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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549



                                   FORM 8-K



                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 1998



                                   NVR, Inc.
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
                                   Charter)



        Virginia                       333-44515                 54-1394360
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)



           7601 Lewinsville Road, Suite 300, McLean, Virginia  22101
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 637-2200



                                Not Applicable
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                          Exhibit Index is on page 4.

 
ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS.

     On April 14, 1998, NVR, Inc. (the "Company") sold $145,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 8% Senior Notes due 2005 (the "Notes") pursuant to an
Underwriting Agreement, dated April 8, 1998, between the Company and Salomon
Smith Barney, Credit Suisse First Boston and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.,
Inc.  The Notes were issued pursuant to a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as
of April 14, 1998, between the Company, NVR Homes, Inc. (the "Guarantor") and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), to that certain Indenture
dated as of April 14, 1998, between the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.
The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), by a registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-44515 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and declared effective
by the Commission on February 27, 1998.  The terms of the offering of the Notes
are described in a final Prospectus Supplement, dated April 8, 1998, as filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act, including the
related Prospectus dated April 6, 1998.

ITEM 7(C).  EXHIBITS.


Exhibit
Number      Exhibit Description
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4.3         Indenture, dated as of April 14, 1998, between the Company, the
            Guarantor and the Trustee.

4.4         First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 14, 1998, between
            the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.

4.5         Form of Note.

5.1         Opinion of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. regarding the validity of the
            Notes.

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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    NVR, Inc.


Date: April 23, 1998                By:  /s/ Paul C. Saville
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                                             Paul C. Saville
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
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NUMBER                        EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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4.3         Indenture, dated as of April 14, 1998, between the Company, the
            Guarantor and the Trustee.

4.4         First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 14, 1998, between
            the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.

4.5         Form of Note.

5.1         Opinion of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. regarding the validity of the
            Notes.

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