CoStar Group, Happening Technology end dispute amicably

CoStar Group (CSGP) announced that the company and Happening Technology have concluded their dispute, with all parties withdrawing every claim with prejudice, bringing the matter to a final and amicable close. Guy Wolcott, a serial entrepreneur, founded the successful residential real estate platform Homesnap in 2012, which CoStar Group acquired in 2020 for $250 million. At the time of the acquisition, Homesnap was used regularly by over 300,000 residential agents in the United States. After departing CoStar, Wolcott, Thomas Goff, and Jeff Repanich launched Happening Technology to develop an innovative data pipeline product, with former Homesnap CEO John Mazur later becoming an investor and board member. Similarities between this product and CoStar’s internal data pipeline technology prompted CoStar’s reasonable concern regarding potential trade secret misappropriation – concerns that have now been fully addressed. Following a thorough review, the parties concluded that neither Happening Technology nor Wolcott, Goff, Repanich, or Mazur misappropriated CoStar’s trade secrets or violated any other legal obligation. CoStar Group and Happening Technology are pleased to put this matter behind them and are open to exploring potential opportunities for collaboration in the future.