Exhibit 23

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
Del Webb Corporation:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference  in the  Registration  Statement  No.
33-6564 on Form S-8 of Del Webb  Corporation  of our report  dated May 26, 1998,
relating to the statements of net assets  available for plan benefits of the Del
Webb Corporation  Retirement  Savings Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the related  statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the years  then  ended,  and  related  schedules,  which  report  appears in the
December  31,  1997  annual  report  on Form  11-K of the Del  Webb  Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan.



                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
June 19, 1998