When the value of the “best” home in agiven area is negatively affected by other homesin the area.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
regression (noun)
1.
the act or an instance of - regressing
2.
a trend or shift toward a lower or less perfect state as
a) progressive decline of a manifestation of disease
b) (1) gradual loss of differentiation and function by a body part especially as a physiological change accompanying aging
(2) gradual loss of memories and acquired skills
c) reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level
d) a functional relationship between two or more correlated variables that is often empirically determined from data and is used especially to predict values of one variable when given values of the others - the regression of y on x is linear , specifically a function that yields the mean value of a random variable under the condition that one or more independent variables have specified values
3.
retrograde motion
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
regression (noun)
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
SYNONYMS:
retrogression, reversion
RELATED WORDS:
backslide, lapse, relapse; atavism, return; nondevelopment; decline, degeneration
NEAR ANTONYMS:
gestation, growth, maturation, ripening
advancement, development, evolution, progression
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