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
Jan 30, 2017

DONT DO IT

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Pros

semi-ok pay, you meet great people and will be in touch for life

Cons

The company is in serious violation of ethics and employment violations, but if you speak up you will be terminated

1.0
Dec 31, 2016
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Pros

Good Benefits and Great location!

Cons

Based on how upper management has structure the sales environment, the only competition you have are your own co-workers. You will have co-workers going after your accounts/prospect all time, no matter what you notated on those accounts and management will not do anything about it. I have seen reps cuss at each other. One rep was very aggressive and practically threaten another rep to stay away from his accounts. This is not a collaborate work environment. They do not tell you when you get hired that your commissions are on a 3 month average and that chargebacks are for the lifetime of a client. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

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CoStar Group Response
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Thanks for your feedback. We believe that fostering a collaborative work environment and providing our sales team members with the resources they need to succeed is crucial. We’d appreciate the opportunity to gather more information if that’s not occurring. You can reach us at hrdepartment@costar.com. If you feel that unethical behavior is occurring we want to know. You can let us know confidentially by calling 800-750-4972.
2.0
May 1, 2016
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Pros

No one can refute that the benefits are great here. This is the only place that I have worked where they offer salads, juice, coffee, and other healthy snacks for free everyday (only at CoStar headquarters in DC). This gets you 2 stars alone!

Cons

The "regional" managers don't help....at all. They pass your questions over to senior reps so that they can continue to talk on the phone, or play games on the computer. Andy is wasting his money on that role no question. All of the upper management treats you as if your only as good as the deal you got "today". They hold your job over your head but really can't afford to fire you because everybody is quitting left and right.......what a game they play. They also seem to train every group of new reps differently so there is no wonder why the level of success fluctuates so much. The base salary is too low for anyone to live off of, unless you have roommates or live at home still. The commission plan looks good but you always have to worry about someone stealing your lead and management letting it slide or turning a blind eye because they don't want to start drama. The system is corrupt. They have reps breaking the lead laws by out right taking your leads or marking inbound leads as outbound leads and collecting extra commission. When this is brought to the attention of regional management they fuss and scream about how you shouldn't audit anyones deals, you should just focus on closing your own. They think money is the only reward that matters. People love money and it is THE number one reward. But when you talk about doing the same thing day in and day out, people want to feel appreciated and respected. They also give out interviews like candy with no

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