The Hamilton-Burlington real estate continued to sizzle in August.

New figures from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington report 1,300 sales in the month, 7.2 per cent higher than the same month last year and 12.4 per cent higher than the 10-year average.

There were 1,833 properties listed in August, an increase of 16.9 per cent compared to August of last year.

Overall residential sales of 1,251 units were 7.9 per cent higher than the same month last year, and set a record for August sales.

Average prices of freehold properties rose 19.4 per cent while condo prices rose 1.2 per cent.

The average days on market decreased to 36 days from 41 in the freehold market and to 38 days from 39 in the condominium market when compared to the same month the previous year.