Region’s median home prices soar in February

The median single-family home prices in Fort Collins, Loveland and Longmont all eclipsed $300,000 for the month of February, a milestone reached only once by each city last year.

The figures are based on the latest report from the IRES multiple listing service.

Among the region’s five largest cities, Longmont saw the biggest gain from February a year ago, with the median there rising 28 percent to $302,500, up from $237,000. Fort Collins saw its median single-family price climb 27 percent, from $250,000 a year ago to $316,000 in February. The median price in Loveland, meanwhile, rose 22 percent to $310,000, up…