EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  following
registration statements on Forms S-3 and S-4 and related prospectuses and in the
following  registration  statements  on Form S-8 of D.R.  Horton,  Inc.,  of our
report  dated  November 12, 1998,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements of D.R. Horton,  Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10- K) for
the year ended September 30, 1998.

         Form S-3          Registration No. 333-57193

         Form S-4          Registration No. 333-56491

         Form S-8          Registration No. 33-48874
                           Registration No. 33-83162
                           Registration No. 333-3570
                           Registration No. 333-3572
                           Registration No. 333-47767
                           Registration No. 333-51473





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December 4, 1998