EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-123661 of our report dated March 15,
2005, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Meritage Homes
Corporation and subsidiaries and of our report on internal control over
financial reporting dated March 15, 2005 (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion on management's assessment on the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting and an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control over financial reporting, because of a material weakness),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Meritage Homes Corporation and
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004 and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.


/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Phoenix, Arizona
May 13, 2005