News Release

BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company") (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a focus on high growth cities in China, today announced that it has acquired a residential project in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Xinyuan obtained this project through the acquisition of a local privately-owned real estate company in Kunshan.

The total site area of the land parcel is approximately 145,776 square meters. The development project will primarily be comprised of high rise residential apartment units for a total estimated construction gross floor area of approximately 284,000 square meters.

The total acquisition price for the project was approximately RMB844 million (approximately US$137.3 million). Xinyuan acquired equity of the local real-estate company valued at approximately RMB567 million (approximately US$93 million). Approximately RMB276 million (approximately US$45 million) of the entity's existing debt was paid off upon closing of the transaction. The Company is in the process of evaluating accounting treatment as well as future land appreciation tax and corporate income tax impact associated with this acquisition.

Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of Xinyuan, commented, "We are pleased to have acquired this land parcel with construction-in-progress in Kunshan, a market in which we've experienced strong investment returns in the past. Our new project is a great follow on project to our Kunshan International City Garden project, where we have sold 96% of the total sellable GFA as of June 2013. The new Kunshan development is located in a desirable location, near a recently opened subway line that allows for direct travel to Shanghai within 60 minutes. We currently expect pre-sales for this project can commence as early as the 2013 fourth quarter."

"We've announced five new projects in the last two months and continue to evaluate other compelling development opportunities. As demand for housing in China remains steady, we intend to expand our development portfolio to maximize our growth and profits for our shareholders."

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN) is a developer of large scale, high quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers with a comfortable and convenient community lifestyle. In China, Xinyuan primarily focuses its development projects in Tier II cities, Zhengzhou, Ji'nan, Suzhou, Kunshan, Xuzhou, Chengdu and Hefei. The Company's U.S. development arm, XIN Development Group International, Inc., is a pioneer amongst Chinese real estate residential developers, entering the US market in 2012. Xinyuan is the first real estate developer from China to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit http://en.xyre.com/ir.html.

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For more information, please contact:

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. Helen Zhang
Financial Controller
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9255
Email: yuan.z@xyre.com

ICR, LLC
William Zima
In U.S.: +1 646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

SOURCE Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.