Exhibit 99.5

                                              Sam Fuller, CFO; Stacey Dwyer, EVP
                            1901 Ascension Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76006
                            817-856-8200
                            August 13, 2002

D.R. HORTON, INC. CEO AND CFO CERTIFY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


ARLINGTON,  TEXAS - D.R.  Horton,  Inc.  (NYSE:DHI)  Tuesday  (August 13, 2002),
announced that Donald J. Tomnitz, Chief Executive Officer, and Samuel R. Fuller,
Chief Financial Officer,  have filed statements with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) certifying that, to the best of their knowledge,  D.R. Horton's
recent SEC filings do not contain any untrue statement of material facts or omit
to state  material  facts  necessary to make the  statements  in the filings not
misleading.  The sworn  statements are in the form  prescribed by the SEC's June
27,  2002 order  requiring  947  companies  to  certify  the  accuracy  of their
respective  financial reports.  The statements cover the Company's annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, its quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q for the first three fiscal quarters of 2002, its current reports on
Form 8-K filed  subsequent  to the 10-K for fiscal year 2001 and its fiscal year
2001 proxy statement issued in January 2002. The  certifications may be accessed
at  www.drhorton.com  on  the  Investor  Relations  page.  The  Company's  audit
committee, comprised solely of independent directors, reviewed each of the sworn
statements with the certifying officers. In addition, Mr. Tomnitz and Mr. Fuller
have furnished the SEC with the written  certifications  required by Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with the filing of the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.


Founded in 1978, D.R.  Horton,  Inc. is engaged in the  construction and sale of
high quality  homes  designed  principally  for the  entry-level  and first time
move-up  markets.  D.R. Horton  currently  builds and sells homes under the D.R.
Horton, Arappco, Cambridge,  Continental,  Dietz-Crane, Dobson, Emerald, Melody,
Milburn,  Regency,  Schuler,  SGS Communities,  Stafford,  Torrey,  Trimark, and
Western Pacific names in 20 states and 44 markets, with a geographic presence in
the  Midwest,  Mid-Atlantic,  Southeast,  Southwest  and Western  regions of the
United States.  The Company also provides mortgage  financing and title services
for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries.


                        WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.DRHORTON.com