Bulkley Valley, Lakes District property sales last year about on par with 2024

Across most of the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District, the number of properties sold last year were nearly identical to 2024.

That’s according to the latest numbers from the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board.

To close 2025, 161 sales were made in the Smithers area worth a combined $85.9 million.

That’s compared to 160 the year prior worth about $82.2 million in total.

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More properties were on the market to close last year at 80 compared to 53 in 2024.

In Burns Lake, 66 properties changed hands in 2025, identical to the number sold in 2024, but saw the total value increase about $1 million to $20.8 million.

Still available were 51 properties versus the 54 available to close the year prior.

One fewer property sold in Houston last year at 60 compared to 2024 with the combined value being nearly the same at $16.4 million with 33 lots still available for purchase.

The Hazeltons saw a slightly different story with 37 properties selling in 2025, 20 sold in the year prior.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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