4:56 p.m. April 29 by J. Scott Trubey / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Real estate data and services firm CoStar Group plans to acquire Atlanta-based Apartment Finder for $170 million, CoStar said Wednesday in a news release.

CoStar, which already owns Apartments.com, plans to keep Apartment Finder as a standalone apartment search company. ApartmentFinder.com has about 13,400 listings on its website, the company said. The transaction is expected to close in 890 days.

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