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,  33-65163,  333-72733 and 333-72735 on Forms S-8 and No.  333-81507 on
Form S-3) of Del Webb Corporation of our report dated August 16, 1999,  relating
to the  consolidated  balance sheets of Del Webb Corporation and subsidiaries as
of June 30, 1999 and 1998 and the related  consolidated  statements of earnings,
shareholders'  equity and cash flows and related  schedule for each of the years
in the three-year  period ended June 30, 1999 which appears in the June 30, 1999
annual report on Form 10-K of Del Webb Corporation.


Phoenix, Arizona                        /s/ KPMG LLP
September 16, 1999