EXHIBIT 23.2





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 17, 2000, except for Note S, as to which the date is January 22, 2001,
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules for the
year ended December 31, 1999, appearing on page F-3 of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
July 26, 2002