Exhibit 23.3



                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Meritage Corporation of our report dated January 25,
2002 relating to the financial statements of Perma-Bilt, A Nevada Corporation,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Meritage Corporation dated
July 2, 2003. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Orange County, California
November 3, 2003