Exhibit 23.2
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                        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) and related Prospectus
of D.R. Horton, Inc. for the registration of an aggregate maximum of
$750,000,000 of its debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common
stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts, trust securities and units and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 9, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of D.R. Horton, Inc. included
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2000, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
April 17, 2001