overvalue
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Behavioral-finance experts say this stems from the “endowment effect”: a psychological bias where we overvalue what we already own and confuse familiarity with financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“In the abstract,” Mr. Epstein writes, “we often overvalue limitless freedom and choice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Purplebricks told us it doesn't overvalue properties and that while price reductions were once a target for rewarding staff, that was no longer the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
People tend to overvalue the tax break now versus the long-term consequences of a smaller benefit later, she says.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
I treat many adults who have severe eating disorders partly as a result of growing up in a society that overvalues thinness, promotes dieting for weight loss, and shames people who are overweight or obese.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Data shows the draft value chart developed by Johnson in the early 1990s — which assigns each pick numerical value and is still used leaguewide — overvalues the top 50 picks and undervalues the rest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2020
State lawmakers might revive a failed 2017 bill to reduced Sound Transit car-tab taxes, which are charged on a depreciation schedule that overvalues newer vehicles.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
One person overvalues himself while, at the same time, devaluing the contributions of others.
From Inc ● Apr. 10, 2013
The teacher who persists in talking most of the time overvalues his own thoughts and minimizes the ideas of others.
From Principles of Teaching by Bennion, Adam S.
On the other hand, the stock market is extremely overvalued, and, year-to-date, it has already far exceeded the average return for midterm election years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Top Mexican players continue to be overvalued by their home clubs, which makes it difficult for European clubs to sign them when there are cheaper options with more impressive résumés.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Depending on the indicator used, share prices are anywhere up to two times overvalued.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
This has diminished Tesla's focus on refreshing its vehicle portfolio, prompting criticism from some leading Wall Street analysts who consider the company overvalued.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission later said that those figures were “false and misleading,” in part because the sale price for the headquarters had been overvalued by as much as $40 million.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Discovery is overvaluing the global networks business, which is not included in the deal with Netflix, and believes the business may be worth nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Panorama also investigated the online estate agency Purplebricks, after we heard concerns it had been trying to attract sellers by overvaluing properties.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Some investors complain that the deal undervalues the holdings of Paramount shareholders while overvaluing Skydance, further diluting the value of Paramount’s stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
He and his firm lied to their 120 investors about where their money was going while dramatically overvaluing holdings to justify extortionist management fees.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2023
I can give you nothing in recompense of that favour, but good counsell: which is to speake sparingly of any ability in me, lest you indanger your own reputation, by overvaluing me.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by Donne, John
