-------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
| FORM 4 | Washington, D.C. 20549
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| | Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instruction 1(b). STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(Print or Type Responses) Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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| 1. Name and Address of | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) |
| Reporting Person* | | to Issuer (Check all applicable) |
| | M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. / MDC | |
| Blackford, David E. | | _X_ Director ___ 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. I.R.S. Identification | 4. Statement for | ___ Officer ___ Other |
| | Number of Reporting Person | Month/Day/Year | (give title below) (specify below) |
| | if an entity (voluntary) | | |
| | | October 28, 2002 | Director |
| 3600 S. Yosemite St, #900 | | | ___________________________________ |
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| (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, | 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Date of Original | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | (Month/Day/Year) | |
| | | | _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| | | | ___ Form filed by More than One |
| | | | Reporting Person |
| Denver, Colorado 80237 | | | |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) | Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security |2.Trans-|2A.Deemed|3.Trans- |4. Securities |5.Amount of |6.Ownership |7. Nature of |
| (Instr.3) | action| Execu-| action | Acquired (A) or | Securities | Form: | Indirect |
| | Date | tion | Code | Disposed of (D) | Beneficially | Direct (D) | Bene- |
| | | Date, |(Instr.8)| (Instr.3, 4 and 5) | Owned | or | ficial |
| |(Month/ | if any|---------|------------------------| Following | Indirect (I)| Ownership |
| | Day/ | (Month/ | | | | (A) | | Reported | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) |
| | Year) | Day/ | | | | or | | Transaction(s)| | |
| | | Year) |Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | (Instr.3 and 4)| | |
|-----------------------------|--------|---------|-----|---|----------|-----|-------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
|Common Stock $.01 Par Value | | | | | | | | 6,624 | D | |
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| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
| (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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|1. Title of |2. Con- |3.Trans-|3A.Deemed |4.Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exercisable|7. Title and |8. Price |
| Derivative| ver- | action | Execu- | action| Derivative | and Expiration | Amount of | of |
| Security | sion | Date | tion | Code | Securities | Date | Underlying | Deriv- |
| (Instr. 3) | or | | Date, |(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) | (Month/Day/Year) | Securities | ative |
| | Exer- |(Month/ | if any | | or Disposed | | (Instr. 3 | Security |
| | cise | Day/ | | | of (D) | | and 4) | (Instr. 5) |
| | Price | Year) | (Month/ | | (Instr.3,4 and 5) | | | |
| | of | | Day/ |-----|---|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------| |
| | Deriv-| | Year) | | | | | | | | Amount | |
| | ative | | | | | | | Date | Expira- | | or | |
| | Secur-| | | | | | | Exer- | tion | | Number | |
| | ity | | | | | | | cisable | Date | | of | |
| | | | | Code| V | (A) | (D) | | | Title | Shares | |
|-------------|---------|--------|----------|-----|---|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------------|
|Non-Statutory| | | | | | | | | |Common | | |
|Stock Opt (1)| $36.31 |10/28/02| | A | | 25,000 | |10/28/02 |10/01/12 |Stock $.01| 25,000 | -0- |
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| (CONTINUED) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
| (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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|9. Number of Derivative Securities | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially Owned Following | Security: Direct (D) or | (Instr. 4) |
| Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | |
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| 25,000 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses: SEE FOOTNOTES ON PAGE 3
For: David E. Blackford
By: /S/ Joseph H. Fretz 10/29/02
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Joseph H. Fretz
Attorney-in-Fact
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for
procedure.
David E. Blackford M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. / MDC
3600 S. Yosemite St, #900 Statement for October 28, 2002
Denver, CO 80237 Page 3 of 3
(1) Represents a stock option under the Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors which meets all
of the requirements under Rule 16b-3.