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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

24. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Prior to its acquisition by the Company, Beeline Financial issued a note to a private company in which Joseph Freedman, a Board member of the Company, has an ownership interest. This note was for $0.1 million, accrues interest at 7% per annum and is due on demand. This note was subsequently repaid in January 2025. Additionally in January 2025, Mr. Freedman purchased 238,418 shares of Series G Preferred Stock and five-year Warrants to purchase a total of 11,921 shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of $0.1 million.

 

Beginning in June 2025, the Company has partnered with TYTL. TYTL finances certain residential real estate transactions funded through the sale of a cryptocurrency token which is backed by real property. In these transactions, TYTL purchases equity from homeowners seeking liquidity, funding such purchases from the sale of the cryptocurrency tokens. The Company provides TYTL with certain services in connection with these transactions, specifically through providing access to its platform, and providing title and escrow services through Beeline Title Holdings in exchange for cash fees. Other than providing title and escrow services as noted above, the Company is not involved in any cryptocurrency or other transactions of TYTL. During June 2025, Beeline Title Holdings closed its first such residential real estate transaction funded through the sale of a cryptocurrency token backed by real property. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded $22,009 of revenue related to this transaction, of which $16,100 was included in accounts receivable, net – related party on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025. On December 19, 2025, the Company advanced TYTL $0.4 million, included in due from affiliate on its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025. See Note 25, Subsequent Events for recent transactions.

 

During March 2025, Mr. Liuzza purchased 4,308,155 shares of Series G Preferred Stock and five-year Warrants to purchase a total of 215,409 shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of $2.2 million. In addition, Mr. Liuzza converted his $0.7 million bridge loan into $0.7 million of units comprised of 1,372,549 shares of Series G Preferred Stock and five-year Warrants to purchase a total of 68,628 shares. During December 2024, Mr. Liuzza purchased 1,960,784 shares of Series G Preferred Stock and five-year Warrants to purchase a total of 98,040 shares of common stock for total gross proceeds of $1.0 million.

 

In February and March of 2025, Mr. Liuzza advanced the Company $0.1 million. In exchange for these advances, on April 25, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the advances as loans, and the Company issued Mr. Liuzza a promissory note which bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum and is payable on demand. On May 29, 2025, the Company amended the note to $0.4 million. As of December 31, 2025, the note was fully repaid.

 

In January 2025, Mr. Liuzza entered into a SAFE with MagicBlocks, an entity in which the Company also has a 47.6% ownership interest. In addition, Mr. Liuzza is a member of the board of directors and Christopher Moe, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, is the Treasurer for MagicBlocks.

 

Jessica Kennedy, Beeline Financial’s Chief Operating Officer, owns a 5% interest in Tower Title, which is a vendor to certain subsidiaries of the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had transactions of $15,702 and $7,457, respectively, with Tower Title.

 

Beeline Loans partnered with CredEvolv on February 26, 2025 to help declined borrowers improve their credit and secure mortgage approval. Steve Romano is co-founder and President of CredEvolv. Beeline Financial engaged Mr. Romano to provide certain consulting services pursuant to an agreement dated July 29, 2024 to continue until terminated by written notice. As of December 31, 2025, the Company paid Mr. Romano $0.1 million. In December 2025, the Company ended its consulting relationship with Mr. Romano. Mr. Romano continues to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Beeline Loans is a member of The Mortgage Collaborative, which is an industry trade group founded by David Kittle. Beeline Loans pays membership fees of $3,500 to The Mortgage Collaborative. Mr. Kittle was appointed as Special Advisor to both the Company and Board of Directors on March 12, 2025.

 

2024 Secured Notes

 

During February 2024, LDI advanced the Company $0.6 million. On May 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with LDI, see Note 16 - Secured Credit Facilities: 2024 Secured Notes.