CoStar Group reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(3,018 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 3,018 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
2.0
Nov 15, 2021

Salary at this company

Recommend
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Pros

Good money if you have just left uni and its your first job

Cons

The money isn't worth the stress if you are middle aged

1.0
Apr 12, 2021

A transition company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and the opportunity to work at home during the pandemic

Cons

A company ran by narcissists. Cult like culture where the only thing that matters is the work. You don't exist if you don't work at the corporate office in DC. Totally inconsistent, full of knee jerk reactions. You can't have a real estate license but half of the employees have licenses. You need a bachelors degree to get hired but will hire referrals without degrees. You will get burned out and laid off once they figure out a way to eliminate your position. Your stress level would depend on the division you work for. No room for advancement. Average length of time to work here is 3-5 years, 1-2 if you work in technology or lower level positions. Micromanaging toxic work environment. Get to hear how the CEO gets richer every quarter! HR is a joke!

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CoStar Group Response
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We wanted to confirm that we have received this feedback and value both current and former employees sharing their opinions with us. We're always happy to hear when employees note our generous benefit offerings as a positive for working at CoStar Group. The rest of your review contains some opinions that are not factually correct or rooted in reality. As an obvious example, we care about and support all of our employees, not just those based out of one particular office. In fact, the DC office makes up less than 13 percent of our entire global employee population. To infer that the contributions of only 13 percent of our employees matter to the company, and that 87 percent of our employees don't exist, completely delegitimizes the tremendous contributions and impact all of our employees make at CoStar Group. Additionally, to say that there is no room for advancement is not only inaccurate, it takes away from the accomplishments of those employees who have advanced in the company. In 2020 alone, nearly a quarter (24 percent) of our total hires were from internal candidates. While we understand the desire for people to take to websites like these to air their grievances and make generalizations, please consider how these comments may take away from the incredible achievements of the people that make up CoStar Group. We wish you the best in achieving your future career goals.
5.0
Apr 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Meet a lot of great people

Cons

Unrealistic Targets Management cover their own backs, but would throw you under a bus to save their job

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CoStar Group Response
5y
We wanted to confirm that we have received this feedback and value the opinions of our employees, both former and current. We're always happy to hear when employees make friends and lasting connections with the people they meet at CoStar Group. Metrics set in any of our departments are carefully designed to help our employees succeed while simultaneously delivering value and accurate, timely information to our clients who rely on our information, services and marketplaces to conduct their business. We wish you the best in achieving your future career goals.
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