CoStar Group reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(3,028 total reviews)
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Andrew C. Florance

30% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,028 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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3K reviews
1.0
Aug 20, 2014

The real CoStar

Recommend
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Pros

Great office and furniture There are hundreds of people so you make friends easily. They return for call for employment fast and you get hired right away... pretty much because they train 20+ people every 2 weeks because that is how many people quit.

Cons

Shady!!!!! The company is forcing the hiring team to go on glass door, create fake accounts and add reviews. Whenever you hear "great place to start a career", "challenging as the company is growing so fast", or "great job opportunities" this is absolutely false. There is no advancement to management and has not been for like 6 months. All of the new management positions are being sent only to the few people who are already managers to they can shuffle around. They do not give us (400+ researchers) even the opportunity to apply. The company is not growing that fast anymore, the stock is proof of that, we were above $200/share and now it's around $140/share because wallstreet believes we hit our ceiling. I personally know two people that were told that they had to create reviews so that we would not be one of the lowest rated companies on GlassDoor.

2.0
Jul 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Progressive company that relies on cutting edge technology competitive base salaries & benefits networking opportunities company buys perceived market competitors to ensure market dominance and career growth opportunities for staffers

Cons

The organizational function is based on acquiring and providing CRE data. The quality of the data is "garbage in / garbage out" - Markets that embrace transaction transparency are provided with a historical data base worthy of the service; whereas, markets that reward transaction confidentiality and fiduciary during due diligence are provided with outdated and inconsistent data. Research is the key component. If you are in sales, watch the movie "Boiler Room" and picture yourself in that environment. If you still think that you are an "A" player and thrive in a metric driven environment complete with supervisors monitoring all calls and movement, good luck! Annual turnover rate for sales & research personnel exceeds 33% and sales efforts are largely dependent upon the quality of the researchers adding territory data. Although the company is publicly traded, it is run by the heavy hand of Andy Florance with senior management personnel relegated to yes man / woman status.

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