EXHIBIT 23
 
                              CALPROP CORPORATION
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
2-86872, 333-15333, 33-33640, 333-15137, 33-57226, 33-62516, 33-88892, and
333-15061 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 18, 1998 appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Calprop Corporation for the year ended December
31, 1997.
 
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
March 30, 1998