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The Way To 200K: Meritage Homes Celebrates 40th Anniversary
National homebuilder commemorates its four-decade history with the milestone of delivering 200,000 homes since 1985SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes, the fifth largest public homebuilder in the U.S., is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. Founded in 1985 by Steven J. Hilton and William W. Cleverly, Meritage started as a semi-custom luxury builder and pivoted to focus on affordable entry-level homes in 2016. Today, Meritage is a top five public homebuilder
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