Case Studies

See how organizations all over the world grow their businesses and gain efficiencies with CoStar.

Chad Griffiths

Partner and Associate Broker

With CoStar, NAI Commercial Edmonton knows every detail on every property, helping its brokers find more opportunities and close more deals. The firms revenues have grown significantly as a direct result of their brokers using CoStar.

Scott Chandler

Senior Managing Director

Marcus & Millichap gains a competitive edge with CoStar. The firm uses CoStar to perform custom research, generate leads, win new business and onboard new brokers, enabling them to be even more efficient.

Scott Hughes

Broker & Owner

CoStar has enhanced RE/MAX Commercial Capital’s efficiency in market research, allowing the firm to focus on client relationships and closing more deals. From access to global market insights to in-depth property information, Scott credits CoStar for giving RE/MAX Commercial Capital a competitive advantage.

Allen Grinberg

Principal

Since leveraging CoStar's industry-leading commercial real estate data and analytics, Avison Young has realized an 80-90% time savings on market research.

Jamie Grossman

Managing Principal, Broker

Over the last three years, Cresa has achieved year-over-year growth by increasing its speed to market intelligence with CoStar. Cresa utilizes CoStar's reliable market information to advise clients on their commercial real estate strategy and deals.

Jonathan Gorenstein

Partner & Broker

Lennard attributes CoStar as crucial for generating and closing deals, including a $90 million transaction from an off-market property. CoStar provides smaller brokerages with the leverage to compete with larger firms.

Greg Evans

President and Broker of Record

The Behar Group utilizes CoStar to find opportunities that fit its clients' criteria and initiate relationships. The firm attracts top brokers and expands its sales team as a result of using CoStar.

Richard Lizotte

President and Broker

Lizotte & Associates improved agent productivity by 60% and reduced research time by 80% using CoStar. CoStar enables the firm to compete with larger brokerages in the global market.

Paul-Eric Poitras

Managing Partner

Brokers at NAI Terramont Commercial save 80% of their time and generate 50% of their leads using CoStar. CoStar is a one-stop shop for the firm to validate information on sale and lease comparables.

Rob Renaud SIOR, CCIM

Managing PartnerPresident and Broker of Record

ENCOR Advisors leverages CoStar’s unbiased data platform to enhance its services and productivity. CoStar’s robust tools, continuous innovation, and excellent support are integral to the firm’s operations, enabling them to provide detailed market insights and strategic advice to their clients.

Lorenzo DiGianfelice

Broker of Record and Owner   

Commercial Focus Realty has enhanced its efficiency and client relationships by using CoStar. CoStar generates 80% of its leads, allowing brokers to focus on building strong relationships and securing more business.

Owners

Matthew Hudson

Managing Director, Investment

Private equity real estate firm Balfour Pacific uses CoStar to expedite its commercial real estate acquisition process and create significant returns for its investors. CoStar has transformed the firm’s operations, serving as a crucial due diligence tool for new opportunities and providing valuable market intelligence, enhancing Balfour Pacific’s ability to compete in multiple markets.

Jason Haun

Partner, Senior Vice President

Zom Living, a national multifamily and senior living developer, makes faster and more informed CRE acquisition decisions with CoStar. The firm gains a competitive advantage by using CoStar’s market data to understand trends and outlook, and its fund data and comparables to analyze deals and validate assumptions.

Wendy Waters

Vice President, Research  Services & Strategy

GWL Realty Advisors benefits from CoStar's reliable and up-to-date commercial real estate data and market trends to manage pension fund assets and institutional clients' investments across various asset types.

Keith Reading

Senior Director of Research

Morguard Investments utilizes CoStar to efficiently establish property values, evaluate trends in related markets and provide more comprehensive analyses for its clients.

Meaghan Tullis

EVP, Income Producing Properties   

SHAPE Properties achieves efficiencies and enhanced collaboration by employing CoStar across its development, leasing and finance departments to perform competitive analyses and generate the best return on investment.

Occupiers

John Grotto

Senior Director of Real Estate

Hertz gains valuable CRE market knowledge and saves time and money on research with CoStar. The company’s real estate department uses CoStar’s industry-leading data and analytics to inform its real estate strategy, identify and evaluate potential retail locations and support lease negotiations.

Matt Cozza

Vice President of Development

United Franchise Group credits CoStar with helping the company double its deal volume each year and cutting its research time by 70%. CoStar’s market, property and demographic data enables the company to expedite its site selection process and open franchise locations faster, setting it apart from other franchise organizations.

Jim King

Vice President of Real Estate

Rent-A-Center, an Upbound Group brand, uses CoStar to inform its annual real estate plans and guide strategic decision-making. CoStar is the company’s single source for researching and validating information about markets and shopping centers.

Andrew Gaines

Real Estate Manager

Electrical wholesale distributor City Electric Supply (CES) has saved millions of dollars on leases and acquisitions using CoStar. The company utilizes CoStar’s sale and lease transaction data to save time and come to the negotiation table prepared.

Bob Ghislandi

Site Selection, Real Estate Strategy

International restaurant brand Bonchon uses CoStar to determine markets and sites where its franchises can operate successfully. Direct access to industry-leading commercial real estate data has enabled the company to streamline its market research process and work effectively with brokers.

Appraisers

François Huot

Director, Property Tax &  Valuation Services

Leyton uses CoStar as a risk management tool to demonstrate property, portfolio and market expertise, helping clients make sound financial decisions.

Lenders

Adam Powadiuk

Assistant Vice President, Commercial Financing

CoStar gives First National Financial the edge to get deals across the finish line, reducing research time by 90%, and speeding up the lending process exponentially.

Jesse Selles