The year started out strong for residential real estate in Nassau County, with single-family and co-op sale prices up year over year, though condo prices slipped, and inventory fell across the board as low supply bolstered prices.

The number of closed sales also fell for single-family homes and co-ops, possibly due to lower inventory, but deal count edged up for condominiums.

Single-family home median sales prices in Nassau County as of January were up 3.1 % to $835,000 as inventory and new listings tumbled in a sign that a continuing lower inventory in the region is helping to push prices up, according to OneKey MLS.

Nassau single-family home prices, however, remained flat from the prior month, according to FastStats data from OneKey MLS.

Inventory of single-family homes year-over-year plummeted 16.8% to 1,497, and new listings dropped 14.2% to 672 during a frigid January. And single-family homes’ days on the market fell 16.7% to 55 as properties were snapped up much more quickly.

Closed sales of single-family homes also fell 4.8% to 619, in a possible sign that a lower inventory is leading to fewer sales.

Single-family homes sold at a lower percentage of the asking price than a year ago, going for 97.2% of the list price, down 1.3% from 98.5% a year ago.

Co-ops’ median prices also rose in the double digits from a year ago, up 11.3% year-over-year, to $392,500, still less than half of the price of a single-family home median sales price. Coop inventory dropped 8.8% to 187, while new listings rose 9.8% to 90.

Co-op days on the market rose 6.8% to 63 as it took longer to make these sales, and the number of closed sales also fell 51.1% to only 44.

Co-ops’ sale price also slipped as a percent of the asking price, down 0.9% to 97.4% from 98.3% a year ago.

Source: LI Press