SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 August 22, 2005
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                        SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
                          SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2005-1
  (as Depositor of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2005-1, the Issuer of Mortgage Pass-
          Through Certificates under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement
                          dated as of January 1, 2005)

                        SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                                       
          Delaware                     333-118832-06              35-2170972
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


              One Belvedere Place, Suite 330, Mill Valley, CA 94941
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (415) 381-1765
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

           Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. has previously registered the offer
           and sale of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates issued by Sequoia
           Mortgage Trust 2005-1 (the "Certificates").

           The following exhibit which relates specifically to the Certificates
           is included with this Current Report:

Item 9.01. Exhibits

           10.1 Monthly Payment Date Statement relating to the distribution to
                Certificateholders, August 22, 2005.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 6, 2005

                                        SEQUOIA RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Harold F. Zagunis
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                                            Harold F. Zagunis
                                            Chief Financial Officer and
                                            Secretary

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                                                      Page Number
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10.1             Monthly Payment Date Statement relating to the
                 distribution to Certificateholders,
                 August 22, 2005.................................        5