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CoStar Group Founder and CEO Andy Florance Earns Top Ten Placement on the 2026 SP 200
ARLINGTON, Va., January 22, 2026--Andy Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, analytics, and 3D digital twin technology, today was named as one of the top ten most powerful executives in the U.S. residential real estate industry by Swanepoel Power 200 (SP 200). Florance jumped up from the 2025 rankings, marking his third straight year on the list.
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