# CoStar

> CoStar is a commercial real estate data, analytics and news platform used by brokers, investors, lenders, appraisers, occupiers and hotel operators. Its research links properties, tenants, ownership and transactions to market analysis. It is a business of CoStar Group, whose separate brands include LoopNet, Apartments.com, Homes.com and Matterport.

- **Founded:** 1986
- **Headquarters:** Arlington, United States
- **Founders:** Andrew C. Florance (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group), Michael R. Klein (Co-founder; former chairman of CoStar Group)
- **Products:** CoStar Property Records, CoStar Sale Comps, CoStar Lease Activity, CoStar Market Analytics, CoStar News
- **Notable:** CoStar product overview reports coverage of more than 8.5 million properties., Parent completed its initial public offering in 1998., Parent completed the Matterport acquisition on February 28, 2025.

## Products & services

- **CoStar Property Records** — Property-level information connecting buildings with ownership, tenants and market context.
- **CoStar Sale Comps** — Researched commercial sales transactions, prices, parties, loan information and public records.
- **CoStar Lease Activity** — Lease dates, rents, tenant and landlord information, expirations and aggregated activity analysis.
- **CoStar Market Analytics** — Market and submarket indicators, scenario forecasts and analyst commentary.
- **CoStar News** — Reporting on commercial property transactions, businesses and market developments.
- **CoStar Benchmark** — Hotel performance benchmarking and analysis, drawing on STR’s hospitality expertise.
- **CoStar Rent Benchmark** — Lease benchmarking launched in Q2 2026 using four million AI-abstracted lease agreements, according to the parent.

## Achievements

- CoStar product overview reports coverage of more than 8.5 million properties.
- Parent completed its initial public offering in 1998.
- Parent completed the Matterport acquisition on February 28, 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Parent reported Q2 revenue of $925 million and net income of $55 million; announced core platform launches including Rent Benchmark and entry into France.
- **2026-02** — Parent reported FY2025 revenue of $3.247 billion.
- **2025-05** — Microsoft published its customer story about CoStar Group’s conversational property search work.
- **2025-02** — Parent completed the Matterport acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.costar.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/costar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CoStarGroup
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoStar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CoStarGroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoStarGroup

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Last updated: 2026-10-25