SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8 - K


                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) : March 31, 1999


                               CALPROP CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           California                      1-6844                95-4044835
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

 13160 Mindanao Way, Suite 180, Marina Del Rey, California         90292
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

   (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  (310) 306-4314
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                                 Not Applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report.)



ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On March 31, 1999, Calprop Corporation issued a press release announcing
its results of operations for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 1998
and discussing certain other matters. The press release is filed as an exhibit
hereto.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed with this current report on Form 8 - K:

     Exhibit No.               Description
     -----------               -----------

        99           Press Release dated March 31, 1999 issued by Calprop
                     Corporation



                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





                        CALPROP CORPORATION






                   By:   /s/ Mark F. Spiro
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                        Mark F. Spiro
                        Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer
                        (Chief Financial and Accounting Officer)
                        March 31, 1999


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