Bill Pulte

Bill Pulte

William (Bill) Pulte is the founder and chairman of Pulte Homes, one of the largest residential builders and real estate development companies in the United States.

Pulte Homes operates in 53 markets in 27 states and has built over 450,000 homes since 1950.

In the summer of 1950, following his high school graduation, William J. Pulte built his first house in Detroit, Michigan. The five-room bungalow featured a fireplace, seldom found in bungalows of the day, and sold for $10,000 even before its completion. Incorporated as William J. Pulte, Inc., in 1956, Bill began building custom homes in the Detroit suburbs.

In 1960, Bill Pulte built his first subdivision, 49 lots. In the mid-1960s he expanded his business into the Washington D.C. area, then into Chicago and Atlanta. As the decade progressed, his homebuilding business grew to 12 subdivisions in six states. In 1969 William J. Pulte, Inc., became Pulte Home Corporation and went public. Bill remained Chairman and President.

From 1972 to 1990, Bill held the position of Chairman of the Executive Committee for the company. From 1990 to 1998, he held the position of Chairman of the Board. In January 2002, he again assumed the position of Chairman of the Board.

Attended De La Salle Collegiate High School in Detroit, Michigan. He lives in Michigan and has 14 children, and 35 grandchildren.


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