CoStar Group reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(3,019 total reviews)
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Andrew C. Florance

31% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,019 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
Sep 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

First rate facilities and technology

Cons

Overly KPI driven - giving employees no time to settle in the job, high turnover, senior management full of yes men - they will micro manage you till you are blue in the face, very limited opportunity to progress as the culture is full of politics - have to part of the inner circle to get ahead.

1.0
Oct 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Like most jobs, it's the people you meet who will make the biggest impact on you. For all their faults, they do hire good people.

Cons

Lack of respect for research staff Those with less work are rewarded with bonus/career progression Disciplinary system instigated at the drop of a hat People caught cheating figures unpunished and at least once, promoted Favouritism (see above) Bullying culture by way of their disciplinary procedure Unwillingness to accept that they could be wrong

1.0
Sep 22, 2009

HOW DID I GET INTO THIS NIGHTMARE???!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are good and very affordable. Everyone NOT at management level is pretty nice. The concept of the company is good and the product is decent, though not as great as they tout.

Cons

where to start? There is no rhyme or reason to who gets to "keep" their job and who gets canned. I have seen employees at all levels of production let go and nobody can figure out why. Yet some people who haven't performed at all keep their job because they party with the right people. It constantly feels like there is a target on your back. The comp plan stinks, the metrics are ridiculous, and the way the company is micromanaged makes me feel sick to even go to work on a daily basis and try to be productive. Every thing is managed on a "cram down" basis, and trying to make suggestions seems to get you on the "list". Best thing to do is keep your head down and stay off the radar until you can move on. Awful, awful, awful environment. It is unlike anything I've ever experienced.

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