«But you can downsize and streamline, for example, if you have a significant amount of equity in a large house.» (cnbc.com)
If you stay in your home for 10 or 20 years and accrue a significant amount of equity, you may realize a nice profit when you sell the house. (letsmakeaplan.org)
As such, any spike in equity market realized volatility, even to historical average levels, has the potential to drive a significant amount of equity selling (much of it automated). (latest.13d.com)