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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-00020) of our report dated February 26, 1999
appearing on page 35 Post Properties, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
ended December 31, 1998.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 12, 1999