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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-062649
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220519

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

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

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

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Republic of China</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">May&nbsp;19, 2022</P>

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

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<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>

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

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

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<TD STYLE="width: 8%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5%"><B>Re:</B></TD><TD STYLE="width: 72%"><B>KE Holdings Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)</B></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><B>Form&nbsp;20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2021</B></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><B>Filed April&nbsp;19, 2022</B></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><B>Form&nbsp;20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2020</B></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><B>File No.&nbsp;001-39436</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Cooper and Mr.&nbsp;Lee:&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This letter sets forth the
Company&#8217;s responses to the comments contained in the letter dated May&nbsp;11, 2022 from the staff (the &#8220;<B>Staff</B>&#8221;)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<B>Commission</B>&#8221;) regarding the Company&#8217;s Form&nbsp;20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;19, 2022 (the &#8220;<B>2021 Form&nbsp;20-F</B>&#8221;)
and Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2021. The Staff&#8217;s
comments are repeated below in bold and are followed by the Company&#8217;s responses thereto. All capitalized terms used but not defined
in this letter shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the 2021 Form&nbsp;20-F.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>FORM&nbsp;20-F FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Item 3. Key Information, page&nbsp;4</U></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>We have considered your response to comment 7 and reissue parts of our previous comment. Please tell
us and revise future filings to explain how the amounts within your table are reflected or can be cross-referenced to the condensed consolidating
schedule and the consolidated financial statements.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">In response to the Staff&#8217;s comment,
the Company respectfully proposes to revise and include the following disclosure in its future Form&nbsp;20-F filings, subject to updates
and adjustments to be made in connection with any material development of the subject matter being disclosed:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&#8220;The following table sets forth
the amount of the transfers for the periods presented.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="10" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Years Ended December&nbsp;31,</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2019</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2020</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2021</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="10" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(RMB in thousands)</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 61%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Loans
    from parent to Cayman, BVI, and Hong Kong subsidiaries </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><U><SUP>(1)</SUP></U></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">15,719,863</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">38,818,154</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,581,814</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Capital
    contributions from Hong Kong subsidiaries to PRC subsidiaries </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><U><SUP>(2)</SUP></U></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3,226,094</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">538,439</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">300,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Loans
    from Hong Kong subsidiaries to PRC subsidiaries </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><U><SUP>(2)</SUP></U></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">9,798,625</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,619,185</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">9,332,778</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Net
    amounts paid / (received) by subsidiaries to / (from) VIEs<STRIKE>* </STRIKE></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><U><SUP>(3)</SUP></U></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">10,936,826</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(1,664,566</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">240,243</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transfer
    of intangible asset (advertising resources) from Parent to subsidiaries </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><U><SUP>(4)</SUP></U></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,036,154</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><U>(1)</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Represents the &#8220;Investments in and loans to subsidiaries and VIEs&#8221; of the Parent as in the condensed consolidating
schedule of cash flow data.</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><U>(2)</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>The items &#8220;Capital contributions from Hong Kong subsidiaries to PRC subsidiaries&#8221; and &#8220;Loans from Hong Kong subsidiaries
to PRC subsidiaries&#8221; include the following:</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Cash flows from Hong Kong subsidiaries (included in the &#8220;Other Subsidiaries&#8221;
column) to Primary Beneficiary of VIEs which are included in &#8220;Proceeds and loans from Parent and other Group companies&#8221; of
Primary Beneficiary of VIEs in the consolidating schedules; and</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Cash flows from Hong Kong subsidiaries to other PRC subsidiaries, which
represent cash flows between entities all within the &#8220;Other Subsidiaries&#8221; column and are thus eliminated in the presentation
of the consolidating schedules.</U></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><U>(3)</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>Represents the &#8220;Operating cash flow from the Group companies&#8221; of the VIEs plus &#8220;Proceeds and loans from Parent
and other Group companies&#8221; of the VIEs in the condensed consolidating schedule of cash flow data. </U><STRIKE>* </STRIKE>The cash
flows between the subsidiaries and the VIEs included the following:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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financial related services provided by the VIEs;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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intercompany advances by the VIEs.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><U>(4)</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><U>The &#8220;Transfer of intangible asset (advertising resources) from Parent to subsidiaries&#8221; is a non-cash transaction and
the related disposal gain was recorded in the &#8220;Income from the Group companies&#8221; line of the Parent for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2020, and the unrealized profits originated from this transaction is eliminated and explained in Note 3 to the condensed consolidating
schedule.&#8221;</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Tao Xu</TD></TR>

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  <TD>Tao Xu</TD></TR>

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  <TD>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 5.5%">cc:</TD><TD STYLE="width: 94.5%">Yongdong Peng, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, KE Holdings Inc.</TD></TR>
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  <TD>Yuting Wu,&nbsp;Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</TD></TR>

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  <TD>Walter Zhang, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP</TD></TR>
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