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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                        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 June 27, 2001 for Schuler Homes, Inc., our report dated May 16, 2001 for
Schuler Residential, Inc. and our report dated April 30, 2001 for Western
Pacific Housing, each included in Schuler Homes, Inc.'s Annual Report (Form
10-K), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 19, 2002


