SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and Operation Homefront have partnered to thank a military family for their service by presenting them with a brand new, mortgage-free and energy-efficient Meritage home as part of the Permanent Homes for Veterans program. Prior to Veteran's Day, Navy Petty Officer First Class Garfield Johnson, his wife, Tia, and their two young children received the keys to their 1,840 square-foot, single-story home located in the new Bristol Meadows community in Zephyrhills near Tampa, Florida.

The Permanent Homes for Veterans program has placed more than 700 military families in mortgage-free homes and deeded over $90 million in home equity. This is the fourteenth new home Meritage Homes has constructed and donated to military families.

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