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Acquiring New York City Development Site

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan”) (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a focus on high growth, strategic cities in China, today announced that its U.S. development arm, XIN Development Group International, Inc. (“XIN” and collectively with Xinyuan, the “Company”) has acquired a parcel of land, located at Kent Avenue and South 8^th Street, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. XIN purchased the Williamsburg development site for US$54.2 million.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  September 28, 2012

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