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        FORM 3




(Print or Type Responses)
  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*   2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
  4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
    The Allstate Corporation       12/31/02       American Homestar Corporation

 
 
    (Last)   (First)   (Middle)   3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)   5.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)   6.   If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
                                 Director            10% Owner        
2775 Sanders Road                            

(Street)
 
                 Officer
              (give title below)
    X   Other
              (specify below)
 
                                    7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Northbrook, Illinois 60062           See footnote (1)    

         
      (Check Applicable Line)
    (City)   (State)   (Zip)                               X     Form filed by One Reporting Person
               Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned


1.   Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
  2.   Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
  3.   Ownership Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
  4.   Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

                             
Series C Common Stock       611,861       I       (2)

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             

                             


FORM 3 (Continued)   Table II — Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
   

1.   Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
  2.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
  3.   Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
  4.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security   5.   Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
  6.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
                                 
       
                       
            Date
Exercisable
  Expiration
Date
      Title   Amount or Number of Shares                        

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

Explanation of Responses:

(1)
6.1% (assuming 10,000,000 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding); 12.6% (assuming 4,869,250 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding).
(2)
203,509 shares held by Allstate Insurance Company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation and 408,352 shares held by Allstate Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company.

The Allstate Corporation
                        By: Allstate Insurance Company

   
/s/ Mary J. McGinn   1/16/03

**Signature of Reporting Person
Mary J. McGinn, Vice President            
 
Date

  *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v)

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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