POWER OF ATTORNEY



	I, Glen Barnard, 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:  January 15, 2004





							/s/ Glen Barnard
							Glen Barnard