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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PULTE WILLIAM J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PULTE HOMES INC/MI/ [PHM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 BLOOMFIELD HILLS PKY., SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/28/2008 (Street) BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/28/2008   S   160,000 D $ 8.439 (1) 32,338,034 D   Common Stock               9,129,600 I By Joan B. Pulte Trust Common Stock               134,606 (2) I By Wife Units               3,744.022 (3) I 401(k) Plan Owned By Wife Units               60,611.813 (4) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PULTE WILLIAM J 100 BLOOMFIELD HILLS PKY. SUITE 300 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304	X	X	Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ William J. Pulte		10/29/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This is the average price of all of the shares sold. The actual details are: 20000 at $8.40; 5000 at $8.43; 5000 at $8.45; 5000 at $8.48; 10000 at 8.4821; 5000 at $8.51; 10000 at $8.50; 5000 at $8.45; 5000 at $8.359; 5000 at $8.32; 5000 at $8.26; 5000 at $8.15; 5000 at $8.20; 5000 at $8.28; 5000 at $8.2515; 5000 at $8.25; 5000 at $8.3154; 5000 at $8.30; 5000 at $8.4062; 5000 at $8.37; 10000 at $8.35; 5000 at $8.46; 5000 at $8.73; 2500 at $8.60; 7500 at $9.00; and 5000 at $9.009.
(2)	Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed.
(3)	Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed. Represents units of the Pulte Homes, Inc. Stock Fund (the Fund) of the Pulte Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan. The Fund consists of cash and Common Stock in amounts that vary from time to time. The reporting person's units represent 7,731.090 shares of Pulte Homes, Inc. Common Stock held in the Fund as of 9/30/2008.
(4)	Represents units of the Pulte Homes, Inc. Stock Fund (the Fund) of the Pulte Homes, Inc. 401(k) Plan. The Fund consists of cash and Common Stock in amounts that vary from time to time. The reporting person's units represent 126,777.178 shares of Pulte Homes, Inc. Common Stock held in the Fund as of 9/30/2008.

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