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Commercial Real Estate’s Leading Independent Information Provider Recognizes Market’s Top Leasing and Sales Brokers

Annapolis, MD – John Rosso, founder of Rosso Commercial Real Estate Services, has been named a 2016 CoStar Power Broker TM by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. This annual industry award recognizes distinguished professionals in commercial real estate brokerage by highlighting the achievements of the firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volumes in commercial property sales or leases in 2016 within their respective markets.

This recognition comes less than a year after the founding of Rosso Commercial Real Estate Services. John is the only “top office leasing broker” based in Anne Arundel County & Annapolis to be named by CoStar Group in this category.

Rosso qualified as one of the top commercial brokers in the greater-Baltimore market based on the total commercial property lease transactions he closed during the year of 2016. To be selected for this honor, Rosso’s overall transaction volumes were evaluated by CoStar against other commercial real estate brokers active in the region, and subsequently ranked among the top brokers in the market.

“Anne Arundel County is vibrant and growing, with businesses of all sizes in ‘expansion-mode.’ There is robust new office, medical, retail and multi-family projects in the pipeline, and a strong sense of optimism amongst our clients. I’m thrilled to be part of this exciting growth as it continues into 2017,” said Rosso. “I’m honored to be recognized by CoStar, and look forward to building on this success.”

“With such an active year in commercial real estate, CoStar is proud to honor the firms and brokers who perform at the industry’s highest level,” said CoStar Group founder and CEO Andrew C. Florance. “These industry leaders deserve to be recognized for their hard work, expertise and superior deal-making abilities. We extend our congratulations to this year’s winners on their hard-earned achievement.”

The complete list of 2016 CoStar Power Broker Awards winners can be found at CoStarPowerBrokers.com.

About CoStar Group: CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availabilities. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with more than 10 million registered members. Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, and Westside Rentals form the premier online apartment resource for renters seeking great apartment homes and provide property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. Through an exclusive partnership with Move, a subsidiary of News Corporation, Apartments.com is the exclusive provider of apartment community listings across Move’s family of websites, which include realtor.com®, doorsteps.com and move.com.  CoStar Group’s websites attracted an average of nearly 24 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate in 2016. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Canada with a staff of over 3,000 worldwide, including the industry’s largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costargroup.com.

About Rosso Commercial Real Estate Services: Rosso Commercial seeks to provide a unique balance of progressive marketing and forward-thinking brokerage techniques along with traditional deep-rooted relationships that have been built one client at a time through hard work, creativity, enthusiasm and a high-level of service and results. With a focus on responsiveness, professionalism and client satisfaction, we help our clients successfully navigate the complex process of commercial property leasing and sales. Learn more at www.RossoCRE.com.

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