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                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors
Del Webb Corporation:


We consent to the use of our report dated August 15, 1997 incorporated herein by
reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus. 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, 1997