The Board released it's second quarter results on Wednesday with both the Aluminum city and Terrace benefiting from some of the positive signs coming out of the Skeena Valley this year.
When it comes to moving a house on the market, Terrace is the place to be in the Northwest, with properties changing hands in less than fifty days on average.
For Prince Rupert the results found sales on the decline, while the volume of listings is on the rise for the year so far.
"Prince Rupert’s sales dropped slightly (from 120 in 2017 to 113 in 2018), while the number of listings increased (from 221 in 2017 to 239 in 2018). The average price for a single-family dwelling also increased when compared to last year."
Overall, decreases mark the results for the first sixth months of review from the BC Northern Real Estate Board, with President Court Smith noting how lower inventories for the most part have put some pressure on the market.
“Most markets have seen a decrease in number of sales and number of listings. Overall the sales activity has decreased by 3.68%, and the number of active listings has decreased by 12.18%. The lower inventories have put pressure on the prices, and the average price for a single-family dwelling has increased in most of the markets.
For Prince Rupert 113 properties worth $31.2 million have been reported sold through MLS in Prince Rupert so far this year, compared to 120 properties worth $31.6 million from the end of June of 2017.
The median price of the 87 single family homes that sold was $310,000. On average it took the homes 83 days to sell.
As of June 30th there were 196 properties of all types available for purchase through the MLS option in the area.
The Terrace region remained strong, with 173 properties worth $49.6 million sold in the first six months of 2018, compared to 118 properties worth $31.4 million in the same period last year.
Half of the 99 single family homes that sold, sold for less than $314,000. On average it took 47 days for those homes to sell. In addition to the single family residences, 13 parcels of vacant land, eight half duplexes and 13 homes on acreage changed hands in the first six months of the year.
At the end of June, there were 228 properties of all types available for purchase through MLS in the Terrace area.
As noted above, Kitimat has been the hot spot for realty for the first half of 2018, 95 properties worth $22.7 million had been sold through MLS to the end of June, compared to 29 properties worth $6.7 million at this time last year.
Half of the 71 single family homes sold so far this year, have sold for less than $230,000 and on average it has taken 137 days for a home to sell.
At the end of June, there were 57 properties of all types available for purchase in the Kitimat area.
Heading east, Smithers continued to see an increased pace from 2017, with 125 sales reported in the first six months of 2018 to a total value of $37 million dollars. That compares to the results from this time last year when there were149 sales made worth $38.4 million.
Half of the 50 single family homes sold so far this year have been for less than $306,000 and took an average of 51 days to sell. 19 parcels of vacant land and 26 homes on acreage have also changed hands since January 1st.
As of the end of June, there were 159 properties of all types available in the the Smithers area through MLS.
A snapshot of the Average Selling prices across Northern BC to June of this year looks as follows:
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| Selling prices for real estate across Northern BC from the BC Northern Real Estate Board (click to enlarge) |
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