Highlights of Financial Results for the three months ended September 30, 2009:

--  The Company generated earnings per share for the quarter of $0.13 on
    17.6 million shares outstanding on both a basic and diluted basis.
    
--  The Company generated net income for the quarter of $2.3 million, as
    compared to a net loss of $(2.2) million for the three months ended
    September 30, 2008.
    
--  Stockholders' equity increased to $2.6 million at September 30, 2009.
    
--  Total revenue for the quarter was $12.6 million with $11.2 million of
    revenue derived from homebuilding, as compared to total revenue of $13.1
    million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 with $12.3 million of
    revenue derived from homebuilding.
    

The Company delivered 40 units in the quarter at an average revenue per unit of approximately $281,000 as compared to 44 units at an average revenue per unit of $279,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2008. "We continue to be focused on taking the steps necessary to return Comstock to profitability on a regular basis," said Christopher Clemente, Comstock's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "While we still have work to do, the results in the third quarter are the result of the effort we began some 2 years ago to weather the economic storm affecting our industry and to position our company to rebuild value for our shareholders. We are cautiously optimistic that the cycle has bottomed and that conditions will continue to show signs of improvement in the coming quarters."

The Company will file a Form 10-Q for the third quarter on November 13, 2009 and will release financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 at that time.

Established in 1985, Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. is a publicly traded, diversified real estate development firm with a focus on a variety of for-sale residential products. The company currently actively markets its products under the Comstock Homes brand in the Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, N.C. metropolitan areas. Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the symbol CHCI. For more information on the Company or it projects please visit www.comstockhomebuilding.com.

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