Meritage Homes to Present at Bank of America and NYSSA Conferences


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 27, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) is scheduled to present at the Bank of America 2006 Credit Conference and at the New York Society of Security Analysts 10th Annual Homebuilding Industry Conference the first week of December. Investor Relations Director Brent Anderson and Division President Mike Belmont will present at the Bank of America Conference in Orlando, Florida, at 7:45 AM EST on December 5, 2006. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steven J. Hilton, and Chief Financial Officer Larry W. Seay, will present at the NYSSA conference in New York City at 8:50 AM EST on December 6, 2006. Both presentations will be webcast live.

Interested investors can access the audio webcasts of the presentations and accompanying slides through the Meritage Homes website, http://www.meritagehomes.com, by following the links to "Investor Relations", then "Webcasts & Presentations", and selecting the corresponding conference link. Archived versions of each presentation and accompanying slides will be available on this site for 30 days following the presentation.

About Meritage Homes Corporation

Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) is a leader in the homebuilding industry. The Company is ranked by Builder magazine as the 13th largest homebuilder in the U.S. and has been perennially included on Forbes' "Platinum 400 - Best Big Companies in America", the Fortune 1000 and Fortune's "Fastest Growing Companies in America" lists, and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Meritage operates in fast-growing states of the southern and western United States, including six of the top 10 single-family housing markets in the country, and has reported 18 consecutive years of record revenue and net earnings. For more information about the Company, visit www.meritagehomes.com. Meritage is a member of the Public Home Builders Council of America (www.phbca.org).

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