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Illinois Valley Homes A NewsTribune Publication | August 19, 2026

MLS #12712192 - 321 Park Ave E - Princeton - $400,000 FEATURED PROPERTY History greets you at the door of this venerable Princeton estate. On the main floor, you’ll find a spacious living room with a gas fireplace, an office, a full bathroom, laundry, a roomy kitchen with a pantry, and a dining room with bay windows and coffered ceiling. Four bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor. The home is filled with unique and elegant chandeliers and woodwork.The grand front porch is perfect for entertaining and lounging, and the corner lot allows for extra yard space. Full unfinished basement, attached one-car garage, and detached two-car garage for all of your storage needs. Property sold as-is. This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of Princeton’s history, and to make yourself a part of it.

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People who have shopped for homes at any point over the last few years are undoubtedly aware that inventory is low. While low inventory has affected home prices and priced some buyers out of certain markets, the good news is the tide may have started to change as 2023 drew to a close. In fact, a December 2023 report from the National Association of Realtors® indicated home sales rose by nearly 1 percent in November, a month during which single-family home construction also rose by 18 percent compared to October. Each of those figures could prove a harbinger of good things to come for buyers in 2024. But it can still pay dividends for such buyers to prepare themselves to buy in a low inventory real estate market. • Prepare to offer more than asking price. Data from the NAR indicates nearly one-third of all homes (28 percent) purchased in October 2023 sold for above asking price. When buyers have fewer homes to choose from, the competition for homes on the market increases, and that typically means

buyers will offer more than asking price for homes they truly want. It might not be necessary to offer more than asking price on a given home, but it’s something buyers in a low inventory market must be ready to do. • Prepare to find additional money, if necessary. Offering more than asking price can be tricky, particularly if a buyer’s offer exceeds the appraised value of the home. The real estate listing service Trulia notes that most lenders will not approve a mortgage for more than the appraised value of a home. Conventional wisdom may indicate it’s never a good idea to offer more for a home than it’s appraised value, but that scenario has played out with greater frequency in the current low inventory market. Buyers who feel they need to offer more than the appraised value to get a home will have to come up with the extra funds to make up the difference that their mortgage won’t cover. • Flexibility can be your friend. A low inventory market is a seller’s market. Buyers who can be flexible in

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