Centex Pulte Homes
The Pulte Homes community of Liberty Park is seen in Novi, Mich., Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Pulte Homes is buying Centex Corp. for $1.3 billion in stock in a deal that will create the nation’s largest homebuilder and could spark further consolidation in an industry that is suffering the worst real estate recession in a generation. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)