Meritage Corporation News

Home buyers have been impressed by "New Urbanism" design principles incorporated within the new Meritage Homes neighborhoods in Southern Nevada, according to sales associate Sam Di Blasi.

Harvard Investments Inc. and Meritage Homes of Arizona Inc. paid $27 million to acquire 650 acres of residential development land in the Lakes at Rancho El Dorado.

Some home-builder executives say the industry is making progress on reducing the inventory of new homes for sale on the market by scaling back construction, lowering prices and other measures.

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Spearheading Tuesday's 'most unusual activity' within the S&P500 was homebuilder D.R. Horton .

When home builders gather these days to talk about the state of their industry, all conversations eventually circle back to the one inescapable question: Who among them will survive?Meritage Homes executives ...

Phoenix Business Journal - by Lynn Ducey Phoenix Business Journal Chief financial officers say their responsibilities are becoming increasingly broad as top management seeks financial information that will ...

Meritage Homes Corporation Company Profile - View Meritage Homes Corporation Company Information Use of, registration on, this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement . via The Business Journal of Phoenix

Phoenix Business Journal - by Jan Buchholz Meritage Homes of Scottsdale was rated eighth among the nation's 13 largest publicly traded home builders for its sustainability practices. via The Business Journal of Phoenix

“Free window coverings, free furniture, free home theater system with TV and a whole lot more will be included with all homes sold this weekend.”

Home shoppers have opportunity to 'Get It All' SPECIAL TO REAL ESTATE Meritage Homes is hosting the Get It All grand opening event at four neighborhoods in Henderson. via Las Vegas Review Journal

Homebuilders Turning Into Small Caps After 67% Slump. "The worst housing slump in 70 years erased 67% from the market value of homebuilders in the S&P500 Index, turning the companies into small-cap stocks. via The US Market Blog

Home Builders Changing Business Model. "Lennar's 2007 loss all but canceled out its profit from 2005-2006... WCI Communities' ... 2007 loss offset its combined annual profits since 2001... Morningstar analyst ... via Seeking Alpha

“Our impairment charges were the result of both lower home prices in some markets and greater incentives we offered on unsold homes in order to recapture our investment in that inventory”

Meritage Homes reported a first-quarter loss of $45.3 million or about $1.72 per share, with home closings down 26 percent and sale orders 21 percent compared with the first quarter of 2007. via Sacramento Business Journal

“We view Meritage's decision to issue equity as more of an opportunistic response to the recent rise in the share price rather than an urgent effort to improve liquidity”

Shares of Meritage Homes Corp. fell nearly 7% Thursday after the company said that it plans to offer up to 4 million shares of common stock in a secondary offering, a move that would dilute the shares of ... via MarketWatch

Compensation for Meritage Homes Corp. CEO Steven Hilton last year took a hit as the Phoenix builder struggled with the housing downturn. via The Business Journal of Phoenix

Meritage Homes on April 14 announced it had settled favorably an attempt to recoup payments associated with the termination agreement with its former co-CEO and chairman, John Landon. via Tools of the Trade

The settlement resolves disputes between Landon, who left in May 2006, and the company over an employment agreement. via Market Watch

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