Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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The Board of Directors
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 33-87694, 33-87696, 333-59917, 333-59925, 333-68915 and 333-68919) on
Form S-8 of Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. of our report dated October 11, 1999,
relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and retained earnings, and cash flows for the year then ended,
which report appears in the June 30, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Orleans
Homebuilders, Inc.

                                              KPMG LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 11, 1999




                                   Exhibit 23

                       Consent of Independent Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-87694, 33-87696, 333-59917, 333-59925, 333-68915
and 333-68919) of Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and its subsidiaries of our report
dated September 14, 1998 relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedules, which appear in this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
October 8, 1999