KAUFMAN AND BROAD SEPTEMBER 2000 UNIT NET ORDERS

LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2000) Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation (NYSE: KBH) today released preliminary unit net orders for the month of September 2000.

 

  September 2000
Unit Net Orders
September 1999
Unit % Change
     
California 446
3.0%
Other U.S. 956
15.0%
Total U.S. 1,402
10.9%
Foreign 133
1.5%
Total Company 1,535
10.0%

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 further information contact:
Analyst Contact - Bill Hollinger
(310) 231-4028 or
bhollinger@kbhomes.com

Media Contact - Kate Mulhearn
(310) 231-4015
kmulhearn@kbhome.com