EX-24 2 attach_1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PAUL W. WHETSELL

POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each Dennis M. Seremet and Robert W. Henley, singly and not jointly, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as

a director of NVR, Inc.,  Form 144 pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act

of 1933 and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may

be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 144, 3, 4 or 5,

complete and execute any amendment(s) thereto, and timely file such form with the

United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,

hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do

or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers

herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any

of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act

of 1933 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned

is no longer required to file Forms 144, 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed

as of this 20th day of February, 2007.







       /s/ Paul W. Whetsell

       Signature





       Paul W. Whetsell

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