Meritage Homes to Present At UBS Building & Building Products 6th Annual CEO Conference

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 4, 2008 (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 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. ET at the UBS Building & Building Products 6th Annual CEO Conference in New York City. The Company's presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed, along with the presentation materials, 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 An archived version of the Company's presentation will also be available on this site following the presentation.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 was ranked by Builder magazine in 2008 as the 12th largest homebuilder in the U.S. and ranked #803 on the 2008 Fortune 1000 list. 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) 543-8207
         Corporate Communications:
         Jane Hays, Vice President-Corporate Communications
           (972) 543-8123

Released November 4, 2008