EXHIBIT 99.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of  Meritage  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending June 30, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John R.
Landon, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
to my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



                                        MERITAGE CORPORATION,
                                        a Maryland Corporation

                                        By /s/ JOHN R. LANDON
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                                           John R. Landon
                                           CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER