Exhibit 32.1




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



     I, Paul J.  Borden,  as President of HomeFed  Corporation  (the  "Company")
certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as adopted  by Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) the accompanying Form 10-K report for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008 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:  February 24, 2009

                                       By:/s/ Paul J. Borden
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                                          Paul J. Borden
                                          President