Research Associate

Description

Join CoStar Group’s Research Team in Washington DC

CoStar Group is the leading commercial real estate information provider for the United States.  Our products are used by over 180,000 commercial real estate professionals who rely on our services for their important information and marketing needs.  CoStar data is vital to commercial real estate brokers, owners and other CRE professionals to make smarter decisions about their markets and investments.

We are looking self-motivated, energetic and inquisitive Research Associates to join our industry-leading research team in downtown Washington, DC! 

Joining CoStar Group puts you in the heart of the dynamic, fast paced commercial real estate industry.  CoStar changed the way commercial real estate works by empowering professionals with the industry's largest database of researched, unbiased commercial property information.  Today, CoStar Group (Nasdaq: CSGP) is the premier information, marketing and analytic solution for tens of thousands of commercial real estate brokers, owners, developers, investors, lenders, appraisers and more.  We have invested over $1 billion in our research operations and we are currently seeking enthusiastic, customer-focused Research Associates at our state-of-the-art headquarters Washington, DC.

CoStar Research Associates are the foundation of CoStar's business and play a pivotal role accurately capturing business-critical information for an assigned portfolio of properties.  By pro-actively contacting leading commercial property professionals, building relationships with them, and asking the right questions, Research Associates obtain real-time data to ensure that CoStar's database accurately reflects the listings, inventory, and recent deals in the marketplace.

As a Research Associate, you will be working in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment where your mission is to provide our clients with the most up-to-date and accurate data about a portfolio of commercial properties. You must be armed with a deep commitment to customer service and have a passion for analytics and attention to detail. You will develop cutting-edge telephone interview skills that will allow you to build rapport with leading commercial real estate professionals enabling us to obtain and verify the freshest data possible.  

Many of the world's most prestigious organizations rely on the information services provided by CoStar and its subsidiaries. Our Research Associates collectively provide the data facilitating over $500 billion dollars in real estate transactions annually—can you imagine yourself being a part of this integral team?

Essential functions of a Research Associate:

• Grow an accurate and complete database of commercial real estate inventory by tracking all available spaces for sale and lease, as well as accurately tracking information on all completed sale and lease deals within a market.
• Conduct 30+ telephone interviews per day of a portfolio of companies, to ensure their listings (for sale and for lease) are accurately reflected in the CoStar database.
• Capture detailed transaction information from your portfolio allowing other deal makers to make informed decisions about deals in their market.
• Convert leads from outside sources to new transactions and contacts—these sources include web sites, field leads, SEC filings, news stories, and tax records.
• Effectively brand CoStar during research interviews.
• Write news stories on breaking commercial real estate news uncovered through research.
• Provide assistance to customers during update process if they need assistance using CoStar products.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• Interest in and/or a passion for commercial real estate is a must
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience of success working in a performance-based / metrics environment (i.e. experience in an environment that measures and rewards individuals for meeting and exceeding performance targets)
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Successful candidates will have comfort and/or
• Proficiency in Windows-based applications
• The ability to learn quickly & apply new concepts
• U.S. Work Authorization required

Learn More:

The Research Associate position at CoStar group is an amazing opportunity to jumpstart your career in Commercial Real Estate… but you don’t have to take our word for it!

Visit www.CoStar.com/Careers to view a video profile of a current Research Associate or read up on the career paths that some of our colleagues have taken over their careers with CoStar.  Watch video highlighting benefit offerings as well as the extensive training!

Benefits:

Join CoStar and enjoy our new office space in the heart of the nation’s capital, situated near 3 Metro stations, the Verizon Center, the national mall, and hundreds of shops and restaurants.  Enjoy a state-of-the-art environment, with an open floor plan, rooftop patio, and staff lounge. CoStar provides free healthy snacks, onsite yoga classes, a brand new fitness center, onsite concierge for dry-cleaning and shoe repair, many additional staff discounts and Metro subsidies. Enjoy the free use of company bikes and segways to get around even faster!

CoStar offers a benefits plan ranked among the top 10% of employers nationwide, including generous medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance (through Aetna); a 401k plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan; and extensive paid training throughout your career.  

• Extensive four-week paid training
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription and vision benefits through Aetna with a choice of two plans
• Company-paid life insurance for one time's your annual base salary to a maximum of $300,000 per year
• Company-paid long-term and short-term disability benefits
• 12 days accrued paid vacation 1st year; 5 days sick leave per year, and 2 personal days.
• A 401(k) plan with immediate eligibility as well as a generous Company match.

Come grow with us—CoStar Group is seeking talented individuals like you to join our winning team!

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.