As CoStar made a huge splash entering residential real estate with the purchase of Homesnap and Houses.com, many questions were left unanswered. What exactly is CoStar, and who is Andy Florance? Will it be the savior for real estate agents? Will this be the end of Zillow? Where does the consumer fit in? Let’s get into it.
Source: Inman News
Is CoStar a Zillow competitor? Of course it is
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