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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                      AMENDMENT TO MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENT
                           AND SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE


         THIS AMENDMENT TO MASTER CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
(this "AMENDMENT") is made as of October 4, 1996 by and between PRESLEY HOMES
(formerly known as The Presley Companies), a California corporation
("BORROWER"), and BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA, a national banking association
("BANK"), with respect to the following:

                                R E C I T A L S:

         A. Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Master Credit
Agreement dated as of October 10, 1995 (the "PH CREDIT AGREEMENT"). (Initially
capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise expressly defined shall have the
meanings defined in the PH Credit Agreement.) In connection with the PH Credit
Agreement, Borrower executed and delivered to Bank that certain Secured
Promissory Note dated October 10, 1995 in the original principal amount of
$5,000,000 (the "PH NOTE").

         B. The line of credit provided under the PH Credit Agreement effected a
reduction in the amount available to CMR under the line of credit provided under
the CMR Credit Agreement. (Unless the context otherwise requires, references
herein to the CMR Credit Agreement shall mean the CMR Credit Agreement as
amended by the Second Amendment thereto of even date herewith.)

         C. CMR has now requested that Bank consider providing to Horsethief
Canyon Partners, a California general partnership ("HCP"), in which Borrower is
a general partner, on a project by project basis, financing to develop lots for
residential homes and for the construction of single family attached and
detached production homes and model homes in the master-planned community of
Horsethief Canyon located in the unincorporated area of Riverside County,
California.

         D. Bank has agreed to consider providing such financing to HCP upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Master Credit
Agreement dated of even date herewith between Bank and HCP (the "HCP CREDIT
AGREEMENT").

         E. As a condition precedent to Bank's willingness to enter into the HCP
Credit Agreement, Bank has required and Borrower has agreed to amend the PH
Credit Agreement and the PH Note in the manner set forth herein.

         F. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it will benefit by the
extension of credit by Bank to HCP and that absent the concurrent execution and
delivery of this Amendment by Borrower, Bank would not enter into the HCP Credit
Agreement.

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         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree to amend the PH Credit Agreement and the PH Note as
follows:

         1. DEFINED TERMS.

                  (a) The following definitions are added in Article I of the PH
Credit Agreement:

                  "ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL CUT-OFF DATE" shall mean the date three
         (3) months prior to the Termination Date.

                  "HCP" shall mean Horsethief Canyon Partners, a California
         general partnership.

                  "HCP CREDIT AGREEMENT" means that certain Master Credit
         Agreement dated as of October 4, 1996, between Bank and HCP, as amended
         from time to time.

                  (b) The following is added in the definition of "Cash On Hand"
appearing in Article I of the PH Credit Agreement, immediately following the
word "funds" appearing in the last line thereof: "and (vi) undrawn Commitment
proceeds available as Advances in accordance with the terms of the HCP Credit
Agreement, subject only to the condition that HCP request the disbursement
thereof".

                  (c) The definition of "Project Unit Advance Repayment Date"
appearing in Article I of the PH Credit Agreement is deleted.

                  (d) The definition of "Termination Date" appearing in Article
I of the PH Credit Agreement is amended by substituting "March 17, 1998" for
"November 30, 1998."

         2. ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL CUT-OFF DATE. The date "March 17, 1998"
appearing in (i) the definition of Eligible Collateral set forth in Article I of
the PH Credit Agreement, (ii) in Section 2.5.4 thereof, and (iii) in the last
sentence of the final paragraph of Section 2.5.8 thereof is replaced with the
words "the Eligible Collateral Cut-off Date".

         3.       PROJECT UNIT ADVANCE REPAYMENT DATE.  Section 2.2.2 of
the PH Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

         Unit Advances under a Project Loan shall consist of Model Unit Advances
         and Production Unit Advances and shall be made with respect to Eligible
         Collateral from time to time prior to the expiration of the applicable
         Unit Term. All Unit Advances shall be on a revolving

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         basis and may be repaid and reborrowed subject to the terms and
         conditions herein. All Unit Advances are subject to the limitations set
         forth below and are further limited by the provisions of Section 2.5.3.
         All outstanding Unit Advances under all Project Loans shall be due and
         payable on the Termination Date; provided, however, that with respect
         to each Extended Term Unit (as defined below), all outstanding Unit
         Advances with respect to such Unit shall be due and payable on the last
         day of the Unit Term of such Unit that is running on the Termination
         Date. As used in this Section 2.2.2, the term "EXTENDED UNIT TERM"
         shall mean a Unit in Eligible Collateral on the Termination Date whose
         then-existing Unit Term will expire after the Termination Date.

         4. TRANSFER OF LOTS TO ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL. Section 2.2.3.5 of the PH
Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following immediately preceding the
period at the end thereof: "and (iv) such Lot is transferred to Eligible
Collateral prior to the Eligible Collateral Cut-off Date".

         5. NUMBER OF ADVANCES. The second sentence of Section 2.5.1 of the PH
Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

         Such Person or Persons are hereby authorized by Borrower to request
         Advances not more frequently than two (2) times per month, in any case
         upon not less than four (4) Business Days prior written notice to Bank,
         in amounts of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per
         request, and to direct the disposition of the proceeds of Advances
         until written notice of the revocation of such authority is received
         from Borrower by Bank and Bank has had a reasonable time to act upon
         such notice.

         6. LIMIT ON ADVANCES. Section 2.5.3.3 (vii) of the PH Credit Agreement
is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

              (vii) The sum of all Advances then outstanding, plus the sum of
         all Advances (as such term is defined in the CMR Credit Agreement) then
         outstanding under the CMR Credit Agreement, plus the sum of all
         Advances (as such term is defined in the HCP Credit Agreement) then
         outstanding under the HCP Credit Agreement to exceed Twenty-Nine
         Million Dollars ($29,000,000).

         7. UNIT TERM.

                  (a) The first sentence of Section 2.5.4 of the PH Credit
Agreement is amended by deleting the word "exceed" and substituting therefor the
words "extend beyond the date that is nine (9) months after".

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                  (b) The first sentence of Section 2.5.4.1 of the PH Credit
Agreement is amended by adding the words "(but not beyond the date that is three
(3) months after the Termination Date)" immediately following the words "three
(3) month period" appearing in the first sentence of such Section.

                  (c) The first sentence of Section 2.5.4.3 of the PH Credit
Agreement is amended by adding the words "(but not beyond the date that is nine
(9) months after the Termination Date)" immediately following the words
"twelve-month periods" appearing in the first sentence of such Section.

         8. ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT FEE. Section 2.6.4 of the PH Credit Agreement
is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

                  2.6.4 ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT FEE. At March 17, 1996, and at
         each anniversary of such date, or upon the earlier termination or
         expiration of this Agreement, as the case may be, Borrower shall pay to
         Bank the excess, if any, of the Minimum Commitment Fee over the sum of
         all other fees paid under Sections 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 and attributable to
         the preceding 12-month period (or such part thereof as this Agreement
         has been in effect). However, Borrower shall receive as a credit
         against any excess amount to be paid to Bank pursuant to this Section
         2.6.4 such portion (if any) as may be designated in writing by Borrower
         to Bank of the excess (if any) of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate
         amount paid by the borrower to Bank pursuant to Sections 2.6.2, 2.6.3
         and 2.6.4 of the CMR Credit Agreement and attributable to such period
         and (B) the aggregate amount paid by the borrower to Bank pursuant to
         Sections 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 of the HCP Credit Agreement and attributable
         to such period over (ii) the excess (if any) of the sum of (y) the
         Minimum Commitment Fee (as such term is defined in the CMR Credit
         Agreement) and (z) the Minimum Commitment Fee (as such term is defined
         in the HCP Credit Agreement).

         9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS. Sections 5.20.2 and 5.20.3 of the CMR Credit
Agreement are amended to read in their entirety as follows and a final sentence
of Section 5.20 is added as follows:

                  5.20.2 MINIMUM NET WORTH. Borrower shall not permit Borrower's
         Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than an amount equal to
         Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) (before Value Write-Downs
         [as defined below] for periods after December 31, 1994) or Seventy
         Million Dollars ($70,000,000) (after Value Write-Downs for periods
         after December 31, 1994).

                  5.20.3 CONSOLIDATED MAXIMUM LEVERAGE. Borrower shall not
         permit Consolidated Total Liabilities to Consolidated Tangible Net
         Worth to be greater than

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         3.5:1 (before Value Write-Downs for periods after December 31, 1994) or
         3.25:1 (after Value Write-Downs for periods after December 31, 1994).

         For purposes of the above provisions of this Section 5.20, the term
         "VALUE WRITE-DOWNS" shall mean (i) net realizable value write-downs
         determined in accordance with GAAP or (ii) impairment losses determined
         in accordance with GAAP, as applicable.

         10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

                  (a) Section 7.1.8 of the PH Credit Agreement is amended by
substituting "sixty (60) days after the entry thereof" for "thirty (30) days
after the entry thereof."

                  (b) Section 7.1.14 of the PH Credit Agreement is amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

                  7.1.14 Any failure, breach or default by Borrower, CMR or
         Presley CMR under any other indebtedness owed by Borrower, CMR or
         Presley CMR, as the case may be, to Bank, including without limitation,
         a default under any CMR Loan Document; and/or any failure, breach or
         default by HCP under any indebtedness owed by HCP to Bank, including,
         without limitation, a default under any Loan Document (as defined in
         the HCP Credit Agreement).

         11. MATURITY DATE OF NOTE. The first sentence of Paragraph 2 of the PH
Note is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

         The unpaid principal balance hereof, together with all unpaid interest
         accrued thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower under the
         terms of the Loan Documents shall be due and payable on March 17, 1998
         (the "MATURITY DATE"); provided, however, that the unpaid principal
         balance hereof with respect to each Extended Term Unit, together with
         all unpaid interest accrued thereon, shall be due and payable on the
         date determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2.2 of
         the Loan Agreement.

         12. CHOICE OF LAW. This Amendment and the transactions contemplated
hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict-of-laws rules or principles.

         13. ASSIGNMENT. Borrower shall not assign any of its rights under this
Amendment.

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         14. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of sections of this
Amendment are intended for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

         15. CHANGES, WAIVERS, DISCHARGE AND MODIFICATIONS IN WRITING. No
provision of this Amendment may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement
of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Except as set forth
herein, the PH Credit Agreement and the PH Note shall remain unmodified and in
full force and effect.

         16. COUNTERPART EXECUTION. This Amendment may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document. Signature pages may be
detached from the counterparts and attached to a single copy of this Amendment
to physically form one document.





                            [Signature Page Follows]

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DATED as of the date first above stated.


BORROWER:                         PRESLEY HOMES,
                                  a California corporation



                                  By:    /s/ DAVID M. SIEGEL
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                                  Name:  David M. Siegel
                                  Title: Senior Vice President,
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         and Assistant Secretary


                                  By:    /s/ LINDA L. FOSTER
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                                  Name:  Linda L. Foster
                                  Title: Vice President and
                                         Corporate Secretary



BANK:                             BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA,
                                  a national banking association


                                  By:    /s/ KAREN J. NIXON
                                         -----------------------
                                  Name:  Karen J. Nixon
                                  Title: Vice President



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