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2008</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 8.01</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER EVENTS</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
April&nbsp;3, 2008, we announced in a press release information concerning our
preliminary closings, orders, backlog and cancellations for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2008, as well as additional information regarding our credit facility balance
and our projected impairments.&#160; A copy of
this press release, including information concerning forward-looking statements
and factors that may affect our future results, is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>

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EXHIBITS</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated April&nbsp;3,
2008</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: &#160;April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MERITAGE
  HOMES CORPORATION</font></p>
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  Vice President and Chief<br>
  Financial Officer</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MERITAGE
HOMES REPORTS PRELIMINARY SALES, CLOSINGS AND BACKLOG FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
2008, AND CONTINUED PROGRESS ON KEY OBJECTIVES</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Scottsdale, Ariz. (April&nbsp;3, 2008) &#150; Meritage Homes Corporation
(NYSE: MTH), a leading U.S. homebuilder, today reported preliminary sales,
closings and backlog for the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2008, and continued
progress on several of the Company&#146;s key operating and financial objectives.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company expects to report approximately $370 million of closing
revenue on 1,320 homes, and $420 million in net sales on 1,630 homes ordered in
the first quarter of 2008, after a cancellation rate of 27%. These results
compared to closing revenue of $576 million on 1,796 homes, and $641 million in
net sales on 2,073 homes ordered in the first quarter of 2007, net of a 27%
cancellation rate. Ending backlog at March&nbsp;31, 2008, is estimated to be $720
million, compared to $1.3 billion at March&nbsp;31, 2007.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Since the housing market has continued to weaken over the last two
years, our primary objectives to manage through this downturn have been to
strengthen our balance sheet by reducing our inventory and debt, and build
liquidity to take advantage of future opportunities,&#148; said Steven J. Hilton,
chairman and CEO of Meritage Homes. &#147;We made further progress on several of our
primary operating and financial objectives in the first three months of this
year. We generated significant cash during the period by closing sales on homes
in inventory and collecting $76 million in tax refunds. We reduced our standing
inventory of unsold homes by about 340 this quarter, bringing our total inventory
of unsold homes completed or under construction down to less than 770 at March&nbsp;31,
2008. And we paid off all but two million dollars of our bank debt by the end
of the quarter, equating to a $250 million total reduction in our bank facility
debt over the last nine months. We expect to report continued compliance with
all of our debt covenants at quarter-end, and believe we&#146;ll report additional
progress on our operating and financial objectives through the remainder of
2008.&#148;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Due to additional impairments driven by the Company&#146;s aggressive
pricing of unsold inventory combined with further declines in home prices in
many Meritage markets, the Company expects to record approximately $60-65
million of charges related to real estate valuation adjustments and write-offs
in the first quarter of 2008.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Considering the level of impairments we&#146;ve recorded to date, and our
much lower inventory levels, we expect our total real estate impairments for
the year will be significantly lower than last year&#146;s, and they should decline
as prices stabilize,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Hilton.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company plans to release earnings on April&nbsp;28 after the market
closes, and will host a conference call and webcast on April&nbsp;29, 2008, at
8:00&nbsp;a.m. Pacific Time (11:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss first
quarter 2008 results. The conference call will be webcast by B2i and available
through the &#147;Investor Relations&#148; page&nbsp;of the Company&#146;s web site at
http://www.meritagehomes.com. For telephone participants, the dial-in number is
800-374-0113 with a passcode of &#147;Meritage.&#148; Participants are encouraged to dial
in five minutes before the call begins. A replay of the call will be available
after 1:00&nbsp;p.m. EDT April&nbsp;29, 2008 on the website noted above, or by
dialing 800-642-1687, and referencing passcode 42077092.</font></p>

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<h4 align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">About
Meritage Homes Corporation</font></b></h4>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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 California East Bay/Central Valley and Inland Empire, Denver and
Orlando.&#160; The Company was ranked by
Builder magazine in 2007 as the 12th largest homebuilder in the U.S. and ranked
#580 on the 2007 Fortune 1000 list. For more information about the Company,
visit www.meritagehomes.com.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Click here to join our email alert list: </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1474&amp;to=ea&amp;s=0</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&#160; Such statements include those regarding the
Company&#146;s preliminary results for closings, revenue, sales, backlog, potential </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">charges related to real estate valuation
adjustments and write-offs<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> for the first
quarter and full year 2008, continued </font>compliance with debt covenants and
expectations for additional progress on the Company&#146;s operating and financial
objectives<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">. Such statements are based upon
preliminary financial and operating data, which are subject to finalization by
management and review by our independent public accountants, as well as the
current beliefs and expectations of Company management, and current market
conditions, which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The
Company intends to report final results later this month, but makes no
commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or changes in these expectations.</font></font></p>

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including: fluctuations in demand, competition, sales orders, cancellation
rates and home prices in our markets; potential write-downs or write-offs of
assets or deposits; interest rates and changes in the availability and pricing
of residential mortgages; housing affordability;&#160; success in locating and negotiating potential
acquisitions; successful integration of acquired operations with existing
operations; investments in land and development joint ventures; dependence on
key personnel and the availability of satisfactory </font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">subcontractors; materials and labor costs; the ability to take certain
actions because of restrictions contained in the indentures for the Company&#146;s
senior and senior subordinated notes and the agreement for the unsecured credit
facility; the Company&#146;s lack of geographic diversification; the cost and
availability of insurance, including the unavailability of insurance for the
presence of mold; potential exposure to natural disasters; the impact of
construction defect and home warranty claims; demand for and acceptance of the
Company&#146;s homes; changes in the availability and pricing of real estate in the
markets in which the Company operates; the ability to acquire additional land
or options to acquire additional land on acceptable terms; the exposure to
obligations under performance and surety bonds, performance guarantees and
letters of credit; general economic slow downs; consumer confidence, which can
be impacted by economic and other factors such as terrorism, war, or threats
thereof and changes in energy prices or stock markets; inflation in the cost of
materials used to construct homes; the Company&#146;s level of indebtedness and the
ability to raise additional capital when and if needed; legislative or other
initiatives that seek to restrain growth or new housing construction or similar
measures and other factors identified in documents filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, under the caption &#147;Risk Factors.&#148; As
a result of these and other factors, the Company&#146;s stock and note prices may
fluctuate dramatically.</font></p>

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