Manhattan Housing Boom

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite a housing slump across the rest of the nation, home sellers in New York City are selling houses faster with the number of listings reaching a two-year low.

Prudential's Douglas Elliman reported that inventory in Manhattan fell 31.7% to 5,204 units in the third-quarter from a year-ago total of 7,623 units, while units stayed on the market for 123 days, faster than the 150 days seen in the same period last year.

Corcoran Group reported that the average (mean) price of an apartment in Manhattan jumped to $1.41 million, up 14% from the same quarter last year. Market-wide, a Manhattan apartment sold for between a median price of $815,000 and $895,000 during the three months ended September 30.