KAUFMAN AND BROAD OCTOBER 2000 UNIT NET ORDERS

LOS ANGELES (November 2, 2000) - Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation (NYSE: KBH) today released preliminary unit net orders for the month of October 2000.

 

  October 2000
Unit Net Orders
October 1999
Unit % Change
     
California 357 -6.1%
Other U.S. 1,121 30.5%
Total U.S. 1,478 19.3%
France 314 46.0%
Total Company 1,792 23.2%

Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation is one of America's premier homebuilders with operating divisions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. Kaufman & Broad S.A., the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, is one of the largest homebuilders in France. In 1999, the Company delivered homes to 22,460 families in the United States and in France. It also operates a full- service mortgage company for the convenience of its buyers. Founded in 1957, Kaufman and Broad is a Fortune 500 Company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KBH." For more information about any of Kaufman and Broad's new home communities, call 1-888-KB-HOMES or visit the Company's Web site at www.kbhome.com.

For More Information Contact:
Kate Mulhearn
(310) 231-4015
kmulhearn@kbhome.com