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EXHIBIT 10.2    
  

 
 

SERVICES AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of the 12th day of November, 2002 by and between Brookfield Homes
Holdings, Inc., a California corporation ("BHHI"), and Brookfield Properties (US) Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its affiliates, "BPUSI"). 

 
 

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1.    Brookfield
Washington Inc., a Maryland corporation, Brookfield Homes of California Inc., a California corporation, (collectively, the "Sellers"), and BHHI have entered
into a Purchase Agreement effective as of September 30, 2002 (the "Purchase Agreement"). 

2.    As
contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, BHHI agrees to enter into this Agreement with BPUSI, on the terms hereinafter set forth. 

        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.    Term of Agreement.    The initial term of this Agreement shall extend from the date hereof to December 31, 2004,
provided that this Agreement shall continue thereafter for successive terms of one year each unless and until terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof. 

2.    Services.    BHHI shall provide to BPUSI, either directly or through its affiliates, services relating to the storage and
maintenance of content on the website "www.brookfieldhomes.com" (herein the "website"). 

3.    Compensation.    BHHI shall receive an annual fee for the provision of the services pursuant to this Agreement, consisting of
an amount equal to that portion of the operating expenses incurred by BHHI in maintaining and operating the website which are attributable or allocable to BPUSI and its affiliate entities. All
compensation shall be paid by BPUSI to BHHI within 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. BHHI shall furnish BPUSI a statement showing in reasonable detail the amount due for each such
quarter. 

4.    Quality Standard.    BHHI shall maintain a standard of quality in the provision of services to BPUSI which is at least as high
as the standard of quality of such services provided to its own affiliates. 

5.    Liability of BHHI.    BHHI shall not be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to BPUSI for any act
performed by BHHI on behalf of BPUSI and in a manner reasonably believed by BHHI to be within the scope of the authority granted to it by this Agreement and in the best interests of BPUSI, provided
that BHHI was not guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such act. 

6.    Termination.    This Agreement may be terminated by any of the following methods: 

	(a)
	This
Agreement may be terminated by 30 days' prior written notice from either party;

	(b)
	This
Agreement may be terminated at any time by written agreement of the parties hereto;

	(c)
	If
either party hereto shall be dissolved and its business terminated, the Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the effectiveness of such dissolution. 

        No
termination of the Agreement shall have the effect of terminating BHHI's right to collect any amounts owed to it under this Agreement. 

7.    Nature of Relationship.    The parties hereto intend that BHHI's relationship to BPUSI shall be that of an independent
contractor. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be construed to be or create a partnership or joint venture between BHHI and BPUSI or their successor or assigns, and neither BHHI
nor any officer or employee of BHHI shall be considered at any time to be an employee of BPUSI. 

8.    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. 

 

9.    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. 

10.    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 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. 

11.    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.    Subject to Section 14, 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. 

12.    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. 

13.    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. 

14.    Assignment.    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. Any consent granted by either party to
an assignment by the other party shall not be deemed a consent to any subsequent assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BHHI may, without the consent of BPUSI, assign and delegate the performance
of and responsibility for any duties and obligations of BHHI hereunder to any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership that is controlled by BHHI or affiliated with BHHI. 

15.    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. 

16.    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 PROPERTIES (US) INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  BRUCE FLATT      
 Name: Bruce Flatt

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	
BROOKFIELD HOMES HOLDINGS INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

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

Title: President

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EXHIBIT 10.3    
  

 
 

GUARANTEE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS GUARANTEE 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 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 Agreement, BHHI has agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement pursuant to which the Indemnitors shall indemnify BHI and its respective
Affiliates (as defined herein), including without limitation, the Sellers, against all the guarantees, capital maintenance, indemnity and other obligations of BHI and its respective Affiliates in
respect of Company Indebtedness and other obligations of the Purchased Entities and their Subsidiaries or any renewals, continuations of or substitutes for such Company Indebtedness and other
obligations (each, a "Guarantee" and collectively, the "Guarantees"). 

        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, BHI, as the case may
be (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. 

        "Company
Indebtedness" means any obligations and liabilities created, issued or incurred by the Purchased Entities for borrowed money, including without limitation, bank loans, notes
payable, capital lease obligations, guarantees of indebtedness for borrowed money of others, and all principal, interest, fees, prepayment penalties or other amounts due or owing with respect thereto. 

        "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 hold harmless BHI and its
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 (each, an "Obligation" and collectively, the "Obligations") under or in respect of the Guarantees 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 charges payable under or in respect of the Guarantees, payment
obligations, taxes, interest 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 Guarantees 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 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 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 a Guarantee 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 charges payable under or in respect of the Guarantees.
Such payment shall be made promptly after receipt by the Indemnitors 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 and/or any other indemnified person, the Indemnitors agree that they shall execute and deliver in favor of the holder of any of the Guarantees 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 Guarantees. 

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, 

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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 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 HOMES (DELAWARE) INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  PAUL KERRIGAN      
 Name: Paul Kerrigan

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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GUARANTEE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

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