Redwood Sees Benefits of Non-Agency MBS, Issues $328 Million Jumbo Deal
March 30, 2012
After suggesting that it would consider selling jumbos to investors via whole loan sales, Redwood Trust this week issued a $327.94 million non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed security. While the real estate investment trust has not ruled out whole loan sales, the issuance reflects confidence in the non-agency market from Redwood and investors. Redwoods latest security, Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-2, is similar to other recent non-agency MBS issuance by the REIT. Redwood has now issued five non-agency MBS deals since April 2010, the only non-agency MBS issuance backed by new originations since 2008. At the end of February, Redwood officials revealed that the REIT was considering bulk sales ...