July 28, 2025 XU Tao Chief Financial Officer KE Holdings Inc. Oriental Electronic Technology Building No. 2 Chuangye Road, Haidian District Beijing 100086 People s Republic of China Re: KE Holdings Inc. Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 File No. 001-39436 Dear XU Tao: We have completed our review of your filing. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Haiping Li