Pulte Mortgage reveals new CEO - 2004-07-14
Pulte Homes Inc., the owner of home builder Del Webb Corp., Wednesday declared Debra Still has been promoted from chief operating officer of Pulte Mortgage Corp. to president and chief executive effective Aug. 1, succeeding Roger Pastore.

Pastore, president and CEO of Pulte Mortgage since 1997, announced plans to retire in the summer of 2005. He will continue to serve as an officer of Pulte Homes, reporting to Richard J. Dugas Jr., president and CEO of Pulte Homes.
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North Texas Homebuilders Set Records for Starts, Sales - 2004-07-14
Higher mortgage rates can't stop the North Texas new-home market. Builders set records for home starts and sales during the second quarter, according to two reports released Tuesday.

Home starts rose more than 10 percent during April, May and June, said Ted Wilson of Residential Strategies Inc. Dallas-Fort Worth builders started 11,552 single-family homes during the second quarter an all-time high.
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