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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

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.

 

During June 2025, the Company partnered with an entity which is co-owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Liuzza, in certain residential real estate transactions funded through the sale of a cryptocurrency token which is backed by real property. In these transactions, the related party entity purchases equity from homeowners seeking liquidity, funding such purchases from the sale of the cryptocurrency token. The Company provides the related party entity 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. 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 six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded $12,377 of revenue related to this transaction.

 

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.

 

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 June 30, 2025, the balance of the note was $0.4 million.

 

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 six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had transactions of $2,759 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 June 30, 2025, the Company had accrued $42,500 for prior consulting services. Mr. Romano serves 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 to The Mortgage Collaborative. Mr. Kittle was appointed as Special Advisor to the Company and Board of Directors on March 12, 2025.