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M.D.C. Holdings to Webcast Live Its Presentation at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference and Also at the UBS Conference in London
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M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. announced that it will be making a presentation at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference to be webcast live Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. PST. The presentation can be heard live, and will be available for replay through March 31, 2005, by entering the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. website, www.richmondamerican.com, clicking on "Investors" and selecting "Fourth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference."

MDC also will be presenting at the UBS U.S. Home Building and Building Products Conference in London on March 2, 2005 at 3:25 p.m. GMT; 8:25 a.m. MST. This presentation can also be heard live, and will be available for replay through March 31, 2005, by entering the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. website, www.richmondamerican.com, clicking on "Investors" and selecting "UBS U.S. Home Building and Building Products Conference."

The Company's presentation materials for both conferences will be available by the end of the day and can be viewed on the "Investors" page, as well. Participants are encouraged to log in at least five minutes prior to the start of the presentation. Minimum requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp, and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to patricia.joseph@thomson.com.

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 Jacksonville, Northern California and Southern California. MDC also has established operating divisions in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, West Florida, Philadelphia/Delaware Valley and Chicago. For more information about our Company, 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 Neumann, Communications Director, +1-303-804-7729,
rlneumann@mdch.com, both of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.