8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):      August 25, 2000


                            STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                 1-10959                  33-0475989
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)          File Number)          Identification No.)

           15326 Alton Parkway
           Irvine, California                             92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 789-1600

                                Not Applicable
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.  Other Events.

     On August 25, 2000, the Registrant issued a press release announcing it had
completed the acquisition of The Writer Corporation.  Attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is a copy of the August 25, 2000 press
release.



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

Exhibit     Description
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99.1        Press Release dated August 25, 2000.


                                   SIGNATURE

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

  Date:  August 28, 2000
                                  STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.


                                  By:   /s/ CLAY A. HALVORSEN
                                      -------------------------
                                        Clay A. Halvorsen
                                        Vice President, General
                                        Counsel and Secretary



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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.       Document
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Exhibit 99.1      Press Release issued August 25, 2000.



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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
[STANDARD      News Release
 PACIFIC       Standard Pacific Corp.
 CORP. LOGO]   15326 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California  92618-2338
               Contact:  Andrew H. Parnes, Vice President-Finance (949) 789-1616
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2000

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF THE WRITER CORPORATION

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IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, Friday, August 25, 2000.....................................
Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE symbol "SPF") today announced that it has completed
its acquisition of The Writer Corporation (OTC symbol "WRTC").  At a special
meeting of shareholders held today, Writer shareholders approved the merger
transaction, in which Writer was merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of
Standard Pacific.  Writer is a longtime homebuilder in the Denver metropolitan
area, and more recently has expanded its operations into the emerging Ft.
Collins/Northern Colorado market.  For the year ended December 31, 1999, Writer
had revenues of $82 million and delivered 383 homes.

The purchase price paid by Standard Pacific for each share of Writer common
stock was $3.35 in cash, or .2481 shares of Standard Pacific common stock, or a
combination of the two, for a total merger consideration of approximately $27.9
million (based on the most recent closing price of Standard Pacific common
stock), plus the repayment of approximately $37.5 million of outstanding Writer
indebtedness.

Standard Pacific, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, has built homes for
more than 40,000 families during its 34-year history.  Standard Pacific focuses
its efforts on constructing move-up homes within a wide range of price and size
with homes generally selling for $150,000 to over $1 million.  Standard Pacific
operates in some of the strongest housing markets in the country with operations
throughout the major metropolitan areas in California, Texas, Arizona and, with
the completion of the Writer acquisition, Colorado.  Standard Pacific also
provides mortgage financing and title services to its homebuyers through its
subsidiaries, Family Lending Services, SPH Mortgage, WRT Financial and SPH
Title.