Saskatchewan REALTORS Association benchmark data near $444,700 reflects a typical, not a renovated, home, and the reason a kitchen renovation underperforms is that buyers rarely pay dollar for dollar for someone else's design choices. A clean, neutral, well-lit kitchen photographs well and reads as move-in ready without locking in a style a buyer might want to change anyway.
If the kitchen has a genuine functional problem, such as a failing appliance, unsafe wiring or a layout that fails a buyer's home inspection, typically $400 to $600, that is a repair decision rather than a renovation one, and it is usually worth fixing before listing.
A hand-reviewed valuation tells you what your kitchen, as it stands, is already contributing to the home's value, so you are not guessing at whether a renovation would even move the number. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.