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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

China Oumei Real Estate Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

QINGDAO, China – October 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – China Oumei Real Estate Inc. (“China Oumei,” or the “Company”), a leading housing and real estate development company headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 25, 2011.

Second Quarter 2011 Highlights

  • Total sales decreased 45.8% to $15.3 million in the second quarter of 2011 from $28.2 million in the second quarter of 2010.

  • Gross profit decreased 31.2% to $6.4 million from $9.3 million in the second quarter of 2010.

  • Gross margin increased to 41.8% from 33.0% in the second quarter of 2010.

  • Operating income decreased 19.7% to $5.1 million from $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2010.

  • Net income decreased 15.0% to $3.3 million from $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2010.

  • Diluted net income per share decreased to $0.10 from $0.12 in the second quarter of 2010.

Mr. Weiqing Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of China Oumei, said, “The second quarter continued to be challenging to us and many other developers nationwide, due to the recent mortgage and purchase restrictions imposed by the government. The government’s stated goal was to curb high-flying property prices and speculation activities in cities where property bubbles are clearly developing; however, the broad-brush control measures taken by the government even in second and third tier cities in our markets, where per-capita GDP and income growths have outpaced increases in property prices, inadvertently imposed a great deal of constraint on our potential customers. In many cases, our apartment and office customers cannot obtain mortgage financing from banks, most of which are state-owned and have their hands tied by these recent policies. In addition, sentiment of potential buyers has also suffered – they have become increasingly cautious and decided to remain on the sidelines to see whether there will be additional restrictive policies that might impact their ability to purchase a home, as well as to see whether prices would decline further in the near future.”

“China’s evolution towards a true free-market economy is irreversible, and that’s why we do not believe these administrative means to arbitrarily control the market will last in the long term. We are confident that buyers will return to the market as they did in the past cycles with other rounds of government policies, and we believe in our strategy to offer affordable, bread-and-butter type of housing to middle-income buyers in second and third tier cities in one of the fastest growing markets and economic regions of the country, which makes our products much less of a target for real estate speculation than in major first tier cities. In addition, we have a very healthy balance sheet and continue to actively seek new development opportunities in the markets that we know best. For example, we are in advanced discussions with the government of a satellite city of Qingdao in an effort to obtain the land use and development right for a major urban redevelopment project supported by the government, which will significantly boost our growth prospects for the next decade and beyond.”


Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 Results

Total sales for the quarter ended June 25, 2011 were $15.3 million compared with $28.2 million for the same period of 2010, a decrease of 45.8% . The decline was mainly attributable to a slowdown in sales at the Dongli Garden Phase 1 and Longhai Mingzhu projects. The Dongli Garden Phase 1 project contributed $8.0 million in sales, or 28.5% of total sales, in the three months ended June 25, 2010, but only $1.6 million in sales in the same period in 2011. For this project, the fourth quarter of 2009 and first half of 2010 were the peak season of the government-sponsored villagers (residents who were the prior holders of the land use rights) relocation process, which has tapered off since the second half of 2010. The Longhai Mingzhu project contributed $9.8 million in sales, or 34.7% of total sales, in the three months ended June 25, 2010, but only $4.0 million in sales in the same period in 2011. Meanwhile, in the three months ended June 25, 2011, our new project Jiangshan Dijing has not met all the revenue recognition criteria. Sales were also negatively impacted by additional restrictive government policies issued in the first quarter to curb housing prices and speculation, as mortgage financing became more difficult and buyers became increasingly cautious due to new government tightening measures.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2011 was $6.4 million compared with $9.3 million for the same period in 2010, a decrease of 31.2% . Gross margin was 41.8% compared with 33.0% for the same period last year. The decrease in the gross profit was due to the decrease in total sales as noted above, offset by an improved gross profit margin. The improvement in gross profit margin is mainly attributable to the fact that the Dongli Garden Phase 1 project, which had a low gross profit margin because of villager relocation efforts, contributed approximately 28.5% of total sales in the three months ended June 25, 2010, compared with only 10.1% in the same period of 2011. Dongli Garden was a joint effort between us and local government agencies, and Phase 1 of the project mainly involved relocating villagers previously residing on the parcel designated for Phase 2. Therefore, as part of the government’s urban modernization initiatives, the government strictly regulated the selling prices of all Phase 1 units, which were on average considerably below would-be market prices and in turn resulted in a lower profit margin. Meanwhile, we were required by the government to offer pricing concessions to relocated former villagers based on the sizes of parcels they previously resided on. On the other hand, the Longhai Mingzhu project, whose sales represented 25.9% of total sales in the three months ended June 25, 2011, had a gross margin of 61.6% due to higher average selling prices than in the same period of 2010, when Longhai Mingzhu had a gross margin of 56.8% and contributed approximately 34.7% of total sales.

Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2011 were $1.3 million, or 8.8% of sales, compared with $3.0 million, or 10.6% of sales, for the same period last year. Such decrease was mainly due to the reduction in general and administrative expenses, which decreased 55.9% to $1.3 million in the three months ended June 25, 2011 from $2.9 million in the same period in 2010. We had greater general and administrative expenses in the 2010 period as a result of the April 14, 2010 reverse acquisition and private placement transactions.

Operating income for the quarter ended June 25, 2011 was $5.1 million, or 33.0% of sales, compared with $6.3million, or 22.3% of sales, for the same period last year, a decrease of 19.7% . The decrease in operating income was due to lower total sales as noted above.

Net income and net income applicable to common shareholders for the second quarter of 2011 was $3.3 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, a decrease of 15.0% from $3.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same period last year.


Financial Condition

As of June 25, 2011, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $39.9 million, compared with $33.6 million as of December 25, 2010. Working capital as of June 25, 2011 was $115.2 million compared with $102.6 million at the end of FY 2010. Shareholders’ equity was $153.8 million, compared with $144.6 million at the end of FY 2010.

Business Outlook

For FY 2011, the Company intends to focus on sales for projects that have recently been completed, or for which construction will be completed in 2011 and 2012, including primarily the Weihai International Plaza, Qilu Textile Center (Residential), Dongli Garden 1, Oumei Complex 2, Longhai Mingzhu, and Xingfu Renjia 2 projects. In addition, pre-sale in our Jiangshan Dijing project (also known as “Chongqing Garden”) is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2011.

The Company also intends to continue its penetration into the high-end real estate market, which is expected to generate high returns within the next few years. Two projects in planning in this category are expected to start construction in FY2012, including a large community of resort homes on the beach in Weihai (the Weihai Beach Resort project) and a luxury beachfront resort hotel that will be located just across the street from the Stone Old Man beach in Qingdao (the Longhai Hotel project).

The Company is actively pursuing several development opportunities, including a high-rise commercial/office project in the new CBD zone of the Laoshan District in Qingdao and a large-scale government-promoted urban redevelopment project in a satellite city of Qingdao. These projects will be key drivers to our future growth. The Company expects to announce related details in the near future.

China Oumei filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2011.

About China Oumei Real Estate Inc.

China Oumei is one of the leading real estate development companies in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The Company develops and sells residential and commercial properties, focused on middle and upper income customers in the coastal region of the Shandong peninsula in northeastern China, including the cities of Qingdao, Weihai, and Yantai and inland locations that include Weifang.

China Oumei has six projects currently under construction with a total gross floor area of 488,299 square meters. Since its operations began in 2001, China Oumei has completed 18 projects with a total gross floor area of 1,513,898 square meters, of which approximately 95% have been sold.

China Oumei’s mission is to provide high-quality, comfortable, and convenient living and working space to middle and upper income customers, while also earning for its shareholders an internal rate of return that exceeds its cost of capital. For more information, please visit http://www.chinaoumeirealestate.com.


Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “point to,” “project,” “could,” “intend,” “target” and other similar words and expressions of the future.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact:

China Oumei Real Estate Inc.

Mr. Yu Fei (Chinese and English)
Telephone +86 532 8099 7968 in Qingdao
Mobile +86 186 0532 0209 in Qingdao

Christensen

Mr. Yuanyuan Chen (Chinese and English)
Telephone +86 10 5971 2001 in Beijing
Mobile +86 139 2337 7882 in Beijing
ychen@christensenir.com

Mr. Tom Myers (English)
Mobile +86 139 1141 3520 in Beijing
tmyers@christensenir.com

Ms. Kathy Li (Chinese and English)
Telephone +1 212 618 1978 in New York
kli@christensenir.com

Source: China Oumei Real Estate Inc.
www.ChinaOumeiRealEstate.com

Financial tables to follow.


CHINA OUMEI REAL ESTATE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    JUNE 25,        
    2011     December 25,  
    (Unaudited)     2010  
ASSETS    
CURRENT ASSETS            
   Cash $  39,948,665   $  33,590,417  
   Restricted cash   2,251,468     2,285,490  
   Revenue in excess of billings, net   24,600,281     19,458,718  
   Contracts receivable, net   31,889,811     38,615,085  
   Related party receivable   -     1,159,577  
   Inventories   74,544,305     70,410,310  
   Prepayment   14,739,923     -  
   Other receivables, net   24,251,148     25,867,452  
   Prepaid expenses   3,602,582     2,969,452  
      Total Current Assets   215,828,183     194,356,501  
             
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET   4,583,587     4,283,108  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, IDLE   -     1,808,401  
GOODWILL   3,815,515     3,716,859  
LAND USE RIGHTS, NET   55,806,408     54,973,721  



DEFERRED TAX ASSETS   1,234,489     981,669  
TOTAL ASSETS $  281,268,182   $  260,120,259  
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   
CURRENT LIABILITIES            
   Current portion of long-term debt $  34,460,042   $  35,414,500  
   Short term loans   1,444,517     1,417,264  
   Accounts payable   10,455,849     1,810,919  
   Related party payable   36,011     -  
   Customer deposits   19,833,606     21,149,526  
   Other payables   2,163,637     875,866  
   Taxes payable   31,831,042     30,971,901  
   Other current liabilities   451,299     135,442  
         Total Current Liabilities   100,676,003     91,775,418  
             
LONG TERM DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES   26,830,302     23,703,855  
             
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES            
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            
   Preference stock, par value $0.002112 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 2,774,700 shares issued and outstanding   5,860     5,860  
   Common stock, par value $0.002112 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 31,020,062 shares issued and outstanding   65,514     65,514  
   Additional paid in capital   17,641,864     17,641,864  
   Warrants outstanding   3,177,032     3,177,032  
   Appropriated retained earnings   18,721,749     17,370,972  
   Unappropriated retained earnings   99,777,149     95,871,921  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income   14,372,709     10,507,823  
      Total Shareholders' Equity   153,761,877     144,640,986  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $  281,268,182   $  260,120,259  


CHINA OUMEI REAL ESTATE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

    Three Months ended June 25     Six Months ended June 25  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
SALES $  15,308,528   $  28,241,343   $  31,012,048   $  56,461,539  
COST OF SALES   (8,903,570 )   (18,935,451 )   (18,239,846 )   (4,0146,847 )
GROSS PROFIT   6,404,958     9,305,892     12,772,202     16,314,692  
ADVERTISING   (11,935 )   (61,678 )   (56,130 )   (149,909 )
COMMISSION   (60,978 )   -     (75,685 )   -  
SELLING EXPENSES   (26,754 )   (12,879 )   (39,778 )   (31,280 )
BAD DEBT (EXPENSE) RECOVERY   49,371     11,221     (729,762 )   180,833  
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES   (1,295,376 )   (2,938,282 )   (2,906,924 )   (3,779,215 )
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS   5,059,286     6,304,274     8,963,923     12,535,121  
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)                        
   Miscellaneous income (expenses)   (309,388 )   195,401     (363,635 )   181,224  
   Interest income(expense)   5,166     (79,145 )   (22,990 )   (234,529 )
    (304,222 )   116,256     (386,625 )   (53,305 )
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES   4,755,064     6,420,530     8,577,298     12,481,816  
INCOME TAXES                        
   Current   (350,547 )   (205,394 )   (599,539 )   (401,156 )
   Deferred   (1,059,564 )   (2,278,301 )   (2,245,569 )   (4,035,342 )
    (1,410,111 )   (2,483,695 )   (2,845,108 )   (4,436,498 )
NET INCOME   3,344,953     3,936,835     5,732,190     8,045,318  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:                
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT   1,963,603     59,033     3,864,883     (9,925 )
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $  5,308,556   $  3,995,868   $  9,597,073   $  8,035,393  
NET INCOME   3,344,953     3,936,835     5,732,190     8,045,318  
PREFERENCE STOCK DIVIDENDS   -     -     (476,184 )   -  
NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $  3,344,953   $  3,936,835   $  5,256,006   $  8,045,318  
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE BASIC $  0.11   $  0.13   $  0.18   $  0.26  
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE DILUTED $  0.10   $  0.12   $  0.17   $  0.25  
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC   31,020,062     30,842,073     31,020,062     30,541,903  
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED   33,794,762     33,043,737     33,794,762     31,654,832