Home sales set more records; median price on Eastside surges 9.4% over last year - 2003-08-07
When mortgage interest rates hit bottom in mid-June and climbed for five straight weeks in July, it activated a stampede in the Eastside housing market that set monthly records for median price, closed sales and pending sales.

The median price of Eastside houses and condominiums rose 9.4 percent in July to $347,990, compared with $317,950 in July 2002. The month of July has brought the highest median prices for homes on the Eastside in three of the last four years.
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Mortgage Lender Household Financial to pay $6 million in state settlement - 2003-08-07
Connecticut homeowners with mortgages from Household Financial Corp. can initiate filing for claim payments this week of up to $7,000 linked to a lawsuit settlement. About 5,600 mortgage holders are eligible.

In October, Household Financial Corp., based in Prospect Heights, Ill., settled for $484 million to close an investigation by several states into illegal marketing practices. Connecticut’s share is $6 million.
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