China Housing Secures Required Permits for JunJing III Development Project

XI'AN, China, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc., ("China Housing" or the "Company," NASDAQ: CHLN) today announced that the Company has secured all required construction and presale permits from the Xi'an government for the Company's JunJing III development project. As a result, China Housing will commence presales for this project immediately.

As of December 16th, the Company has secured approximately RMB 268.4 million in contract sales for JunJing III. This project has presold 396 out of 423 available units with an average selling price (ASP) of RMB 6,405 per square meter. Revenue from units sold will be recognized using the percentage of completion (PoC) method after formal contracts are signed with customers, which will start immediately.

Mr. Pingji Lu, the Chairman of China Housing, commented, "We are relieved to have finally secured the required permits to proceed with pre-sales of JunJing III. While this permit delay impacted all developers operating in Xi'an, we are encouraged that the local government has taken recent measures to ease its construction and presale permit restrictions. Overall demand for JunJing III's apartment units has been quite strong as evidenced by healthy ASP levels and pre-sales of over 90% of the units as of mid-December. The revenue recognition from these projects should occur in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. We have an active pipeline of new projects heading into next year and continue to focus on projects that can result in strong future revenue and profit growth."

About China Housing & Land Development, Inc.

Based in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi province, China Housing & Land Development, Inc., is a leading developer of residential and commercial properties in northwest China. China Housing has been engaged in land acquisition, development, and management, including the sales of residential and commercial real estate properties through its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, since 1992.

China Housing is the first and only Chinese real estate development company traded on NASDAQ. The Company's news releases, project information, photographs, and more are available on the internet at www.chldinc.com .

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