Fred Matera

Chief Executive Officer of CoreVest, REDWOOD TRUST INC

Search every verified Fred Matera interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a video interview released ahead of the ABS East conference, CoreVest CEO Fred Matera discussed current market conditions and the company's strategic positioning. Matera stated that the conference's central theme would be "the search for assets," noting that demand currently exceeds supply, driven in part by insurance money and annuity sales projected to top $400 billion this year. He also highlighted a demographic shift toward rental housing, citing that 70% of the 1.3 million new households formed in the last 12 months were renters. Matera described CoreVest's role as connecting global investors with borrowers through whole loan sales and securitization, and said the company's business is "really exploding," with over $1.5 billion distributed so far. He emphasized that CoreVest provides financing for a range of borrower needs, including building, renovating, leasing up, and acquiring assets, which he said translates into diverse investment opportunities for investors.