Here's a rarity: a house that sold for (slightly) less than its asking price.

13 Chapel Lane in Riverside was listed at $2.699 million and after 41 days accepted an offer of $2.625, where it sold last week (and was reported today). That’s not a huge difference, obviously, but it’s heartening to see that market forces are still operating, even if to nudge prices down only a little bit.

The house, built in 1911, was one of the original Sears Kit Homes, shipped in by rail to the Riverside rail station and carted up to and assembled on Chapel Lane. There are still a number of them on Chapel, and they add real charm to the street.