Housing sales in Grande Prairie saw an uptick in June, with both sales and the average cost increasing.
According to the latest statistics from the Alberta Real Estate Association, in June, the number of properties sold saw a 23.7 per cent year-over-year increase to 167 properties sold.
The sales-to-new-listings ratio saw a significant increase in June by 102 per cent.
The average price for the month was $390,448, a 18 per cent increase. The price for a semi-detached home saw a 28 per cent increase, and the price for a detached house was up 20 per cent.
Along with seeing an increase in home sales, earlier this month, the Province announced that the number of home starts in Grande Prairie saw an over 100 per cent increase in the city.