Mortgage Holders' Equity Hits Q3 Record of $17.5 Trillion, ICE Reports
- ICE's November 2026 Mortgage Monitor showed mortgage holders' equity hit a third-quarter record $17.5 trillion, up 1.4% year over year.
- Mortgage holders with at least $1 million in equity numbered 2,400,000, up 6% year over year to a third-quarter record.
- Average tappable equity reached $204,000 per borrower, accessible while maintaining a 20% equity cushion.
- Servicers retained 27% of refinancing borrowers, down four percentage points from the prior quarter, as cash-out activity grew.
- Cash-out refinances accounted for 75% of refinance-portfolio attrition; servicers retained just 26% of cash-out borrowers.
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