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Phillippe Lord

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President & Director, MERITAGE HOMES CORP

Search every verified Phillippe Lord interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. During Meritage Homes' second quarter 2026 earnings call on July 31, 2026, Phillippe Lord discussed the company's strategy of maintaining profitability by avoiding higher incentive usage in a competitive market, stating that the company would not sacrifice profitability or deplete lot positions by forcing absorptions where demand is relatively inelastic. He attributed a year-over-year improvement in direct costs and a mid-quarter dip in interest rates to the company's ability to close homes with lower incentives, contributing to an 18.6 percent adjusted gross margin. Lord also addressed the company's approach to land banking, noting that while it had not been a major focus over the past five years due to high costs and changed optionality, the company aims to increase land banking to 40 percent over time to control more land with less balance sheet exposure as it grows from 15,000 to 20,000 units. He clarified that the company would not introduce design studios or extensive personalization, instead focusing on building homes with wider footprints and nicer features without extending construction timelines.

Recent appearances

  • Meritage Homes Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Entry-Level Home Orders & Deliveries Protect Yields

    July 31, 2026 · 📺 i101

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  • Meritage Homes AGM 2026 | Entry-Level Housing Build Strategy Backed By Re-Elected Board Slate

    May 23, 2026 · 📺 i101

    Meritage Homes AGM 2026 | Entry-Level Housing Build Strategy Backed By Re-Elected Board Slate | May 21, 2026. If you find our work useful, please support us by purchasing a Super Thanks— it truly helps us a lot. #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall Earnings Call | Earnings Conference Call | Earnings concall | concall | quarterly results | Stock News | Full Year results | Fiscal Year results | investment news | stock latest news | Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Annual Meeting of Unitholders | Special and Annual Meeting of Shareholders | AGM | Annual General Meeting If you wan…

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  • What It Takes to Lead at Scale: A Conversation with Phillippe Lord

    April 20, 2026 · 📺 Zonda Home

    In this episode of Zonda’s Inspirational Leadership Series, Mollie Carmichael sits down with Phillippe Lord to explore the leadership principles behind one of the nation’s top homebuilders. Phillippe shares candid insights on building a high-performance culture, leading through constant change, and why people—not process—are the true differentiator in homebuilding. From defining non-negotiables to fostering trust and transparency, this conversation offers practical guidance for leaders navigating today’s evolving housing market. You’ll also hear Phillippe’s perspective on affordability, inno…

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  • The Iran War is Masking Economic Problems: Why Housing is So Expensive | The Weekly Wrap

    March 27, 2026 · 📺 Steve Eisman

    Sign up for The Real Eisman Playbook Premium at https://premium.realeismanplaybook.com/ On this episode of The Weekly Wrap, Steve Eisman breaks down the latest with the war in Iran and how it continues to mask deeper economic risks. He also mentions even more bad news in the world of private credit and suggests we're hitting the beginning of a credit cycle. The episode also features an in-depth interview with Meritage Homes CEO Phillippe Lord, in which the two of them discuss the real reasons housing affordability continues to worsen in the U.S. 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Iran War Updates 03:07 -…

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  • Meritage Homes Corporation Q4 2025 Earnings Call

    January 29, 2026 · 📺 i101

    Meritage Homes Corporation Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call. #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall Q4 2025 Earnings Call | Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call | Q4 2025 Earnings concall | Q4 2025 concall | Q4 2025 quarterly results | Stock News | Q4 2025 results | Q4 FY 2025 results | Q4 Fiscal Year 2025 results | Q4 FY2025 results | investment news | stock latest news If you want us to remove your company's earnings call or any other conference call, please reach out to [email protected].

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  • $MTH Meritage Homes Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call

    July 24, 2025 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    07/24/2025 Q&A: 24:56 Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. It operates through two segments: Homebuilding and Financial Services. The company acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for entry-level and first move-up buyers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It also provides title and escrow, mortgage, insurance, title insurance, and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. Merita…

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  • Meritage Homes CEO: We fill a void in housing market with move-in ready homes

    December 02, 2024 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Phillippe Lord, Meritage Homes CEO, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss what to expect in the upcoming year for home ...

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  • If rates stay stable we expect to see strong housing demand, says Meritage Homes CEO Phillippe Lord

    December 12, 2023 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Phillippe Lord, Meritage Homes CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the home builders marker, interest rates impact on ...

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  • Meritage Homes CEO Phillippe Lord on the housing market

    February 02, 2023 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Meritage Homes CEO Phillippe Lord joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the Fed rate hikes impacting mortgages, downtrends in ...

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