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Business Purpose Residential Loans - Classifications and Carrying Values of Business Purpose Residential Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Single-family rental loans, held-for-sale |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | $ 332,000 | $ 28,000
Residential Bridge, Held-for-sale at fair value |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 0 | 0
Residential bridge loans held-for-investment |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 745,006 | 112,798
Residential bridge loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 745,006 | 112,798
Held-for-sale at fair value, Total |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 331,565 | 28,460
Held-for-investment at fair value, Total |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 3,175,178 | 112,798
Business purpose residential loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 3,506,743 | 141,258
Redwood | Single-family rental loans, held-for-sale |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 331,565 | 28,460
Redwood | Single-family rental loans held-for-investment |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 237,620 | 0
Redwood | Single-family rental loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 569,185 | 28,460
CoreVest LLC | Single-family rental loans, held-for-sale |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 0 | 0
CoreVest LLC | Single-family rental loans held-for-investment |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | 2,192,552 | 0
CoreVest LLC | Single-family rental loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Residential loans | $ 2,192,552 | $ 0

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