Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value

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Fair Value
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
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ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in the following three categories:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are inactive; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets at measurement date.

Level 3 — Valuations derived from techniques where one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active markets at measurement date.

The following table presents carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments:
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Hierarchy Carrying Fair Value Carrying Fair Value
(dollars in thousands)
Liabilities:
Construction loans (1)
Level 2 $ 82,617  $ 82,617  $ 67,757  $ 67,757 
Revolving credit facility (1)
Level 2 $ 390,300  $ 390,300  $ 199,358  $ 199,358 
Loans payable (2)
Level 2 $ —  $ —  $ 5,144  $ 5,144 
Warrant liability Level 3 $ 9,185  $ 9,185  $ —  $ — 
(1)     Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate terms of these loans. Carrying value excludes any associated deferred loan costs.
(2)     Carrying amount approximates fair value due to recent issuances of debt having similar characteristics, including interest rate. Carrying value excludes any associated deferred loan costs.

The carrying values of restricted cash, receivables, deposits, and other assets as well as accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate the fair value for these financial instruments based upon an evaluation of the underlying characteristics, market data and because of the short period of time between origination of the instruments and their expected realization. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-financial assets such as real estate inventories are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using a discounted cash flow approach with Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. This measurement is performed when events and circumstances indicate the asset's carrying value is not fully recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we determined that none of our real estate inventories required impairment. In 2020, we determined that real estate inventories with a carrying value of $33.0 million within two communities in our California segment were not expected to be fully recoverable. Accordingly, we recognized impairment charges of an aggregate $3.4 million to reflect the estimated fair value of the communities of $29.6 million.

The Private Placement Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The significant unobservable input as of December 31, 2021 was the volatility rate implied from the public warrants, which are exchanged on an open market, of 45.5%.
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances for the Level 3 recurring fair value measurements during the periods presented:

December 31,
2021 2020
(dollars in thousands)
Warrant liability
Beginning balance(1)
$ 11,275  $ — 
Changes in fair value (2,090) — 
Ending balance $ 9,185  $ — 
(1)     The beginning balance for the year ended December 31, 2021 represents the balance as of January 7, 2021, the Closing Date of the Merger.