Commentary Home prices across the Western U.S. continue to skyrocket. The median price for a single-family home in the region reached $502,300 in May, according the National Association of Realtors. It represents an increase of $81,000—or 19.2 percent—from the 2019 median price. Unsurprisingly, home prices in the West are up 17.7 percent from the year-ago…