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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~Current~~CURRENT ~~Report~~REPORT ~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~ SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) ofOF ~~the~~THE ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

~~November 8, 2001 (~~Date of Report— (Date of ~~Earliest~~earliest ~~Event~~event ~~Reported~~reported) December 10, 2001

Schuler Homes, Inc. (Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~its Charter~~charter)

Delaware (State or ~~Other~~other ~~Jurisdiction~~jurisdiction of ~~Incorporation~~incorporation) 0-32461 (Commission ~~File~~file ~~Number~~number) 99-0351900 (IRS ~~Employer~~employer ~~Identification~~identification Nono.)

400 Continental Boulevard, Suite 100, El Segundo, California 90245 (Address of ~~Principal~~principal ~~Executive~~executive ~~Offices~~offices) (zip code)

~~(310) 648-7200 (~~Registrant's telephone ~~Telephone Number~~number, ~~Including~~including ~~Area~~area ~~Code~~code (310) 648-7200

(Former name ~~Name~~ or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since~~since ~~Last~~last ~~Report~~report)

Item 5. Other Events.

On This report is being filed by the Registrant to announce that it has extended the expiration of its exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange up to ~~November 8~~$250,000,000 ~~2001~~aggregate principal amount of its 93/8% Senior Notes due 2009 and up to $150,000,000 ~~D.R.~~aggregate ~~Horton~~principal amount of its 101/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011, ~~Inc.~~ ~~and~~which ~~Schuler~~have ~~Homes~~been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, ~~Inc.~~ ~~executed~~as anamended ~~amendment~~(the "Securities Act"), for up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 93/8% Senior Notes due 2009 (the ~~Agreement~~"Old Senior Notes") and ~~Plan~~up ofto ~~Merger~~$150,000,000 ~~dated~~aggregate asprincipal amount of ~~October 22,~~its ~~2001~~outstanding 101/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the "Old Senior Subordinated Notes") held by qualified institutional buyers, as ~~previously~~defined ~~filed on~~under ~~Form~~the Securities Act (such parties, "Holders"), to 5:00 ~~8-K~~p.m., ~~with~~New ~~the~~York ~~Commission~~City time, on ~~October~~Thursday, December 2413, 2001, ~~pursuant~~in order to ~~which~~allow ~~Schuler~~additional ~~Homes~~time ~~would~~for untendered Old Senior Notes to be ~~merged~~tendered. ~~into~~The Dprevious expiration date of the Exchange Offer was 5:00 p.Rm., ~~Horton~~New York City time, on Monday, December 10, 2001. AThe ~~copy~~press ofrelease issued by the ~~amendment~~Registrant isrelating ~~attached~~to ~~hereto~~the announcement is filed as Exhibit 299.21 to this report.

Item 7.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)		Exhibits.
		2.2 Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2001,
		between D.R. Horton, Inc. and Schuler Homes, Inc.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information Exhibits.

~~D.R. Horton, Inc./Schuler Homes, Inc.~~ (c) Exhibits: ~~Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger~~

299.1 Press Release of the Registrant issued on December 10, 2001.

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Registrant~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Date~~Dated: ~~November~~December 811, 2001

SCHULER HOMES, INC. By: /s/ THOMAS CONNELLY Name: Thomas Connelly Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

D.R. Horton, Inc./Schuler Homes, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		~~Exhibit~~Description of Exhibits		Method of Filing
2.2		Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2001, between D.R. Horton, Inc. and Schuler Homes, Inc.
99.1		Press Release of the Registrant issued on December 10, 2001.		Filed electronically herewith

D.R. Horton, Inc./Schuler Homes, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Item 5. Other Events.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information Exhibits.

SIGNATURES
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