Real Estate

Single-family home prices are on the rise, and inventories are down across Northern Colorado.

It’s far from a roaring comeback, but it’s enough for local real estate firms to begin hiring again and for real estate agents to feel a modicum of confidence returning.

Loveland and Fort Collins at midyear were experiencing the strongest increases in home prices, as they had for many consecutive months, according to data compiled by Information Real Estate Services, a multiple listing service operated by boards of realtors in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Berthoud and Longmont.

The number of homes sold was also increasing in Northern Colorado, resulting…