CoStar Group Reviews

Pros

Good benefits, forwarding thinking leadership, strong expertise in Commercial Real Estate and opportunities to develop ones career and give back to the community

Cons

At times can be long hours, however, that speaks more to the opportunity to get involved in interesting projects that are driving innovation in our industry

Pros

Costar group is a great place to start a career working in commercial real estate. There are a ton of internal opportunities to work your way up or explore different career paths. The company is well established, yet continues to grow leading to opportunities around the world. Regarding the inside sales role for LoopNet, it’s one of the most laid back sales jobs you can possibly have. The product literally sells itself, you don’t even need to work that hard to make good money. Once you work your way up to getting on the inbound line where clients call in “warm leads” to buy LoopNet, literally some of them just ask for the price and then sign up. I can’t think of too many other products where you have the opportunity to sit there and just have the deals coming in. Overall my experience has been great, the managers really care about us being successful and help make the environment fun from the office and also from working at home.

Cons

Communication between departments could be better for a more streamlined experience for the client, get things done quicker internally.

Pros

Benefits were good and it is a young professional environment

Cons

Boring and not much upward growth

Pros

I've worked at Costar with the Apartments.com division for 1 year now. I have had nothing but positive experiences from my counter part positions all the way up to SVP, President and CEO level. Costar pays it's sales employees better than ANY company I've ever discussed with. The benefits are amazing. Anyone looking into working at Costar be prepared for a positive company culture. Sales commissions are a huge plus in addition to your your competitive base pay. Overall a great company to work for & a great company to start a long term career with.

Cons

Not many cons. VP & SVP micromanage the business but for a good reason and not you specifically. Having a great Director/Boss can make all the difference. The culture is very strict & professional, Costar is not for everyone but the best of the best.

Pros

The product is the best out and there and it sells itself. They give us free food. They give us leads. Management is always trying to improve. I cleared 6 figures at my first year at the company.

Cons

Lack of communication between departments

Pros

The inside sales team is an entry level sales job. You will learn to develop real sale skills, and you are selling a top of the line marketing product to brokers and owners. The product really does sell itself making your job easier, and more enjoyable. The benefits are amazing: Dental, Vision, Medical, travel benefits (money on your metro card every month), and free food at the office. The environment is amazing and the management team is really supportive of your goals. I had ZERO sales experience coming in to this job, made six figures in my first year, have been promoted twice, and am getting ready to advance to field sales. This job is 100% what you put into it, is what you will get out of it.

Cons

Communication from departments is lacking due to the growth of the company. Some departments are understaffed causing some delays in the operation side.

Pros

Nice office, good benefits, friendly coworkers

Cons

Day to day experience is pretty miserable. Expect you to make 80 phone calls, often saying the exact same thing. They really don't care about the customer either. Would rather get you to make the sale, and then forget all about them.