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M.D.C. Holdings Conference Call and Webcast of Third Quarter 2004 Results Scheduled for October 12
PRNewswire-FirstCall
DENVER

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. today announced that it plans to release its 2004 third quarter earnings after the market closes on Monday, October 11, 2004. A synchronized slide show and audio presentation will be broadcast over the Internet on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time in conjunction with its conference call. The presentation can be accessed by entering the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. website, www.RichmondAmerican.com, clicking on "Investors" and selecting "M.D.C. Holdings 2004 Third Quarter Conference Call."

MDC, whose subsidiaries build homes under the name "Richmond American Homes," is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. The Company also provides mortgage financing, primarily for MDC's homebuyers, through its wholly owned subsidiary HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation. MDC is a major regional homebuilder with a significant presence in some of the country's best housing markets. The Company is the largest homebuilder in Colorado; among the top five homebuilders in Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City; and among the top ten homebuilders in Northern California and Southern California. MDC also has a growing presence in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Jacksonville, and has recently entered the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley, West Florida and Chicago markets. For more information about our Company, please visit www.richmondamerican.com.

SOURCE: M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Paris G. Reece III, Chief Financial Officer, +1-303-804-7706,
greece@mdch.com, or Rachel L. Neumann, Communications Director,
+1-303-804-7729, rlneumann@mdch.com, both of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.