The residential real estate market is one of the most important components in the economy of Chisinau city. Taking into consideration that population of the city is constantly growing, the level of demand on the residential real estate shows the level of citizens’ welfare and economic development of Chisinau. Today the state of the residential real estate market is difficult to predict due to the deep economic crisis in our county. In order to determine the investment attractiveness of the market and to reduce the risk of management errors in making business critical decisions in that article a number of important aspects of research activities planning, the sources and methods of collecting marketing information are identified.