FORM 8A-A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        CONTINENTAL HOMES HOLDING CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                            86-0554624
(State of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


         7001 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 2050, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
         (Address of principal executive officers)          (Zip Code)

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1), please check the
following box. [ ]

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent registra-
tion statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General Instruction
A(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

       Title of each class                Name of each exchange on which
       to be so registered                each class is to be registered
                                    
       6 7/8% Convertible Subordinated    New York Stock Exchange
        Notes due 2002

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                      None

Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

The material set forth in the section captioned "Description of the Notes" in
the Registrant's Form S-3 Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-63539),
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6,
1995, is incorporated herein by reference.


      

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Item 2.  Exhibits.

1.    Indenture, between the Registrant and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Com-
      pany, as trustee, relating to the 6 7/8% Convertible Subordinated  Notes
      due 2002.
      

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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, on this 1st day of May,
1996.

CONTINENTAL HOMES HOLDING CORP.



By:  /s/ Don Loback______________________
     Don Loback
Its: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer