Meritage Homes to Present At 8th Annual JMP Securities Conference

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH), a leading U.S. homebuilder, announced today that Meritage executive management will make a presentation to the investment community on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. PT at the 8th Annual JMP Securities Conference in San Francisco, CA. The Company's presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed through the "Investor Relations" page of the Meritage Homes website, http://www.meritagehomes.com. Participants should access the webcast event page at least five minutes before the live event. An archived version of the Company's presentation will also be available on this site following the presentation.

About Meritage Homes Corporation

Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) builds primarily single-family homes across the southern and western United States under the Meritage, Monterey and Legacy brands. Meritage has active communities in Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Tucson, Las Vegas, the East Bay/Central Valley and Inland Empire of California, Denver and Orlando. The Company closed more than 5,600 homes in 2008 and was ranked by Builder magazine as the 10th largest homebuilder in the U.S. For more information about the Company, visit www.meritagehomes.com.

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CONTACT:  Meritage Homes Corporation
          Investor Relations:
          Brent Anderson, Vice President-Investor Relations
            (972) 580-6360
          Corporate Communications:
          Jane Hays, Vice President-Corporate Communications
            (972) 580-6353

Released May 13, 2009