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President Obama has unveiled his second-term housing agenda, which includes initiatives to support current homeowners, families hoping to buy their first home and the one-third of American households that rent. The plan has six basic pillars: Help more homeowners refinance to today’s low interest rates; Clarify and streamline regulations to help more creditworthy homebuyers get…

Potential buyers crept back into the U.S. housing market last week as applications for mortgages edged up, even though rates resumed their ascent, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, rose 0.2 percent…

For the past few years, homeowners refinanced simply to lower their rate and their payments. With rates inching up, those prospects are no longer available but interest rate is not the only reason to refinance. I am seeing more homeowners refinance at present rates but including other debts, which offers significant monthly savings. In addition,…