Pulte Homes is giving Bay Area home shoppers an unprecedented chance to purchase a new home with zero mortgage payments until 2009. On Sept. 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pulte will host a first in homebuilding history. The 48-hour event will take place at a number of Pulte Homes and Del Webb communities throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley.

“There has never been an offer of this kind for homebuyers in the area,” said Pulte’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Paul Renker. “Pulte is literally footing the bill for new homeowners’ mortgage payments until 2009 that act fast, freeing them to spend money on other things like vacations or saving for their kid’s college tuition. The chance to live free from mortgage payments until 2009 is an offer that families won’t want to miss.”

Pulte builds neighborhoods throughout Northern California, including San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Dublin, Mountain House, Emeryville, Oakland, Richmond and San Pablo, Stockton and Manteca. Ranging in size from 987 to 4,309 square feet, designs vary from two-bedroom townhomes to single family homes with up to five bedrooms to active adult living in prestigious Del Webb communities. Prices at Pulte communities start in the $200,000s.

Pulte’s award-winning architecture is highlighted by elegant porches and balconies, spacious walk-in closets, luxurious crown molding, Moen plumbing fixtures and Corian bathroom vanities. Gourmet kitchens feature finishes like stainless steel GE appliances, rich maple cabinetry, granite slab countertops, wood flooring, convenient islands and breakfast bars.

For more information about this weekend’s Zero Payments Event, visit www.pulte.com/zero or call (866) GO-PULTE.