The New Home Company Announces Planned Acquisition of Master Planned Community in Southern California

The New Home Company Inc. (NYSE:NWHM) today announced it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Tricon Capital Group Inc. (“Tricon”; TSX:TCN), a leading residential real estate investment company, for the planned acquisition of Arantine Hills, a 276 acre master planned community site in Corona, California, for approximately $74 million. NWHM and Tricon intend to re-plan, re-entitle and develop Arantine Hills into a master planned community containing over 1,300 homes. The acquisition of the property is expected to occur in December 2014.

The joint venture expects to sell improved lots to homebuilders, including up to 30% to New Home, upon completion of the master site development work. Additionally, Tricon will also have the right to acquire improved lots and engage NWHM in fee building arrangements for some or all of the remaining lots. The community is expected to begin selling entitled, developed lots in 2016.

“We are thrilled to join with Tricon to bring the Arantine Hills community to Corona, California,” stated Larry Webb, Chief Executive Officer. “We are energized to begin re-entitlement and development of lots in the highly sought-after South Corona area. This Southern California market is an important area of growth for us, and we will leverage the expertise and strong reputation of our combined companies to meet the growing demand for high-quality homes in the region. This acquisition will further strengthen our attractive land pipeline and support our planned growth initiatives across all of our business segments into 2016 and beyond.”

Located in the Inland Empire, Arantine Hills is conveniently situated in Corona, California. The community will have mountain views and close proximity to major retail centers, top performing schools, three championship golf courses and the I-15 freeway.

About The New Home Company

NWHM is a new generation homebuilder focused on the design, construction and sale of innovative and consumer-driven homes in major metropolitan areas within select growth markets in California, including coastal Southern California, the San Francisco Bay area and metro Sacramento. The Company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. For more information about the Company and its new home developments, please visit the Company's website at www.NWHM.com.

About Tricon Capital Group

Founded in 1988, Tricon is one of North America's leading residential real estate investment companies. Tricon provides financing to local operators or developers in select markets in the United States and Canada, with a primary focus on housing in growing markets. Its business objective is to invest for investment income and capital appreciation through our Principal Investment business segments and to earn fee income through its Private Funds and Advisory business. Tricon currently has $2.2 billion of assets under management, including approximately 24,600 single family lots, 6,100 multi-family units and a portfolio of over 4,000 U.S. single-family rental homes. Since inception, Tricon has invested in approximately 160 transactions for development projects valued at more than $14 billion. More information about Tricon is available at www.triconcapital.com.

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