POWER OF ATTORNEY


I, Dr. Ray R. Irani, do hereby constitute and appoint each of
Charles F. Carroll, Richard B. Hirst and Tony Richelieu 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 Charles F. Carroll, Richard B. Hirst
and Tony Richelieu 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 Charles F. Carroll,
Richard B. Hirst and Tony Richelieu 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 24, 2006


				/s/ Dr. Ray R. Irani