are eliminated when the securitization is included in the consolidated group. Nonetheless, all income taxes are accrued by the TRSs in the year in which the taxable revenue is received. These income taxes are not eliminated when the related revenue is eliminated in consolidation.

Certain TRS entities are domiciled in the Cayman Islands and taxable income generated by these entities may not be subject to local income taxation, but generally will be included in our taxable income on a current basis, whether or not distributed. Upon distribution to us of any previously included income, no incremental U.S. federal, state, or local income taxes would be payable by us.

The TRS entities may be subject to tax laws that are complex and potentially subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and the relevant governmental taxing authorities. In establishing a provision for income tax expense, we must make judgments and interpretations about the application of these inherently complex tax laws. Actual income taxes paid may vary from estimates depending upon changes in income tax laws, actual results of operations, and the final audit of tax returns by taxing authorities. Tax assessments may arise several years after tax returns have been filed. We review the tax balances of our TRS entities quarterly and, as new information becomes available, the balances are adjusted as appropriate.

k. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 222, “Comprehensive Income”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income by requiring entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard that deferred the new presentation requirements about reclassification adjustments. Both of these accounting standards are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of these standards did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard that requires an entity to present the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes to the financial statements. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Investments in Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Loan		Dec. 31, 2012 Loan
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 1,153,538		$ 1,107,583
Deferred fees, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	0		0
Deferred fees	(613)		(1,231)
Total investments in loans, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,152,925		1,106,352
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(28,881)		(31,223)
Carrying Amount	1,124,657		1,076,360
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans, Carrying Amount	1,124,044		1,075,129
Number of Loans	157		150
Weighted-Average Coupon	7.20%	[1]	7.30%	[2]
Commercial mortgages
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	779,441		728,774
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(23,617)		(25,807)
Carrying Amount	755,824		702,967
Number of Loans	58		50
Weighted-Average Coupon	6.40%	[1]	6.40%	[2]
Range of Maturity Dates, Minimum	May 01, 2013		Mar. 01, 2013
Range of Maturity Dates, Maximum	Apr. 01, 2023		Jan. 01, 2023
Mezzanine Loans
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	274,324		275,457
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(4,192)		(4,355)
Carrying Amount	270,132		271,102
Number of Loans	82		83
Weighted-Average Coupon	9.30%	[1]	9.30%	[2]
Range of Maturity Dates, Minimum	May 01, 2013		Mar. 01, 2013
Range of Maturity Dates, Maximum	Nov. 01, 2038		Nov. 01, 2038
Preferred Equity Interests
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	64,753		64,752
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(1,009)		(1,031)
Carrying Amount	63,744		63,721
Number of Loans	15		15
Weighted-Average Coupon	9.70%	[1]	9.70%	[2]
Range of Maturity Dates, Minimum	May 01, 2014		Mar. 01, 2014
Range of Maturity Dates, Maximum	Aug. 01, 2025		Aug. 01, 2025
CRE Loans
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,118,518		1,068,983
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(28,818)		(31,193)
Carrying Amount	1,089,700		1,037,790
Number of Loans	155		148
Weighted-Average Coupon	7.30%	[1]	7.40%	[2]
Other loans
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	35,020		38,600
Total investment in loans, Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums	(63)		(30)
Carrying Amount, Other loans	$ 34,957		$ 38,570
Number of Loans	2		2
Weighted-Average Coupon	4.60%	[1]	4.90%	[2]
Range of Maturity Dates, Minimum	May 01, 2013		Mar. 01, 2013
Range of Maturity Dates, Maximum	Oct. 01, 2016		Oct. 01, 2016

[1] Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments, which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

[2] Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

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Summary of Investments in Real Estate (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013 Property	Dec. 31, 2012 Property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate, Book Value	$ 1,019,747	$ 1,015,581
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(104,828)	(97,392)
Number of Properties	59	59
Investments in real estate, net, Book Value	914,919	918,189
Multi-family real estate properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate, Book Value	615,059	613,888
Number of Properties	34	34
Office real estate properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate, Book Value	273,570	271,847
Number of Properties	11	11
Retail real estate properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate, Book Value	83,018	82,081
Number of Properties	4	4
Parcels of land
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate, Book Value	$ 48,100	$ 47,765
Number of Properties	10	10

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Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Assets	$ 13,158
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	97,552
Change in fair value of financial instruments	(99,757)	(108,923)
Trading securities and security-related receivables
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Assets	15,113	6,132
Collateralized Debt Obligations Notes Payable and Other Liabilities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	(109,874)	(108,304)
Derivative
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]
Change in fair value of financial instruments, Liabilities	$ (4,996)	$ (6,751)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$ 1,124,044	$ 1,075,129
Allowance for losses	(26,206)	(30,400)
Total investments in mortgages and loans	1,097,838	1,044,729
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $104,828 and $97,392, respectively	914,919	918,189
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	670,245	655,509
Cash and cash equivalents	63,854	100,041
Restricted cash	88,397	90,641
Accrued interest receivable	49,558	47,335
Other assets	48,184	45,459
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $15,926 and $15,811, respectively	18,834	19,734
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,745 and $2,976, respectively	1,784	2,343
Total assets	2,953,613	2,923,980
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness ($293,623 and $216,703 at fair value, respectively)	1,888,850	1,799,595
Accrued interest payable	27,051	24,129
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	22,056	22,990
Derivative liabilities	141,518	151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers' escrows and other liabilities	53,831	35,704
Total liabilities	2,133,306	2,033,856
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, 2,600,000 shares issued and outstanding	51,369	52,278
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares, $0.03 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 60,758,957 and 58,913,142 issued and outstanding, including 383,384 unvested restricted common share awards at March 31, 2013	1,823	1,760
Additional paid in capital	1,859,449	1,837,389
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(87,419)	(95,173)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(1,008,952)	(910,086)
Total shareholders' equity	764,978	833,961
Noncontrolling interests	3,960	3,885
Total equity	768,938	837,846
Total liabilities and equity	2,953,613	2,923,980
7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized	37	31
8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized	23	23
8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized	17	17
Series E cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized	$ 0	$ 0

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Aggregate Notional Amount and Estimated Net Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,159,895	$ 1,146,720
Fair Value amount	(140,360)	(150,305)
Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	1,123,895	1,110,720
Fair Value amount	(141,391)	(151,358)
Interest rate caps
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	36,000	36,000
Fair Value amount	$ 1,031	$ 1,053

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (85,341)	$ (103,664)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flow from operating activities:
Provision for losses	500	500
Share-based compensation expense	723	557
Depreciation and amortization	8,570	7,663
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts	1,575	1,746
Accretion of discounts on investments	(3,037)	(394)
(Gains) losses on assets	3	(11)
(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt	0	(1,574)
Change in fair value of financial instruments	99,757	108,923
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable	(2,845)	(1,761)
Other assets	(3,065)	(2,957)
Accrued interest payable	(4,242)	(7,877)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(2,152)	(2,708)
Deferred taxes, borrowers' escrows and other liabilities	(840)	615
Cash flow from operating activities	9,606	(942)
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of other securities	377	1
Purchase and origination of loans for investment	(97,062)	(72,215)
Principal repayments on loans	5,610	29,460
Sales of conduit loans	41,428
Investments in real estate	(4,658)	(3,009)
(Increase) Decrease in restricted cash	5,122	125,797
Cash flow from investing activities	(49,183)	80,034
Financing activities:
Repayments on secured credit facility and loans payable on real estate	(7,502)	(806)
Repayments and repurchase of CDO notes payable	(7,872)	(93,164)
Proceeds from repurchase agreements	5,310	3,471
Repayments of repurchase agreements	(2,060)	0
Issuance (acquisition) of noncontrolling interests	102	0
Payments for deferred costs	57	(257)
Preferred share issuance, net of costs incurred	14,509	101
Common share issuance, net of costs incurred	6,864	41,601
Distributions paid to preferred shareholders	0	(3,414)
Distributions paid to common shareholders	(6,018)	(2,503)
Cash flow from financing activities	3,390	(54,971)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(36,187)	24,121
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	100,041	29,720
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	63,854	53,841
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	6,031	4,808
Cash paid (refunds received) for taxes	132	45
Non-cash decrease in indebtedness from conversion to shares or debt extinguishments	$ 0	$ (1,574)

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Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (85,341)	$ (103,664)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares	(5,218)	(3,410)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests	27	55
Income (loss) from continuing operations allocable to common shares	(90,532)	(107,019)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$ (90,532)	$ (107,019)
Weighted-average shares outstanding-Basic	60,363,153	44,150,924
Dilutive securities under the treasury stock method	0	0
Weighted-average shares outstanding- Diluted	60,363,153	44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share-Basic:
Continuing operations	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share-Basic	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Earnings (loss) per share-Diluted:
Continuing operations	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share-Diluted	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)

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Roll-Forward of Allowance for Losses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 30,400	$ 46,082
Provision	500	500
Charge-offs, net of recoveries	(4,694)	(6,867)
Ending balance	$ 26,206	$ 39,715

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Investments In Loans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments in Loans

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of March 31, 2013:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	779,441		$	(23,617	)	$	755,824			58		6.4	%		May 2013 to Apr. 2023
Mezzanine loans		274,324			(4,192	)		270,132			82		9.3	%		May 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,753			(1,009	)		63,744			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,118,518			(28,818	)		1,089,700			155		7.3	%
Other loans		35,020			(63	)		34,957			2		4.6	%		May 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans	$	1,153,538		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,657			157		7.2	%
Deferred fees		(613	)		0			(613	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,152,925		$	(28,881	)	$	1,124,044

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments, which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

The following table summarizes our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests as of December 31, 2012:

	Unpaid Principal Balance			Unamortized (Discounts) Premiums			Carrying Amount			Number of Loans		Weighted- Average Coupon (1)			Range of Maturity Dates
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans
Commercial mortgages	$	728,774		$	(25,807	)	$	702,967			50		6.4	%		Mar. 2013 to Jan. 2023
Mezzanine loans		275,457			(4,355	)		271,102			83		9.3	%		Mar. 2013 to Nov. 2038
Preferred equity interests		64,752			(1,031	)		63,721			15		9.7	%		Mar. 2014 to Aug. 2025
Total CRE Loans		1,068,983			(31,193	)		1,037,790			148		7.4	%
Other loans		38,600			(30	)		38,570			2		4.9	%		Mar. 2013 to Oct. 2016
Total Loans		1,107,583			(31,223	)		1,076,360			150		7.3	%
Deferred fees		(1,231	)		0			(1,231	)
Total investments in loans	$	1,106,352		$	(31,223	)	$	1,075,129

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

Delinquency Statistics of Commercial Real Estate Loan

The following table summarizes the delinquency statistics of our commercial real estate loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Delinquency Status	As of March 31, 2013		As of December  31, 2012
30 to 59 days	$	0	$	1,974
60 to 89 days		0		5,211
90 days or more		39,703		37,130
In foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings		9,420		9,420
Total	$	49,123	$	53,735

Roll-Forward of Allowance for Losses

The following table provides a roll-forward of our allowance for losses for our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013			For the  Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2012
Beginning balance	$	30,400		$	46,082
Provision		500			500
Charge-offs, net of recoveries		(4,694	)		(6,867	)
Ending balance	$	26,206		$	39,715

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Investments in Securities and Security-Related Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	$ 913,959		$ 915,435
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(243,714)		(259,926)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	670,245		655,509
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	4.30%	[1]	4.60%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	20 years 8 months 12 days		21 years
Trading securities
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	649,253		648,960
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(150,966)		(163,757)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	498,287		485,203
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	3.90%	[1]	4.20%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	21 years		21 years 2 months 12 days
Trading securities | TruPS and subordinated debentures
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	637,376		637,376
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(139,089)		(152,173)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	498,287		485,203
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	3.80%	[1]	4.20%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	20 years 7 months 6 days		20 years 10 months 24 days
Trading securities | Other securities
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	11,877		11,584
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(11,877)		(11,584)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	0		0
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	4.80%	[1]	4.80%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	39 years 7 months 6 days		39 years 10 months 24 days
Available-for-sale Securities
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	3,600		3,600
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(3,598)		(3,598)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	2		2
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	2.10%	[1]	2.10%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	29 years 7 months 6 days		29 years 10 months 24 days
Security-related receivables
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	261,106		262,875
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(89,150)		(92,571)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	171,956		170,304
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	5.70%	[1]	5.70%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	19 years 2 months 12 days		20 years
Security-related receivables | Trups Receivables
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	111,025		111,025
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(19,803)		(19,877)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	91,222		91,148
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	6.50%	[1]	6.50%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	8 years 9 months 18 days		9 years 1 month 6 days
Security-related receivables | Unsecured REIT note receivables
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	30,000		30,000
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	3,487		2,769
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	33,487		32,769
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	6.70%	[1]	6.70%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	3 years 10 months 24 days		4 years 1 month 6 days
Security-related receivables | CMBS receivables
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	83,342	[2]	83,342	[3]
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(38,490)	[2]	(39,532)	[3]
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	44,852	[2]	43,810	[3]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	5.60%	[1],[2]	5.60%	[1],[3]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	31 years 7 months 6 days	[2]	32 years 2 months 12 days	[3]
Security-related receivables | Other securities
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Total investments in securities, Amortized Cost	36,739		38,508
Total investments in securities, Net Fair Value Adjustments	(34,344)		(35,931)
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value	$ 2,395		$ 2,577
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Coupon	2.60%	[1]	2.80%	[1]
Total investments in securities, Weighted Average Years to Maturity	37 years 2 months 12 days		37 years 4 months 24 days

[1] Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

[2] CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,287 that are rated between "AAA" and "A-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $26,972 that are rated "BBB+" and "B-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $9,057 that are rated "CCC" by Standard & Poor's and securities with a fair value totaling $536 that are rated "D" by Standard & Poor's.

[3] CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,398 that are rated between "AAA" and "A-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $26,013 that are rated between "BBB+" and "B-" by Standard & Poor's, securities with a fair value totaling $8,782 that are rated "CCC" by Standard & Poor's, and securities with a fair value totaling $617 that are rated "D" by Standard & Poor's.

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Investments In Real Estate (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary of Investments in Real Estate

The table below summarizes our investments in real estate:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Book Value			Number of Properties		Book Value			Number of Properties
Multi-family real estate properties	$	615,059			34	$	613,888			34
Office real estate properties		273,570			11		271,847			11
Retail real estate properties		83,018			4		82,081			4
Parcels of land		48,100			10		47,765			10
Subtotal		1,019,747			59		1,015,581			59
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(104,828	)				(97,392	)
Investments in real estate	$	914,919				$	918,189

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The Company

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

The Company

NOTE 1: THE COMPANY

RAIT Financial Trust is a multi-strategy commercial real estate company. Our vertically integrated platform originates commercial real estate loans, acquires commercial real estate properties and invests in, manages, services and advises on commercial real estate-related assets. We offer a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the commercial real estate industry along with asset and property management services. We also own and manage a portfolio of commercial real estate properties and manage real estate-related assets for third parties. We are positioning RAIT for future growth in the area of its historical core competency, commercial real estate lending and direct ownership of real estate, while diversifying the revenue generated from our commercial real estate loans and properties and reducing or removing other non-core assets and activities. References to “RAIT”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to RAIT Financial Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. RAIT is a self-managed and self-advised Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT.

We finance a substantial portion of our investments through borrowing and securitization strategies seeking to match the maturities and terms of our financings with the maturities and terms of those investments, and to mitigate interest rate risk through derivative instruments.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real estate, accumulated depreciation	$ 104,828	$ 97,392
Deferred financing costs, accumulated amortization	15,926	15,811
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	2,745	2,976
Indebtedness, fair value	$ 293,623	$ 216,703
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares authorized	4,000,000	4,000,000
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	2,600,000	2,600,000
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	2,600,000	2,600,000
Preferred shares, authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common shares, par value	$ 0.03	$ 0.03
Common shares, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	60,758,957	58,913,142
Common shares, shares outstanding	60,758,957	58,913,142
Unvested restricted common share awards	383,384
7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Preferred shares, authorized	4,760,000	4,760,000
Preferred shares, dividend rate	7.75%	7.75%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	3,749,288	3,124,288
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	3,749,288	3,124,288
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Preferred shares, authorized	4,300,000	4,300,000
Preferred shares, dividend rate	8.375%	8.375%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	2,288,465	2,288,465
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	2,288,465	2,288,465
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Preferred shares, authorized	3,600,000	3,600,000
Preferred shares, dividend rate	8.875%	8.875%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation preference	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	1,640,100	1,640,100
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	1,640,100	1,640,100
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series E cumulative redeemable preferred shares
Preferred shares, authorized	4,000,000	4,000,000
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Shares, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

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Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity

NOTE 11: EQUITY

Preferred Shares

Dividends:

On January 29, 2013, our board of trustees declared a first quarter 2013 cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on our 7.75% Series A Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on our 8.375% Series B Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on our 8.875% Series C Preferred Shares, and $0.4687500 per share on our Series D Preferred Shares. The dividends were paid on April 1, 2013 to holders of record on March 1, 2013 and totaled $4,840.

At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (ATM):

On May 21, 2012, we entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, or Preferred ATM agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, providing that, from time to time during the term of the Preferred ATM agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, we may issue and sell through MLV, up to 2,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares, up to 2,000,000 Series B Preferred Shares, and up to 2,000,000 Series C Preferred Shares. Unless the Preferred ATM agreement is earlier terminated by MLV or us, the Preferred ATM agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares subject to the Preferred ATM agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Preferred ATM agreement we issued a total of 625,000 Series A Preferred Shares at a weighted-average price of $24.00 per share and we received $14,550 of net proceeds. We did not issue any Series B Preferred Shares or Series C Preferred Shares during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, 1,010,712, 1,969,835, and 1,959,900 of Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares, and Series C Preferred Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Preferred ATM agreement.

Common Shares

Dividends:

On March 15, 2013, the board of trustees declared a $0.12 dividend on our common shares to holders of record as of April 3, 2013. The dividend was paid on April 30, 2013 and totaled $8,334.

Equity Compensation:

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, 54,728 phantom unit awards were redeemed for common shares, a portion of which was withheld in order to satisfy the applicable withholding taxes. These phantom units were fully vested at the time of redemption.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 43,536 restricted common share awards, valued at $300 using our closing stock price of $6.89, to six of the board’s non-management trustees. One quarter of these awards vested immediately and the remainder vest over a nine-month period. On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 372,500 restricted common share awards, valued at $2,577 using our closing stock price of $6.89, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. These awards generally vest over three-year periods.

On January 29, 2013, the compensation committee awarded 1,127,500 stock appreciation rights, or SARs, valued at $1,332 based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model at the date of grant, to our executive officers and non-executive officer employees. The SARs vest over a three-year period and may be exercised between the date of vesting and January 29, 2018, the expiration date of the SARs.

Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRSPP):

We have a dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, or DRSPP, under which we registered and reserved for issuance, in the aggregate, 10,500,000 common shares. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we issued a total of 1,158 common shares pursuant to the DRSPP at a weighted-average price of $6.89 per share and we received $8 of net proceeds. As of March 31, 2013, 7,782,322 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the DRSPP.

Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement (COD):

On November 21, 2012, we entered into a Capital on Demand™ Sales Agreement, or the COD sales agreement, with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, or JonesTrading, pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to 10,000,000 of our common shares from time to time through JonesTrading acting as agent and/or principal, subject to the terms and conditions of the COD sales agreement. Unless the COD sales agreement is earlier terminated by JonesTrading or us, the COD sales agreement automatically terminates upon the issuance and sale of all of the common shares subject to the COD sales agreement. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no common shares issued pursuant to this arrangement. As of March 31, 2013, 10,000,000 common shares, in the aggregate, remain available for issuance under the COD sales agreement.

Common Share Public Offering:

In January 2013 in connection with an underwritten public offering in the fourth quarter of 2012, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option to purchase 1,350,000 additional common shares and we received $7,358 of proceeds.

In April 2013, we issued 9,200,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering. The public offering price was $7.87 per share and we received $70,196 of proceeds.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 03, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	RAS
Entity Registrant Name	RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0001045425
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		69,960,454

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

NOTE 12: EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
	2013			2012
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(85,341	)	$	(103,664	)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares		(5,218	)		(3,410	)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests		27			55
Income (loss) from continuing operations allocable to common shares		(90,532	)		(107,019	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0			0
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$	(90,532	)	$	(107,019	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic		60,363,153			44,150,924
Dilutive securities under the treasury stock method		0			0
Weighted-average shares outstanding— Diluted		60,363,153			44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share—Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Basic	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Earnings (loss) per share—Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)
Discontinued operations		0.00			0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share—Diluted	$	(1.50	)	$	(2.42	)

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, securities convertible into 16,021,459 and 15,431,009 common shares, respectively, were excluded from the earnings (loss) per share computations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue:
Investment interest income	$ 31,280	$ 27,956
Investment interest expense	(7,483)	(8,449)
Net interest margin	23,797	19,507
Rental income	27,169	24,831
Fee and other income	7,285	1,458
Total revenue	58,251	45,796
Expenses:
Interest expense	9,666	10,899
Real estate operating expense	14,410	13,797
Compensation expense	6,947	5,738
General and administrative expense	3,776	3,825
Provision for losses	500	500
Depreciation and amortization expense	8,570	7,663
Total expenses	43,869	42,422
Operating Income	14,382	3,374
Interest and other income (expense)	76	33
Gains (losses) on sale of assets	(3)	11
Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt	0	1,574
Change in fair value of financial instruments	(99,757)	(108,923)
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations	(85,302)	(103,931)
Income tax benefit (provision)	(39)	267
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(85,341)	(103,664)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0
Net income (loss)	(85,341)	(103,664)
(Income) loss allocated to preferred shares	(5,218)	(3,410)
(Income) loss allocated to noncontrolling interests	27	55
Net income (loss) allocable to common shares	$ (90,532)	$ (107,019)
Earnings (loss) per share-Basic:
Continuing operations	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share-Basic	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Weighted-average shares outstanding-Basic	60,363,153	44,150,924
Earnings (loss) per share-Diluted:
Continuing operations	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Total earnings (loss) per share-Diluted	$ (1.50)	$ (2.42)
Weighted-average shares outstanding-Diluted	60,363,153	44,150,924
Distributions declared per common share	$ 0.12	$ 0.08

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Indebtedness

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Indebtedness

NOTE 6: INDEBTEDNESS

We maintain various forms of short-term and long-term financing arrangements. Generally, these financing agreements are collateralized by assets within securitizations. The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of March 31, 2013:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	110,035		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608		3.1	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		18,671		11,268		0.5	%	Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250		2.8	%	Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2013
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675		2.3	%	Dec. 2013
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		182,304		169,936		5.2	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,293,796		1,292,202		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		979,780		282,355		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		144,357		5.4	%	Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2022
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,417,933		1,718,914		1.0	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,600,237	$	1,888,850		1.3	%

(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $92,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,760,210 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans, and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,108,506 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of March 31, 2013 was $859,438. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

The following table summarizes our total recourse and non-recourse indebtedness as of December 31, 2012:

Description	Unpaid Principal Balance		Carrying Amount		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Contractual Maturity
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes (1)	$	115,000	$	109,631		7.0	%	Apr. 2031
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090		3.0	%	Dec. 2016
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value (2)		38,052		29,655		5.2	%	Oct. 2015 to Mar. 2035
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		25,100		2.8	%	Apr. 2037
Total recourse indebtedness (3)		186,242		172,476		5.9	%
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost (4)(5)		1,297,069		1,295,400		0.6	%	2045 to 2046
CDO notes payable, at fair value (2)(4)(6)		984,380		187,048		1.0	%	2037 to 2038
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		144,671		5.4	%	Sept. 2015 to May 2021
Total non-recourse indebtedness		2,426,120		1,627,119		1.1	%
Total indebtedness	$	2,612,362	$	1,799,595		1.4	%

(1) Our 7.0% convertible senior notes are redeemable at par, at the option of the holder, in April 2016, April 2021, and April 2026.

(2) Relates to liabilities which we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825.

(3) Excludes senior secured notes issued by us with an aggregate principal amount equal to $94,000 with a weighted average coupon of 7.0%, which are eliminated in consolidation.

(4) Excludes CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.

(5) Collateralized by $1,757,789 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

(6) Collateralized by $1,118,346 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair value of these investments as of December 31, 2012 was $849,919. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.

Recourse indebtedness refers to indebtedness that is recourse to our general assets, including the loans payable on real estate that are guaranteed by us. Non-recourse indebtedness consists of indebtedness of consolidated VIEs (i.e. securitization vehicles) and loans payable on real estate which is recourse only to specific assets pledged as collateral to the lenders. The creditors of each consolidated VIE have no recourse to our general credit.

The current status or activity in our financing arrangements occurring as of or during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Recourse Indebtedness

7.0% convertible senior notes. The 7.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, or the 7.0% convertible senior notes, are convertible at the option of the holder at a current conversion rate of 140.1311 common shares per $1 principal amount of 7.0% convertible senior notes (equivalent to a current conversion price of $7.14 per common share). Upon conversion of 7.0% convertible senior notes by a holder, the holder will receive cash, our common shares or a combination of cash and our common shares, at our election. We include the 7.0% convertible senior notes in earnings per share using the treasury stock method if the conversion value in excess of the par amount is considered in the money during the respective periods.

Secured credit facility. As of March 31, 2013, we have $7,608 outstanding under our secured credit facility, which is payable in December 2016 under the current terms of this facility. Our secured credit facility is secured by designated commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans.

Junior subordinated notes, at fair value. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we prepaid the $19,381 junior subordinated note. After reflecting the prepayment, only the second $18,671 junior subordinated note remains outstanding.

CMBS facilities. We maintain CMBS facilities with two investment banks with total borrowing capacity of $250,000. The CMBS facilities are repurchase agreements that provide for margin calls in the event the conduit loans financed by the facilities change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $3,250 of outstanding borrowings under the CMBS facilities. As of March 31, 2013, $246,750 in aggregate principal amount remained available under the CMBS facilities.

Commercial mortgage facility. We maintain a commercial mortgage facility with an investment bank with total borrowing capacity of $150,000. The commercial mortgage facility is a repurchase agreement that provides for margin calls in the event the commercial mortgages financed by the facility change in value. As of March 31, 2013 we had $12,675 of outstanding borrowings under the commercial mortgage facility. As of March 31, 2013, $137,325 in aggregate principal amount remained available under the commercial mortgage facility.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness

CDO notes payable, at amortized cost. CDO notes payable at amortized cost represent notes issued by consolidated CDO entities which are used to finance the acquisition of unsecured REIT notes, CMBS securities, commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other loans in our commercial real estate portfolio. Generally, CDO notes payable are comprised of various classes of notes payable, with each class bearing interest at variable or fixed rates. Both of our CRE CDOs are meeting all of their over collateralization, or OC, and interest coverage, or IC, trigger tests as of March 31, 2013.

CDO notes payable, at fair value. Both of our Taberna consolidated CDOs are failing OC trigger tests which cause a change to the priority of payments to the debt and equity holders of the respective securitizations. Upon the failure of an OC test, the indenture of each CDO requires cash flows that would otherwise have been distributed to us as equity distributions, or in some cases interest payments on our retained CDO notes payable, be used to pay down sequentially the outstanding principal balance of the most senior note holders. The OC tests failures are due to defaulted collateral assets and credit risk securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, $4,600 of restricted cash, including cash flow that was re-directed from our retained interests in these CDOs, was used to repay the most senior holders of our CDO notes payable.

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Investments In Real Estate

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments In Real Estate

NOTE 5: INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

The table below summarizes our investments in real estate:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Book Value			Number of Properties		Book Value			Number of Properties
Multi-family real estate properties	$	615,059			34	$	613,888			34
Office real estate properties		273,570			11		271,847			11
Retail real estate properties		83,018			4		82,081			4
Parcels of land		48,100			10		47,765			10
Subtotal		1,019,747			59		1,015,581			59
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(104,828	)				(97,392	)
Investments in real estate	$	914,919				$	918,189

As of March 31, 2013, our investments in real estate of $914,919 are financed through $144,333 of mortgages held by third parties and $833,679 of mortgages held by our consolidated commercial real estate securitizations: RAIT CRE CDO I, Ltd., or RAIT I, and RAIT Preferred Funding II, Ltd., or RAIT II. As of December 31, 2012, our investments in real estate of $918,189 are financed through $144,645 of mortgages held by third parties and $830,077 of mortgages held by RAIT I and RAIT II. Together, along with commercial real estate loans held by RAIT I and RAIT II, these mortgages serve as collateral for the CDO notes payable issued by RAIT I and RAIT II. All intercompany balances and interest charges are eliminated in consolidation.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we did not acquire or dispose of any real estate properties.

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Investments In Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments in Securities and Security-Related Receivables

The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of March 31, 2013:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS	$	637,376	$	(139,089	)	$	498,287		3.8	%		20.6
Other securities		11,877		(11,877	)		0		4.8	%		39.6
Total trading securities		649,253		(150,966	)		498,287		3.9	%		21.0
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.6
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		111,025		(19,803	)		91,222		6.5	%		8.8
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		3,487			33,487		6.7	%		3.9
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(38,490	)		44,852		5.6	%		31.6
Other securities		36,739		(34,344	)		2,395		2.6	%		37.2
Total security-related receivables		261,106		(89,150	)		171,956		5.7	%		19.2
Total investments in securities	$	913,959	$	(243,714	)	$	670,245		4.3	%		20.7

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,287 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,972 that are rated “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $9,057 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s and securities with a fair value totaling $536 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

All of our gross unrealized losses are greater than 12 months.

The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of December 31, 2012:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS and subordinated debentures	$	637,376	$	(152,173	)	$	485,203		4.2	%		20.9
Other securities		11,584		(11,584	)		0		4.8	%		39.9
Total trading securities		648,960		(163,757	)		485,203		4.2	%		21.2
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.9
Security-related receivables
TruPS and subordinated debenture receivables		111,025		(19,877	)		91,148		6.5	%		9.1
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		2,769			32,769		6.7	%		4.1
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(39,532	)		43,810		5.6	%		32.2
Other securities		38,508		(35,931	)		2,577		2.8	%		37.4
Total security-related receivables		262,875		(92,571	)		170,304		5.7	%		20.0
Total investments in securities	$	915,435	$	(259,926	)	$	655,509		4.6	%		21.0

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,398 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,013 that are rated between “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $8,782 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s, and securities with a fair value totaling $617 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

Non-Accrual Status of Investments

The following table summarizes the non-accrual status of our investments in securities:

	As of March 31, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
	Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value		Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value
TruPS and TruPS receivables	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678
Other securities		40,231		3.1	%		2		35,159		3.2	%		2
CMBS receivables		28,986		5.9	%		557		35,208		5.9	%		642

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Related Party Transactions

NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the ordinary course of our business operations, we have ongoing relationships and have engaged in transactions with the related entities described below. All of these relationships and transactions were approved or ratified by our audit committee as being on terms comparable to those available on an arm’s-length basis from an unaffiliated third party or otherwise not creating a conflict of interest.

Scott F. Schaeffer is our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and is a Trustee. Mr. Schaeffer’s spouse is a director of The Bancorp, Inc., or Bancorp, and she and Mr. Schaeffer own, in the aggregate, less than 1% of Bancorp’s outstanding common shares. Each transaction with Bancorp is described below:

a). Cash and Restricted Cash—We maintain checking and demand deposit accounts at Bancorp. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had $363 and $239, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents and $283 and $289, respectively, of restricted cash on deposit at Bancorp. We did not receive any interest income from the Bancorp during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. Restricted cash held at Bancorp relates to borrowers’ escrows for taxes, insurance and capital reserves. Any interest earned on these deposits enures to the benefit of the specific borrower and not to us.

b). Office Leases—We sublease a portion of our downtown Philadelphia office space from Bancorp under a lease agreement extending through August 2014 at an annual rental expense based upon the amount of square footage occupied. We have a sublease agreement with a third party for the remaining term of our sublease. Rent paid to Bancorp was $90 and $79 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Rent received for our sublease was $44 and $43 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Andrew M. Silberstein serves as a trustee on our board of trustees, as designated pursuant to the purchase agreement. Mr. Silberstein is an equity owner of Almanac and an officer of the investor and holds indirect equity interests in the investor. The transactions pursuant to the purchase agreement are described above in Note 10. Also, Almanac receives fees in connection with its investments made pursuant to the purchase agreement. In addition, our subsidiary receives fees for managing a securitization collateralized, in part, by $25.0 million of trust preferred securities issued by Advance Realty Group. An affiliate of Almanac owns an interest in Advance Realty Group and Almanac receives fees in connection with this interest.

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Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Variable Interest Entities

NOTE 9: VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs as of each respective date. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our consolidated VIEs were: Taberna Preferred Funding VIII, Ltd., or Taberna VIII, Taberna Preferred Funding IX, Ltd, or Taberna IX, RAIT I, RAIT II, Willow Grove and Cherry Hill.

	As of March 31, 2013			As of December 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in mortgages and loans, at amortized cost:
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, other loans and preferred equity interests	$	1,918,046		$	1,917,925
Allowance for losses		(18,538	)		(17,125	)
Total investments in mortgages and loans		1,899,508			1,900,800
Investments in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,138 and $1,941, respectively		20,444			20,609
Investments in securities and security-related receivables, at fair value		669,495			654,795
Cash and cash equivalents		231			276
Restricted cash		48,667			50,203
Accrued interest receivable		68,801			67,271
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $14,317 and $13,633, respectively		12,057			12,741
Total assets	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness (including $282,355 and $187,048 at fair value, respectively)	$	1,818,456		$	1,724,356
Accrued interest payable		63,306			59,914
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,236			3,335
Derivative liabilities		141,361			151,438
Deferred taxes, borrowers’ escrows and other liabilities		5,312			4,877
Total liabilities		2,031,671			1,943,920
Equity:
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(83,200	)		(90,954	)
RAIT Investment		294,861			295,641
Retained earnings		475,871			558,088
Total shareholders’ equity		687,532			762,775
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,719,203		$	2,706,695

The assets of the VIEs can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs and are not available to our creditors. Certain amounts included in the table above are eliminated upon consolidation with other our subsidiaries that maintain investments in the debt or equity securities issued by these entities. We do not have any contractual obligation to provide the VIEs listed above with any financial support. We have not and do not intend to provide financial support to these VIEs that we were not previously contractually required to provide.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares not included in computation of earnings per common share	16,021,459	15,431,009

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Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE 7: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We may use derivative financial instruments to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with our borrowings. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with our operating and financial structure as well as to hedge specific anticipated transactions. The counterparties to these contractual arrangements are major financial institutions with which we and our affiliates may also have other financial relationships. In the event of nonperformance by the counterparties, we are potentially exposed to credit loss. However, because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties, we do not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet their obligations.

Cash Flow Hedges

We have entered into various interest rate swap contracts to hedge interest rate exposure on floating rate indebtedness. We designate interest rate hedge agreements at inception and determine whether or not the interest rate hedge agreement is highly effective in offsetting interest rate fluctuations associated with the identified indebtedness. At designation, certain of these interest rate swaps had a fair value not equal to zero. However, we concluded, at designation, that these hedging arrangements were highly effective during their term using regression analysis and determined that the hypothetical derivative method would be used in measuring any ineffectiveness. At each reporting period, we update our regression analysis and, as of March 31, 2013, we concluded that these hedging arrangements were highly effective during their remaining term and used the hypothetical derivative method in measuring the ineffective portions of these hedging arrangements.

The following table summarizes the aggregate notional amount and estimated net fair value of our derivative instruments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	1,123,895	$	(141,391	)	$	1,110,720	$	(151,358	)
Interest rate caps		36,000		1,031			36,000		1,053
Net fair value	$	1,159,895	$	(140,360	)	$	1,146,720	$	(150,305	)

During the period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, interest rate swap agreements relating to RAIT I and RAIT II with a notional amount of $43,850 and a weighted average strike rate of 5.25% as of March 31, 2013, will terminate in accordance with their terms.

For interest rate swaps that are considered effective hedges, we reclassified realized losses of $8,286 and $8,910 to earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

On January 1, 2008, we adopted the fair value option, which has been classified under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, for certain of our CDO notes payable. Upon the adoption of this standard, hedge accounting for any previously designated cash flow hedges associated with these CDO notes payable was discontinued and all changes in fair value of these cash flow hedges are recorded in earnings. As of March 31, 2013, the notional value associated with these cash flow hedges where hedge accounting was discontinued was $561,151 and had a liability balance with a fair value of $76,112. See Note 8: “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for the changes in value of these hedges during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The change in value of these hedges was recorded as a component of the change in fair value of financial instruments in our consolidated statement of operations.

Amounts reclassified to earnings associated with effective cash flow hedges are reported in interest expense and the fair value of these hedge agreements is included in other assets or derivative liabilities.

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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The fair value of investments in mortgages and loans, investments in securities, CDO notes payable, convertible senior notes, junior subordinated notes and derivative assets and liabilities is based on significant observable and unobservable inputs. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, secured credit facility, CMBS facilities, commercial mortgage facility and loans payable on real estate approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments.

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2013:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		670,245		670,245
Cash and cash equivalents		63,854		63,854
Restricted cash		88,397		88,397
Derivative assets		1,158		1,158
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		11,268		11,268
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138
CDO notes payable, at fair value		282,355		282,355
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431
Derivative liabilities		141,518		141,518

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2012:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		655,509		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents		100,041		100,041
Restricted cash		90,641		90,641
Derivative assets		1,132		1,132
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		29,655		29,655
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371
CDO notes payable, at fair value		187,048		187,048
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510
Derivative liabilities		151,438		151,438

Fair Value Measurements

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	498,287	$	498,287
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,222		91,222
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		33,487		0		33,487
CMBS receivables		0		44,852		0		44,852
Other securities		0		2,395		0		2,395
Derivative assets		0		1,158		0		1,158
Total assets	$	0	$	81,894	$	589,509	$	671,403

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	11,268	$	11,268
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		282,355		282,355
Derivative liabilities		0		65,405		76,113		141,518
Total liabilities	$	0	$	65,405	$	369,736	$	435,141

(a) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, as well as, there were no transfers into and out of Level 3.

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	485,203	$	485,203
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,148		91,148
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		32,769		0		32,769
CMBS receivables		0		43,810		0		43,810
Other securities		0		2,577		0		2,577
Derivative assets		0		1,132		0		1,132
Total assets	$	0	$	80,290	$	576,351	$	656,641

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	29,655	$	29,655
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		187,048		187,048
Derivative liabilities		0		71,976		79,462		151,438
Total liabilities	$	0	$	71,976	$	296,165	$	368,141

When estimating the fair value of our Level 3 financial instruments, management uses various observable and unobservable inputs. These inputs include yields, credit spreads, duration, effective dollar prices and overall market conditions on not only the exact financial instrument for which management is estimating the fair value but also financial instruments that are similar or issued by the same issuer when such inputs are unavailable. Generally, an increase in the yields, credit spreads or estimated duration will decrease the fair value of our financial instruments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value, as determined by management, may fluctuate from period to period and any ultimate liquidation or sale of the investment may result in proceeds that may be significantly different than fair value. The weighted average effective dollar price of our TruPS and TruPS receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is 79 and 77.

The following tables summarize additional information about assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we have utilized level 3 inputs to determine fair value for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013:

Assets	Trading Securities—TruPS and Subordinated Debentures		Security-Related Receivables—TruPS and Subordinated Debenture Receivables		Total Level 3 Assets
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	485,203	$	91,148	$	576,351
Change in fair value of financial instruments		13,084		74		13,158
Purchases		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		0
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	498,287	$	91,222	$	589,509

Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities			CDO Notes Payable, at Fair Value			Junior Subordinated Notes, at Fair Value			Total Level 3 Liabilities
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	79,462		$	187,048		$	29,655		$	296,165
Change in fair value of financial instruments		(3,349	)		99,907			994			97,552
Purchases		0			0			0			0
Sales		0			0			0			0
Principal repayments		0			(4,600	)		(19,381	)		(23,981	)
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	76,113		$	282,355		$	11,268		$	369,736

Our non-recurring fair value measurements relate primarily to our commercial real estate loans that are considered impaired and for which we maintain an allowance for loss. In determining the allowance for losses, we estimate the fair value of the respective commercial real estate loan and compare that fair value to our total investment in the loan. When estimating the fair value of the commercial real estate loan, management uses discounted cash flow analyses and capitalization rates on the underlying property’s net operating income. The discounted cash flow analyses and capitalization rates are based on market information and comparable sales of similar properties.

The following tables summarize the valuation technique and the level of the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments that are not fair valued in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets but for which fair value is required to be disclosed. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, secured credit facility, CMBS facilities and commercial mortgage facility approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments and are not included in the tables below.

	Carrying Amount as of March 31, 2013		Estimated Fair Value as of March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Fair Value Measurement
						Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,103,791
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580	Trading price		148,580		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570	Discounted cash flows		0		0		13,570
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138	Discounted cash flows		0		0		720,138
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431	Discounted cash flows		0		0		157,431

						Fair Value Measurement
	Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2012		Estimated Fair Value as of December 31, 2012		Valuation Technique	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,063,716
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230	Trading price		115,230		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700	Discounted cash flows		0		0		12,700
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371	Discounted cash flows		0		0		722,371
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510	Discounted cash flows		0		0		156,510

Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities for which we elected the fair value option of FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” as reported in change in fair value of financial instruments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
Description	2013			2012
Change in fair value of trading securities and security-related receivables	$	15,113		$	6,132
Change in fair value of CDO notes payable, trust preferred obligations and other liabilities		(109,874	)		(108,304	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		(4,996	)		(6,751	)
Change in fair value of financial instruments	$	(99,757	)	$	(108,923	)

The changes in the fair value for the investment in securities, CDO notes payable, and other liabilities for which the fair value option was elected for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was primarily attributable to changes in instrument specific credit risks. The changes in the fair value of the CDO notes payable for which the fair value option was elected was due to repayments at par because of OC failures when the CDO notes have a fair value of less than par. The changes in the fair value of derivatives for which the fair value option was elected for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was mainly due to changes in interest rates.

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Series D Preferred Shares

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Series D Preferred Shares

NOTE 10: SERIES D PREFERRED SHARES

On October 1, 2012, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, or the purchase agreement, with ARS VI Investor I, LLC, or the investor, an affiliate of Almanac Realty Investors, LLC, or Almanac. Under the purchase agreement, we are required to issue and sell to the investor on a private placement basis from time to time in a period up to two years, and the investor will be obligated to purchase from us, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000, or the total commitment, the following securities, in the aggregate: (i) 4,000,000 Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RAIT, or the Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) common share purchase warrants, or the warrants, exercisable for 9,931,000 of our common shares, or the common shares, and (iii) common share appreciation rights, or the investor SARs with respect to up to 6,735,667 common shares. These securities will be issued on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of the total commitment drawn down at the relevant closing under the purchase agreement.

The warrants and investor SARs had an initial strike price of $6.00 per common share, subject to adjustment. As of the filing of this report, the strike price has adjusted to $5.90.

The warrants and investor SARs were both determined to be classified as liabilities and had a combined fair value of $19,898, as of March 31, 2013. The initial fair value of the warrants and investor SARs are recorded as a liability and re-measured at each reporting period until the warrants and investor SARs are settled. Changes in fair value will be recorded in earnings as a component of the change in fair value of financial instruments in the consolidated statement of operations.

During the period from the effective date of the purchase agreement through March 31, 2013, we sold the following securities to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $65,000: (i) 2,600,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 6,455,150 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 6,560,331 shares as of the date of filing this report); and (iii) investor SARs exercisable with respect to 4,378,183.55 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 4,449,521.89 shares as of the date of filing this report). As of March 31, 2013, the following securities remain issuable to the investor for an aggregate purchase price of $35,000: (i) 1,400,000 Series D Preferred Shares, (ii) warrants exercisable for 3,475,850 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 3,532,486 shares as of the date of filing this report), and (iii) investor SARs exercisable for 2,357,483.45 common shares (which have subsequently adjusted to 2,395,896.40 shares as of the date of filing this report). The following table summarizes the sales activity of the Series D Preferred Shares from the effective date of the agreement through March 31, 2013:

Aggregate purchase price			$	65,000
Initial value of warrants and investor SARs issued to-date	(9,222	)
Costs incurred	(4,952	)
Total discount				(14,174	)
Discount amortization to-date				543
Carrying amount of Series D Preferred Shares			$	51,369

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Investments in Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Loan	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of commercial mortgages	15		14
Average impaired loans unpaid balance	$ 47,036	$ 84,694
Interest income from impaired loans	19	63
Commercial real estate loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial real estate loans on non-accrual status	68,257		69,080
Weighted-average interest rate	8.40%		8.40%
Impaired unpaid principal balances	46,677		47,394
Other loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate	7.20%
Other loan with carrying amount	$ 14,882		18,462

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Additional Information about Assets and Liabilities That Are Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 576,351
Change in fair value of financial instruments	13,158
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Ending Balance	589,509
Beginning Balance	296,165
Change in fair value of financial instruments	97,552
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Principal repayments	(23,981)
Ending Balance	369,736
Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	79,462
Change in fair value of financial instruments	(3,349)
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Principal repayments	0
Ending Balance	76,113
CDO notes payable, at fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	187,048
Change in fair value of financial instruments	99,907
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Principal repayments	(4,600)
Ending Balance	282,355
Junior Subordinated Notes, at Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	29,655
Change in fair value of financial instruments	994
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Principal repayments	(19,381)
Ending Balance	11,268
Trading Securities-TruPS and Subordinated Debentures
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	485,203
Change in fair value of financial instruments	13,084
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Ending Balance	498,287
Security-Related Receivables-TruPS and subordinated Debenture Receivables
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	91,148
Change in fair value of financial instruments	74
Purchases	0
Sales	0
Ending Balance	$ 91,222

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Basis of Presentation

a. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows are included. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Previously, investment interest expense was included as part of interest expense within total expenses. We have now classified the portion of interest expense that finances our interest bearing assets as a component of net interest margin within total revenue.

Principles of Consolidation

b. Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. We also consolidate entities that are variable interest entities, or VIEs, where we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of such entities. The portions of these entities that we do not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, “Consolidation”, the determination of whether to consolidate a VIE is based on the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance together with either the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant to the VIE. We define the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance as the ability to buy, sell, refinance, or recapitalize assets or entities, and solely control other material operating events or items of the respective entity. For our commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity investments, certain rights we hold are protective in nature and would preclude us from having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Assuming both criteria are met, we would be considered the primary beneficiary and would consolidate the VIE. We will continually assess our involvement with VIEs and consolidated the VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 9 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

Use of Estimates

c. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments in Loans

d. Investments in Loans

We invest in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, debt securities and other loans. We account for our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans at amortized cost. The carrying value of these investments is adjusted for origination discounts/premiums, nonrefundable fees and direct costs for originating loans which are amortized into income on a level yield basis over the terms of the loans.

Allowance for Losses, Impaired Loans and Non-accrual Status

e. Allowance for Losses, Impaired Loans and Non-accrual Status

We maintain an allowance for losses on our investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based upon expected and inherent risks in the portfolio, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and current economic conditions. Management reviews loans for impairment and establishes specific reserves when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.” A loan is impaired when it is probable that we may not collect all principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms. As part of the detailed loan review, we consider many factors about the specific loan, including payment history, asset performance, borrower’s financial capability and other characteristics. If any trends or characteristics indicate that it is probable that other loans, with similar characteristics to those of impaired loans, have incurred a loss, we consider whether an allowance for loss is needed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.” Management evaluates loans for non-accrual status each reporting period. A loan is placed on non-accrual status when the loan payment deficiencies exceed 90 days. Payments received for non-accrual or impaired loans are applied to principal until the loan is removed from non-accrual status or no longer impaired. Past due interest is recognized on non-accrual loans when they are removed from non-accrual status and are making current interest payments. The allowance for losses is increased by charges to operations and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries). Management charges off loans when the investment is no longer realizable and legally discharged.

Investments in Real Estate

f. Investments in Real Estate

Investments in real estate are shown net of accumulated depreciation. We capitalize those costs that have been evaluated to improve the real property and depreciate those costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset. We depreciate real property using the following useful lives: buildings and improvements—30 to 40 years; furniture, fixtures, and equipment—5 to 10 years; and tenant improvements—shorter of the lease term or the life of the asset. Costs for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

We acquire real estate assets either directly or through the conversion of our investments in loans into owned real estate. Acquisitions of real estate assets and any related intangible assets are recorded initially at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” Fair value is determined by management based on market conditions and inputs at the time the asset is acquired. All expenses incurred to acquire a real estate asset are expensed as incurred.

Management reviews our investments in real estate for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability is based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) expected to result from the long-lived asset’s use and eventual disposition. These cash flows consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a long-lived asset, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.

Investments in Securities

g. Investments in Securities

We account for our investments in securities under FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities”, and designate each investment security as a trading security, an available-for-sale security, or a held-to-maturity security based on our intent at the time of acquisition. Trading securities are recorded at their fair value each reporting period with fluctuations in fair value reported as a component of earnings. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). We classify certain available-for-sale securities as trading securities when we elect to record them under the fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments.” See “i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” Upon the sale of an available-for-sale security, the realized gain or loss on the sale will be recorded as a component of earnings in the respective period. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost at each reporting period.

We account for investments in securities where the transfer meets the criteria as a financing under FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing”, at fair value. Our investments in security-related receivables represent securities that were transferred to issuers of collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, in which the transferors maintained some level of continuing involvement. We use our judgment to determine whether an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in value. If management determines that an investment in securities has sustained an other-than-temporary decline in its value, the investment is written down to its fair value by a charge to earnings, and we establish a new cost basis for the investment. Our evaluation of an other-than-temporary decline is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. Factors that we consider in determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred include: the estimated fair value of the investment in relation to our cost basis; the financial condition of the related entity; and the intent and ability to retain the investment for a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery of the fair value of the investment.

Revenue Recognition

h. Revenue Recognition

1) Interest income—We recognize interest income from investments in commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans, and other securities on a yield to maturity basis. Upon the acquisition of a loan at a discount, we assess the portions of the discount that constitute accretable yields and non-accretable differences. The accretable yield represents the excess of our expected cash flows from the loan over the amount we paid for the loan. That amount, the accretable yield, is accreted to interest income over the remaining life of the loan. Many of our commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans provide for the accrual of interest at specified rates which differ from current payment terms. Interest income is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate subject to management’s determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are ultimately collectible.

For investments that we did not elect to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, origination fees and direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized to net investment income, using the effective interest method, over the contractual life of the underlying loan security or loan, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.”

For investments that we elected to record at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, origination fees and direct loan costs are recorded in income and are not deferred.

We recognize interest income from interests in certain securitized financial assets on an estimated effective yield to maturity basis. Management estimates the current yield on the amortized cost of the investment based on estimated cash flows after considering prepayment and credit loss experience.

2) Rental income—We generate rental income from tenant rent and other tenant-related activities at our consolidated real estate properties. For multi-family real estate properties, rental income is recorded when due from residents and recognized monthly as it is earned and realizable, under lease terms which are generally for periods of one year or less. For retail and office real estate properties, rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis from the later of the date of the commencement of the lease or the date of acquisition of the property subject to existing leases, which averages minimum rents over the terms of the leases. Leases also typically provide for tenant reimbursement of a portion of common area maintenance and other operating expenses to the extent that a tenant’s pro rata share of expenses exceeds a base year level set in the lease.

3) Fee and other income— We generate fee and other income through our various subsidiaries by (a) providing ongoing asset management services to investment portfolios under cancelable management agreements, (b) providing or arranging to provide financing to our borrowers, (c) providing property management services to third parties, (d) funding conduit loans for sale into unaffiliated commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, securitizations. We recognize revenue for these activities when the fees are fixed or determinable, are evidenced by an arrangement, collection is reasonably assured and the services under the arrangement have been provided. While we may receive asset management fees when they are earned, we eliminate earned asset management fee income from securitizations while such securitizations are consolidated. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we received $1,216 and $1,285, respectively, of earned asset management fees, of which we eliminated $882 and $969, respectively, of management fee income associated with consolidated securitizations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

i. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity for disclosure purposes. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. Hierarchical levels, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuations of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

• Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The types of assets carried at level 1 fair value generally are equity securities listed in active markets. As such, valuations of these investments do not entail a significant degree of judgment.

• Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Fair value assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are unsecured REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables and certain financial instruments classified as derivatives where the fair value is based on observable market inputs.

• Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset. Generally, assets and liabilities carried at fair value and included in this category are trust preferred securities, or TruPS, and subordinated debentures, trust preferred obligations and CDO notes payable where observable market inputs do not exist.

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of investment, whether the investment is new, whether the investment is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and the current market condition. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by us in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.

Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset or owes the liability rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. We use prices and inputs that management believes are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 2 to Level 3.

Many financial instruments have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that buyers in the market are willing to pay for an asset. Ask prices represent the lowest price that sellers in the market are willing to accept for an asset. For financial instruments whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices, we do not require that fair value always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range. Our policy is to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that results in our best estimate of fair value.

Fair value for certain of our Level 3 financial instruments is derived using internal valuation models. These internal valuation models include discounted cash flow analyses developed by management using current interest rates, estimates of the term of the particular instrument, specific issuer information and other market data for securities without an active market. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, the impact of our own credit spreads is also considered when measuring the fair value of financial assets or liabilities, including derivative contracts. Where appropriate, valuation adjustments are made to account for various factors, including bid-ask spreads, credit quality and market liquidity. These adjustments are applied on a consistent basis and are based on observable inputs where available. Management’s estimate of fair value requires significant management judgment and is subject to a high degree of variability based upon market conditions, the availability of specific issuer information and management’s assumptions.

Income Taxes

j. Income Taxes

RAIT, Taberna Realty Finance Trust, or Taberna, and Independence Realty Trust, Inc., or IRT, have each elected to be taxed as a REIT and to comply with the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent of our dividends to shareholders and as long as certain asset, income and share ownership tests are met. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and amounts available for dividends to our shareholders. Management believes that all of the criteria to maintain RAIT’s, Taberna’s, and IRT’s REIT qualification have been met for the applicable periods, but there can be no assurance that these criteria will continue to be met in subsequent periods.

We maintain various taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, which may be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and foreign taxes. Current and deferred taxes are provided on the portion of earnings (losses) recognized by us with respect to our interest in domestic TRSs. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed based on temporary differences between our GAAP consolidated financial statements and the federal and state income tax basis of assets and liabilities as of the consolidated balance sheet date. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets (e.g., net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards) and recognize a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider estimates of expected future taxable income, existing and projected book/tax differences, tax planning strategies available, and the general and industry specific economic outlook. This realizability analysis is inherently subjective, as it requires management to forecast our business and general economic environment in future periods. Changes in estimate of deferred tax asset realizability, if any, are included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

From time to time, our TRSs generate taxable income from intercompany transactions. The TRS entities generate taxable revenue from fees for services provided to securitizations. Some of these fees paid to the TRS entities are capitalized as deferred financing costs by the securitizations. Certain securitizations may be consolidated in our financial statements pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation.” In consolidation, these fees are eliminated when the securitization is included in the consolidated group. Nonetheless, all income taxes are accrued by the TRSs in the year in which the taxable revenue is received. These income taxes are not eliminated when the related revenue is eliminated in consolidation.

Certain TRS entities are domiciled in the Cayman Islands and taxable income generated by these entities may not be subject to local income taxation, but generally will be included in our taxable income on a current basis, whether or not distributed. Upon distribution to us of any previously included income, no incremental U.S. federal, state, or local income taxes would be payable by us.

The TRS entities may be subject to tax laws that are complex and potentially subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and the relevant governmental taxing authorities. In establishing a provision for income tax expense, we must make judgments and interpretations about the application of these inherently complex tax laws. Actual income taxes paid may vary from estimates depending upon changes in income tax laws, actual results of operations, and the final audit of tax returns by taxing authorities. Tax assessments may arise several years after tax returns have been filed. We review the tax balances of our TRS entities quarterly and, as new information becomes available, the balances are adjusted as appropriate.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

k. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 222, “Comprehensive Income”. This accounting standard amends existing guidance to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income by requiring entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard that deferred the new presentation requirements about reclassification adjustments. Both of these accounting standards are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of these standards did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard that requires an entity to present the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes to the financial statements. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Aggregate Notional Amount and Estimated Net Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the aggregate notional amount and estimated net fair value of our derivative instruments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	As of March 31, 2013					As of December 31, 2012
	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	1,123,895	$	(141,391	)	$	1,110,720	$	(151,358	)
Interest rate caps		36,000		1,031			36,000		1,053
Net fair value	$	1,159,895	$	(140,360	)	$	1,146,720	$	(150,305	)

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Information of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 transfers, amount	$ 0
Fair value, assets, Level 1 to Level 2 transfers, amount	$ 0

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Investments in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	$ 914,919	$ 918,189
Mortgages held by third parties	144,333	144,645
Mortgages held by consolidated securitizations	$ 833,679	$ 830,077

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Net income (loss)	$ (85,341)	$ (103,664)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in fair value of interest rate hedges	(532)	(2,950)
Realized (gains) losses on interest rate hedges reclassified to earnings	8,286	8,910
Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities	0	50
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	7,754	6,010
Comprehensive income (loss) before allocation to noncontrolling interests	(77,587)	(97,654)
Allocation to noncontrolling interests	27	55
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (77,560)	$ (97,599)

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Investments In Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments In Securities

NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

Our investments in securities and security-related receivables are accounted for at fair value. The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of March 31, 2013:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS	$	637,376	$	(139,089	)	$	498,287		3.8	%		20.6
Other securities		11,877		(11,877	)		0		4.8	%		39.6
Total trading securities		649,253		(150,966	)		498,287		3.9	%		21.0
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.6
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		111,025		(19,803	)		91,222		6.5	%		8.8
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		3,487			33,487		6.7	%		3.9
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(38,490	)		44,852		5.6	%		31.6
Other securities		36,739		(34,344	)		2,395		2.6	%		37.2
Total security-related receivables		261,106		(89,150	)		171,956		5.7	%		19.2
Total investments in securities	$	913,959	$	(243,714	)	$	670,245		4.3	%		20.7

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,287 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,972 that are rated “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $9,057 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s and securities with a fair value totaling $536 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

All of our gross unrealized losses are greater than 12 months.

The following table summarizes our investments in securities as of December 31, 2012:

Investment Description	Amortized Cost		Net Fair Value Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value		Weighted Average Coupon (1)			Weighted Average Years to Maturity
Trading securities
TruPS and subordinated debentures	$	637,376	$	(152,173	)	$	485,203		4.2	%		20.9
Other securities		11,584		(11,584	)		0		4.8	%		39.9
Total trading securities		648,960		(163,757	)		485,203		4.2	%		21.2
Available-for-sale securities		3,600		(3,598	)		2		2.1	%		29.9
Security-related receivables
TruPS and subordinated debenture receivables		111,025		(19,877	)		91,148		6.5	%		9.1
Unsecured REIT note receivables		30,000		2,769			32,769		6.7	%		4.1
CMBS receivables (2)		83,342		(39,532	)		43,810		5.6	%		32.2
Other securities		38,508		(35,931	)		2,577		2.8	%		37.4
Total security-related receivables		262,875		(92,571	)		170,304		5.7	%		20.0
Total investments in securities	$	915,435	$	(259,926	)	$	655,509		4.6	%		21.0

(1) Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

(2) CMBS receivables include securities with a fair value totaling $8,398 that are rated between “AAA” and “A-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $26,013 that are rated between “BBB+” and “B-” by Standard & Poor’s, securities with a fair value totaling $8,782 that are rated “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s, and securities with a fair value totaling $617 that are rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s.

All of our gross unrealized losses are greater than 12 months.

TruPS included above as trading securities include (a) investments in TruPS issued by VIEs of which we are not the primary beneficiary and which we do not consolidate and (b) transfers of investments in TruPS securities to us that were accounted for as a sale pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing.”

The following table summarizes the non-accrual status of our investments in securities:

	As of March 31, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
	Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value		Principal /Par Amount on Non-accrual		Weighted Average Coupon			Fair Value
TruPS and TruPS receivables	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678	$	83,557		1.9	%	$	5,678
Other securities		40,231		3.1	%		2		35,159		3.2	%		2
CMBS receivables		28,986		5.9	%		557		35,208		5.9	%		642

The assets of our consolidated CDOs collateralize the debt of such entities and are not available to our creditors. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, investment in securities of $748,401 in principal amount of TruPS and subordinated debentures, and $98,599 and $101,021, respectively, in principal amount of unsecured REIT note receivables and CMBS receivables, collateralized the consolidated CDO notes payable of such entities.

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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended			36 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2013	Mar. 01, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event	Mar. 31, 2013 Capital on Demand Sales Agreement	Nov. 21, 2012 Capital on Demand Sales Agreement Maximum	Jan. 29, 2013 Restricted Stock	Jan. 29, 2013 Restricted Stock Non-management trustees Person	Jan. 29, 2013 Restricted Stock Executive Officers	Jan. 29, 2013 Restricted Stock Employees	Jan. 29, 2013 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)	Mar. 31, 2013 Dividend Reinvestment And Share Purchase Plan	Jan. 29, 2013 7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Mar. 31, 2013 7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Dec. 31, 2012 7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Mar. 31, 2013 7.75% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares At Market Issuance Sales Agreement	Jan. 29, 2013 8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Mar. 31, 2013 8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Dec. 31, 2012 8.375% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Jan. 29, 2013 8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Mar. 31, 2013 8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Dec. 31, 2012 8.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares	Jan. 29, 2013 Series D Preferred Stock	Jan. 29, 2013 Preferred Stock	Mar. 15, 2013 Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Shares, dividend declared														$ 0.484375				$ 0.5234375			$ 0.5546875			$ 0.4687500
Dividend payment date																									Apr. 01, 2013	Apr. 03, 2013
Dividend record date																									Mar. 01, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Preferred Shares, dividend paid		$ 4,840
Preferred shares authorized to be issued under agreement			1,400,000												2,000,000				2,000,000			2,000,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued															3,749,288	3,124,288	625,000		2,288,465	2,288,465		1,640,100	1,640,100
Weighted-average price per share																	$ 24.00
Net proceeds received from issuance of Preferred Shares																	14,550,000
Aggregate of Series A,B,C Preferred Shares available for issuance															1,010,712				1,969,835			1,959,900
Common stock, dividend declared	$ 0.12		$ 0.12	$ 0.08
Common stock, dividend paid					8,334
Number of phantom unit awards redeemed for common shares			54,728
Number of shares awarded, share									43,536	372,500	372,500	1,127,500
Number of shares awarded, value									300,000	2,577,000	2,577,000	1,332,000
Closing stock price									$ 6.89	$ 6.89	$ 6.89
Number of individuals to whom shares are awarded									6
Remaining awards vesting period									9 months
Vesting period								3 years				3 years
Expiration date												Jan. 29, 2018
Registered and reserved common shares													10,500,000
Common shares pursuant to the DRSPP			1,158
Weighted-average price per shares													$ 6.89
Net proceeds received			8,000
Common shares remaining available under the DRSPP			7,782,322
Common shares to be issued and sold							10,000,000
Common shares remaining available for issuance						10,000,000
Common shares issued for exercise of underwriters option to purchase common shares			1,350,000
Net proceeds received during period from common share issuance in underwritten public offering			$ 7,358,000		$ 70,196,000
Common shares in an underwritten public offering					9,200,000
Public offering price					$ 7.87

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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2013:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		670,245		670,245
Cash and cash equivalents		63,854		63,854
Restricted cash		88,397		88,397
Derivative assets		1,158		1,158
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580
Secured credit facility		7,608		7,608
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		11,268		11,268
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570
CMBS facilities		3,250		3,250
Commercial mortgage facility		12,675		12,675
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138
CDO notes payable, at fair value		282,355		282,355
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431
Derivative liabilities		141,518		141,518

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2012:

Financial Instrument	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716
Investments in securities and security-related receivables		655,509		655,509
Cash and cash equivalents		100,041		100,041
Restricted cash		90,641		90,641
Derivative assets		1,132		1,132
Liabilities
Recourse indebtedness:
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230
Secured credit facility		8,090		8,090
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value		29,655		29,655
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700
Non-recourse indebtedness:
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371
CDO notes payable, at fair value		187,048		187,048
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510
Derivative liabilities		151,438		151,438

Information of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	498,287	$	498,287
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,222		91,222
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		33,487		0		33,487
CMBS receivables		0		44,852		0		44,852
Other securities		0		2,395		0		2,395
Derivative assets		0		1,158		0		1,158
Total assets	$	0	$	81,894	$	589,509	$	671,403

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of March 31, 2013
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	11,268	$	11,268
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		282,355		282,355
Derivative liabilities		0		65,405		76,113		141,518
Total liabilities	$	0	$	65,405	$	369,736	$	435,141

(a) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, as well as, there were no transfers into and out of Level 3.

The following tables summarize information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value:

Assets:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Trading securities
TruPS	$	0	$	0	$	485,203	$	485,203
Other securities		0		0		0		0
Available-for-sale securities		0		2		0		2
Security-related receivables
TruPS receivables		0		0		91,148		91,148
Unsecured REIT note receivables		0		32,769		0		32,769
CMBS receivables		0		43,810		0		43,810
Other securities		0		2,577		0		2,577
Derivative assets		0		1,132		0		1,132
Total assets	$	0	$	80,290	$	576,351	$	656,641

Liabilities:	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) (a)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) (a)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (a)		Balance as of December 31, 2012
Junior subordinated notes, at fair value	$	0	$	0	$	29,655	$	29,655
CDO notes payable, at fair value		0		0		187,048		187,048
Derivative liabilities		0		71,976		79,462		151,438
Total liabilities	$	0	$	71,976	$	296,165	$	368,141

Additional Information about Assets and Liabilities That Are Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize additional information about assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we have utilized level 3 inputs to determine fair value for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013:

Assets	Trading Securities—TruPS and Subordinated Debentures		Security-Related Receivables—TruPS and Subordinated Debenture Receivables		Total Level 3 Assets
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	485,203	$	91,148	$	576,351
Change in fair value of financial instruments		13,084		74		13,158
Purchases		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		0
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	498,287	$	91,222	$	589,509

Rollforward of Level 3 Liabilities

Liabilities	Derivative Liabilities			CDO Notes Payable, at Fair Value			Junior Subordinated Notes, at Fair Value			Total Level 3 Liabilities
Balance, as of December 31, 2012	$	79,462		$	187,048		$	29,655		$	296,165
Change in fair value of financial instruments		(3,349	)		99,907			994			97,552
Purchases		0			0			0			0
Sales		0			0			0			0
Principal repayments		0			(4,600	)		(19,381	)		(23,981	)
Balance, as of March 31, 2013	$	76,113		$	282,355		$	11,268		$	369,736

Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Instruments Not Fair Valued but For Which Fair Value Is Required To Be Disclosed

The following tables summarize the valuation technique and the level of the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments that are not fair valued in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets but for which fair value is required to be disclosed. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, secured credit facility, CMBS facilities and commercial mortgage facility approximates cost due to the nature of these instruments and are not included in the tables below.

	Carrying Amount as of March 31, 2013		Estimated Fair Value as of March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Fair Value Measurement
						Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,124,044	$	1,103,791	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,103,791
7.0% convertible senior notes		110,035		148,580	Trading price		148,580		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		13,570	Discounted cash flows		0		0		13,570
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,292,202		720,138	Discounted cash flows		0		0		720,138
Loans payable on real estate		144,357		157,431	Discounted cash flows		0		0		157,431

						Fair Value Measurement
	Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2012		Estimated Fair Value as of December 31, 2012		Valuation Technique	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans	$	1,075,129	$	1,063,716	Discounted cash flows	$	0	$	0	$	1,063,716
7.0% convertible senior notes		109,631		115,230	Trading price		115,230		0		0
Junior subordinated notes, at amortized cost		25,100		12,700	Discounted cash flows		0		0		12,700
CDO notes payable, at amortized cost		1,295,400		722,371	Discounted cash flows		0		0		722,371
Loans payable on real estate		144,671		156,510	Discounted cash flows		0		0		156,510

Summary of Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Assets and Liabilities

The following table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities for which we elected the fair value option of FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” as reported in change in fair value of financial instruments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31
Description	2013			2012
Change in fair value of trading securities and security-related receivables	$	15,113		$	6,132
Change in fair value of CDO notes payable, trust preferred obligations and other liabilities		(109,874	)		(108,304	)
Change in fair value of derivatives		(4,996	)		(6,751	)
Change in fair value of financial instruments	$	(99,757	)	$	(108,923	)

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Non-Accrual Status of Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Weighted Average Coupon	4.30%	[1]	4.60%	[1]
TruPS and TruPS receivables
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Principal/Par Amount on Non Accrual	83,557		83,557
Weighted Average Coupon	1.90%		1.90%
Fair Value	5,678		5,678
Other securities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Principal/Par Amount on Non Accrual	40,231		35,159
Weighted Average Coupon	3.10%		3.20%
Fair Value	2		2
CMBS receivables
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Principal/Par Amount on Non Accrual	28,986		35,208
Weighted Average Coupon	5.90%		5.90%
Fair Value	557		642

[1] Weighted-average coupon is calculated on the unpaid principal amount of the underlying instruments which does not necessarily correspond to the carrying amount.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are involved from time to time in litigation on various matters, including disputes with tenants of owned properties, disputes arising out of agreements to purchase or sell properties and disputes arising out of our loan portfolio. Given the nature of our business activities, these lawsuits are considered routine to the conduct of our business. The result of any particular lawsuit cannot be predicted, because of the very nature of litigation, the litigation process and its adversarial nature, and the jury system. We do not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such routine legal actions will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 13, 2012, the staff of the SEC notified us that the SEC had initiated a non-public investigation concerning one of our investment adviser subsidiaries, Taberna Capital Management, LLC, or TCM. Based on the notice and other communications with SEC staff, we believe this matter concerns TCM’s compliance with securities laws in connection with transactions since January 1, 2009 involving various Taberna securitizations for which TCM served as collateral manager. The SEC staff has subpoenaed testimony and information and we are cooperating fully. Because this matter is ongoing, we cannot predict the outcome at this time and, as a result, no conclusion can be reached as to what impact, if any, this matter may have on TCM or us.