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  Statements (Nos.
33-12023, 2-78336, 33-32309,  33-10228,  33-46720,  33-46704, 33-6564, 33-52725,
33-65161  and  33-65163  on Forms S-8 and No.  33-60089 on Form S-3) of Del Webb
Corporation  of our report dated August 21, 1998,  relating to the  consolidated
balance sheets of Del Webb  Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1998 and
1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cash  flows and  related  schedule  for each of the years in the  three-year
period ended June 30, 1998 which  appears in the June 30, 1998 annual  report on
Form 10-K of Del Webb  Corporation.  Our report refers to a change in the method
of accounting for impairment of long-lived assets.


                                             KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Phoenix, Arizona
September 11, 1998