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Xin Zhou Executive Chairman

Mr. Xin Zhou is one of the co-founders of our company and has served as our executive chairman since September 2009 and chairman and chief executive officer from 2003 to September 2009. Mr. Zhou has over 15 years of experience in China’s real estate industry. From 1997 to 2003, he served as a director and the general manager of Shanghai Real Estate Exchange Co., Ltd., and as the deputy general manager of Shanghai Jinfeng Investments Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mr. Zhou also served as the chairman and general manager of Shanghai Wanxin Real Estate Investments Consulting Ltd. from 1994 and 1997. In recognition of his contribution to the development of real estate marketing, brokerage and circulation area in Shanghai and elsewhere in China, Mr. Zhou was awarded the “Special Contribution Award in China’s Real Estate Circulation Industry” in 2005, and named one of the “2005 ten most influential people in the real estate services industry” from China City Property Exposition Commission. Mr. Zhou currently serves as Chairman of the Real Estate Services Committee of the China Real Estate Association. Mr. Zhou received his bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Industrial University.

Neil Nanpeng  Shen Director

Mr. Neil Nanpeng Shen has served as our director since January 2005. Mr. Shen is the founding managing partner of Sequoia Capital China Advisors (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Shen co-founded Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ — HMIN), or Home Inns, a leading economy hotel chain in China, and Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (NASDAQ — CTRP), or Ctrip, the largest travel consolidator in China. Currently, Mr. Shen is a co-chairman of Home Inns, a director of Ctrip and also an independent director of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ — FMCN), a media advertising company based in China. Mr. Shen also serves on the boards of a number of private companies based in China. He served as Ctrip’s chief financial officer from 2000 to October 2005 and as president from August 2003 to October 2005. Prior to founding Ctrip, Mr. Shen worked for more than eight years in the investment banking industry in New York and Hong Kong. Mr. Shen received his bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and his master’s degree from the School of Management at Yale University.

Canhao Huang Director

Mr. Canhao Huang has served as our director since April 2006 and as the head of operations since September 2007. He served as a vice president from 2000 to September 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Huang was a manager at Shanghai No. 1 Department Store Co., Ltd. from 1985 to 2000.

Jianjun Zang Director

Mr. Jianjun Zang has served as acting chief executive officer and a director since September 2009 and as an executive president of primary real estate agency service from 2001 to September 2009. Previously, Mr. Zang served as our director from December 2004 to August 2007. He was the chairman and general manager of the predecessor of Shanghai Real Estate Brokerage Co., Ltd. in 2000. Mr. Zang served as a director and general manager of Shanghai Yidu Real Estate Sales & Planning Co., Ltd. from 1998 to 2000, and as an operating director of Shanghai Lidahang Real Estate Consulting Co. from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Zang received a bachelor’s degree from Fudan University and an EMBA degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Dr. Bing Xiang Independent Director

Mr. Bing Xiang has served as our independent director since August 2007. Mr. Xiang has served as an independent director of Huicong International Information since 2002, and has served as an independent director of Shanxi Taichuan Machine Development Co., Ltd. and E Fund Management Co., Ltd. since 2001. Mr. Xiang is a Professor of accounting and Dean at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Prior to that, Mr. Xiang was a professor and founding director of EMBA and Executive Education programs at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He also taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese University of Hong Kong and China-Europe International Business School. Mr. Xiang holds a bachelor’s degree from the Xi’an University of Transportation and a Ph.D. degree in accounting from the University of Alberta.

Hongchao Zhu Independent Director

Mr. Hongchao Zhu has served as our independent director since August 2007. Since 1985, Mr. Zhu has served as managing partner of Shanghai United Law Firm. Mr. Zhu also serves as vice chairman of the All China Bar Association and vice chairman of the Shanghai Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Zhu serves as arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Association as well as arbitrator of China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission. Mr. Zhu received both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in law from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. May Wu

May Wu Independent Director

Ms. May Wu has served as our independent director since April 2008. She has been the chief financial officer of Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.("Home Inns")(NASDAQ:HMIN) since May 2006. She served as Home Inns’ senior vice president of finance from March 2006 to May 2006. Prior to joining Home Inns, Ms. Wu was a first vice president at Schroder Investment Management, North America Inc. from 2005 to March 2006, and a vice president from 2003 to 2004. She was responsible for investment research and management for various funds specializing in the consumer and services sectors. From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Wu was an equity research analyst at JP Morgan Asset Management where she also served as a vice president from 2000 to 2002. Ms. Wu holds a bachelor’s degree from Fudan University in China, a master’s degree from Brooklyn College at the City University of New York and an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Yunchang Gu Independent Director

Mr. Yunchang Gu has served as our independent director since August 2008. Mr. Gu is currently vice president of the China Real Estate and Housing Research Association. He served as vice president and secretary general of the China Real Estate Association from 1998 to 2006. From 1988 to 1998, he was deputy director of the Center of Policy Research of the Ministry of Construction. Mr. Gu is currently an independent director of Shimao Property Holdings Limited (SEHK: 0813) and Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited (SEHK: 3377). Mr. Gu received his Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Shanghai Tongji University.

Jeffrey Zhijie Zeng Independent Director

Mr. Jeffrey Zhijie Zeng has served as our independent director since August 2008. Mr. Zeng is a founding managing partner of Kaixin Investment, a venture capital fund founded in March 2008 by China Development Bank and CITIC. Prior to that, he served as managing director of Walden International since 2001. From 1998 to 2001, he was assistant to the Chairman at CITIC Pacific Ltd. At present, Mr. Zeng serves as an independent director for four listed companies: China Greatwall Computer Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange:000066), UFIDA Software Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Stock Exchange:600588), Shanghai AJ Corporation (Shanghai Stock Exchange:600643) and Chinasoft International Ltd. (SEHK:8216). Mr. Zeng holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Nagasaki, Japan and a Master’s degree in Management from Stanford University.