Exhibit 23.2

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2001 Equity Incentive
Plan and M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors of
our report dated January 17, 2000, except Note S, as to which the date is
January 22, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and for each of the two years in
the period ended December 31, 1999, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
August 14, 2001