News Release

BEIJING, April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries, today announced that it has acquired a land parcel in Kunshan, Jiangsu province.

The project is located in the Huaqiao area of Kunshan, which is within the Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway. This project is walking distance from the Shanghai Subway Line 11 that provides convenient travel to Shanghai's city center. The total site area of this land parcel is approximately 47,523 square meters, with a total consideration of RMB460 million (approximately US$71 million) for the acquisition. The Company plans to develop residential apartments and commercial buildings on this land with an estimated gross floor area of approximately 95,000 square meters.

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan's Chairman, commented, "We are very pleased to further expand our presence in Kunshan's real estate market by securing another development opportunity in an attractive location. With project construction already under way at the time of this acquisition, we will be able to recognize sales more quickly than our other projects. With improving real estate market conditions in the Yangtze delta area, we believe this newly acquired project will further increase Xinyuan's brand visibility and market share in Kunshan."

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, the Company develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an, Suzhou, among others. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few years has been active in real estate development in New York. The Company aims to provide comfortable and convenient real estate related products and services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.

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For more information, please contact:

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. May Shen
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@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.