CoStar Group reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(3,014 total reviews)
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Andrew C. Florance

32% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

CoStar Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,014 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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3.0
Mar 17, 2026

Fine

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great cafeteria, free parking, Christmas party

Cons

Micromanagement, changing expectations, hard to get promoted

3.0
Mar 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, the work is challenging but rewarding with incentives. Great people to work with, including hiring managers. Some of the best hiring managers I've ever worked with, world class engineering teams.

Cons

Growth aspect could have a better roadmap, could theoretically be 3-5 years until your next promotion, need to put in 110% effort and hit all your goals and then some to keep everyone happy. PIPs on PIPs

3.0
Mar 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

they fly you to richmond for two weeks and pay most expenses which is cool, job is very easy. the pay is decent, benefits are also decent, work life is also good.

Cons

if this is your only opportunity take it. this is not a real 'research' job. its where uber meets data entry. you drive around in an obnoxious and embarrasing looking costar wrapped car, TRESSPASSING into buildings. you report the tenants inside buildings. people think its weird and its hard to explain. If you decide not to tresspass, you will not hit your metrics and youre suceptible to a layoff. They train you in one way, and weekly seem to change up SOPs. So its not uncommon to fail an assignment due to a sudden 'change' in SOPs. Again, another excuse for the HR department to lay you off. The field research department gets rehired and cut every 3-4 years or so. So dont plan on this JOB being a career. you will not work at a desk, so youll be eating at gas stations (and using the bathroom there.) If youre a social person this job is not for you. You can go days without speaking to anyone else at work. Ive never met most of the people in my market.

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