# CoStar Acquires Vexcel for $730M

> CoStar buys aerial imagery firm Vexcel for $730 million to boost real estate data AI capabilities.
- Title: CoStar Acquires Vexcel for $730M · The Real Deal | Shortify
- Summary: CoStar buys aerial imagery firm Vexcel for $730 million to boost real estate data AI capabilities. CoStar acquires Vexcel for $730 million to enhance its…
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- Source: The Real Deal — https://therealdeal.com/national/2026/10/30/costar-announces-latest-big-acquisition-ahead-of-q3-earnings
- Author: TRD Staff
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: costar, vexcel, costar acquisition, real estate data, ai, q3 earnings, aerial imagery, manned aircraft, real estate, business
## CoStar Acquires Vexcel
CoStar buys aerial imagery company Vexcel for $730 million to boost real estate data AI capabilities.

> It is clearly aligned with our mission of digitizing the world’s real estate with an incredible ability to leverage ai to create proprietary real estate data of durable value
## Vexcel's Business Model
Vexcel uses manned aircraft and proprietary technology to amass tens of millions of aerial photographs annually across dozens of countries.
## Q3 Earnings Impact
CoStar's Q3 revenue jumped 14% year over year to $952 million but annualized net new bookings halved to $37 million.
## Key takeaway

CoStar acquires Vexcel for $730 million to enhance its AI-powered real estate data portfolio ahead of Q3 earnings.