Comstock Homebuilding Reports Preliminary Results for Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

Market Wire, April, 2008

Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) ("Comstock" or the "Company") today released unaudited preliminary results for its first quarter of 2008 which ended on March 31, 2008.

Highlights of 1Q 2008 preliminary results are as follows:

                                                                    All
(dollars in 000s)                DC Metro   Raleigh    Atlanta    Markets
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross new orders                        24         18          9         51
Cancellations                            4          8          4         16
Net new orders                          20         10          5         35

Gross new order revenue         $  8,240.2 $  4,207.1 $  2,785.7 $ 15,233.0
Cancellation revenue            $    888.9 $  2,726.3 $    954.7 $  4,569.9
Net new order revenue           $  7,351.3 $  1,480.7 $  1,831.1 $ 10,663.1

Settlements                             16         22         10         48
Settled revenue                 $  6,062.2 $  6,473.6 $  3,398.0 $ 15,933.8

Backlog                                 17         27         14         58
Backlog revenue                 $  4,609.7 $  7,949.2 $  4,665.0 $ 17,223.8

Additional highlights of the quarter ended March 31, 2008 include:

--  Gross new order revenue at the Company's Eclipse project was $5.8
    million on 12 gross new orders.  Net new order revenue at the Eclipse was
    $5.2 million on 9 net new orders after cancellations. Settlement revenue
    for the quarter at the Eclipse was $4.4 million on 9 settlements at an
    average of $484,230 per unit or $494.90 per square foot;

--  The Company will report positive gross margin of approximately 13%
    before non-cash charges for the quarter. Based on preliminary results, the
    Company expects to report positive net income for the quarter;

--  During the quarter the Company closed on a $40.0 million revolving
    credit facility with KeyBank National Association which refinanced the
    Company's Eclipse at Potomac Yard and Towns at Station View projects and
    provided discretionary working capital to the Company;

--  Concurrent with the closing of the KeyBank facility the Company
    executed on its option to restructure its $30.0 million senior unsecured
    debt with JP Morgan Ventures. Under the terms of the option, the Company
    paid $6.0 million in cash to JP Morgan Ventures, entered into an amended
    and restated five-year indenture for $9.0 million and issued a seven-year
    warrant to JP Morgan Ventures for the purchase of 1.5 million shares of the
    Company's Class A common stock at $0.70 per share. The remaining $15.0
    million previously outstanding under the indenture was cancelled;

--  The $15.0 million of debt cancellation was accounted for in accordance
    with FAS 15, 'Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt
    Restructurings.' Under FAS 15, the Company will record an $8.4 million pre-
    tax gain in the quarter after accounting for $2.2 million of restructuring
    expenses and $4.4 million of future interest cost associated with the
    restructured notes. In accordance with FAS 15, the $4.4 million of future
    interest cost is carried on the Company's balance sheet at March 31, 2008
    as additional debt associated with the restructured notes. The Company will
    reduce the incremental outstanding debt and recognize the $4.4 million gain
    on a quarterly basis over the remaining life of the notes.
    

The Company announced that it will hold an investor conference call hosted by Christopher Clemente, Chief Executive Officer, and Bruce Labovitz, Chief Financial Officer, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is 877-323-2090 and the international dial-in is 416-695-6120. There is no access code required. Investors are advised to join at least five minutes prior to the call to register. The call will also be available via live webcast on the Company's website at http://www.comstockhomebuilding.com in the "Investor Relations" section. The call will be archived for seven days. Domestic callers can access the instant replay at 800-408-3053 and international caller can access the instant replay at 416-695-5800. The access code for the instant replay is 3259537.

About Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc.

Established in 1985, Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. is a publically traded, diversified real estate development firm with a focus on affordably priced for-sale residential products. Comstock builds and markets single-family homes, townhouses, mid-rise condominiums, high-rise condominiums, mixed-use urban communities and active adult communities. The company currently markets its products under the Comstock Homes brand in the Washington, D.C.; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Atlanta, Georgia 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 .