| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
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| Assets | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 84,617 | $ 104,933 |
| Commercial real estate loans, held-for-investment | 5,347,756 | 5,888,622 |
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | (201,924) | (117,103) |
| Commercial real estate loans, held-for-investment, net | 5,145,832 | 5,771,519 |
| Real estate owned, held for investment, net | 338,595 | 262,479 |
| Real estate owned assets, held for sale | 130,188 | 56,554 |
| Equity method investment, real estate asset | 96,798 | 81,708 |
| Equity method investment, CMBS B-Pieces | 35,424 | 35,598 |
| Consolidated variable interest entity assets, CMBS trust, at fair value | 505,230 | — |
| Equity method investment, unconsolidated entity | 15,110 | — |
| Accrued interest receivable | 25,199 | 28,754 |
| Other assets | 87,650 | 8,853 |
| Total Assets | $ 6,464,643 | $ 6,350,398 |
| Liabilities and Equity | | |
| Liabilities | | |
| Secured financing agreements, net | $ 2,862,689 | $ 2,798,674 |
| Collateralized loan obligations, net | 1,198,332 | 1,766,104 |
| Secured term loan, net | 632,516 | 333,853 |
| Dividends payable | 16,092 | 17,178 |
| Accrued interest payable | 12,893 | 19,939 |
| Real estate owned liabilities, held for sale | 3,867 | 1,328 |
| Consolidated variable interest entity liabilities, CMBS trust, at fair value | 496,060 | — |
| Due to related parties | 6,506 | 5,919 |
| Other liabilities | 10,484 | 8,524 |
| Total Liabilities | 5,239,439 | 4,951,519 |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — |
| Equity | | |
| Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized | | |
| Series A cumulative redeemable preferred stock, (13,110,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024); liquidation preference of $327,750, or $25.00 per share | 131 | 131 |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 authorized (65,488,680 and 68,713,596 shares issued; 64,367,737 and 68,713,59 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 644 | 686 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,687,168 | 1,714,684 |
| Accumulated deficit | (506,130) | (370,471) |
| Repurchased stock (1,120,943 shares repurchased as of December 31, 2025) | (9,263) | — |
| Total KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Stockholders' Equity | 1,172,550 | 1,345,030 |
| Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated joint ventures | 52,654 | 53,849 |
| Total Equity | 1,225,204 | 1,398,879 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ 6,464,643 | $ 6,350,398 |