UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 Amendment No. 1

                                       to

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 29, 1997
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                           MONTEREY HOMES CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Maryland                          1-9977                    86-0611231
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)



  6613 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 200, Scottsdale, Arizona             85250
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (602) 998-8700
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                                      NONE
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

                  The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following item of
its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 29, 1997, as set forth below:

Item 5.  Other Events


                  On May 29, 1997,  the Company  signed a  definitive  agreement
with Legacy Homes, Ltd., Legacy  Enterprises,  Inc., and John and Eleanor Landon
(together,  the  "Legacy  Entities"),  to acquire the  homebuilding  and related
mortgage service business of Legacy Homes, Ltd. and affiliates.  Legacy Homes is
a builder of  entry-level  and move-up homes  headquartered  in the  Dallas/Fort
Worth metropolitan area and was founded in 1988 by its current  President,  John
Landon.  In 1996 Legacy Homes had pre-tax income of $8.8 million on sales of $84
million,  compared to pre-tax  income of $5.7 million on sales of $62 million in
1995. Legacy Homes closed escrow on 623 homes in 1996, a 32% increase over 1995,
a year in which Legacy was recognized as one of the top ten  homebuilders in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area.

                  At Closing,  the Company  will pay an amount equal to the book
value of the acquired assets, plus $623,000 in cash and will issue approximately
$4 million of Company common stock.  The Company will also assume  substantially
all the liabilities of the Legacy Entities,  including indebtedness that will be
incurred prior to Closing to fund  distributions to the current  shareholders of
Legacy  Homes that are  expected  to reduce its book  value to $5  million.  The
transactions are subject to normal closing  conditions,  including certain third
party consents. The transactions are expected to be consummated on or about June
30, 1997.

                  Additionally,   the  purchase  price  will  include   deferred
contingent   payments  for  the  four  years   following   the  closing  of  the
transactions.  The  deferred  contingent  payments  will be  equal to 12% of the
pre-tax  income  of the  Company  and 20% of the  pre-tax  income  of the  Texas
division of the Company.  In no event will the total of the deferred  contingent
payments exceed $15 million.

                  In connection  with the  transactions,  John Landon will enter
into a four-year  employment  agreement  with the Company.  He will be appointed
Chief  Operating  Officer  and Co- Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company and
President and Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company's  Texas  division.  Mr.
Landon  will  also be  granted  an  option  to  purchase  166,667  shares of the
Company's  common stock.  In addition,  the Company has agreed to use reasonable
best efforts to cause Mr.  Landon to be elected to its Board of  Directors.  The
transactions  are more  fully  described  in the  agreement  included  herein as
Exhibit 2.

Item 7.           Financial  Statements,  Pro Forma  Financial  Information  and
                  Exhibits.

                                                                                       
                  (c)  Agreement  of  Purchase  and Sale  of Assets By and Among          Exhibit 2
                       Monterey Homes  Corporation,  Legacy Homes,  Ltd., Legacy
                       Enterprises,  Inc.  and John  Landon and  Eleanor  Landon
                       dated May 29, 1997

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                                   SIGNATURES


              Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        MONTEREY HOMES CORPORATION


Date: June  18, 1997                    By: /s/Larry W. Seay
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                                           Larry W. Seay
                                           Vice President of Finance and
                                           Chief Financial Officer
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