A little over a year ago, CoStar CEO Andrew Florance sat in a box overlooking Super Bowl LIX, beaming at his creation. Florance, holding his phone out in front of his face for those around him to see, played the second of two Homes.com Super Bowl ads airing that night, both directed by Oscar-nominated director Taika Waititi and featuring cameos from Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The ads were part of CoStar’s multi-year, billion-dollar push into the residential market after years of minting money o ...