POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, J. Terrence Lanni, do hereby constitute and appoint each of Barton P.
Pachino and Kimberly N. King as my attorneys-in-fact, with full power of
substitution for each of them in any and all capacities, to execute and file
on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 4 and 5 (including any amendments
thereto) that may be required or desirable for the undersigned to file with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of KB HOME.  The
authority of Barton P. Pachino and Kimberly N. King under this Power of
Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 4 or 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in
securities of KB HOME, unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned
acknowledges that Barton P. Pachino and Kimberly N. King are not assuming,
nor is KB HOME assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Dated:  August 19, 2003


							/s/J. Terrence Lanni
							J. Terrence Lanni