FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Home prices in Northeast B.C. continued to rise through the first nine months of 2026, even as sales activity cooled slightly from a year ago, according to the latest quarterly report from the BC Northern Real Estate Board.
The board reports 541 properties worth $244.9 million were sold in the Fort St. John area between January and September, down from 561 properties sold during the same period in 2025.
However, the total value of sales increased from $224.1 million last year.
Fort St. John also saw housing activity slow during the third quarter, with seasonally adjusted sales falling compared to the previous quarter.
Despite the decline in sales volume, home prices continued to increase.
The average sale price of a detached home in Fort St. John reached $452,083 during the first nine months of 2026, up from $422,047 a year earlier and $411,185 in 2024.
The board says half of the 255 single-family homes sold this year went for less than $425,000 and spent an average of 36 days on the market.
Inventory also remains relatively strong in the local market. As of Sept. 30, there were 412 properties of all types listed for sale through the MLS system in the Fort St. John area.
Further north, the Fort Nelson market remained largely unchanged from a year ago.
The community recorded 43 property sales worth $7.3 million during the first nine months of 2026, compared with 42 sales worth $8.6 million in the same period last year.
The board says Fort Nelson’s housing market continues to move at a slower pace than Fort St. John’s. Half of the 22 single-family homes sold in Fort Nelson this year fetched less than $210,000 and took an average of 158 days to sell.
At the end of September, 100 properties were listed for sale in the community.
Across northern B.C., the real estate board reported 3,654 properties worth $1.6 billion changed hands during the first nine months of 2026, while active listings increased compared with last year.
For Northeast B.C., the latest figures point to a housing market where prices continue to rise, particularly in Fort St. John, even as overall sales activity has eased from the pace seen a year ago.