Century 21 China Real Estate Responds to Shareholder Petition

BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- IFM Investments Limited (the "Company," "Century 21 China Real Estate" or "CTC") (NYSE: CTC), a leading comprehensive real estate services provider and the exclusive franchisor for the CENTURY 21® brand in China, today announced that GL Asia Mauritius II Cayman Ltd. ("GLA"), an affiliate of Avenue Asia Capital and a shareholder of the Company, filed a petition on December 30, 2011 in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, the Company's jurisdiction of organization, to request an order to wind up the Company and other remedies.

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The Company, having consulted with its legal counsel, firmly believes that there is no basis for any of GLA's claims, and that a winding up would not be the appropriate remedy for any of the claims made. The Company filed a summons to strike out GLA's petition on January 6, 2012, and will vigorously contest GLA's petition.

Update on Compliance with Continued Listing Standards

According to the continued listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, the Company is required to maintain an average market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period of not less than $15 million. As of January 6, 2012, the Company was in compliance with this continued listing requirement, and had a 30-trading-day-average market capitalization of approximately $17.9 million.

About Century 21 China Real Estate

IFM Investments Limited ("Century 21 China Real Estate" or "CTC") is a leading comprehensive real estate services provider and the exclusive franchisor for the CENTURY 21® brand in China. CTC primarily focuses on China's fast-growing and highly fragmented secondary real estate market, providing company-owned brokerage services, franchise services, mortgage management services, primary services, commercial services and fund management services. CTC has experienced substantial growth since it commenced operations in 2000, and received numerous awards and recognition as franchisor and real estate services provider for its service quality and business achievements. Century 21 China Real Estate became a public company in January 2010 and its ADSs, each of which represents 15 ordinary shares of CTC, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CTC." For more information about CTC, please visit http://www.century21cn.com/english

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SOURCE IFM Investments Limited