re: Declining Baton Rouge real estate prices

decline-
d?'klin/
verb
1.
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
"the birth rate continued to decline"
synonyms: decrease, reduce, lessen, diminish, dwindle, contract, shrink, fall off, tail off;
2.
politely refuse (an invitation or offer).
"Caroline declined the coffee"
synonyms: turn down, reject, brush aside, refuse, rebuff, spurn, repulse, dismiss;

noun
1.
a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
"a serious decline in bird numbers"
synonyms: reduction, decrease, downturn, downswing, downtrend, devaluation, depreciation, diminution, ebb, drop, slump, plunge.