UNITED STATES
                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                          FORM 10-K


  (Mark one)

  /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

      OR



  / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Commission File Number:  333-127233-25


        Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
        Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates
        Series 2005-HE3

     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  New York                                          54-2191486
  (State or other jurisdiction of                   54-2191487
  incorporation or organization)                    54-6696452
                                                    54-6696453
                                                    (I.R.S. Employer
                                                    Identification No.)


   c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   9062 Old Annapolis Road
   Columbia, MD                                21045
  (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 884-2000


  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

        NONE.


  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

        NONE.


  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,
  as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

        Yes  ___     No  X


  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

        Yes  ___     No  X


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
  that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
  subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

        Yes   X      No ___

  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
  Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
  herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
  in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
  in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

        Not applicable.


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
  an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See Definition of
  "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act. (Check One):


  Large Accelerated Filer ___  Accelerated Filer ___  Non-Accelerated Filer X


  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
  defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

        Yes  ___     No  X


  State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
  equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which
  the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of
  such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most
  recently completed second fiscal quarter.

        Not applicable.


     Documents Incorporated by Reference

  List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and
  the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the
  document is incorporated: (1)Any annual report to security holders; (2)
  Any proxy or information statement; and (3)Any prospectus filed pursuant
  to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed
  documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g.
  annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

        Not applicable.


                                   PART I
  Item 1.  Business.

            Not applicable.


  Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

            Not applicable.


  Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

            Not applicable.


  Item 2.  Properties.

            Not applicable.


  Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

            The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings
            involving the trust created under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement (the Trust), the Trustee, the Servicer or the
            registrant with respect to the Trust other than routine
            litigation incidental to the duties of the respective parties.


  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

            None.

                                PART II

  Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder
           Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

            No established public trading market for the Certificates exists.

            Records provided to the Trust by the DTC and the Trustee
            indicate that as of December 31, 2005, the total number of holders
            of record for the Series of Certificates is 9.


  Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

            Not applicable.

  Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operation.


            Not applicable.


  Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

            Not applicable.


  Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

            Not applicable.


  Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
           Financial Disclosure.

            None.


  Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
            Not applicable.


  Item 9B. Other Information.

            None.


                                PART III

  Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

            Not applicable.


  Item 11. Executive Compensation.

            Not applicable.

  Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
           and Related Stockholder Matters.

            Not applicable.

  Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

            Not applicable.


  Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

            Not applicable.


                                PART IV

  Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

   (a) Exhibits

     (31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

     (99.1) Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports concerning
            servicing activities.

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      a) Wilshire Credit Corp, as Servicer <F1>

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     (99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing
            Standards.

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        <c>
      a) Wilshire Credit Corp, as Servicer <F1>

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     (99.3) Annual Statements of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreements.

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         <c>
      a) Wilshire Credit Corp, as Servicer <F1>

      </TABLE>

            Not Applicable

   (b) Not applicable.

   (c) Omitted.


  <F1> Filed herewith.


                                SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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:



    Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
    Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates
    Series 2005-HE3
    (Registrant)


  Signed: Wilshire Credit Corp as Servicer

  By:     Jay H. Memmott, Chairman, President and CEO

  By: /s/ Jay H. Memmott, Chairman, President and CEO

  Dated: March 20, 2006


  Exhibit Index

  Exhibit No.

  Ex-31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

  I, Jay H. Memmott, certify that:

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on
     Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in
     respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report,
     of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Mortgage Loan
     Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-HE3 Trust;

  2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a
     whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
     omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
     in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
     not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this
     annual report;

  3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
     required to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under the
     Pooling and Servicing or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these
     reports is included in these reports;

  4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the master
     servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, and
     based on upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required
     under that agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the
     master servicer has fulfilled its obligations under that agreement;
     and

  5. The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
     servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon
     the report provided by an independent public accountant, after
     conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
     Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in
     the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, that is included in
     these reports.

     In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
     information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
     Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee.

     Date: March 20, 2006

     /s/ Jay H. Memmott
     Signature

     Chairman, President and CEO
     Title


  EX-99.1
(logo) Deloitte.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Suite 3900
111 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204-3642
USA

Tel:+1 503 222 1341
Fax:+1 503 224 2172
www.deloitte.com


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors of
Wilshire Credit Corporation:

We have examined management's assertion that Wilshire Credit Corporation, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc., a division of
Merrill Lynch & Co., New York, NY (the "Company"), has complied as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2005, with its established minimum servicing
standards described in the accompanying Management's Assertion on Minimum
Servicing Standards dated February 27, 2006. Management is responsible for the
Company's compliance with those minimum servicing standards. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's
compliance based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as
adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and accordingly,
included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance
with its minimum servicing standards and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a
legal determination on the Company's compliance with its minimum servicing
standards.

In our opinion, management's assertion that the Company complied with the
aforementioned minimum servicing standards as of and for the year ended December
31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria set
forth in Appendix I.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP


February 27, 2006



Member of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu





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(logo) Wilshire


MANAGEMENT'S ASSERTION ON
MINIMUM SERVICING STANDARDS



As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, Wilshire Credit Corporation (the
"Company") has complied, in all material respects, with the Company's
established minimum servicing standards for residential mortgage loans as set
forth in Appendix I (the "Standards"). The Standards are based on the Mortgage
Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers.

As of and for this same period, the Company had in effect a fidelity bond
in the amount of $265,000,000 and an errors and omission policy in the amount of
$25,000,000.


/s/ Jay Memmott
Jay Memmott, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wilshire Credit Corporation
Feb 27, 2006


/s/ Russell Campbell
Russell Campbell, Chief Investment Officer
Wilshire Credit Corporation
Feb 27, 2006


/s/ Ken Frye
Ken Frye, Senior Vice President
Wilshire Credit Corporation
Feb 27, 2006


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APPENDIX I


MINIMUM SERVICING STANDARDS AS SET FORTH IN THE MORTGAGE BANKERS
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S UNIFORM SINGLE ATTESTATION PROGRAM FOR
MORTGAGE BANKERS

I. CUSTODIAL BANK ACCOUNTS

 1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank
    accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall:

    * Be mathematically accurate

    * Be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date

    * Be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the
      reconciliation

    * Document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall
      be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original
      identification.

 2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an
    overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account.

 3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured
    depository institution in trust for the applicable investor.

 4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the
    mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan.

II. MORTGAGE PAYMENTS

 1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and
    related bank clearing accounts within two business days of receipt.

 2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents
    shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two business days
    of receipt.

 3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance,
    taxes or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan
    documents.

 4. Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in
    accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents.

III. DISBURSEMENTS

 1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor
    shall be made only by authorized personnel.


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 2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted
    within two business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained
    by the servicing entity.

 3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or
    insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance
    premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received
    by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these
    dates.

 4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax
    bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's
    funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to
    the mortgagor's error or omission.

 5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall
    agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
    statements.

 6. Unused checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

IV. INVESTOR ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

 1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to,
    investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal
    balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity.

V. MORTGAGOR LOAN ACCOUNTING

 1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile
    to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance
    on a monthly basis.

 2. Adjustments on ARM loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage
    note and any ARM rider.

 3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan
    documents, on at least an annual basis.

 4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in
    accordance with the applicable state laws.

VI. DELINQUENCIES

 1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period
    a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records
    shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans
    including, for example, phone calls, letters and mortgage payment
    rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g.,
    illness or unemployment).

VII. INSURANCE POLICIES

 1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the
    servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage
    represented to investors in management's assertion.





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(logo) Wilshire
Wilshire Credit Corporation


Payments
P.O. Box 30040; Los Angeles, CA 90030-0040
or P.O. Box 650314; Dallas, TX 75265-0314

Correspondence
P.O. Box 8517; Portland, OR 97207-8517

Phone
(503) 952-7947
(888) 502-0100

Fax
(503) 952-7476

Web Site
www.wfsg.com



February 24, 2006



Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10t Floor
New York, NY 10080




Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
Attn: Corporate Trust Services


Re: Officer's Certificate for Deals Listed on Attached Exhibit A


The undersigned Officer certifies the following for the 2005 fiscal year:


A.   I have reviewed the activities and performance of the Servicer during the
     preceding fiscal year under the terms of the Servicing Agreement, Trust
     Agreement, Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Seller/Servicer Guide and
     to the best of this Officer's knowledge, the Servicer has fulfilled all of
     its duties, responsibilities or obligations under these Agreements
     throughout such year, or if there has been a default or failure of the
     servicer to perform any of such duties, responsibilities or obligations, a
     description of each default or failure and the nature and status thereof
     has been reported to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;

B.   I have confirmed that the Servicer is currently an approved FNMA or FHLMC
     servicer in good standing;

C.   I have confirmed that the Fidelity Bond, the Errors and Omissions Insurance
     Policy and any other bonds required under the terms of the Servicing
     Agreement, Trust Agreement, Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or
     Seller/Servicer Guide are in full force and effect;

D.   All premiums for each Hazard Insurance Policy, Flood Insurance Policy (if
     applicable) and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (if  applicable), with
     respect to each Mortgage Property, have been paid and that all such
     insurance policies are in full force and effect;

E.   All real estate taxes, governmental assessments and any other expenses
     accrued and due, that if not paid could result in a lien or encumbrance on
     any  Mortgaged Property, have been paid, or if any such costs or expenses
     have not been paid with respect to any Mortgages Property, the reason for
     the non-payment has been reported to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;

F.   All Custodial Accounts have been reconciled and are properly funded; and

G.   All annual reports of Foreclosure and Abandonment of Mortgage Property
     required per section 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Internal  Revenue
     Code, respectively, have been prepared and filed.


Wilshire Credit Corporation, as Servicer


Certified By:



By: /s/ Jay H. Memmott
Name: Jay H. Memmott
Title: Chairman, President and CEO


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WELLS FARGO TRUSTEE - MERRILL DEALS
EXHIBIT A
Pool         Description
387        MLMI 2005-HE1
398        MLMI 2005-WMC2
399        FFML 2005-FF6
401        FFML 2005-FFH1
419        MLMI 2005-FM1
429        MLMI 2005-HE2
437        MLMI 2005-HE3
379        MLMI2005-SL1
400        MLMI 2005-SL2
375        MLMI2005-NC1
376        MLMI2005-WMC1


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