Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
10/24/2008
(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 10/24/2008   S   600,000 D $ 8.55 (1) 32,498,034 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   10/28/2008
**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 price was the average price of 600,000 shares sold. The specific amounts are: 100 at $8.33; 1700 at $8.34; 1400 at $8.35; 8100 at $8.36; 1400 at $8.365; 5840 at $8.37; 4700 at $8.375; 7900 at $8.38; 1500 at $8.385; 20100 at $8.39; 100 at $8.395; 14000 at $8.40; 1700 at 8.405; 13700 at $8.41; 200 at 8.415; 19266 at $8.42; 300 at $8.425; 11094 at $8.43; 1400 at $8.435; 21400 at $8.44; 5000 at $8.445; 7700 at $8.45; 5800 at $8.455; 6790 at $8.46; 2600 at $8.465; 12824 at $8.47; 8650 at $8.48; 1600 at $8.485; 7450 at $8.49; 400 at $8.495; 11700 at $8.50; 600 at $8.505; 13500 at $8.51; 17652 at $8.52; 200 at $8.525; 7942 at $8.53; 1600 at $8.535; 16608 at $8.54; 14504 at $8.545; 18800 at $8.55; 100 at $8.555; 22404 at $8.56; 19421 at $8.57; 7952 at $8.58; 2200 at $8.585; 15767 at $8.59; 1176 at $8.595; 18700 at $8.60; 1600 at $8.605; 25953 at $8.61; 19600 at $8.615; 18204 at $8.62; 1281 at $8.625; 11396 at $8.63; 1000 at $8.635; 14700 at $8.64; 900 at $8.645; 17500 at $8.65; 400 at $8.655; 10435 at $8.66; 4700 at $8.67; 5325 at $8.68; 200 at $8.685; 10118 at $8.69; 800 at $8.695; 11898 at $8.70; 1800 at $8.71; 400 at $8.72; 800 at $8.73; 300 at $8.735; 5300 at $8.74; 11300 at $8.75; 100 at $8.755; 7100 at $8.76; 100 at $8.765; 10100 at $8.77; 4600 at $8.78; 800 at $8.785; 2700 at $8.79; 1200 at $8.795; 8600 at $8.80; 1600 at $8.81; 300 at $8.82; and 1350 at $8.83.
(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. During the period 2/6/2008 through 9/30/2008, the reporting person's units were amended by contributions totaling 527.812 units. 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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