For more than two decades, CityRE has developed one of China's most comprehensive housing market databases. Beyond commercial applications, CityRE data has become an important foundation for academic research, policy analysis, and market decision-making.Research based on CityRE data has been conducted by leading universities and research institutions across China, North America, Europe, Oceania, and East Asia, helping scholars better understand housing markets, urban development, population mobility, environmental impacts, and real estate finance. Today, CityRE serves as a bridge connecting data, research, policy, and industry practice.
Supporting Evidence-Based Research
International universities began using CityRE data to study housing prices, rental markets, and urban expansion.
CityRE entered China's mainstream academic research ecosystem through studies on housing affordability, housing vacancy, and housing price spatial differentiation.
Research based on CityRE data increasingly appears in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals, expanding its global academic influence.
Informing Public Decision-Making — Academic research transforms data into evidence. Research supported by CityRE data has contributed to public discussions and policy studies on:
By providing objective and long-term datasets, CityRE helps researchers evaluate the effectiveness of housing and urban policies and supports evidence-based decision-making.
Development of urban housing affordability indicators to assess housing burdens across Chinese cities.
Research on urban housing vacancy and idle housing resources.
Analysis of housing markets as indicators of urban growth, decline, and spatial restructuring.
Evaluation of environmental improvements through housing market responses.
Translating Knowledge into Market Intelligence — Academic research often becomes the foundation of practical market applications.
CityRE provides a common data language for:
Through this process, research findings are transformed into actionable tools that improve transparency, decision-making, and market efficiency.
CityRE's long-term vision extends beyond data services.
By integrating nationwide housing data, academic research, policy analysis, and industry applications, CityRE is helping build the knowledge infrastructure required to understand China's housing market and urban development.
As research networks continue to expand, CityRE aims to serve as a trusted platform connecting scholars, policymakers, investors, and industry participants through reliable housing intelligence.