CoStar Group reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(3,012 total reviews)
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Andrew C. Florance

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,012 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The CoStar Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jan 25, 2009
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Pros

If you really really really need the money work there. If not, run! The work cease to be challenging about your 3rd day, when you realize that numbers are the only thing that matters to the people upstairs. They don't care about you. your family or the customers. They only want those numbers to stay high. Very little thought is given to how projects are planned, if they are planned at all. Too little attention is paid to things that could be avoided if the people who actually DO the work were consulted about them before they are implemented. If the Board and the stockhoders knew how much money is wasted with these seat of the pants ideas, Andy'd be gone so fast the roof would be sucked right off the building.

Cons

No balance in your life. Porr to pitiful senior management. No vision for a future. It COULD be a great place to work if they'd get rid of Andy and his droids. Constant pressure, changes in matrixes, goals, pay scales. Monkeying with pay rates, ratios, competitions, etc. The employees do not trust the decision-makers. They see them make decisions to benefit themselves, then wonder why they are the target of such derision among the staff. Trust is non-existent. We are treated as if we can't think or way to the bathroom, monitored constantly and it apparently amazes these people that most us are actually able to get to work every day.

3.0
Dec 2, 2008
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Pros

Compared to other companies I have worked at, CoStar has fantastic health benefits and competitive pay. The people are great to work with and everyone works very hard. Everyone wants to succeed, but is often impeded by management.

Cons

There is no work/life balance. There is only CoStar. In addition to a normal 40 hour week, you are expected to work mornings, nights, weekends and holidays. It is very difficult to succeed at CoStar. Your goals are never clearly communicated and they are a constantly moving target. Management doesn't seem to have any strategy or vision for the company beyond next week. Projects are typically rushed out the door incomplete and the open issues are ignored and soon forgotten until they cause problems in the future. The managers are afraid of the executives. There is definitely a culture of fear. Everyone is afraid to say that a project needs more time or planning. No one wants to be the person to hold up a project, even for a valid reason. Many decisions give me the impression that executive management is inexperienced. They definitely lack any people or leadership skills. I'm amazed the company continues to succeed and grow in spite of them. That is just a testament to how hard their employees actually work. They have always operated this way and they are very resistant to change.

1.0
Nov 24, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The pay and benefits were decent - and most of the people are great. Plus the job turns everyone into an alcoholic so I now have many great drinking and bar buddies. The location was great for me and I even liked my managers at White Marsh. While people quitting all the time and the firings are scary, the "CoStar Drama" is top notch. Who doesn't like a little bit of work gossip?

Cons

Company Moral. Job Security. People being fired seemingly with no reason. The metrics! 40 phone calls a day to people who do NOT want to talk to us... no thanks.

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