Exhibit 32.2



                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, Erin N. Ruhe, as Principal Financial Officer of HomeFed Corporation (the
"Company")  certify,  pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.ss.  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) the  accompanying  Form 10-Q report for the period ending September 30,
2003 as filed with the U.S.  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the "Report")
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated:  November 12, 2003
                                      By:  /s/  Erin N. Ruhe
                                           --------------------------
                                           Erin N. Ruhe
                                           Principal Financial Officer




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to HomeFed Corporation and will be retained by HomeFed Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.