Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
SILCOCK RAYMOND
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KB HOME [KBH]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO /

(Street)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90024

(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:
Exhibit List:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

SILCOCK RAYMOND
C/O KB HOME
10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90024

EVP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Tony Richelieu, Attorney-in-Fact for Raymond P. Silcock 10/2/2009

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Raymond P. Silcock, do hereby constitute and appoint each of Wendy C. Shiba, Tony Richelieu and David B. Simons, signing singly, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution for each of them in any and all capacities, with all power and authority:

	(1)		to prepare, execute and submit (a) to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in my name and on my behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder, and (b) in my name and on my behalf any other forms, documents or reports (collectively, “Reports”) that I may be required to submit to the Commission or other government authority as a result of my holdings of or transactions in securities of KB HOME; and

	(2)		to do and perform any acts of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in the exercise of any of the rights and powers granted hereunder; it being understood that any Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any Reports prepared, executed or submitted by such attorney-in-fact pursuant to and in accordance with this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

I hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to and in accordance with this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers granted hereunder. I acknowledge that each such attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at my request, is not assuming, nor is KB HOME assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any laws or regulations applicable to Reports.

This Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect for so long as I am required to submit Forms 3, 4 or 5 or Reports with respect to my holdings of or transactions in securities of KB HOME, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to any attorney-in-fact designated hereunder (or a successor).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed and become effective as of the date set forth below.



/s/ Raymond P. Silcock
Raymond P. Silcock

Dated: September 9, 2009

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SILCOCK RAYMOND C/O KB HOME 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90024			EVP and CFO

Signatures
/s/ Tony Richelieu, Attorney-in-Fact for Raymond P. Silcock		10/2/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.