CoStar, the Washington-based real estate portal giant, has ambitious plans in the residential market. Aiming to take down longstanding market leaders like Zillow in the US and Rightmove in the UK, CoStar stands poised to do just that with an estimated $34 billion valuation and impressive track record for growth.

The site provides some extremely helpful features for customers. For instance, they categorize their listings according to house, condo and apartment type so customers can quickly scan through them in search of what they are searching for faster.

HomeShare functionality on the website provides another helpful feature, enabling customers to share and collaborate on homes with partners, friends or agents in an important step in helping customers complete their purchase journey.