HAMLET HOMES AWARDED UTAH 2007 ‘BEST OF STATE’ IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

MURRAY, UTAH (June 6, 2007) — Murray-based Hamlet Homes awarded the Best of State medal for residential construction at the Utah 2007 Best of State Awards Gala held on May 19. This is the fourth year Hamlet has been awarded the Best of State in this category.

“Being recognized as the best Utah-based residential builder is an honor,” says David Irwin, vice president and director of sales and marketing at Hamlet Homes. “Our team’s commitment to excellent customer service and building quality homes has significantly contributed to our success.”

Hamlet has been building quality, customer-oriented homes for eleven years, filling a much-needed niche in the Utah housing market. In 2006, Hamlet finished a record-breaking year by closing on 369 homes, which was up 21 percent from 2005. Hamlet Homes continues to maintain its spot as one of the leading Utah homebuilders and is now entering the urban development niche.

The Best of State competition was created to promote higher visibility and public awareness for outstanding individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the state of Utah. The judging criteria for the awards competition focused on achievement and differentiation within the candidate’s field; innovative or creative approaches, techniques, methods or processes to achieve superior results; and the candidate’s contribution to improving the quality of life in Utah.

About Hamlet Homes

Hamlet Homes (www.hamlethomes.com) crafts quality, customer-oriented homes, ranging from condominiums and townhomes to single family homes, located in attractively designed neighborhoods for homebuyers in northern Utah. Since the company’s founding in 1995, Hamlet Homes has constructed more than 2,600 homes in 35 communities.

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

HAMLET HOMES RANKED AMONG NATION’S LARGEST HOMEBUILDERS

Record-breaking 2006 earns Hamlet highest ranking since 2000

MURRAY, Utah (May 22, 2007) – Although home sales declined nationwide in 2006, Hamlet Homes continued its local success with a record-breaking year that earned it a spot among the nation’s largest homebuilders in Builder magazine’s May “Builder 100” issue.

By ranking 165 of the nation’s top 200 companies featured, Hamlet solidified its position as a leading Utah-based homebuilder, one of only four Utah companies to make the list. The rankings were based on the number of homes closed during the year; Hamlet had 369 closings, up 21 percent from 2005.

“Hamlet is pleased to receive this recognition of our strong success in 2006,” said John Aldous, president of Hamlet Homes. “This continues a trend of double-digit growth in our year-to-year operating revenues that began in 2001. We attribute much of our success to a company-wide commitment to live up to our brand ‘Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.’ as we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations. ”

2006 proved to be a landmark year for Hamlet Homes as it diversified by opening two new urban redevelopments: Inverness Square and Waverly Station. Hamlet expects to continue its recent revenue growth by developing new mixed-use projects featuring townhome, condominium and commercial offerings, in addition to continued building of single family communities.

Since its founding in 1995, Hamlet’s quality, customer-oriented product lines have been filling a much-needed niche in the state’s housing market. With homes ranging in price from the high $170s to over $500,000, Hamlet’s homes appeal to individuals and families at every stage of life. With hundreds of its homebuyers finding the perfect place to call home in 2006, Hamlet Homes sold out in two communities: The Maples at Jordan Hills in West Jordan and Birnam Woods in Bountiful.

Hamlet Homes currently operates seven communities along the Wasatch Front, including Bear Hollow Village in Park City; Crofter’s Cove in Syracuse; Eastlake Village at Daybreak in South Jordan; Devon Glen in Springville; Inverness Square in Murray; Stoneleigh Heights in Draper; and Waverly Station in South Salt Lake.

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HAMLET HOMES MAKES TRAX BY CELEBRATING GRAND OPENING OF WAVERLY STATION COMMUNITY IN SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY

Urban and Transit-Oriented Development is the First and Only Community in South Salt Lake to Provide UTOPIA Community MetroNetTM to Residents

SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (May 17, 2007) – Hamlet Homes, along with South Salt Lake City and Murray City officials, celebrated a VIP grand opening – ‘Elegant Urban Living’ – on May 14 for Hamlet’s newest residential community, Waverly Station, located at 3700 South West Temple. When completed, Waverly Station will consist of 131 townhomes and 47 condominium units with 14,000 square feet of commercial space.

Approximately 200 guests and VIPs from South Salt Lake City, Murray City, other area city officials, UTOPIA (Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and Waverly Station homeowners joined with Michael Brodsky, owner and chairman of Hamlet Homes, and other Hamlet employees in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“Waverly Station is leading the way in South Salt Lake City’s urban renewal development,” Brodsky said. “The community transformed a poorly used industrial and deteriorating residential area and revitalized it into a vibrant residential transit-oriented development. Designed around its close proximity to mass transit, Waverly Station represents the re-emergence of an urban Wasatch Front neighborhood by embracing the principles of walkability, light rail, and quality architecture.”

Breaking new ground in many ways, Waverly Station is the first and only residential community in South Salt Lake City to offer its residents the UTOPIA Community MetroNetTM (Utah Technology Open Infrastructure Agency), an ultra-broadband fiber optic network providing a triple play of world-class telecommunications: TV, internet and phone. Through its partnership with UTOPIA, Waverly Station’s homeowner’s association has contracted to provide homebuyers with the most-advanced, high-speed internet, phone and digital television through MSTAR.NET.

Waverly Station marks the second in a series of urban renewal developments undertaken by Hamlet Homes. These developments are restoring blighted and deteriorating industrial or residential areas and fulfilling local smart growth principles first put forward by Envision Utah in the 1990s.

“Waverly Station is another premier Hamlet neighborhood,” Murray City Mayor Dan Snarr said. “Hamlet has caught the vision of taking these blighted areas, and through creativity, been able to develop them and drive other developments. This is what the future of Utah is going to be all about.”

Mayor Robert Gray of South Salt Lake City said, “We’re extremely grateful to Hamlet Homes for bringing quality development to our city.”

Waverly Station has an urban look and feel with brick and stucco exteriors. Front entrances and patios are bordered by black iron railings opening onto charming central courtyards. Unique, attached two-car garages lead to a rear alleyway. Located within ¼ mile of the Meadowbrook TRAX station at 3900 South and I-15, the community provides easy access to the entire valley with downtown Salt Lake City just a few train stops away. A city park is located right across the street, and other new developments are planned or underway.

Homebuyers at Waverly Station can choose from two townhome floor plans – the Dunbar and Falkirk. Both home designs showcase between 1,600 and 1,800 square feet, two to three bedrooms, and up to three-and-a-half baths. Beautifully designed interiors create a spacious and comfortable living space. Home prices start in the low $200s.

The Waverly Station sales center is open Monday – Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 12 – 5 p.m. To learn more about Waverly Station, contact Nate Kingdon at (801) 261-0225 or visit Hamlet Homes at www.hamlethomes.com

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HAMLET HOMES BREAKS GROUND AND RELEASES FOR SALE ITS NEWEST COMMUNITY AT MILLBURN MANOR IN WEST VALLEY CITY

Affordable single-family home prices begin in the mid-$200s

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (February 13, 2007) — Hamlet Homes broke ground and released for sale its newest single-family home community in West Valley City, Millburn Manor, which features 56, fully-landscaped homes now available for sale and scheduled for completion in May 2008. Building upon the success of Hamlet’s West Jordan community, this new home community offers single-family homes at affordable prices, starting in the mid $200s.

“Millburn Manor offers homebuyers a charming neighborhood feel that features expansive font porches, traditional designs and privately fenced yards,” says David Irwin, vice president and director of sales and marketing at Hamlet Homes. “Likewise, homeowners will appreciate the close-in location, with nearby proximity to shopping and dining as well as convenient transportation options.”

The two-story homes will feature three to four bedrooms, up to three-and-a-half baths, spacious living and dining rooms and full basements. Four floor plan options will be available to homebuyers—ranging from 1,603 to 1,733 finished square feet and 2,230 to 2,480 total square feet.

Residents will enjoy the intimate community setting designed for young families at Millburn Manor. Distinguished by a finely crafted entry monument and a thoughtful, cohesive community layout, the neighborhood will showcase open space including a community park and playground, extensively landscaped tree-lined streetscapes with connected walkways and hidden rear-alley driveways.

Interested homebuyers can visit Hamlet’s home sales center at 3615 South Redwood Road. For additional information about Hamlet’s homes at Millburn Manor, contact Hamlet at (801) 887-0083, or visit www.hamlethomes.com.

About Hamlet Homes

Hamlet Homes (www.hamlethomes.com) crafts quality, customer-oriented homes, ranging from condominiums and town homes to single-family homes located in attractively designed neighborhoods in northern Utah. In addition, Hamlet is a leader of urban redevelopment, transit-oriented communities. Since the company’s founding in 1995, Hamlet Homes has constructed more than 3,000 homes in 30 communities.

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Diversified Habitats and Stirling Mortgage, an affiliate of Wells Fargo.

NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER TO HOST FIRST HAMLET CUP LEARN TO RACE CAMP

Held February 17-19, the camp helps youth with physical disabilities learn ski-racing skills

PARK CITY, Utah (February 6, 2007) — The National Ability Center will host a new ski race camp from February 17-19 called the Hamlet Cup Learn to Race Camp, sponsored by the Hamlet companies. Open to children with disabilities between the ages of eight to 16, this exciting three-day event is for youth of any ski level.

“It’s magical to see these young children and youth come together to build self esteem and achieve goals they might not have thought possible,” says Meeche White, co-founder of the National Ability Center. “Our motto at the National Ability Center states, ‘If I can do this, I can do anything.’ This process of accomplishment is empowering to all who participate.”

Held at the Park City Mountain Resort, the ski race camp offers children basic skiing skills and ski-racing techniques and tactics, while improving coordination and skiing ability. The course consists of a two-day productive training program, after which participants will demonstrate their newly learned skills for family, friends and peers during a Level 1 race on the third day. As the children progress in their skiing abilities, they can look forward to the opportunity to advance and become a part of the Park City Disabled Ski Team. The cost of the Hamlet Cup Learn to Race Camp is only $60 and includes two meals, coaching, lift tickets, race fee and three nights of lodging at the National Ability Center ranch.

“We greatly appreciate the sponsors such as the Hamlet companies, who make it possible for our organization to hold these affordable events for people of all ages and abilities,” says White. “As we put the finishing touches on our new corporate sponsorship program, we are reaching out to those people who would like to help us continue to increase the number of families and individuals who want to participate in these events each year.”

Michael Brodsky, owner and chairman of the Hamlet companies adds, “The National Ability Center has provided wonderful sporting and recreational experiences for individuals and their families for more than 22 years, and I am privileged to have been a supporter and participant of the organization for more than 20 of those years. The National Ability Center is truly committed to helping children and adults of all ages feel good about their own accomplishments and achieve their goals.”

For more information about the Hamlet Cup Learn to Race Camp or other National Ability Center programs, please call 435-649-3991 or visit www.DiscoverNAC.org.

About National Ability Center

Founded in 1985, the National Ability Center is one of the leading non-profit organizations that encourage the development of lifetime skills to persons with disabilities by providing affordable, quality sports and recreation in an empowering, rewarding environment. Public contributions and fundraisers continuously support the National Ability Center and its programs, which provided 25,000 lessons in 2006 to more than 10,700 participants.

HAMLET HOMES EXPERIENCED RECORD-BREAKING YEAR IN 2006

Number of Hamlet homes closed was up 21 percent from 2005

MURRAY, Utah (January 29, 2007) – Despite the decline in the number of homes sold nationwide, Utah-based homebuilder Hamlet Homes experienced a record-breaking year in 2006 by selling 320 homes and closing on 369 homes, which when broken out includes 159 single-family detached homes, 162 town homes and 48 condominiums. Hamlet Homes also posted more than $100 million in gross revenue, and the number of homes closed was up 21 percent from 2005.

“Hamlet’s customer-first philosophy and quality product have contributed to our continued growth and success in 2006,” said John Aldous, president of Hamlet Homes. “In the 11 years we’ve been building homes in Utah, our company continually strives for excellence and to live up to its brand, ‘Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.’ We look forward to another extraordinary year in 2007.”

Since its founding in 1995, Hamlet’s quality, value-oriented product lines have been filling a much-needed niche in the state’s housing market. With homes ranging in price from the high $170s to over $500,000, Hamlet’s homes appeal to individuals and families at every stage of life. With hundreds of its homebuyers finding the perfect place to call home in 2006, Hamlet Homes sold out in two communities: The Maples at Jordan Hills in West Jordan and Birnam Woods in Bountiful.

About Hamlet Homes

Hamlet Homes crafts quality, customer-oriented homes, ranging from condominiums and townhomes to single family homes, located in attractively designed neighborhoods for homebuyers in northern Utah. Since the company’s founding in 1995, Hamlet Homes has developed more than 3,360 lots and constructed more than 2,400 homes in 35 communities.

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

STIRLING MORTGAGE POSTS ANOTHER STRONG YEAR IN 2006

MURRAY, Utah (January 29, 2007) – Stirling Mortgage, which provides residential home financing, logged another solid year in 2006, originating 371 loans during the year and closing on 306 loans valued at $64.5 million.

“Stirling Mortgage’s customer service and expertise in assisting home buyers differentiates our company from the competition,” says Justin Brown, branch manager of Stirling Mortgage. “Our loan officers are specialists in identifying the most appropriate, low-cost financing option for home buyers, including conventional, jumbo and government-insured loans.”

Since its founding in 1998, Stirling Mortgage has provided residential home financing to more than 2,400 Wasatch Front home buyers. The company offers customers competitive prices in varying market conditions and is committed to the service and flexibility of providing a wide array of products, such as interest-only loans, home equity lines and 100 percent financing options to home buyers.

About Stirling Mortgage

Located in Murray, Utah, Stirling Mortgage provides full-service residential home financing. The company’s product lines offer government financing and conventional loans. Stirling has the flexibility to access a variety of investor sources, enabling the company to provide customers with a wide array of loan products. Stirling’s Web site, www.stirlingmortgage.com, offers real-time, online loan applications for quick and convenient loan approvals.

HAMLET HOMES ANNOUNCES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION

SALT LAKE CITY (December 21, 2006) – Salt Lake City-based Hamlet Homes has announced Dean Regazzi as its new vice president of construction. Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet Companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

As vice president of construction, Regazzi will oversee and direct all of Hamlet Homes’ homebuilding activities. He will work closely with the development, drafting and production departments, as well as sales, accounting and their design center.

Regazzi brings more than 15 years of construction-related leadership experience to the Hamlet team. Since May 2005, Regazzi has been vice president of operations for Pulte Homes Corp. based in Ft. Myers, Fla. He has also served as corporate vice president of construction operations for Jim Walter Homes that has operations in 22 states, and has worked for US Home Corporation, where he served in several different upper-management positions. Regazzi studied finance at the University of Arizona and accounting at Wayne State University in Detroit.

About Hamlet Homes

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

HAMLET HOMES AND BREMER PUBLIC RELATIONS WIN GOLDEN SPIKE PR AWARD

Companies received recognition for annual public relations campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (December 20, 2006) — Hamlet Homes and Bremer Public Relations won a silver award at the 2006 Golden Spike PR Awards for the Hamlet Homes annual public relations campaign in the Institutional Programs For-Profit category. The Golden Spike PR Awards recognize excellence and best practices in communications and public relations in Utah.

“We at the Hamlet Companies hold Bremer Public Relations in high esteem as a firm that has formed a strategic partnership relationship with our company,” said David Irwin, vice president and director of sales and marketing at Hamlet Homes. “They have flawlessly executed our public relations plan each year as we have built the Hamlet brand reputation and recognition.”

The overarching goal of Hamlet Homes’ public relations plan is to enhance the Hamlet Homes brand by uniformly and consistently making known the Hamlet story and enforcing the brand “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.”

About Hamlet Homes

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

HAMLET HOMES BROKE GROUND ON TOWNHOMES AT WAVERLY STATION COMMUNITY IN SOUTH SALT LAKE

The model homes include two, distinctive floor plans with prices starting in the high $180

SALT LAKE CITY (December 11, 2006) — Hamlet Homes broke ground on the first two buildings at Waverly Station, which include its two model townhomes—the Dunbar and Falkirk. This community is a new transit-oriented neighborhood located in South Salt Lake City near TRAX between 3700 and 3900 South on West Temple. Representing a major new residential community for South Salt Lake, Waverly Station’s first of three phases will consist of 41 townhomes. When completed, the community is proposed to include 109 townhomes and 47 condominium flats. Future expansion is being explored.

The distinctive, three-story townhomes are available for sale, starting in the high $180’s and will feature two or three bedrooms with 1,600 and 1,800 square feet of living space. Each home’s exterior will consist of a well-landscaped patio opening onto a central promenade in the front of the home and an urban-designed, two-car garage in the rear. The model townhomes are slated for completion by end of January.

“Waverly Station will be an attractive and convenient transit-oriented community in South Salt Lake,” says David Irwin, vice president and director of sales and marketing at Hamlet Homes. “These beautifully designed and spacious townhomes, combined with the proximity to TRAX and I-15, make this an ideal community for a wide variety of homebuyers.”

Phase I townhomes are expected to be completed by April 2007. Phases II and III scheduled for development in spring 2007 and will include additional townhomes and proposed condominium units with two- or three-bedroom homes ranging in size from 900 to 1,400 square feet, as well as approximately 14,000 square feet of office/retail space included in the condo project.

UTOPIA Community MetroNetTM (Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency) will be available in every Hamlet home at Waverly Station to provide residents with high-speed fiber optic technology with Internet and video services by MSTAR. Homeowners also will have the ability to add advanced voice capabilities through this state-of-the-art amenity.

Homebuyers can visit the sales center located just off of West Temple at 3705 South Arbroath. For additional information about Waverly Station, contact Nate Kingdon at (801) 261-0225 or visit www.hamlethomes.com.

About Hamlet Homes

The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.