CRES
CRES

Baseline Studies

CRES conducts baseline studies that establish a clear, evidence-based picture of the existing conditions of a defined area, site, or property portfolio. Our work provides the essential foundation for planning decisions, development proposals, impact assessments, and policy formulation, ensuring that every intervention is grounded in accurate, current, and verifiable data.

Our services include:

  • Socio-economic survey
  • Environmental and ecological assessment
  • Infrastructure and utility audit
  • Land use and physical condition survey
  • Real estate market analysis
  • Heritage and cultural landscape assessment
  • Demographic and population profiling
  • Community and stakeholder assessment
Listening to people, shaping real estate with purpose.
CRES conducts door-to-door and community-level surveys to gather first-hand data on income, housing, employment, land use, and living conditions for real estate planning and development.
Establishing facts before laying foundations.
CRES prepares baseline studies to document the social and economic conditions of a project area prior to development, enabling informed decision-making and impact measurement.
Turning field data into strategic insights.
CRES analyzes collected data to identify trends, gaps, and priorities, producing thematic reports that inform policymakers, developers, and stakeholders on key socio-economic dynamics.

Socio-Economic Surveys and Baseline Studies We have Offered So far

Project on Policy Recommendation report on the Integration of Urban Planning Policies to Urban Agriculture in Western Province (2020)

Conducting Social Surveys on Residential and Commercial Properties – Nawam Mawatha Mixed Development Project (Slave Island – Stage III)

In-depth case study on the system of property taxation in Sri Lanka – International Monetary Fund

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Contact Us!

Centre for Real Estate Studies (CRES),
Department of Estate Management Studies and Valuation,
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, 10250.

Call us: +94 112 802004

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