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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of D.R. Horton, Inc.
for the registration of 15,000,000 shares of common stock of D.R. Horton, Inc.
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 9,
2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of D.R. Horton, Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2001,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
May 22, 2002


