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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-634">(1) Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. (2) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. (3) No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of debt securities. See Table of Additional Registrants for a list of the subsidiary guarantors.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-635">(1) Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. (2) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. (4) In addition to any preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock that may be issued directly under this registration statement, there are being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock, depositary shares and common stock as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of debt securities, preferred stock or depositary shares, as the case may be. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any shares of preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock so issued upon conversion or exchange. There are also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issued upon settlement of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-636">(1) Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. (2) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. (4) In addition to any preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock that may be issued directly under this registration statement, there are being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock, depositary shares and common stock as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of debt securities, preferred stock or depositary shares, as the case may be. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any shares of preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock so issued upon conversion or exchange. There are also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issued upon settlement of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be.</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-637">(1) Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. (2) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="offrl_7" id="ixv-639">(1) Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. (2) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. (4) In addition to any preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock that may be issued directly under this registration statement, there are being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock, depositary shares and common stock as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of debt securities, preferred stock or depositary shares, as the case may be. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any shares of preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock so issued upon conversion or exchange. There are also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issued upon settlement of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be.</ffd:OfferingNote>
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