Rodkin on ‘Claw Backs’—a.k.a. Refinancing to Regain Equity Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Todd from Naperville asks about doing a refinance to “claw back” the equity in a home. September 25, 2012, 3:54 pm Send Dennis your real estate questions at dennis@rodkin.com. Tags: DEQ's