EXHIBIT 23.2



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   
         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption  "EXPERTS" in
Amendment No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  (Form S-3, No.  333-57193)  and
related  Prospectus  of D.R.  Horton,  Inc.  for the  registration  of its  debt
securities,  preferred  stock  and  common  stock  and to the  incorporation  by
reference  therein of our report  dated  November 7, 1997,  with  respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements of D.R. Horton,  Inc. included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  September 30, 1997, and our report dated
May 12, 1998 with respect to the supplemental  consolidated financial statements
of D.R.  Horton,  Inc.  included in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 5,
1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


   
Fort Worth, Texas
June 25, 1998