Kitchener-Waterloo home sales figures for 2020 totaled $3.9 billion, which was a hefty 26.5 per cent above 2019.

Home prices remain well above what they were a year ago, according to data provided by the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors.

Housing prices in Kitchener-Waterloo have held steady over the past few months but remain well above what they were in 2019.

On average, KWAR says the average cost of purchasing a home rose to $639,814, a full 22.8 per cent higher than last year when the average price was $521,101.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (KWAR) says the average cost of buying a home was $601,285 in June.

Home prices in Kitchener-Waterloo continued to skyrocket in February.

The price of buying a home in Kitchener-Waterloo continued to climb dramatically in January.

Overall, $3.1 billion worth of homes were sold in Kitchener-Waterloo in 2019, an increase of 10.9 per cent from a year earlier.

The average sale price of a home in Kitchener-Waterloo was up 18.7 per cent year over year to $566,866, KWAR stated.

Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors says that the average sale price of a home was up 9.1 per cent in the area when compared with October 2018.