Meritage Homes

Meritage Homes was founded in 1985 as Monterey Homes in Scottsdale, Arizona, by Steve Hilton and William "Bill" Cleverly.In 1997, the company changed its name to Meritage Homes Corp, and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MTH.In 2011, the company unveiled its first net-zero energy homes, in Buckeye, Arizona.In July 2014, the company acquired Douglasville, Georgia-based Legendary Communities, the owner operator of almost 4,000 home sites, for nearly $130 million.In 2015, the company promoted its Sierra Crest development in Fontana, CA as California's first net-zero energy community.In April 2019, the company built its first all-electric, zero-net-energy townhome community, in Irvine California. In December, the Wall Street Journal reported how large home builders like Meritage were targeting millennials by producing a larger number of less expensive, entry-level homes.