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. Employee Equity
Incentive Plan and M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Director Equity Incentive Plan 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
May 7, 2001