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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan 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
June 19, 2002


