EXHIBIT 9
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint
filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule
13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D
(including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock of beneficial
interest, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of The Fortress Group, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to
such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as
of the 25th day of August 1997.
PROMETHEUS HOMEBUILDERS LLC
By: Prometheus Homebuilders Funding Corp.,
as sole member
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
PROMETHEUS HOMEBUILDERS FUNDING CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
