Meritage Homes Corp. First Quarter Earnings Call and Webcast Scheduled for April 26, 2006

Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE: MTH) today announced thatthe company will release earnings for its first quarter ended March31, 2006, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, after the market closes. Aconference call will be held Wednesday morning, April 26, 2006, at 10a.m. EDT to discuss the results of the quarter. The dial-in number is800-510-0178, and participants are encouraged to dial in five minutesbefore the call begins. A webcast of the call and accompanyingmaterials will be accessible on the "Investor Relations" page of thecompany's Web site at http://www.meritagehomes.com.

A replay of the call will be available after 12 p.m. EDT April 26,2006, through midnight May 26, 2006, by dialing 888-286-8010 andreferencing passcode 57700829. The webcast replay will be available onthe "Investor Relations" page of the company's Web site, and throughCCBN for two weeks at www.fulldisclosure.com.

About Meritage Homes Corp.

Meritage Homes Corp. is a leader in the homebuilding industry. Thecompany is ranked by Builder magazine as the 13th largest homebuilderin the United States, and has been perennially included on Forbes'"Platinum 400 - Best Big Companies in America," the Fortune 1000 andFortune's "Fastest Growing Companies in America" lists, and the S&PSmallCap 600 Index. Meritage operates in fast-growing states of thesouthern and western United States, including six of the top 10single-family housing markets in the country, and has reported 18consecutive years of record revenue and net earnings. For moreinformation about the company, visit www.meritagehomes.com. Meritageis a member of the Public Home Builders Council of America(www.phbca.org).