<ARTICLE>                                 5
<LEGEND>
             THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
             EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS
             OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED AND
             IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                              1,000

                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                             12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                            JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                              DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                    51,718
<SECURITIES>                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                             53,544
<ALLOWANCES>                              0
<INVENTORY>                               1,792,733
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                          0
<PP&E>                                    0
<DEPRECIATION>                            0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            2,596,797
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                     0
<BONDS>                                   525,965<F1>
<COMMON>                                  433
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0
<PREFERRED>                               0
<OTHER-SE>                                1,092,886
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              2,596,797
<SALES>                                   3,677,716<F2>
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          3,730,337
<CGS>                                     3,023,841<F2>
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             3,450,748
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        56,815
<INCOME-PRETAX>                           286,405
<INCOME-TAX>                              108,118
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       178,287
<DISCONTINUED>                            (122)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0
<CHANGES>                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                              178,165
<EPS-BASIC>                             4.12
<EPS-DILUTED>                             4.07
<FN>
<F1>       Bonds are comprised of senior notes.
<F2>       Relates to homebuilding operations.

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