Pulte Homes, based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has operations in more than 50 markets throughout nearly 30 states. Under its Del Webb brand, the company is one of the nations leading builders of active adult communities for people age 55 and older. Throughout its history, it has constructed more than 450,000 homes and has been named Builder of the Year by Professional Builder magazine. In 2005, the company received the most awards in the J.D. Power and Associates New Home-Builder Customer Satisfaction Study, marking the sixth straight year it achieved this distinction among Americas largest homebuilding companies. Pulte Mortgage is a nationwide lender that offers the company s customers a variety of loan products. Pulte Homes maintains a branch location in Fairfax, Va.