

                              PULTE CORPORATION
                 EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
      Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-20052, Form S-8 No. 2-59802, Form S-8 No.
      33-40102, Form S-8 No. 33-98944 and Form S-8 No. 33-99218) and the
      related Prospectuses of Pulte Corporation for the registration of
      shares of its common stock of our report dated January 20, 2000, with
      respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Pulte
      Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
      ended December 31, 1999.





                                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

      Detroit, Michigan
      March 1, 2000


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