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BOND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS BOND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 12th day of November, 2002, between Brookfield Homes
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc., a California corporation ("BHHI") (collectively, the "Indemnitors"), and Brookfield Properties (US) Inc., a
Delaware Corporation ("BPUSI"), and Brookfield Homes (Delaware) Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BHI"). 

 
 

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1.    Each
of Brookfield Washington Inc., a Maryland corporation ("BWI"), and Brookfield Homes of California Inc., a California corporation ("BHOC") and Brookfield Homes
(US) Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BHUS") (collectively, the "Sellers"), have entered into a Purchase Agreement, each effective as of September 30, 2002 (collectively, the "Purchase
Agreements") with BHHI, for the purpose of BHHI acquiring from the Sellers, and the Sellers selling to BHHI, the Purchased Interests (as defined herein), upon the terms and conditions and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreements. 

2.    Pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreements, BHHI has agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement pursuant to which the Indemnitors shall indemnify BPUSI, BHI and their
respective Affiliates (as defined herein), including, without limitation, the Sellers, against all performance and payment obligations of BPUSI, BHI and their respective Affiliates arising out of
performance and payment bonds, letters of credit or other assurance instruments of the Purchased Entities and their Subsidiaries or any renewals, continuations of or substitutes for such bonds (each,
a "Bond" and collectively, the "Bonds"). 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, and intending to be legally
bound, the parties agree as follows: 

1.    Certain Definitions.    The following terms when used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them below (certain other
terms are defined elsewhere herein): 

        "Affiliate"
means a person or entity who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, BPUSI or BHI (other
than the Purchased Entities). 

        "Business
Day" shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized to be closed in New York, New York. 

        "Closing"
means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Interests pursuant to the Purchase Agreements. 

        "Closing
Date" means the date upon which the Closing occurs. 

        "Control"
(including the terms "Controlling," "Controlled by" and "under common Control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of the person, whether through stock ownership, voting rights, governing boards or otherwise. 

        "Prime
Rate" means as of a particular date the prime rate of interest as published on that date in the Wall Street Journal and generally defined therein as the base rate on corporate
loans charged by at least 75% of the nation's 30 largest banks. If the Wall Street Journal is not published on a date for which the Prime Rate must be determined, the Prime Rate on that date shall be
the Prime Rate in the Wall Street Journal on the nearest preceding date on which the Wall Street Journal was published. 

        "Purchased
Entities" mean Brookfield California Land Holdings LLC, Brookfield Washington LLC, Coscan Adler Limited Partnership, Brookfield San Diego Holdings LLC,
Brookfield Southland Holdings LLC, Brookfield Bay Area Holdings LLC and Brookfield Financial California LLC. 

        "Purchased
Interests" means all of the outstanding shares, and limited liability company membership or partnership interests of the Purchased Entities. 

 

        "Subsidiaries"
shall mean each of the corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships in which any of the Purchased Entities directly or indirectly owns an equity interest. 

2.    Obligations.    (a) The Indemnitors covenant and agree to fully indemnify, protect, defend and save harmless BPUSI, BHI and
their respective Affiliates including, without limitation, each of the Sellers (each an "indemnified person") from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or other obligation which the
indemnified persons may pay or incur (collectively, "Obligations") under or in respect of Bonds on or after the Closing Date. All of the Obligations of the Indemnitors hereunder shall be joint and
several. 

        (b)  For
greater certainty, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Obligations include premiums and other charges payable under or in respect of the Bonds,
payment obligations, construction obligations and penalties payable or required to be performed by an indemnified person, including those applicable to an indemnified person on the basis that such
indemnified person is jointly and severally liable for such Obligations payable or required to be performed by another person or entity, and all costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, enforcing or bringing any action, suit
or proceeding, commenced or threatened) sustained or incurred by an indemnified person arising out of or in connection with the Bonds or this Agreement. 

        (c)  Payments
owing by the Indemnitors under this Agreement shall be paid by the Indemnitors to the relevant indemnified person within five Business Days of notice of the
amount owing given by such indemnified person, BPUSI or BHI to the Indemnitors. Such payments shall be made by check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by
BPUSI, BHI or the relevant indemnified person. 

3.    Interest.    The Indemnitors shall pay the indemnified persons interest in arrears on amounts owing by the Indemnitors under
this Agreement from the time that the relevant payment on an Obligation is made by the indemnified person until the Indemnitors pay the indemnified person in respect of such payment in accordance with
this Agreement, such interest to be at the Prime Rate. 

4.    Premiums.    The Indemnitors shall be responsible for and shall pay all premiums and other charges payable under or in respect
of the Bonds. Such payment shall be made promptly after receipt by the Indemnitor or any of the Purchased Entities of notice of such amounts owing; provided, however, the failure of an
indemnified person to provide such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitors from their obligations under this Section 4. 

5.    At
the request of BHI, BPUSI and/or any other indemnified person, the Indemnitors agree that they shall execute and deliver in favor of the holder of any of the Bonds such guarantees,
indemnities and other agreements reasonably requested or required by any such holder in order to release any indemnified person from any or such indemnified person's obligations and liabilities under
or in respect of such Bonds. 

6.    Arbitration.    Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any breach of this Agreement, shall
be settled only by arbitration in the State of Delaware in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and the parties hereto hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Delaware courts for this purpose. 

7.    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral, of the parties, and no amendment or modification of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against which it is sought to be enforced. 

8.    Invalidity.    Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court or arbitration panel of competent jurisdiction to be
enforceable only if modified, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties with any such
modification to become a part of this Agreement and treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement. The parties further agree that any such court or arbitration panel is expressly authorized
to modify any such unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision,
deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or by making such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent 

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and agreement of the parties as embodied in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by a court or arbitration panel shall
be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be
construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been set forth of this Agreement. 

9.    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.    Except for the provisions of this Agreement relating to indemnified persons other than the
parties hereto, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the sole benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to or shall confer upon any other person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. 

10.    Governing Law.    The validity of this Agreement and of any of its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of
the parties under this Agreement, shall be construed pursuant to and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles. 

11.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

12.    Assignment.    This Agreement shall not be assignable by any of the parties or any indemnified person except pursuant to a
writing executed by each of the parties. Any assignment or attempted assignment in violation of this Section 9 shall be null and void. 

13.    Interpretation.    The parties agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiations between sophisticated parties, each
of whom were represented by counsel, and each of whom had an opportunity to participate in, and did participate in, the drafting of each provision of this Agreement. Accordingly, ambiguities in this
Agreement, if any, shall not be construed strictly or in favor of or against any party but rather shall be given a fair and reasonable construction without regard to the rule of contra proferentum. 

14.    Headings.    Headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision
of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the heading of any section or paragraph. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first above written. 

	

 	
 	
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  SHANE PEARSON      
 Name: Shane Pearson

Title: Secretary
	

 	
 	
BROOKFIELD HOMES HOLDINGS INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  IAN G. COCKWELL      
 Name: Ian G. Cockwell

Title: President
	

 	
 	
BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES (US) INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  BRUCE FLATT      
 Name: Bruce Flatt

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	
BROOKFIELD HOMES (DELAWARE) INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  PAUL KERRIGAN      
 Name: Paul Kerrigan

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
  
    STOCK OPTION PLAN    
  

SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISION  

1.1  Purpose  

The
purpose of the Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of Brookfield Homes Corporation (herein called the "Corporation") is to advance the interests of the Corporation by (i) providing Eligible
Persons with additional incentive; (ii) encouraging stock ownership by such Eligible Persons; (iii) increasing their proprietary interest in the success of the Corporation;
(iv) encouraging them to remain with the Corporation or its Subsidiaries; and (v) attracting new employees, officers and directors. 

1.2  Administration  

	(a)
	The
Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or a sub-committee thereof (the "Committee").

	(b)
	Subject
to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority: (i) to grant Options to acquire shares of common stock of the Corporation (the "Common Shares")
to Eligible Persons; (ii) to determine the terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions upon such grants; (iii) to interpret the Plan and to adopt, amend and rescind such
administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; and (iv) to make all other determinations and to take all other
actions in connection with the implementation and administration of the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee's guidelines, rules, regulations, interpretations and determinations
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Corporation and all other persons.

	(c)
	No
Option shall be granted under the Plan unless recommended by the Committee. 

1.3  Interpretation  

        For the purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

	(a)
	"Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

	(b)
	"Eligible
Person" means a director, officer or employee of, or a consultant or any other person providing services to, the Corporation or of any Subsidiary;

	(c)
	"Fair
Market Value" means the last sale price regular way for Common Shares on the date of reference on the New York Stock Exchange, or, in case no sale takes place on such
date or if the Common Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as determined by any other appropriate method selected by the Committee.

	(d)
	"Option"
means an option to acquire Common Shares granted under the Plan;

	(e)
	"Participant"
means an Eligible Person to whom Options have been granted;

	(f)
	"Subsidiary"
means any company that is a subsidiary of the Corporation as defined in section 424(f) of the Code;

	(g)
	"Underlying
Share" means a Common Share issuable upon the exercise of an Option; and

	(h)
	"Year"
with respect to any Option granted under the Plan means the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the granting of such Option or on any anniversary thereof. 

Words
importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine. 

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The
Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 

1.4  Shares Reserved  

	(a)
	All
shares of the Corporation issued under the Plan shall be Common Shares in the capital stock of the Corporation. Options may be granted in respect of authorized and unissued Common
Shares. 

The
maximum number of Common Shares which may be reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 Common Shares, which number is subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan. 

The
aggregate number of Common Shares with respect to which Options may be granted to any one person (together with their associates) under this Plan, together with all other incentive plans of the
Corporation (i) in any one year period shall not exceed 500,000 Common Shares, and (ii) in total shall not exceed 5% of the total number of common shares outstanding. 

Any
Common Shares subject to an Option that for any reason expires without having been exercised, shall again be available for grants under the Plan. No fractional shares shall be issued, and the
Committee may determine the manner in which fractional share value shall be treated. 

In
the event of any change in the outstanding Common Shares by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, or other corporate
change, or in
the event of any issue of rights pursuant to a shareholder rights plan or other similar plan, the Committee shall make, subject to the prior approval of any relevant stock exchange, appropriate
substitution or adjustment in (i) the number or kind of shares or other securities reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan; and (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to
unexercised Options theretofore granted and in the Exercise Price of such Options; provided, however, that no substitution or adjustment shall obligate the Corporation to issue or sell fractional
shares. In the event of the reorganization of the Corporation or the amalgamation, merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another corporation, or the payment of a special or extraordinary
dividend, the Committee may make such provision for the protection of the rights of Participants as the Committee in its discretion deems appropriate. 

1.5  Non-Exclusivity  

Nothing
contained herein shall prevent the Corporation from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to any required approval. 

1.6  Amendment and Termination  

No
Option shall be granted hereunder after July 31, 2012; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may at any time prior to that date amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion
thereof. No such amendments, suspension or termination shall alter or impair any Options or any rights pursuant thereto granted previously to any Participant without the consent of such Participant.
In the event of termination of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan and any administrative guidelines, and other rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and in force at the time of the Plan
termination shall continue in effect during such time as an Option or any rights pursuant thereto remain outstanding. 

1.7  Compliance with Legislation  

The
Committee may postpone the exercise of any Option or the issue of any Underlying Shares pursuant to the Plan for such time as the Committee in its discretion may deem necessary in order to permit
the Corporation to effect or maintain registration of the Plan or the Common Shares issuable pursuant thereto under the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction, or to determine that such shares
and the Plan are exempt from such registration. The Corporation shall not be obligated by any provision of the Plan or grant thereunder to sell or issue Common Shares in violation of the law of any
government having jurisdiction therein. In addition, the Corporation shall have no obligation to issue any Common Shares pursuant to the 

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Plan unless such Common Shares shall have been duly listed, upon official notice of issuance, with a stock exchange on which such Common Shares are listed for trading. 

1.8  Acceleration of Exercisability of Options Upon Occurrence of Certain Events.  

The
Committee may, in its discretion, provide in the case of any Option granted under the Plan that, in connection with any merger or consolidation which results in the holders of the outstanding
voting securities of the Corporation (determined immediately prior to such merger or consolidation) owning, directly or indirectly, less than a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
surviving corporation (determined immediately following such merger or consolidation), or any sale or transfer by the Corporation of all or substantially all its assets or any tender offer or exchange
offer for or the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group of all or a majority of the then outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, such Option shall become exercisable in
full or part, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or of any outstanding Options granted thereunder, on and after (i) the fifteenth day prior to the effective date of such merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer or acquisition or (ii) the date of commencement of such tender offer or exchange offer, as the case may be. The foregoing sentence shall apply to any outstanding
Options which are incentive stock options to the extent permitted by Section 422(d) of the Code and any outstanding Options in excess thereof shall, immediately upon the occurrence of the event
described in clause (i) or (ii) of the foregoing sentence, be treated for all purposes of the plan as nonstatutory stock options and shall be immediately exercisable as such as provided
in the foregoing sentence. 

SECTION 2. OPTIONS  

2.1  Grants  

Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to determine the limitations, restrictions and conditions, if any, in addition to those set forth in Section 2.3
hereof, applicable to the exercise of an Option, including, without limitation, the nature and duration of the restrictions, if any, to be imposed upon the sale or other disposition of the Underlying
Shares, and the nature of the events, if any, and the duration of the period in which any Participant's rights in respect of the Underlying Shares may be forfeited. An Eligible Person may receive
Options on more than one occasion under the Plan and may receive separate Options on any one occasion. 

2.2  Option Exercise Price  

The
Committee shall establish the exercise price ("Exercise Price") of each Option at the time such Option is granted, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date
of grant of such Option. 

        The
Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.4(b) hereof. 

2.3  Exercise of Options  

	(a)
	The
Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms (including, without
limitation, cash, Common Shares, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a value on the exercise date equal to the relevant Exercise Price) in which payment of the Exercise Price may be
made or deemed to have been made. The Committee may provide for the receipt, without payment by the Participant, of an amount per Option (the "Growth Amount") equal to the difference between the
Exercise Price of the Option and the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares, which Growth Amount, at the election of the Participant, will be payable either in cash or by the issuance by the
Corporation to the Participant of that number of Common Shares calculated by dividing the Growth Amount by the Fair Market Value of a Common Share.

	(b)
	Options
shall not be exercisable later than 10 years after the date of grant. 

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	(c)
	The
Committee may determine when any Option shall become exercisable and may determine that the Option shall be exercisable in installments.

	(d)
	Except
as otherwise determined by the Committee: (i) in the event that a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person for any reason other than death, retirement or disability,
each of the Options held by the Participants shall cease to be exercisable after the date of termination of employment; (ii) in the event of termination of employment or ceasing to be a
director as a result of retirement, all of the Participant's Options shall continue in force notwithstanding the termination of his employment or ceasing to be a director; and (iii) in the
event of death, the legal representatives of a Participant may exercise the
Participant's Options within six months after the date of the Participant's death to the extent such Options were by their terms exercisable prior to his death or within the period of six months
following his death; but for greater certainty no Option shall be exercisable after its stated termination date. In the event that the legal representatives of a Participant who has died exercises the
Participant's Option in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Corporation shall have no obligation to issue the Common Shares until evidence satisfactory to the Corporation has been provided by
such legal representatives that such legal representatives are entitled to acquire the Common Shares under the Plan.

	(e)
	Except
as provided in this Section 2.3(e), during the lifetime of a Participant, Options held by such Participant shall be exercisable only by him and no Option shall be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that Options held by a Participant, other than incentive stock options, may be
transferred to or for the benefit of a member of his immediate family. For purposes hereof, the term "immediate family" shall mean a Participant's spouse and children (both natural and adoptive), and
the direct lineal descendants of his children.

	(f)
	Each
Option shall be confirmed by an agreement (an "Option Agreement") executed by the Corporation and by the Participant.

	(g)
	If,
as and when any Common Shares have been duly issued upon the exercise of an Option and in accordance with the terms of such Option and the Plan, such Underlying Shares shall be
conclusively deemed allotted as fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Corporation.

	(h)
	Options
may not be exercised for fewer than 100 Common Shares at any one time, unless the Participant holds Options for less than 100 Underlying Shares. 

SECTION 3. APPROVAL  

3.1  Approval  

The
Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on November    , 2002, and by the stockholders of the Corporation on November    , 2002. 

SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS  

4.1  Additional Provisions Applicable to Incentive Stock Options  

The
Committee may, in its discretion, grant Options under the Plan to Eligible Persons which constitute "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code; provided,
however, that (a) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar
year shall not exceed the limitation set forth in Section 422(d) of the Code; and (b) if the Participant owns on the date of grant securities possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of securities of the Corporation or of any parent or subsidiary of the Corporation, the price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per
share on the date of grant and the period of exercise shall not be longer than five years from the date of grant. 

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4.2  Withholding  

It
shall be a condition to the obligation of the Corporation to issue Common Shares upon exercise of an Option that the Participant (or any beneficiary, transferee or person entitled to act under
Sections 2.3(d) or 2.3(e) hereof) pay to the Corporation, upon its demand, such amount as may be requested by the Corporation for the purpose of satisfying any liability to withhold
federal, state or local income or other taxes. If the amount requested is not paid, the Corporation may refuse to issue such Common Shares. 

4.3  Issuance of Certificates; Legends  

Common
Shares duly acquired under the terms of an Option shall be registered in the name of the Participant and a share certificate representing the number of such Common Shares shall be issued in the
name of the Participant, his or her legal representatives or as he, she or they may direct. The Corporation may endorse such legend or legends upon the certificates for Common Shares issued upon the
exercise of an Option granted hereunder and may issue such "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent in respect of such shares as, in its absolute discretion, it determines to be necessary or
appropriate. 

4.4  Correction of Defects, Omissions, and Inconsistencies  

The
Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry this Plan into effect. 

4.5  Other Actions  

Nothing
contained in this Plan shall be construed to limit the authority of the Corporation to exercise its corporate rights and powers, including but not by way of limitation, the right of the
Corporation to grant or assume Options for proper corporate purposes other than under the Plan with respect to any employee or other person, firm, corporation or association. 

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