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                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

                [LETTERHEAD OF HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN]

Pulte Corporation
33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway
Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

         Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to Pulte Corporation, a Michigan corporation
(the "Company") and certain subsidiary guarantors (the "Guarantors"), in
connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration
Statement") relating to the issuance by the Company of $175,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Company's 9 1/2% Notes due 2003 (the "New Notes") and
related guarantees registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), in exchange for a like principal amount of the Company's
outstanding unregistered 9 1/2% Notes due 2003 (the "Original Notes"). The New
Notes are issuable under an Indenture dated as of October 24, 1995 as
supplemented (the "Indenture"), among the Company, as issuer, the Guarantors
named therein and Bank One Trust Company, National Association
(successor-in-interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee (the
"Trustee").

         We have examined such documents, including resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company on March 9, 2000 (the "Resolutions"), and have
considered such matters of law as we have considered appropriate as a basis for
our opinions set forth below. In rendering our opinions, we have assumed the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of
all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents
submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity for all
purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties
to agreements or instruments relevant hereto other than the Company, that such
parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to
execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments, that such
agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action
(corporate or otherwise) and executed and delivered by such parties and that
such agreements or instruments are the valid, binding and enforceable
obligations of such parties. As to questions of fact material to our opinions,
we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and of public
officials.

         Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the execution,
delivery and performance of the New Notes have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when executed by the
Company and authenticated by the Trustee as specified in the Indenture and
delivered against surrender and cancellation of a like principal amount of
Original Notes in the manner described in the Registration Statement, will be
legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.



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         The opinion set forth above are subject to the following qualifications
and exceptions:

         (a) Our opinion stated above is subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to
fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of
general application affecting creditors' rights.

         (b) Our opinion stated above is subject to the effect of general
principles of equity, including (without limitation) concepts of materiality,
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and other similar doctrines
affecting the enforceability of agreements generally (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

         (c) In rendering the opinion set forth above, we have assumed that, at
the time of the authentication and delivery of the New Notes, the Resolutions
referred to above will not have been modified or rescinded, there will not have
occurred any change in the law affecting the authorization, execution, delivery,
validity or enforceability of the New Notes, the Registration Statement will
have been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and will
continue to be effective, none of the particular terms of the New Notes will
violate any applicable law and neither the issuance and sale thereof nor the
compliance by the Company with the terms thereof will result in a violation of
any agreement or instrument then binding upon the Company or any order of any
court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.

         Our opinion expressed above is limited to the law of the State of
Michigan and the federal law of the United States.

         We hereby consent to your filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Legal Matters" contained in the Prospectus that is part of the Registration
Statement.  In giving such consents, we do not admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.

Dated:  May 3, 2000

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         /s/ Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn