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BROOKFIELD HOMES SOUTHLAND HONORED WITH A RECORD 18 NOMINATIONS AT 2006 MAME AWARDS

ANAHEIM, CA. — Brookfield Homes Southland’s signature combination of style, warmth, and details has once again put the builder at the top of the MAME (Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence) Awards this year. Continuing a long tradition of creating award-winning communities where people truly want to live, Brookfield has set a new record with 18 finalist nominations for the 2006 MAME Awards, which will be presented on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Disneyland Hotel® Grand Ballroom in Anaheim.

Vantage, Brookfield’s luxury community in Diamond Bar, was honored with eight finalist nominations for: Best Single Family Detached Home—Terrace Homes, Best Design of an Attached Project, Best Model Complex Landscape, Best Interior Merchandising of a Model—Plan Four, Best Sales or Information Pavilion, Best Graphic Continuity, Best Signage, and Attached Community of the Year.

Mulberry Cottage and Mulberry Casita at The Preserve at Chino, two Brookfield neighborhoods that have already been honored with a prestigious Élan award for Detached Community of the Year, also garnered six finalist nominations for: Best Single Family Detached Home—Casita 1, Best Single Family Detached Home—Casita 3, Best Interior Merchandising—Casita 3, Best Sales Office, Best Brochure, and Best Signage. Bringing Brookfield’s distinctive vision of home and community spirit to The Preserve at Chino, both Mulberry neighborhoods offer well-designed floorplans spanning from 1,416 to 1,988 square feet and a host of distinctive features providing comfort and convenience in equal measure.

In addition to the nominations for Mulberry and Vantage, the builder’s Paloma at Portola Springs earned two finalist nominations for Best Product Design of an Attached Product and Best Sales Office in a Model. Ideally located in the Irvine Ranch, Paloma showcases artfully designed paired and detached homes with approximately 1,723 to 2,530 square feet that are as timeless as they are intimate.

Brookfield Southland further impressed the MAME judges this year with two innovative corporate marketing campaigns that share the company’s unique vision and passion for homebuilding with their Brookfield enthusiasts, trade partners, and local community. The company earned a Best Brochure nomination for its artistic, fashion-forward “Look Book,” which was recently honored with a Gold Award at the 2007 Nationals Awards on February 7 in Orlando, Florida. It also garnered a Best Direct Mail nomination for its “Just Be” newsletters and other direct mail materials, which cultivates Brookfield brand loyalty and offered lifestyle tips.

Brookfield has a 10-year tradition of creating communities that not only captivate homeowners, but also industry insiders. Last year, the builder’s Cienega was honored as Best Attached Community of the Year and Verdi was honored as Best Detached Community of the Year at the 2005 MAME Awards, marking the third year in a row Brookfield received two of the program’s most coveted awards. Brookfield also took home the awards for TREO at Woodbury and Careyes in Talega in 2004 and for Citrus in the Summit at Turtle Ridge the year prior.

Brookfield Southland currently offers a diverse collection of communities throughout Southern California, each built to the company’s exacting standards and showcasing their unique dedication to creating homes that speak to the needs of today’s homebuyers. Throughout the last decade, Brookfield Homes Southland has remained committed to being more than a homebuilder. The company is a lifestyle provider comprised of a dedicated and knowledgeable team of professionals that continually redefines the elements of home while creating architecturally distinct and intimately personal living spaces that Southern California residents are proud to call home.

Brookfield Homes Southland is independently and locally operated with offices in the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County area, and part of one of North America's largest home building companies, Brookfield Homes Corporation. The parent company also has community development and homebuilding operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego area, Virginia, Maryland and Hawaii. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Brookfield Homes Corporation is a public company. Information on Brookfield Homes is available at brookfieldhomes.com.