POWER OF ATTORNEY



        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Charles D. Jehl and Thomas B. Montano, or either of them signing

singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's

behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

(the 'SEC') a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other

documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes, passwords

and/or passphrases enabling the undersigned to make electronic

filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the

SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Forestar Group Inc. (the

'Company'), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(3)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the

SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by

such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this

Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights

and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934.



        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 29th day of December 2017.







         /s/ Daniel J. Bartok

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 Daniel J. Bartok

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