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EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
American Homestar Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-2037) on Form S-8 of American Homestar Corporation and subsidiaries of
our report dated August 14, 2000, except as to Notes 1 and 8 which are as of
October 11, 2000 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of American
Homestar Corporation and subsidiaries as of May 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years ended May 31, 1998, May 31, 1999, June 30, 2000 and
the one month ended June 30, 1999, and the related schedule, which report
appears in the June 30, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of American Homestar
Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
October 11, 2000
