EXHIBIT 23.6

Board of Directors
HomeUSA, Inc.
3 Riverway, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77056


Members of the Board:

We hereby consent to the inclusion of (i) our opinion letter, dated February 
17, 1998, to the Board of Directors of HomeUSA, Inc. (the "Company") as 
Appendix B of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained in the Registration 
Statement of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. on Form S-4 (the "Registration 
Statement") relating to the proposed merger involving the Company and 
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., and (ii) references made to our firm and such 
opinion in the Registration Statement under the captions entitled "SUMMARY - 
The Merger - Opinion of Financial Advisor to HomeUSA," "BACKGROUND OF AND 
REASONS FOR THE MERGER - Background of the Merger," "BACKGROUND OF AND 
REASONS FOR THE MERGER - Recommendation of the HomeUSA Board; HomeUSA's 
Reasons for the Merger - BT Alex. Brown Opinion" and "BACKGROUND OF AND 
REASONS FOR THE MERGER - Opinion of BT Alex. Brown, Financial Advisor to 
HomeUSA." In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the 
category of persons whose consent is required under, nor do we admit that we 
are "experts" for purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

BT ALEX. BROWN INCORPORATED




April 9, 1998