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Home Equity Investments (HEI) - Schedule of Home Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Home equity investments | [1] | $ 550,436 | $ 403,462
HEI at Redwood |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Home equity investments |  | 244,719 | 270,835
HEI held at consolidated HEI securitization entities |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Home equity investments |  | $ 305,717 | $ 132,627
[1] | Our consolidated balance sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which creditors do not have recourse to Redwood Trust, Inc. or its affiliates. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $10,988,885 and $9,257,291, respectively. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $10,096,308 and $8,270,276, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.

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