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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Squires Richard D.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Forestar Group Inc. [FOR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BUILDING TWO, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/07/2017 (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78746 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/07/2017   A   1,565 (1) A $ 0 28,362 D   Common Stock 08/07/2017   M   1,448 (1) (2) A $ 0 29,810 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 8.6

02/09/2017

02/09/2026

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Restricted Share Units (4)

(4)

08/07/2017

M

1,448

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,448

$ 0

1,448

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Squires Richard D. 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD BUILDING TWO, SUITE 500 AUSTIN, TX 78746	X

Signatures

Matthew S. Stark signing on behalf of Richard D. Squires		08/08/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1)	Restricted share units accrued under a Company plan to be settled following Reporting Person's retirement.
(2)	Restricted share units vested 08/07/2017.
(3)	Vesting schedule for Options granted 02/09/2016 - Exercise price is $8.60: Options Exerciserable 02/09/2017 - 6,500; Options Exerciserable 02/09/2018 - 6,500; and Options Exerciserable 02/09/2019 - 7,000.
(4)	Restricted share units granted on 02/14/2017 will vest as follows: 1,447 on 02/14/2017; 1,448 on 05/09/2017; 1,448 on 08/08/2017; 1,448 on 11/14/2017. Restricted share units will be settled with stock.

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