Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. pertaining to the addition of co-registrants under previously filed registration statements on Form S-3 (nos. 333-97225, 333-81223, 333-70381 and 333-36631), for the registration of an aggregate maximum of $750.0 million of common stock, preferred stock and debt securities, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 7, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and for the three year period then ended included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

August 6, 2003
Denver, Colorado