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    This Real Estate CEO Just Bought About $2.48 Million of Stock

    Ian Cooper
    Sunday, April 19, 2026
    This Real Estate CEO Just Bought About $2.48 Million of Stock

    Plus 2 More Names Seeing Insider Support

    One of the best ways to spot opportunity is by watching what insiders do with their own money.

    After all, insiders know their companies better than anyone else. And when they step in to buy after a selloff, it usually means they believe the market has gone too far.

    That is the setup here.

    CoStar Group just saw founder and CEO Andy Florance buy about $2.48 million worth of stock. KKR is seeing one of the biggest insider-buying waves in the market, with more than $46 million in insider purchases since February 11. And SoFi is drawing insider support after a post-earnings dip, just as Wall Street gets more constructive on the stock.

    The Real Estate Insider Signal

    Company: CoStar Group (SYM: CSGP)

    Real-estate-data giant whose founder just bought heavily into weakness.

    This is the clearest headline story of the group.

    CoStar’s founder and CEO Andy Florance recently bought 55,720 shares at about $44.52 per share, for a total purchase of roughly $2.48 million. That buy came as the stock remained under pressure from concerns about the company’s spending on Homes.com and broader investor frustration around execution. The key point is simple: Florance bought into that controversy, not after it had already cleared.

    That matters because CoStar is not a broken business.

    It is still a dominant real-estate-data and listings platform, and the market is still debating whether the company’s big investment push into residential will pay off. When a founder-CEO buys stock in size during that kind of debate, the signal is hard to ignore.

    The Biggest Dollar-Value Vote of Confidence

    Company: KKR (SYM: KKR)

    Alternative-asset giant seeing unusually aggressive insider buying after a sharp selloff.

    KKR is the strongest insider-confidence story on a dollar basis.

    Barron’s reported that co-CEOs Joseph Bae and Scott Nuttall bought a combined $8.8 million worth of KKR stock in one recent wave of purchases. Even more important, total insider buying since February 11 has now topped $46 million, including buying by board members and top executives. A KKR spokesperson said those purchases reflect leadership’s “strong confidence” in the firm’s future performance.

    That is not a token signal.

    That is management and directors committing serious capital while the market stays nervous about private credit, fundraising, and the broader alternative-asset group. If insiders are right that those fears are overdone, KKR could have more room to recover than the market currently expects.

    The Fintech Dip-Buy Story

    Company: SoFi Technologies (SYM: SOFI)

    Fast-growing fintech still drawing insider support after a post-earnings pullback.

    SoFi’s insider buying is smaller than KKR’s, but it is still worth watching.

    Barron’s reported that Rob Lavet, SoFi’s general counsel, bought 5,000 shares at about $21.04, while Eric Schuppenhauer, head of borrowing, also bought 5,000 shares at about $19.93 after the stock sold off following earnings. That kind of buying after weakness often signals confidence that the pullback has gone too far.

    That insider activity is showing up alongside improving Wall Street sentiment.

    Barron’s noted that J.P. Morgan recently upgraded SoFi to Overweight, citing a more attractive entry point after the stock’s underperformance. The core bullish case remains that SoFi is still adding members and deposits at a faster pace than many fintech peers, even as the market stays cautious.

    Bottom line

    CSGP has the most direct “CEO bought the dip” signal.

    KKR has the strongest insider buying in total dollars.

    SOFI has the cleaner post-earnings insider support story.

    Three different setups.

    One common thread: the people closest to the numbers are buying weakness, not running from it.

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    Written by Ian Cooper