Oleary Patrick J · 3 · Pulte Homes Inc/MI · For 9/1/05 · EX-24

Filed On 9/2/05 1:39pm ET   ·   SEC File 1-09804   ·   Accession Number 1248039-5-2

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities   ·   Form 3
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 3           Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of         XML      4K 
                          Securities                                             
 2: EX-24       Power of Attorney Letter                               2±     9K 

EX-24   ·   Power of Attorney Letter

POWER OF ATTORNEY                                                               
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned                            
hereby constitutes and appoints each of David M. Sherbin                        
and Jan M. Klym, signing singly, his or her true and                            
lawful attorney-in-fact to:                                                     
1. execute for an on behalf of the undersigned, in the                          
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or                           
10% shareholder of Pulte Homes, Inc. (the "Company"),                           
Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Rule 144 of the                        
Securities Exchange Act of 1933 or Section 16(a) of the                         
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;                       
2. do and perform any and all acts for an on behalf of                          
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to                          
complete and execute any such Form 144, 3, 4 or 5,                              
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,                       
and timely file such form with the United States                                
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange,                      
stock market or similar authority; and                                          
3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in                              
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of                          
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, and in the                         
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,                      
it being understood that the documents executed by such                         
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to                       
this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall                          
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-                          
fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.                         
The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact                          
full power and authority to do and perform any and every                        
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper                        
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and                             
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and                              
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if                                
personally present, with full power of substitution or                          
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such                       
attorney-in-fact, or suhc attorney-in-fact's substitute or                      
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by                           
virtue of this pwoer of attorney and the rights and powers                      
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the                           
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity                        
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor                        
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's                               
responsibilities to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities                      
Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 16 of the Securities                           
Exchange Act of 1934.                                                           
This power of attorney shall remain in full force and                           
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file                      
Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's                         
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the                        
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a                         
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-                         
fact.                                                                           
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has caused this                             
power of attorney to be executed as of the 26th day of                          
July, 2005.                                                                     
/s/ Patrick J. O'Leary                                                          
Patrick J. O'Leary