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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5.0
Mar 6, 2017

Research Associate I

Recommend
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Pros

Awesome benefits, honest and friendly management, professional environment, comfortable workspace, great learning opportunities

Cons

In some positions the growth is good and sometimes can be rapid, but in some it is very slow even when you've mastered your job, it takes a long time to promote.

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CoStar Group Response
9y
Thanks for your review!
1.0
Mar 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Pay & Benefits are good. This is an entry level position only requires Bachelor Degree. You will probably like your coworkers and direct supervisors.

Cons

Unfortunately none of the above will matter. The job itself is quite simple. Talk to people and do research to ensure product is accurate. However the metrics which is the main focus of your job will not allow you to ensure the product is correct. You will instead spend your day trying to get people to stay on the phone with you long enough to meet the ridiculous call goals. Instead of spending the time to research your market to make sure everything in the product is correct. People will complain about you calling monthly they will politely ask you to call less often or go to their website, they will hang up on you, they will curse you out, but it does not matter you will call them again next month. If you do not meet the metrics you will be fired. Every one there is scared that they will not have a job the next week due to not meeting the metrics which change monthly. There is no room for advancement. You will be so stressed out from work your life outside of work will suffer. Senior management is aware, they send out "anonymous" surveys but nothing changes. Your direct supervisor has no control neither do the managers over them. It all comes down from the top. Where their idea of fixing it, is sending out catch phrases to help "brand" the company better. In most cases these taglines are a misrepresentation (lie).

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CoStar Group Response
9y
Thanks for leaving feedback; we appreciate your input on metrics. We carefully design our goals to help researchers excel and to create value for clients. Calling is a crucial component of research. It helps gather information that simply cannot be obtained through any other means. We know calling isn’t for everyone, which is why we emphasize that calling is required in the job interview process and provide several weeks of training to every new researcher.
1.0
Mar 3, 2017

Great job

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay and perks are good

Cons

Exceeds traditional hours of work

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