As list prices drop, fewer buyers are booking tours and homes are selling more slowly, industry experts say. The once-scorching real estate market is finally cooling down after hitting record highs earlier this year, they add.

The latest data from major real estate companies show that prices are falling, and for the first time in more than a year and a half, homes are on average selling below their asking price. The companies expect the trend to continue.

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