China Housing & Land Development Reports Year 2008 Results

Highlights of 2008

-- Strong cash position of $38.2 million at year end compared with $2.5 million at year end 2007.

-- Strong balance sheet with total assets of $222.4 million compared with $155.7 million at year end 2007 and shareholders' equity of $84.6 million at year end 2008 compared with $66.2 million at year end 2007.

-- Lower leverage with net debt as a percent of total capital at 19.8 percent at year end 2008 compared with 27.8 percent at year end 2007.

-- Improved liquidity and visibility when our trading moved to NASDAQ from OTCBB in May.

-- Completed the formation of our joint venture with Prax Capital to develop 79 acres in China Housing's Baqiao project. Expected gross floor area is about 7 million square feet.

-- Total revenues in 2008 decreased 64.2 percent to $26,465,846 from $73,912,850 in 2007, which is consistent with the periodic nature of real estate development.

-- Net income in 2008 decreased 42.7 percent to $9,555,853 from $16,686,116 in 2007.

XI'AN, China, March 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc., ("China Housing," Nasdaq: CHLN) today reported that total revenues for the year 2008 decreased 64.2 percent to $26.47 million from $73.91 million for the year 2007, net income decreased 42.7 percent to $9.56 million in 2008 from $16.69 million in 2007, and earnings per diluted share decreased 42.7 percent to $0.30 per diluted share in 2008 from $0.62 per diluted share in 2007.

Mr. William Xin, Chief Financial Officer of China Housing & Land Development, Inc., said, "Our revenue was lower because most of our projects just started in 2008, so there is a higher cost associated with them and lower revenue compared with 2007 when several large projects came to completion. Our higher SG&A expenses were due mainly to the startup costs of our new joint venture and two rounds of financing in 2008, as well as our move from the OTC Bulletin Board to NASDAQ. Most of these costs are nonrecurring."

Mr. Pingji Lu, Chairman of China Housing & Land Development, Inc., said, "Our financial performance in 2008 was consistent with our long-term progress and with the periodic nature of the real estate development business. We continue to manage our business to deliver great performance in our operations and believe that superior long-term financial performance will be the likely result.

"The Xi'an real estate market warmed in January and February 2009, with some consumers deciding that it was time to start buying. Prices and sales volume both increased compared with January and February 2008.

"The average residential sales price per square meter in Xi'an increased by 4.5 percent in January 2009 over January 2008. February's average price per square meter increased 7.0 percent over February 2008.

"Residential sales volume, measured by square meters sold in Xi'an in the January-February 2009 period, increased 5.9 percent from the same two-month period of 2008.

"While the trend of the January-February market was encouraging, it is too early to know if the increases in the Xi'an housing market were caused by a temporary release of pent up demand from the soft fourth quarter or from a new foundation for sustainable market expansion or both."

Tsining JunJing II project update

Mr. Xiaohong Feng, Chief Executive Officer of China Housing & Land Development, Inc., said, "Tsining JunJing II, our current project under construction, is a multi-family and retail project on 18 acres with 2,119 apartments. It has two phases and is scheduled to be finished in 2010.

"Phase one has 13 middle-rise and high-rise residential buildings and 3 auxiliary buildings, including a kindergarten, with a gross floor area of about 136,012 square meters. In 2008, we collected $33.6 million in pre-sales deposits, of which we recognized $23.8 million as revenues in 2008. Estimated total revenues from phase one are about $101.6 million. We should complete phase one in the third quarter of 2009.

"Phase two of JunJing II consists of 12 middle-rise and high-rise buildings. Construction should start in the second quarter of 2009, and we will begin accepting pre-sales purchase agreements during the third quarter 2009. Revenue from those pre-sales should begin to be recognized when the construction starts above the ground level in the fourth quarter of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010. The total revenues from phase two are expected to be about $94.1 million.

"Another project, in planning, is JunJing III that is near our JunJing II project. It will have an expected total gross floor area of about 51,470 square meters and consist of 3 high rise buildings, each 28 to 30 stories high. Construction should start in the third quarter 2009 and the pre-sales should start in the same quarter. The total estimated revenue from this project is about $46.0 million.

"As you can see, we are making great progress and expect additional cash from JunJing II and JunJing III in future quarters."

Joint venture update

Mr. Lu continued, "The Puhua project, our 79 acre joint venture project located in Baqiao, has a total land area of 192,582 square meters and an expected gross floor area of about 610,000 square meters.

"In December 2008, we formed the joint venture with Prax Capital China Real Estate Holdings Limited. Prax Capital invested $29.3 million cash in the joint venture. The joint venture acquired the land use rights early in the first quarter 2009 and is proceeding on schedule. Here is our progress as of March 25:

    -- The detailed site planning and architectural designs are well underway.
    -- Our marketing research company is performing focused but extensive
       research to determine our best target customers for this premium
       riverfront property.
    -- We have selected the firm that will do the detailed market positioning
       to reach those target customers. That firm also will be our exclusive
       promotion and sales agent for the project.
    -- The 79 acres have been cleaned and are ready for the excavation of the
       building foundations to begin as soon as the detailed site plan becomes
       final.
    -- Ground breaking currently is scheduled for June 2009, with the first
       pre-sales likely to start in September 2009. The starts may be delayed
       somewhat if the real estate market softens instead of improves.
    -- Construction of the buildings will be in phases, with the final
       buildings expected to be finished in 2014.

"We are confident that this first site in our Baqiao project will be a world-class residential community and that the whole Baqiao development will become the great success we envision.

Goal and strategies

"We have recently sharpened our goal and strategies.

"Our goal is to become the leading residential property developer in Xi'an and in other urban markets in western China, measured by the combination of high customer satisfaction, high quality design and construction, the gross floor area created each year, total assets, and an internal rate of return greater than our cost of capital.

"Our five primary strategies are:

"One, focus on continuing to serve the greater Xi'an market and on expanding into the leading urban markets in western China. Western China accounts for about half of geographic China, has a growing share of the country's population, and is an emerging market with low costs, natural resources and developing industries, and high growth potential.

"Two, serve the rapidly growing market segment of middle and upper income families.

"Three, maintain modern cost control systems to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations.

"Four, leverage our strong brand. The acquisition of our new property management company in early 2009 will strengthen our brand by making sure our communities are well maintained. The result will be sustained high quality and retained value for our customers. Our strong brand gives us a competitive advantage in acquiring property rights, attracting customers, negotiating prices, achieving target internal rates of return, and expanding into other markets.

"And five, use our access in the global capital markets to expand our organic growth and increase our prudent acquisitions and expansions."

Year 2008 results

Revenues

Total revenues for the year 2008 decreased 64.2 percent to $26,465,846 from $73,912,850 in 2007, due primarily to lower revenues from the sale of properties, partly offset by higher other income, as discussed below.

Revenues from the sale of properties

Revenues from the sale of properties in the 2008 decreased 67.0% to $24,306,062 from $73,579,325 in 2007, primarily due to the absence of a land sale in 2007, and the completion of two housing and commercial projects and one infrastructure construction project in 2007. The revenue in 2008 came mainly pre-sales of apartments in the Tsining JunJing II phase one residential project that is under construction.

    Revenues from the sale of
     properties, by project                          2008                2007
    US dollars

    Project Under Construction
    Tsining JunJing II Phase one              $23,776,789                 $--

    Projects Completed
    Tsining JunJing I                             264,066           8,964,783
    Tsining-24G                                    27,243          25,198,128
    Tsining Gangwan                                58,427           2,368,602
    Tsining Hanyuan                                13,894               3,100
    Tsining Home In                               121,076             323,751
    Tsining Mingyuan                               44,567             247,298
    Lidu Mingyuan                                      --             303,124

    Infrastructure Project
    Baqiao infrastructure
     construction (river dam in
     2007)                                             --          10,790,610

    Project In Process
    Baqiao (land sale in 2007)                         --          24,405,717

      Revenues from the sales of
       properties                             $24,306,062         $73,579,325

Other income

Other income increase 547.6 percent to $2,159,784 in 2008 from $333,525 in 2007. The 2008 other income included revenues of $1,433,837 generated from our infrastructure construction project in the Baqiao area and consisted of the government's allowance for the equivalent cost of interest on the Company's investments required to support the infrastructure construction.

Cost of properties and land

The cost of properties and land in 2008 decreased 50.3 percent to $21,473,426 compared with $43,221,757 in 2007. The decrease was primarily as a result of the lower number of projects sold. In 2008, we had one project that recognized revenue from a portion of pre-sales using the percentage of completion method of accounting, compared with sales of two projects in 2007 using the full accrual method of accounting.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for 2008 increased 191.1 percent to $8,497,562 from $2,919,360 in 2007. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses was due primarily to the following reasons:

1. Higher advertising, marketing, and selling expenses totaled $1,261,495 in 2008 compared with $781,998 in 2007. The increase resulted from the Company's aggressive marketing campaign during 2008 for Tsining JunJing II phase one project, which included advertising and fully furnished showrooms where potential buyers could see possible layouts and decorative effects. These showrooms have attracted hundreds of potential buyers and continue to create buyer interest and result in additional pre-sales purchase agreements.

2. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we completed the formation of the Puhua joint venture with Prax Capital. Start-up costs totaling $637,522 were expensed in 2008. We had no similar start-up costs in 2007.

3. An increase in allowance for bad debts. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of trade accounts receivable. We booked an allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,278,516 in 2008 compared with $94,514 in 2007.

4. Higher professional expenses that resulted from the Company's upgrade to NASDAQ where our common shares began trading in May 2008. The Company believes its listing on NASDAQ will provide more liquidity and transparency for shareholders and additional financing flexibility for the Company. Audit, legal, and other professional costs totaled $780,032 in 2008 compared with 392,251 in 2007.

5. Higher stamp tax and land use tax paid in 2008 due to changes in local regulations that caused us to recognize $429,593 for those taxes in 2008 compared with $6,964 in 2007.

6. Debt issuance costs are capitalized as deferred financing cost and amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the debt. The amortization of debt issuance costs in 2008 was $148,606 and no such costs were incurred in 2007.

Stock-based compensation

The company recorded a $3 million non-cash expense for restricted common shares during the third quarter 2008, which was related the Company's incentive program for performance achieved in 2007. The Company also recorded a $78,600 non-cash expense for shares issued to certain directors and officer as part of their 2008 salary.

Other expenses

Other expenses in 2008 increased 414.8 percent to $295,595 compared with $57,416 in 2007. The other expenses in 2008 included $146,412 (RMB 1,000,000) in donations to earthquake relief funds in China. Other expenses consist mainly of the losses or gains related to the cleanup of fixed assets, donations to charitable organizations, late delivery settlements, and maintenance costs.

Interest expense

Interest expense in 2008 decreased 18.5 percent to $1,346,183 from $1,652,349 in 2007. In mid-2008, the Company signed a RMB 1 billion (about $147 million) construction credit line agreement with China Construction Bank. During 2008, we drew down about $22 million in the credit line. The loan from China Construction Bank has an interest rate that floats at 110 percent of the People's Bank of China reference rate.

Provision for income taxes

During the fourth quarter of 2008, the local tax authority conducted a tax examination and reached a tax settlement with us regarding our income tax liability; we realized a gain of $12,712,153, which is included in the provision for income taxes. As a result, the Company adjusted its provision for income taxes to $(10,490,833) for 2008 compared with the $8,743,556 provision in 2007.

Minority interest

We recorded $(159,564) minority interest attributable to the minority shareholder of Puhua and Success Hill, which is related to the formation of the Puhua joint venture in the fourth quarter of 2008. We had no minority interest in 2007.

Net income

Net income in 2008 decreased 42.7 percent to $9,555,853 from $16,686,116 in 2007. As explained above, the decrease in net income was due primarily to the absence of a land sale, fewer projects and units in the sales cycle, lower gross profit, higher selling, general, and administrative expenses, the restricted common stock issued in 2008 as incentive compensation for the year 2007, and accretion on convertible debt, partly offset by the change in the fair value of warrants and embedded derivatives and the tax settlement in fourth quarter of 2008.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic earnings per share were $0.31 in 2008, down 50.0 percent from $0.62 in 2007. Diluted earnings per share were $0.30 in 2008, down 51.6 percent from $0.62 in 2007.

Cash flow

Cash flow from operating activities decreased 437.7 percent to $(29,076,621) in 2008 from $8,611,383 in 2007, primarily due to the operating cash outflow associated with the development of Tsining JunJing II phase one.

The use of cash in investing activities in 2008 was $(510,713), which was 98.0 percent less than 2007, primarily due to the increase of the restricted cash and the absence of our acquisition of all the equity of New Land in March 2007.

Cash flow from financing activities in 2008 provided $63,933,479, up 247.2 percent from 2007, primarily due to $29,268,913 in net proceeds from the creation of the joint venture with Prax Capital, the $19,230,370 proceeds from the convertible notes issued in January 2008 and funds from construction loans with banks that totaled $46,054,762, partly offset by payments on loans totaling $25,905,804.

In mid-2008, the Company signed a RMB 1 billion (about $147 million) construction credit line agreement with China Construction Bank to support the Company's development projects. The Company has been granted a total RMB 22 million loan for the JunJing II phase one project and expects another RMB 22 million loan once the JunJing II phase two project begins.

As a result of the above cash flow changes from operating, investing, and financing activities, the increase in cash in 2008 was $34,413,512 compared with an increase $2,007,132 in 2007.

Debt leverage

Total debt outstanding as of December 31, 2008 was $59,186,304 compared with $27,922,125 on December 31, 2007.

Net debt outstanding (total debt less cash and restricted cash) as of December 31, 2008 was $20,955,952 compared with $25,469,759 on December 31, 2007. The Company's net debt as a percent of total capital (net debt plus shareholders' equity) was 19.8 percent on December 31, 2008 and 27.8 percent on December 31, 2007.

Conference call and webcast

China Housing & Land Development will webcast its year 2008 conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.A.) on Thursday, March 26, 2009. The live conference call audio broadcast can be reached using the investor relations page of the Company's website at http://www.chldinc.com .

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 subsidiaries in China, since 1992.

China Housing & Land Development is the first and only Chinese real estate development company traded on NASDAQ.

Safe Harbor

This news release may contain forward-looking information about China Housing & Land Development, Inc., which is covered under the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology such as believe, expect, may, will, should, project, plan, seek, intend, or anticipate or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, and statements about industry trends and China Housing & Land Development's future performance, operations, and products.

Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Actual performance results may vary significantly from expectations and projections. Further information regarding this and other risk factors are contained in China Housing & Land Development, Inc.'s public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this news release and in the attachments is as of the date of the release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.

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    Financial statements follow.



            CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                As of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007

                                                December 31,      December 31,
                                                    2008               2007
       ASSETS
                Cash                            $37,425,340        $2,351,015
                Cash - restricted                   805,012           101,351
                Accounts receivable, net
                 of allowance for
                 doubtful accounts of
                 $1,278,156 and
                 $94,514, respectively              813,122        12,107,882
                Other receivables,
                 prepaid expenses and
                 other assets                       446,497           567,308
                Notes receivable, net               811,695           947,918
                Real estate held for
                 development or sale             60,650,011        40,986,931
                Property and equipment,
                 net                             12,391,501         5,707,012
                Assets held for sale             14,308,691        12,910,428
                Advance to suppliers                704,275         2,071,549
                Deposits on land use
                 rights                          47,333,287        29,694,103
                Intangible assets, net           46,043,660        48,205,697
                Deferred Financing Costs            622,118            55,451
                       Total assets            $222,355,209      $155,706,645

    LIABILITIES
                Accounts payable                $10,525,158        $9,311,995
                Advances from customers           9,264,385         5,258,351
                Accrued expenses                  3,539,842         1,903,451
                Payable to Newland's
                 previous shareholders            8,429,889        11,413,229
                Income and other taxes
                 payable                          7,532,730        22,711,981
                Other payables                    5,183,251         3,881,137
                Loans from employees              1,517,039         2,388,862
                Loans payable                    35,617,442        14,120,034
                Deferred tax liability           11,510,915        15,907,880
                Warrants liability                1,117,143         2,631,991
                Fair value of embedded
                 derivatives                        760,398                --
                Convertible debt                 13,621,934                --
                       Total liabilities        108,620,126        89,528,911

    MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES            29,109,350                --

    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                Common stock: $.001 par
                 value, authorized
                 100,000,000 shares
                 issued and outstanding
                 30,893,757 and 30,141,887,
                 respectively                        30,894            30,142
                Additional paid in
                 capital                         31,390,750        28,381,534
                Statutory reserves                3,541,226         2,885,279
                Retained earnings                39,265,062        30,365,156
                Accumulated other
                 comprehensive income            10,397,801         4,515,623

                       Total shareholders'
                        equity                   84,625,733        66,177,734
                          Total liabilities
                           and shareholders'
                           equity              $222,355,209      $155,706,645



            CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income
            For The Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006

                                              2008         2007        2006
    REVENUE
                 Sale of properties       $24,306,062 $73,579,325 $53,647,174
                 Other income               2,159,784     333,525     452,312

    Total revenue                          26,465,846  73,912,850  54,099,486

    COSTS AND EXPENSES
                 Cost of properties and
                  land                     21,473,426  43,221,757  36,749,683
                 Selling, general and
                  administrative expenses   8,497,562   2,919,360   3,197,310
                 Stock based compensation   3,078,600          --          --
                 Other expense                295,595      57,416     301,158
                 Interest expense           1,346,183   1,652,349     289,083
                 Accretion expense on
                  convertible debt            968,962          --          --
                 Change in fair value of
                  embedded derivatives     (3,166,977)         --          --
                 Change in fair value of
                  warrants                 (4,932,961)    632,296          --
    Total costs and expense                27,560,390  48,483,178  40,537,234

    (Loss) income before provision for
     income taxes and minority interest    (1,094,544) 25,429,672  13,562,252

    (Recovery) provision for income taxes (10,490,833)  8,743,556   4,511,442
    Income before minority interest         9,396,289          --          --

    Minority interest in net loss of
     subsidiaries, net of tax                 159,564          --          --

    NET INCOME                              9,555,853  16,686,116   9,050,810

    Gain on foreign exchange                5,882,178   3,617,405     655,435

    COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                  $15,438,031 $20,303,521 $ 9,706,245

    WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
        Basic                              30,516,411  26,871,388  20,277,615
        Diluted                            30,527,203  26,871,388  20,277,615

    EARNINGS PER SHARE
        Basic                             $      0.31 $      0.62 $      0.45
        Diluted                           $       0.3 $      0.62 $      0.45

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

            CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
            For The Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006

                                          2008          2007          2006
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
     ACTIVITIES:
    Net income                       $  9,555,853 $  16,686,116  $  9,050,810
    Adjustments to reconcile net
     income to cash provided by
     (used in) operating
     activities:
                    Minority
                     interest in
                     subsidiaries        (159,564)           --            --
                    Bad debt expense    1,420,434            --       509,435
                    Depreciation          454,728       423,932       354,444
                    Gain on disposal
                     of fixed assets       15,167       (48,347)     (149,830)
                    Gain on income
                     tax settlement   (12,712,153)           --            --
                    Amortization of
                     stock issued
                     for investor
                     relations fees            --       131,400            --
                    Amortization of
                     deferred
                     financing costs      148,606            --            --
                    Amortization of
                     Intangible
                     assets                     -     1,157,758            --
                    Stock based
                     compensation       3,078,600            --            --
                    Change in fair
                     value of
                     warrants          (4,932,961)      632,296            --
                    Change in fair
                     value of
                     embedded
                     derivatives       (3,166,977)           --            --
                    Accretion
                     expense
                     convertible
                     debt                 968,962            --            --
                    Non-cash
                     proceeds from
                     sales               (166,148)  (10,783,201)           --
            (Increase) decrease in
             assets:
                    Accounts
                     receivable        10,758,758    (8,463,433)     (431,805)
                    Real estate       (23,463,229)   13,696,294     3,640,231
                    Advance to
                     suppliers          1,600,308    (1,480,596)   11,930,759
                    Deposit on land
                     use rights       (15,387,541)  (17,695,934)
                    Other receivable
                     and deferred
                     charges             (114,638)      658,893    (1,118,155)
                    Deferred
                     Financing Costs      202,888
            Increase (decrease) in
             liabilities:
                    Accounts payable      570,250     2,556,717     2,716,495
                    Advances from
                     customers          3,576,253     2,066,546   (28,428,381)
                    Accrued expense     1,607,633        42,522     1,625,843
                    Other payable       1,003,031    (1,016,610)     (266,309)
                    Income and other
                     taxes payable     (3,934,882)   10,047,030     6,909,809
                       Net cash
                        provided by
                        (used in)
                        operating
                        activities    (29,076,621)    8,611,383     6,343,346

    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
     ACTIVITIES:
    Change in restricted cash            (684,040)    1,039,410       591,312
    Purchase of buildings, equipment
     and automobiles                   (1,063,332)     (244,355)  (13,269,773)
    Notes receivable collected            364,313     1,272,541    (2,246,025)
    Proceed from sale of fixed
     assets                               872,346            --       243,616
    Acquisition of subsidiary                  --   (27,087,844)           --
                        Net cash
                         provided by
                         (used in)
                         investing
                         activities      (510,713)  (25,020,248)  (14,680,870)

    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
     ACTIVITIES:
    Net Proceeds from issuance of
     convertible debt                  19,230,370            --            --
    Investment and advances from
     minority shareholder              29,268,913            --            --
    Loan from bank                     46,054,762     3,944,359    13,835,303
    Payments on loans                 (25,905,804)  (14,202,410)   (7,905,887)
    Loans to or from employees, net    (1,018,357)    1,226,736     1,016,551
    Repayment of loan from New Land
     previous shareholders             (3,704,820)    4,207,315            --
    Proceeds from issuance of common
     stock and warrants                     8,415    23,239,997     1,750,421
                         Net cash
                          provided by
                          financing
                          activities   63,933,479    18,415,997     8,696,388

    INCREASE IN CASH                   34,346,145     2,007,132       358,864

    EFFECTS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY
     EXCHANGE                             728,180       (35,750)       (9,976)

    CASH, beginning of year             2,351,015       379,633        30,745

    CASH, end of year                $ 37,425,340  $  2,351,015  $    379,633

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

           CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
                For The Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

                                     Common Stock      Additional
                                               Par      paid in   Statutory
                                    Shares    Value     capital    reserves
    BALANCE, December 31, 2007   $30,141,887 $30,142  $28,381,534 $2,885,279

    Common Stock issued from
     warrants conversion                1,870       2       9,966
    Stock based compensation          750,000     750   2,999,250
    Accrued stock based
     compensation                                               0
    Net Income
    Adjustment to statutory
     reserve                                                         655,947
    Foreign currency translation
     adjustment

    BALANCE, December 31, 2008    $30,893,757 $30,894 $31,390,750 $3,541,226


                                                        Accumulated
                                             Capital       other
                                 Retained Contribution comprehensive
                                 earnings  receivable     income      Totals
    BALANCE, December 31, 2007 $30,365,156      $--     $4,515,623 $66,177,734

    Common Stock issued from
     warrants conversion                                                 9,968
    Stock based compensation                                         3,000,000
    Accrued stock based
     compensation
    Net Income                   9,555,853                           9,555,853
    Adjustment to statutory
     reserve                      (655,947)
    Foreign currency
     translation adjustment                              5,882,178   5,882,178

    BALANCE, December 31, 2008 $39,265,062      $--    $10,397,801 $84,625,733

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

    For investors and media contacts:

    China Housing & Land Development, Inc.

     Jing Lu
     Chief Operating Officer & Board Secretary
     Tel: +86-29-8258-2632 in Xi'an

     William Xin
     Chief Financial Officer
     Tel:   +86-150-9175-2090 in Xi'an
     Tel:   +1-917-371-9827 in San Francisco
     Email: william.xin@chldinc.com

    Christensen Investor Relations

     Tom Myers
     Tel:   +86-139-1141-3520 in Beijing
     Email: tmyers@christensenir.com

     Kathy Li
     Tel:   +1-212-618-1978 in New York
     Email: kli@christensenir.com

SOURCE China Housing & Land Development, Inc.