The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL), will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 results on Thursday, January 30, before market open. A conference call to go over the results will be held on the same day, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (noon EDT).

A live audio webcast of the call will be available on Ryland's Web site at www.ryland.com. To access the webcast, go to the Investors section and click on the "Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call" link under the "Events and Presentations" heading. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Ryland's site.

For participants who wish to call in, the number is (707) 287-9355, or toll free (877) 644-1284. The event will be recorded and available for replay beginning two hours after the call's completion through 12:00 p.m. PDT on February 6, 2014. The dial-in number for the replay is (404) 537-3406 or toll free (855) 859-2056 (reference access code 30350079).

Headquartered in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. Since its founding in 1967, Ryland has built more than 305,000 homes and financed more than 250,000 mortgages. The Company currently operates in 17 states across the country and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RYL." For more information, please visit www.ryland.com.

The Ryland Group, Inc.
Drew Mackintosh
VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(805) 367-3722
Drew.mackintosh@ryland.com