Housing sales across the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District are up compared to a year ago.
That’s according to new data by the BC Northern Real Estate Board.
So far this year, Smithers has seen 130 properties sold with a combined worth of $68.5 million.
By this time last year, 124 properties had changed hands with a combined value of $61.5 million.
In Houston, 51 properties have been sold compared to 43 being sold at the same time last year.
That also increased the value exchanged from $10.6 million last year to $13.4 million.
A small increase in property sales was seen in Burns Lake from 41 exchanged this time last year to 47.
The combined worth was $12.1 million, which went up slightly to $12.7 million.
As of the end of September, 77 properties are on the market in Smithers, 40 in Houston, and 73 in Burns Lake.
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