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                                   EXHIBIT 24

                     KB HOME AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of
KB Home

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Form S-8 pertaining to the 1986 Stock Option Plan (No. 33-11692), the 1988
Employee Stock Plan (No. 33-28624 and No. 333-49311), the 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan, the Performance-Based Incentive Plan for Senior Management and the resale
of certain shares by officers of the Company (No. 333-49309), the 401(k) Savings
Plan (No. 333-49307), and the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No.
333-14977, No. 333-41549, No. 333-51825 and No. 333-51825-01), as amended, of KB
Home of our report dated December 21, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of KB Home included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended November 30, 2000.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
February 28, 2001