Economists at the Rochester Institute of Technology looked at a dataset covering 30 U.S. states, looking for patterns in resales and mortgage defaults.

Economists at the Rochester Institute of Technology looked at a dataset covering 30 U.S. states, looking for patterns in resales and mortgage defaults.

Homebuyers who win bidding wars tend to experience a "winner's curse," systematically overpaying for their new homes, research by a real estate professor shows.