Overall impact
C (43)

Commentary

Costar is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 42.8 for overall impact (27th percentile compared to all companies), Costar ranks 35th out of 47 industry peers, behind CKX Lands, Optibase, Acadia Realty Trust and 31 others, and ahead of FRP, Redfin, Brasil Agr and 9 others. On top material causes for Costar's industry (Real Estate), Costar performs well in Sanitation Access (88.5 score) and performs poorly in Improved Mental Health (8.7 score), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (5.0), Reduced Inequality (13.2) and 4 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1987
Employees
8,441
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Professional Services
Sub-industry
Research & Consulting Services
SASB industry
Real Estate Services
Headquarters
Va, United States
Share classes
CSGP
Mission
Produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information.
Description
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar Leasing, a data on lease transactions and tools to manage user-entered lease data; CoStar Sales, a database of commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Owners provides detailed portfolio information; CoStar Markets to view and report on market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant that provides tenant information. The company also provides CoStar Benchmarking, which allows hotels to measure performance against competitors; CoStar Lender, a tool for lenders to manage loan portfolios and risk; and real estate and lease management technology solutions, such as lease administration, lease accounting, and abstraction services. In addition, it offers Apartamentos.com, an apartment marketing site; LoopNet.com, a commercial property marketing site; Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; Land.com, a marketplace for rural land sales; and BizBuySell.com, a marketplace for operating businesses and franchises for sale. It serves sales, leasing, and mortgage brokers; property, real estate investment trust, insurance companies, and asset managers; and government agencies, property owners, mortgage-backed security issuers, appraisers, design and construction professionals, pension fund managers, real estate developers, reporters, tenant vendors, bankers, building services vendors, mortgage bankers, communications providers, retailers, institutional advisors, hospitality owners, investors, and real estate agents. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Costar, based on its industry sub-industry Research & Consulting Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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