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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-002938
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180122
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REDWOOD TRUST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000930236
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				680329422
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13759
		FILM NUMBER:		18538896

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			MILL VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94941
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(415) 380-2317

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BELVEDERE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			MILL VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94941
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): January 22, 2018</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><U>____________________</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: small-caps bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: normal">REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.</FONT></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>One Belvedere Place</B><BR>
<B>Suite 300</B><BR>
<B>Mill Valley, California 94941</B><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)</FONT></P>

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 22, 2018,
Redwood Trust, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) made available an updated investor relations presentation, which includes certain preliminary full-year 2017 financial results. A link to the presentation materials is available at the Company&rsquo;s website at <U>www.redwoodtrust.com</U>, in the Newsroom section of the website
under &ldquo;Events and Presentations.&rdquo; An archive of the presentation materials will be available at the same location
for 90 days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For the year ended
December 31, 2017, the Company estimates that net income will be in the range of $1.57 to $1.63 per fully diluted share, and 2017
return on average equity will be in the range of 11.6% to 12.1%. The Company estimates that, at December 31, 2017, GAAP book value
will be in the range of $15.79 to $15.85 per share.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Additionally, the Company
provided estimates of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2017 as set forth below:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company purchased $5.7 billion of residential jumbo loans, including $1.3 billion of expanded-prime
&ldquo;Redwood Choice&rdquo; loans, which represented approximately 30% of the Company&rsquo;s loan purchase volume;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Residential loan distribution activity totaled $5.2 billion, including $1.3 billion of whole loan
sales to third parties, $3.3 billion of loans that were securitized, and $0.6 billion of loans held for investment and financed
by the Company&rsquo;s FHLB-member subsidiary;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company executed nine separate securitization transactions, including two expanded-prime &ldquo;Redwood
Choice&rdquo; securitization transactions;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Margins on mortgage banking activities exceeded the Company&rsquo;s long-term expectations of 75
to 100 basis points;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company deployed $511 million of capital, primarily in Sequoia securities, third party residential
mortgage backed securities, and credit risk transfer securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and also including $37 million
of debt repurchases and $9 million of common stock repurchases; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company sold $281 million of portfolio assets, including securities and conforming mortgage
servicing rights, freeing up $167 million of capital for reinvestment after the repayment of associated debt.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The preliminary full-year
2017 financial and operating results represent the most current information available to management. Where the Company
has provided ranges, rather than specific amounts, for the preliminary financial results described above, this was done primarily
because the closing procedures for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 are not yet complete. The Company&rsquo;s actual
results may differ from these preliminary estimates due to the completion of the Company&rsquo;s financial closing procedures,
final adjustments and other developments that may arise between the date of this Form 8-K and the time that financial results for
the year ended December 31, 2017 are finalized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information contained
in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 is furnished to and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Cautionary Statement:
Redwood Trust&rsquo;s presentation to investors may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our
actual results may differ from our beliefs, expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on
these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and can
be identified by words such as &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;seek,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan&rdquo; and similar expressions or their negative forms,
or by references to strategy, plans, or intentions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including,
among other things, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017, under the caption &ldquo;Risk Factors.&rdquo; Other risks,
uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected may be described from time
to time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We undertake
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Important
factors, among others, that may affect our actual results include: the pace at which we redeploy our available capital into new
investments; interest rate volatility, changes in credit spreads, and changes in liquidity in the market for real estate securities
and loans; changes in the demand from investors for residential mortgages and investments, and our ability to distribute residential
mortgages through our whole-loan distribution channel; our ability to finance our investments in securities and our acquisition
of residential mortgages with short-term debt; changes in the values of assets we own; general economic trends, the performance
of the housing, real estate, mortgage, credit, and broader financial markets, and their effects on the prices of earning assets
and the credit status of borrowers; federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, and the actions of governmental
authorities, including the new U.S. presidential administration, and in particular those affecting the mortgage industry or our
business (including, but not limited to, the Federal Housing Finance Agency&rsquo;s rules relating to FHLB membership requirements
and the implications for our captive insurance subsidiary&rsquo;s membership in the FHLB); strategic business and capital deployment
decisions we make; developments related to the fixed income and mortgage finance markets and the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s statements
regarding its future open market activity and monetary policy; our exposure to credit risk and the timing of credit losses within
our portfolio; the concentration of the credit risks we are exposed to, including due to the structure of assets we hold and the
geographical concentration of real estate underlying assets we own; our exposure to adjustable-rate mortgage loans; the efficacy
and expense of our efforts to manage or hedge credit risk, interest rate risk, and other financial and operational risks; changes
in credit ratings on assets we own and changes in the rating agencies&rsquo; credit rating methodologies; changes in interest rates;
changes in mortgage prepayment rates; changes in liquidity in the market for real estate securities and loans; our ability to finance
the acquisition of real estate-related assets with short-term debt; the ability of counterparties to satisfy their obligations
to us; our involvement in securitization transactions, the profitability of those transactions, and the risks we are exposed to
in engaging in securitization transactions; exposure to claims and litigation, including litigation arising from our involvement
in securitization transactions; ongoing litigation against various trustees of RMBS transactions; whether we have sufficient liquid
assets to meet short-term needs; our ability to successfully compete and retain or attract key personnel; our ability to adapt
our business model and strategies to changing circumstances; changes in our investment, financing, and hedging strategies and new
risks we may be exposed to if we expand our business activities; our exposure to a disruption or breach of the security of our
technology infrastructure and systems; exposure to environmental liabilities; our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations;
our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the impact
on our reputation that could result from our actions or omissions or from those of others; changes in accounting principles and
tax rules; our ability to maintain our status as a REIT for tax purposes; limitations imposed on our business due to our REIT status
and our status as exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940; decisions about raising, managing, and distributing
capital; and other factors not presently identified</FONT>.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: January 22, 2018</FONT></TD>
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