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“Palmer and her expert team organized two companies into one unified one with staffs working together efficiently and effectively,” said Jean Dimeo, BUILDER’s editor in chief. “Plus, they navigated a declining market, sale from a British company, a private equity purchase, and now a public offering.”

About BUILDER

Published by Hanley Wood, BUILDER is the leading brand in residential construction and serves as the magazine of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). For more than three decades, BUILDER has provided essential news, information and resources about products, technologies, trends, regulatory requirements and best practices to help home building professionals innovate for success. With an integrated platform encompassing print, online and in-person, BUILDER is a trusted source for top builders, architects and other industry professionals across the country.

About Taylor Morrison

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison (NYSE:TMHC) operates in the U.S. under the Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes brands and in Canada under the Monarch brand. Taylor Morrison is a homebuilder and land developer building single-family detached and attached homes and serving a wide array of customers from first-time buyers and move-up families to luxury and active adult customers. Taylor Morrison divisions operate in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. Darling Homes serves move-up families and luxury homebuyers in Texas. Monarch, Canada's oldest homebuilder builds homes for first-time buyers and move-up families in Toronto and Ottawa as well as high rise condominiums in Toronto.

For more information about Taylor Morrison, Darling Homes or Monarch, please visit www.taylormorrison.com, www.darlinghomes.com and www.monarchgroup.net.

Contact
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
Erin Willis, (480) 734-2060
Investor Relations
investor@taylormorrison.com

Scottsdale, Ariz. – The promise of a new home and a new life is coming true for Georgia resident Mark Roberson, who was announced today as the winner of the Taylor Morrison 2012 Dream Home Giveaway.

Roberson, an unemployed truck driver from Clarkston, Georgia, saw the fortunes of him and his wife, Gloria, change with a single phone call last week when he was notified by Taylor Morrison representatives that he had won a $200,000 dream home. As the grand prize winner, he was told he could select a home wherever Taylor Morrison currently builds. Roberson and his wife chose Houston, Texas, where they plan to begin a new chapter in their lives together. 

“It’s still hard to comprehend,” Roberson said. “It’s something that we’ve wanted for a long time – a home of our own.”

Roberson said he couldn’t believe his good fortune when the call arrived at his suburban Atlanta home.

“The phone rang and my wife handed it to me, saying ‘There’s someone on the phone for you,’” Roberson said. “I wasn’t quite awake yet so when they told me that I’d won, I didn’t really believe it. I said, “Ma’am, it’s not good to play with people’s emotions.’”

Originally from Sumter, South Carolina, Roberson said times had been hard on him and his wife. After getting laid off as a truck driver for DeKalb County, Roberson said he had submitted more than 100 job applications to no avail.

“We were living off a $100 a week,” he said. “And that was getting ready to run out in two weeks.” 

It was during his online job search that Roberson came across an ad for Taylor Morrison’s Dream Home Giveaway. He entered the contest and almost as fast as he had found the giveaway, it slipped from his memory.

“I just forgot about it,” he said. “The phone call brought it all back to me. And now, we’re as giddy as little kids.” 

And ready to begin his new life with his wife in Houston, where a promising economy offers the hope of a new job, Roberson said.

“It’s wonderful to hear these stories every year,” said Taylor Morrison CEO and President Sheryl Palmer. “We’ve been very fortunate that all of our winners have been such deserving people. It makes the whole contest that much more special to all of us at Taylor Morrison.”

The Robersons expect to move into their new home this fall. Their dream home will come equipped with Taylor Morrison’s new Interactive Home™ system, which allows homebuyers to create a connected living experience with features like a front door video monitoring system, LCD command center, whole house audio system (with more than 70,000 internet stations and iTunes integration), Selective Call Intercom, and camera monitors.

Since it first started in 2008, the Taylor Morrison Dream Home Giveaway has been a runaway success, with $1 million worth of homes given away in the process. Past winners have included a Sacramento single mother, an unemployed father, a first-time mother and a Chicago grandmother.

The Dream Home Giveaway is inspired by the Innoventions Dream Home exhibit located in Disneyland^® Park in Anaheim, California, which was developed by the Disneyland® Resort in collaboration with Taylor Morrison, Microsoft and HP. The 2012 Dream Home winner also receives a vacation to the Disneyland^® Resort.

For more information on the 2012 Dream Home Giveaway or Taylor Morrison homes and communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison is the largest North American privately-owned homebuilder based in the United States, as reported by Hanley Wood based on 2011 revenues. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison is a builder and developer of single-family detached and attached homes. Under the Taylor Morrison brand, the Company operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. Under the Monarch brand, the Company operates in Ontario, Canada where the Company builds and develops single-family detached and attached homes in both Toronto and Ottawa. Monarch also builds high-rise condominiums in Toronto. Taylor Morrison serves a wide array of homebuyers, including entry-level, move-up, luxury and active adult customers, through its innovative product mix.

North American arm of Taylor Wimpey plc to be sold to TPG Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and JH Investments

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Top 10 North American homebuilder Taylor Morrison is being sold to a private investment consortium for $955 million, according to top company officials.

Taylor Wimpey plc announced today that it has agreed to sell its North American holdings, Taylor Morrison in the United States and Monarch in Canada, to investment funds separately managed by TPG Capital and Oaktree Capital Management, as well as JH Investments.

“We see this as a positive sign for the future of our business,” said Taylor Morrison CEO and President Sheryl Palmer. “The commitment and tenacity of our team has helped pave the road for today’s announcement.”

With homebuilding operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas as well as in Canada, Palmer said the objective for the past year has been for all U.S. divisions to return to profitability, something she said was accomplished in 2010.

“We’ve weathered the storm while remaining true to our core values,” she said. “We’ve pulled through with a structure that we feel is very viable in today’s market.”

"We are pleased to add Taylor Morrison to our growing portfolio of real estate-related businesses," said Kelvin Davis, TPG senior partner. "Along with Monarch, its Canadian business, Taylor Morrison is a premier North American homebuilder with a reputation for quality, superior design and customer satisfaction. We’re looking forward to working with the company's management team who has done an excellent job leading the businesses through a difficult economic environment."

John Brady, head of Oaktree’s global real estate investment strategy, added, "We're excited about the opportunity to acquire this leading North American homebuilder along with its high-quality management team and portfolio of properties. We believe that the company’s international platform is an ideal vehicle for participating in the future recovery of the homebuilding industry."
“We have been very intrigued with Taylor Morrison and Monarch for quite some time, and we are looking forward to being associated with this first class organization,” said Joe Houssian, Chairman, JH Investments.

Taylor Wimpey officials echoed Palmer’s sentiments in today’s sale announcement.

“In what has been an extremely challenging period for the industry, the company has greatly benefited from the commitment of its highly skilled management team and employees in North America, who together have been instrumental in creating a stronger North American business,” said Pete Redfern, Taylor Wimpey plc group CEO.

The transaction is contingent upon shareholder approval in the UK and customary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close by the end of May 2011.

For more information on Taylor Morrison and its communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison was named the No. 1 private homebuilder in the United States in 2010 by Builder magazine and builds a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 130 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas, Taylor Morrison offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America and Spain. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About TPG Capital
TPG Capital is the global buyout group of TPG, a leading private investment firm founded in 1992, with $48 billion of assets under management and offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Fort Worth, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. TPG Capital has extensive experience with global public and private investments executed through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, growth investments, joint ventures and restructurings. TPG seeks to invest in world-class franchises across a range of industries. Real estate-intensive businesses constitute a core area of investment focus and expertise for TPG, including ST Residential (a $4.5 billion portfolio of mortgage loans and REO assets previously owned by Corus bank), Catellus (a retail and mixed use development company), Caesars Entertainment, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Neiman Marcus, ParkwayLife REIT, PETCO and Surgical Care Affiliates.

About Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree (GSTrUE: OAKTRZ) is a premier global alternative and non-traditional investment manager with $82 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2010. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, high yield bonds, convertible securities, senior loans, corporate control (including power opportunities), real estate, emerging market equities and mezzanine finance. Oaktree was founded in 1995 by a group of principals who have worked together since the mid-1980s. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has approximately 600 employees and offices in 13 cities worldwide.

About JH Investments
JH Investments is a Vancouver based private company with investments in a wide variety of businesses including real estate development in Canada and the United States, an international resort development and consulting business operated through RePlay Resorts and an alternative energy business operated through Elemental Energy. 

Homebuilder to give away $200,000 home, technology prizes

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Taylor Morrison’s Dream Home Giveaway – and the $200,000 grand prize home – is back for 2011 with a new twist – a home for one lucky winner and the chance to win prizes from Microsoft and HP each week for those people who refer their friends.

The new Taylor Morrison dream home awaits the grand prize winner wherever Taylor Morrison currently builds – the company has more than 150 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. As with previous years, the winner will have the opportunity to design the home they win, selecting the floor plan and home options that best suit their lifestyle and making the grand prize a home they can truly call their own.

In addition to the brand new Taylor Morrison dream home, each week a registrant will walk away with an instant prize, such as a Microsoft Xbox 360 with Kinect, Microsoft Zune HD player or HP Pavilion dm1z notebook. A total of 24 such prizes (one for each week of the contest) will be awarded.

The contest runs from January 17, 2011 to June 30, 2011 and participants can register each day of the contest period at dreamhome.taylormorrison.com. The promotion is only open to legal residents of the United States and Puerto Rico who are 21 years old or over.

“A home is something every family deserves and we’re proud to help families across the country realize that dream every year,” said Taylor Morrison President and CEO Sheryl Palmer. “With the Dream Home Giveaway, we get to grant that dream to one lucky person.”

Since it first started in 2008, the contest has been a runaway success, with more than $700,000 worth of homes given away in the process. Sacramento single mother Jennifer Draa won in 2008. Draa was followed by Arizona wife and mother Kristin Pierce in 2009 and an Arizona father, Michael Bernardo, in 2010.

The Dream Home Giveaway is inspired by the Innoventions Dream Home located at the Disneyland^® Resort in Anaheim, Calif., which Taylor Morrison built in a partnership with Disneyland, Microsoft and HP.

For more information on the 2011 Dream Home Giveaway or Taylor Morrison homes and communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison is the No. 1 private homebuilder in the United States, according to Builder magazine, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 150 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas, Taylor Morrison offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America and Spain. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

$200,000 Dream Home Has Room for Three Generations

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The wait came to an end on Nov. 18 for Michael Bernardo, the Arizona father of four who this summer was declared the winner of the 2010 Taylor Morrison Dream Home Giveaway.
With his family watching, Bernardo cut the large red ribbon placed across his new home’s entryway and entered the $200,000 grand prize/dream home he first learned he’d won back in July.

Bernardo won the home while he was unemployed, entering the popular Taylor Morrison contest every day during the promotional period. His 119 entries resulted in him randomly winning the $200,000 grand prize, perfect for his family, which includes two sons, two daughters, his wife and his 92-year-old mother.

One of Bernardo’s children, 15-year-old daughter Brittany, was actually the first to hear the good news. She then texted her father, who had a hard time believing what he was hearing. "You just don't get a call everyday from someone saying that you've won a home,” he said.
Lisa Bernardo helped her husband design their dream home, spending hours at Taylor Morrison’s design center in Scottsdale to choose just the right floor coverings, fixtures and cabinetry for the 3,433-square-foot home. "We can’t wait to move in,” she said.

Because of his large family, Bernardo and his wife tried to find the most spacious house they could afford without sacrificing his other hobbies, which include his love of cooking and restoring old cars. Their wish list for the ideal home ended up becoming the two-story, three-car garage Legend floor plan built for them at Del Rio Ranch.

Construction of the home took approximately four months, said Charlie Enochs, division president of Taylor Morrison Arizona. While the Bernardos waited for their home to be completed, they visited Disneyland in September to receive the ceremonial key to their new home and visit the Innoventions Dream Home, which was built by Taylor Morrison in partnership with Disney, Microsoft and HP and was the original inspiration for the contest.

"From the time Michael was announced as our winner, we worked closely with him to build the home of his family’s dreams," said Enochs, who also oversaw the construction of the home for the 2009 Dream Home Giveaway winner, Kristin Pierce, at Stratland Estates in Gilbert Arizona. “Today, we believe we’ve delivered on that promise.”

For more information on Taylor Morrison and the 2010 Dream Home Giveaway, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison is the No. 1 private homebuilder in the United States, according to Builder magazine, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 150 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas, Taylor Morrison offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America and Spain. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

Michael Bernardo Wins $200,000 Home From the Nation’s No. 1 Private Homebuilder

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Michael Bernardo, a father of four from Phoenix, is the winner of the 2010 Taylor Morrison Dream Home Giveaway.

Bernardo, who lives in El Mirage, entered the popular contest every day during the promotion period. His 119 entries resulted in his winning the $200,000 grand prize, perfect for his family, which includes two sons, two daughters, his wife and his mother.

The recently-unemployed father said the announcement couldn't have come at a better time, although he was skeptical when he first found out that he had won.

"It was a little unbelievable," Bernardo said. "You just don't get a call everyday from someone saying that you've won a home."

Actually, the first person to hear about Michael's success was his 15-year-old daughter, Brittany, who heard the voicemail and called her mother at work to say, "I think Dad just won a house."

"It's definitely not the type of call you expect to get at work," said Bernardo’s wife, Lisa, who works as a retail buyer for Dilliard's department stores.

Because of his large family, Bernardo said he and his wife tried to find the most spacious house they could afford without sacrificing his other hobbies, which include his love of cooking and restoring old cars. They chose the two-story, three-car garage Legend floor plan at Del Rio Ranch as their new home.

Construction of the home is underway and Charlie Enochs, division president of Taylor Morrison Arizona, said the home should be finished by the holidays.

"It's just such a wonderful thing to have the winner come from Arizona again," said Enochs, who oversaw the construction of the home for the 2009 Dream Home Giveaway winner, Kristin Pierce, at Stratland Estates in Gilbert Arizona.

To celebrate their win, the Bernardo family is visiting Disneyland later this year when they will receive the ceremonial key to their new home and visit the Innoventions Dream Home, which was built by Taylor Morrison in partnership with Disney, Microsoft and HP and was the original inspiration for the contest.

"The kids have never been to Disneyland, so they're probably more excited about the trip than the house," Bernardo said. "But for Lisa and me, it'll be a long time before the excitement of a new home goes away. We can't wait to move in."

For more information on Taylor Morrison and the 2010 Dream Home Giveaway, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison is the No. 1 private homebuilder in the United States, according to Builder magazine, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 150 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas, Taylor Morrison offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America and Spain. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

Arizona Wife and Mother Receives Keys to Her Dream Home
On verge of buying a foreclosure, Kristin Pierce Wins $200,000 Home in Taylor Morrison Contest

Arizona resident Kristin Pierce has finally fulfilled her dream of home ownership, thanks in large part to homebuilder Taylor Morrison.

Pierce was notified earlier this year that she had won the 2009 Taylor Morrison Dream Home Giveaway. This week, she walked through the front door of her completed $200,000 home for the first time while the construction crew who built her dream home watched.

“The shock has finally worn off,” said the Arizona wife and mother who beat out 147,000 other entries to claim her prize. “I can’t begin to describe how happy this makes our family.” 

Pierce and her husband were in the middle of signing a contract on a foreclosed home this summer when she learned that she had won. Pierce had searched for almost a year to find the foreclosure property, worth about half the price of their new Taylor Morrison home.

With their new home, Pierce and her husband are getting exactly what they wanted. The couple chose their floor plan, opted for an additional media room to serve as a playroom for their young son and picked every appliance, paint color and floor covering in the 2,240-square-foot home.

“We took great joy in building this home for Kristin and her family,” said Taylor Morrison President and CEO Sheryl Palmer. “We’re sure they will take as much pride in owning this home as we did in building it for them.”

This is the second year that Taylor Morrison has given away a home in its Dream Home Giveaway. Last year’s winner, Jennifer Draa, picked a home in a Sacramento Taylor Morrison community.

Taylor Morrison will kick off the 2010 Dream Home Giveaway in January, awarding another $200,000 home to a lucky winner. For more details or to enter, be sure to visit dreamhome.taylormorrison.com starting January 4.

Along with the Gilbert, Ariz., community of Stratland Estates that Pierce chose for her new home, Taylor Morrison offers a total of 30 different new home communities in Arizona, starting from the $90,000s.

These communities include Watson Estates in Buckeye, Villago in Casa Grande; Sycamore Estates, Sarah Ann Ranch and Surprise Farms in Surprise; Carrara Estates, Lakeview Trails at Morrison Ranch and Shamrock Estates in Gilbert; Circle Cross Ranch and Laredo Ranch in Queen Creek; Savannah in Litchfield Park; Del Rio Ranch and Roosevelt Park in Avondale; Canyon Trails, La Entrada and La Mirada in Goodyear; Crossriver in northwest Maricopa County and Coplen Estates in Phoenix;

In addition, Taylor Morrison’s wide range of homes, suiting all types of homebuyers, are also currently available in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas. The company’s quality construction, superior design elements and award-winning customer service are displayed in every home Taylor Morrison builds.

For more information on Taylor Morrison and its communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

Taylor Morrison Offers Total Assurance to Its Homebuyers
Program Allows Buyers to Recoup Up to 10 Percent of Original Purchase Price

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Taylor Morrison wants homebuyers to feel confident when making the largest purchase of their lives – a new home.

To instill that confidence, the Top 10 homebuilder unveiled today the first homebuyer’s assurance program of its kind, offering a refund of a homebuyer’s down payment, up to 10 percent of the original purchase price, should their home decrease in value in five years.

The program, called Taylor Morrison Total Assurance allows homebuyers to take advantage of today’s competitive pricing, low interest rates and the homebuilder’s award-winning communities across the country. The program will only be offered for a limited time and to qualify the home must be purchased in select communities in Arizona, Florida and Texas on or after August 8, 2009.

“We recognize that deciding to buy a home in our current economy can be a daunting experience,” said Taylor Morrison president and CEO Sheryl Palmer. “But we believe in our product and our industry and want to demonstrate that to our customers.”

Under the terms of the Taylor Morrison Total Assurance Program, homebuyers who purchase a Taylor Morrison home through Taylor Morrison Home Funding and live in it for five consecutive years are eligible to receive a down payment refund of up to 10 percent of the original purchase price should their home be valued at less than they paid for it when they decide to sell.

In addition to the five-year occupancy requirement, buyers are required to maintain their home in accordance with home warranty and HOA guidelines and not use it as an investment property, adding a further stability to Taylor Morrison neighborhoods.

Taylor Morrison Total Assurance costs home buyers nothing, with Taylor Morrison picking up the cost of the program.

“We believe in the quality and long-term value of our homes and our economy,” Palmer said. “Our hope is this program will help others believe as well.”

For a complete listing of the program’s rules and regulations, please visit www.taylormorrison.com/total-assurance  For more information on Taylor Morrison and its communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison, Inc., is one of the top home builders in North America, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 200 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas, Taylor Morrison, Inc., offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America, Spain and Gibraltar. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

Single Mother from California Wins Disneyland^®-Inspired Home as
Home Builder Announces Second Sweepstakes

                Folsom, CA –Jennifer Draa, a single mother from Citrus Heights, Calif., now has her own piece of the American Dream, thanks to homebuilder Taylor Morrison.

Draa and her son were selected as the homebuilder’s 2008 Dream Home winner and moved into their new suburban Sacramento home on April 10, just days after Taylor Morrison launched its 2009 Dream Home Giveaway.

                Inspired by the Innoventions Dream Home located at the Disneyland^® Resort in Anaheim, Calif., the first sweepstakes generated more than 635,000 entries during the two-month promotion. The second sweepstakes, which started April 2 and runs until June 1 at www.bringthedreamhome.com, is expected to generate the same buzz.  

                “Owning a home is still the American dream,” said Sheryl Palmer, president and CEO of Taylor Morrison. “There’s nothing more gratifying than being able to provide that dream to our sweepstakes winners.”

                Draa, 46, selected her home in Taylor Morrison’s Lincoln Crossing: The Courtyards community in Lincoln, CA. She worked with Taylor Morrison associates for weeks choosing her home’s details. The building of her home was documented at www.taylormorrison.com/DreamHomeBlog/.

As part of the giveaway, Draa’s home was outfitted with a state-of-the-art package incorporating the Innoventions Dream Home technology created by Microsoft, HP and Life|ware and tailored to the family’s lifestyle. She also received new home furnishings and a private design consultation courtesy of World of Decor, a national upscale home furnishings and decor destination.

"Winning was the last thing I thought would ever happen to us", she said. "This is a dream come true!"

                Draa was notified of her selection last fall and received a dream vacation to the Disneyland^® Resort where she and her son celebrated with representatives from Taylor Morrison and Disneyland^® Resort. She was also given a private tour of the Innoventions Dream Home where she received a sneak peek at the many technology components she would be able to select for her new home.

                The Innoventions Dream Home features a “high-tech, high-touch” experience within a 5,000-square-feet home and showcases the latest in mobile devices, PCs, digital music, entertainment and gaming technology in a connected environment that adjusts to the preferences of its occupants. Since opening, thousands of visitors have toured the Innoventions Dream Home to marvel at the design and technology.

                For Taylor Morrison, the Innoventions Dream Home is an opportunity to create a competitive edge in the marketplace. Throughout the Innoventions Dream Home experience, visitors can provide feedback that the company anticipates will lead to invaluable consumer trend and lifestyle data.

                 “We’re excited that the winning entry came from the Sacramento area, and that our team was able to build Jennifer and her family a home that we hope they will enjoy for years to come,” said Dar Ahrens, president of Taylor Morrison’s Northern California division, headquartered in Folsom, CA. “Building the Taylor Morrison Dream Home gives our team an opportunity to showcase the quality work and commitment to customer satisfaction that goes into every home we build.”

                Taylor Morrison has new home communities throughout the Sacramento area, starting from the $160,000s. These include Avenida, Mirabela and Teresina at Madeira, all in Elk Grove; Bella Rio and Westshore in Sacramento; Edgewater and Reflections, both in Marysville;  Lariat Ranch in Auburn and The Orchards at Fiddyment Farm in Roseville.

                Throughout the Central Valley, Taylor Morrison offers new home communities starting from the $180,000s. These include Carriage Lane at Bridle Ridge in Oakdale; Heartland at Crossroads in Riverbank; Meridian Pointe in Manteca; Palermo in Turlock; and Silverwood in Escalon.

                In the Bay Area, Taylor Morrison offers new home communities starting from the $290,000s. These include Hampton Park and Modern Ice in San Jose; Laurel Place in Santa Clara (coming soon); Morgan Lane in Menlo Park; Sendera in Concord; and Verona Ridge in San Mateo.

                Taylor Morrison also offers new homes at Estrella in Reno, Nevada, starting from the $260,000s.

                Palmer said the 2008 giveaway was an overwhelming success, with more than 635,000 entries and 22 verifiable new home sales. Nearly 700 entries a day were received during the 61-day sweepstakes. She expects the 2009 contest to be just as popular.

                “Who wouldn’t want to win their very own dream home?” Palmer said.

                For more information on Taylor Morrison homes and communities, visit www.taylormorrison.com. For more information on the 2009 Dream Home Giveaway or to enter for a chance to win you very own Dream Home, please visit www.bringthedreamhome.com.               

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison, Inc., is one of the top home builders in North America, building a wide range of product for discerning home buyers across the country. With more than 200 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas, Taylor Morrison, Inc., offers first-time, mid-market and mid-to-upscale housing in both master-planned communities and urban infill neighborhoods. The company also operates under the Monarch brand in Ontario, Canada, where it builds single-family homes and high-rise condominiums. Taylor Morrison, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON: TW), a home building company with 125 years of experience and operations in the United Kingdom, North America, Spain and Gibraltar. For more information, visit www.taylormorrison.com.

About the Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland (the original Disney theme park) and Disney’s California Adventure park – plus the Downtown Disney District comprised of unique dining, entertainment and shopping experiences. The Resort’s three guest-welcoming hotels are the luxurious 745-room Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the magical 988-room Disneyland Hotel and the “day-at-the-beach” fun of the 489-room Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel. For further information on attractions, events and vacations at Disneyland Resort, visit www.disneyland.com, call (866) 60-DISNEY or contact local travel agents.

Partners Quotes:
“We are very excited that Taylor Morrison has decided to launch another sweepstakes, inspired by the Innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland,” said David C. Miller, Director Alliance Development for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “It has been a wonderful experience to work with our partners at Taylor Morrison, who truly believe in quality and putting the customer first.”