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 27, 1999,
relating to the statements of net assets  available for plan benefits of the Del
Webb  Corporation  Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and
the related  statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the years then ended,  and all related  schedules,  which report  appears in the
December  31,  1998  annual  Report  on Form  11-K of the Del  Webb  Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan.

                                                  KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
June 25, 1999