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The latest on the Northwest Multiple Listing Service numbers show a continued year-over-year decline for Pierce County, down 6.02 percent last month compared to March 2007.
This is Pierce County's sixth year-over-year price drop in the last seven months. And so far in 2008, every month has registered a price decrease. Any thoughts as to where this might be headed? What about when prices might level off and/or start swinging in the other direction? (Look for posts later this week on sales activity and how prices in March broke down for various areas around Pierce County.)
Here’s how nearby counties and their March median home prices shook out:
| County | March price | Year-over-year change |
| Pierce | $258,405 | -6.02% |
| King | $405,000 | 1.4% |
| Kitsap | $277,637 | -2.6% |
| Thurston | $249,925 | .01% |
| Snohomish | $335,000 | -6.9% |
