CoStar Group to Acquire Zonda, the Leader in New Home Data, Analytics, and Online Marketplaces
Acquisition adds the homebuilding industry's leading B2B information platform - used by builders, developers, and lenders - and brings NewHomeSource.com, the category-defining new home marketplace, into CoStar Group's family of marketplaces.
CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics across the property markets, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zonda, a leading provider of new home construction data, homebuilder software, and residential real estate marketplaces, for $800 million in cash.
Zonda serves more than 3,000 customers across the homebuilding ecosystem, including many of the largest residential builders, developers, suppliers, and lenders in North America. Its platform delivers end-to-end solutions spanning land acquisition, development planning, homebuilding analytics, construction forecasting, community marketing, operational workflow management, and online new home marketplaces. Zonda is an attractive B2B business with strong profit margins. The majority of its revenue is subscription-based, with an impressive 104% net customer retention.
