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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-002164
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220107

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KE Holdings Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001809587
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE AGENTS & MANAGERS (FOR OTHERS) [6531]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100086
		BUSINESS PHONE:		861058104689

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100086
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: right"><B>KE Holdings Inc.</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: right">Oriental Electronic Technology Building&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: right">No.&nbsp;2 Chuangye Road, Haidian District&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: right">Beijing 1000086&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: right">People&rsquo;s Republic of China</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">January&nbsp;7</FONT>,
2022</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>VIA EDGAR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms.&nbsp;Babette Cooper&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mr.&nbsp;Wilson Lee&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Office of Real Estate&nbsp;&amp; Construction&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>KE
                                            Holdings Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)</B></FONT></TD></TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Form&nbsp;20-F for the
                              Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2020</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filed April&nbsp;6, 2021</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>File
                                            No.&nbsp;001-39436</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Cooper and Mr.&nbsp;Lee:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company has received the
letter dated December&nbsp;17, 2021 from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>Staff</B>&rdquo;) regarding
the Company&rsquo;s Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020 (the &ldquo;<B>2020 Form&nbsp;20-F</B>&rdquo;) and
the Company&rsquo;s responses dated October&nbsp;25, 2021. The Company respectfully submits to the Staff to request an extension to the
deadline for responding to the letter due to the additional time required to gather sufficient information and prepare thorough responses
to address certain comments in the letter. The Company will provide its response to the letter via EDGAR as soon as possible prior to
January&nbsp;28, 2022.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any additional
questions or comments regarding the 2020 Form&nbsp;20-F, please contact the Company&rsquo;s U.S. counsel, Z. Julie Gao of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom, at (+852) 3740-4863 or julie.gao@skadden.com. Thank you very much.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Tao Xu</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tao Xu</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">cc:</TD><TD>Yongdong Peng, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, KE Holdings Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Z. Julie Gao,&nbsp;Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Yuting Wu,&nbsp;Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Amanda Zhang, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong
Tian LLP</P>

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