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Home sales activity remained sluggish in May in every part of Pierce County. Some were worse or better than others, however.
Countywide, sales of houses and condos in May were off by 42.1 percent compared to the same month in 2007, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. On one end of the spectrum, Parkland took top honors for the smallest decline – sales there declined year over year by just 6 percent. DuPont followed up with a 27.9 percent decrease. Most everywhere else hovered around the countywide number except Fife, where sales dropped by 70.6 percent.
Here’s a look at sales stats in 17 areas around Pierce County, as provided by the Northwest MLS.
| Area | May | Year-over-year change |
| Anderson Island | 3 | -40% | Bonney Lake/Lake Tapps | 74 | -55.4% |
| Browns Point | 14 | -46.2% |
| DuPont | 31 | -27.9% |
| Eatonville | 30 | -40% | Fife | 25 | -70.6% |
| Gig Harbor | 74 | -35.7% | Lakewood | 31 | -34% |
| Parkland | 47 | -6% | Puyallup | 161 | -35.6% |
| Roy | 10 | -47.4% |
| Spanaway | 47 | -42.7% |
| Tacoma, Central | 27 | -51.8% | Tacoma, North | 62 | -39.2% |
| Tacoma, South | 52 | -36.6% | Tacoma, Southeast | 33 | -50.7% |
| UP/Fircrest | 38 | -42.4% |
If you’re wondering why your city or neighborhood isn’t listed in this county breakdown, see my earlier post here on why some are included and others are missing.
And look for another post later in the week detailing housing prices around the county.
