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Meritage Homes
Meritage Homes traces its start to Monterey Homes in Arizona in 1985 and took its current name in 1998, the year it bought Sterling Communities, a Bay Area and Sacramento builder. In our area its homes are in Gilroy, off Hecker Pass, and in Morgan Hill, built in the mid-2010s. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- Meritage Homes Corporation
- headquarters
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- roots
- Monterey Homes, 1985
- renamed
- Meritage, 1998
- bay area
- bought Sterling Communities, 1998
- warranty
- 1 year, 2 years mechanical, structural up to 10
- listings say
- “Meritage Homes,” “built by Meritage”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- homes closed nationwide in 2025, per its annual report15,026
where they are
Meritage in our area
From city approvals reported in local press, SEC filings and listings; listing-only credits are marked.
| community | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland | Gilroy | 2015–2016 | 186 approved | South of Hecker Pass Hwy with Eagle Ridge to the south, the first project under the 2005 Hecker Pass Specific Plan, approved by the city in 2013 with an 8-acre park, per the Morgan Hill Times. Listings place homes on Oregano Way, Tarragon Dr, Rosemary Dr, Curry Dr and Mustard Seed Way. |
| North Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill | about 2015 | 108 planned | Between Hale Ave and Monterey Rd, per a 2013 Morgan Hill Times roundup; listings credit Meritage with homes on Paprika Dr and Cinnamon Ave in a “Stonebridge” development. |
| Harvest Park | Gilroy | 2017–2018 (listings) | — | Listings describe homes on bird-named streets with an HOA; we couldn’t confirm the builder from records. |
Meritage’s current Bay Area communities are in Contra Costa and Solano counties and the Central Valley, outside our area, per the company. A 2017 news report gives a different home count for Heartland than the 2013 approval.
the homes
What the homes are like
From the company’s annual report, city approvals and listings.
- energy
Energy features
The company says its homes meet or exceed ENERGY STAR and include a smart-home package; listings call them energy efficient.
- sites
Edge-of-town neighborhoods
Heartland sits at the foot of Hecker Pass between farmland and Eagle Ridge, per the city’s approval.
- plans
One- and two-story plans
Listings describe one-story homes and two-story homes up to about 3,000 sq ft on lots of about 5,000 sq ft.
- company
National builder, local roots
Meritage entered the Bay Area by buying Sterling Communities in 1998, per its SEC filings.
- myth check
Meritage is also a street
Gilroy has a Meritage Ct and some complexes use the name, so the ledger counts only listings that name Meritage Homes as builder.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Meritage sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Meritage Homes, mostly in Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
New-home sales the builder handled directly may not appear in the MLS. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Meritage Homes.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOAsHeartland and Harvest Park listings show associations. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget and reserve study.
- Special taxesCheck the tax bill for community facilities district lines; we couldn’t confirm whether these tracts pay one.
- Warranty and SB 800Meritage’s annual report describes a 1-year workmanship, 2-year mechanical and up to 10-year structural warranty. California’s Right to Repair Act generally allows defect claims for up to 10 years after completion, so these mid-2010s homes are inside that window for a few more years.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Community and completion dateWe confirm the community, plan and completion date, which set the comparables and the warranty window.
- HOA and tax reviewWe read the HOA budget and reserves and check the tax bill for special taxes.
- Warranty recordsWe ask for the warranty booklet and service history.
- The right comparablesWe compare against the same plan in the same community first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the communityBuyers search for Heartland and the Hecker Pass area by name, so we lead with them.
- Warranty recordsWe gather the warranty booklet so buyers can see what remains.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who is Meritage Homes?
A Scottsdale, Arizona builder that traces its start to Monterey Homes in 1985 and closed 15,026 homes in 2025, per its annual report. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange.
Where did Meritage build here?
In Gilroy, its Heartland neighborhood south of Hecker Pass Highway was approved in 2013 for 186 homes; in Morgan Hill it planned 108 homes on the north end. Listings also credit it with Harvest Park in Gilroy.
What warranty does Meritage offer?
Its annual report describes 1 year on workmanship, 2 years on mechanical systems and structural coverage up to 10 years, depending on state law. The home’s own documents control.
Is Meritage still building here?
Not in our area right now. The company’s current Bay Area communities are in Contra Costa and Solano counties and the Central Valley.
sources
Sources
SEC filings, local press and company pages, checked October 2026.
- Meritage Homes annual report (10-K, 2025)Scale, energy claims and warrantywww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833079/000083307926000010/mth-20251231.htm
- Meritage Corporation registration statement (1999)Monterey Homes, Legacy Homes and Sterling Communitieswww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833079/000095014799000648/0000950147-99-000648.txt
- Morgan Hill Times: New homes for Hecker Pass (2013)Heartland’s approval in Gilroymorganhilltimes.com/new-homes-for-hecker-pass/
- Morgan Hill Times: New homes are back (2013)Meritage’s Morgan Hill planmorganhilltimes.com/new-homes-are-back/
- CEQAnet: Hecker Pass Specific Plan (SCH 2003012119)The 2005 specific planceqanet.lci.ca.gov/Project/2003012119
- Meritage Homes: Bay AreaCurrent communities (company)www.meritagehomes.com/state/ca/bay-area
- California Civil Code § 94110-year limit for construction-defect claimscalifornia.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_941
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
talk to a property nerd
Own a Meritage home?
We can value it against resales of the same plan and get the HOA and warranty paperwork in order. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
