Redwood Trust

Redwood Trust is a specialty finance company and real estate investment trust (REIT) founded in 1994 and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE: RWT. Through RWT Horizons, it invests in early-stage financial and real estate technology businesses, making the company an unusual combination of an operating housing-finance franchise and an early-stage venture investor. Check size and fund structure are not disclosed.

The core business provides liquidity to underserved segments of the U.S. housing market across residential, business purpose and multifamily investments. Its platforms include Sequoia Mortgage Banking, a mortgage banking platform; CoreVest Finance, which serves residential real estate investors; Aspire, covering alternative credit products; and Redwood Investments. Disciplined credit risk management and innovative capital solutions are stated operating emphases, and the company targets market segments not well served by government programs. Its stated mission is to make quality housing - rented or owned - accessible to American households.

The RWT Horizons mandate is concentrated in financial technology and real estate technology, aligned with the verticals in which Redwood Trust operates: housing credit, residential mortgage, real estate investing, multifamily real estate and specialty finance. The company's geographic presence is the United States. Technical domains of the organisation include residential housing credit, business purpose lending, multifamily investments, mortgage banking, alternative credit and credit risk management.