Company: NXDT
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: S-8
Source: 0001437749-25-020001
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Company: NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: S-8
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<div align='center'>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2025</div>

Registration No. 333-

### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
<div align='center'>WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM S-8</div>

### REGISTRATION STATEMENT
<div align='center'>UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</div>

### NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST
<div align='center'>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>

| Delaware                                     |     |         80-0139099 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of              
 incorporation or organization)               |     |   -I.R.S. Employer 
 Identification No. |
| 300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas |     |              75201 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     |     |          -Zip Code |

<div align='center'>AMENDED AND RESTATED NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST

2023 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Paul Richards

Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance,

Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

300 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Name and address of agent for service)

(214) 276-6300

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

with a copy to:

Charles T. Haag

Justin S. Reinus
Winston & Strawn LLP

2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 900
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 453-6500</div>

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer         | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer   | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
|                         |   | Emerging growth company   | ☐ |

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period