Meritage Homes Construction S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on FormS-4 of our reports dated February 17, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Meritage Homes Corporation and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of Meritage Homes Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form10-K of Meritage Homes Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2016, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

August 3, 2017