Fair Value Measurement of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Measurement of Financial Instruments

We determined the following disclosure of estimated fair values using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop the related estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized upon disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, management estimated that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, other liabilities, and payables/receivables from related parties were at amounts that reasonably approximated their fair value based on their highly liquid nature and/or short-term maturities. The fair values are based upon interest rates for mortgages with similar terms and remaining maturities that management believes we could obtain. The fair value of the notes payable is categorized as a Level 2 basis. The fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis valuation on the borrowing rates currently available for loans with similar terms and maturities. The fair value of the notes payable was determined by discounting the future contractual interest and principal payments by a market rate.

Carrying amounts of our notes payable and the related estimated fair values as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016					December 31, 2015⁽¹⁾
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Notes payable	$	142,310		$	140,746	$	155,547		$	155,610
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(428		)			(1,087		)
Notes payable, net	$	141,882				$	154,460

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(1)	Our debt secured by Las Colinas Commons, with a balance at December 31, 2015 of $14.8 million, net of deferred financing fees of $0.1 million is not included in the table, as the investment was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2015.

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on information available to our management as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Although our management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these consolidated financial statements since those respective dates, and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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