1 [KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP LETTERHEAD] Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Del Webb Corporation: We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference. Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121. KPMG LLP Phoenix, Arizona February 19, 1999