McHenry County home sales and home prices were up significantly in February.

According to a market report released Thursday by the Illinois Association of Realtors, closed sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) totaled 299 last month, up from 218 in February 2012, a 37.2 percent increase. The median price of all homes was up 7.6 percent compared to a year ago, $136,800 vs. $127,190 in 2012.

The inventory of all homes fell almost 1,000, from 2,819 to 1,938, while the days on market was down from 121 days in February 2012 to 97 days in 2013.