EX 23.3 CONSENT OF JBREC (1)

We hereby consent to the use of our name in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), of UCP, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the references to the John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LLC market study prepared for the Company wherever appearing in the Registration Statement, including, but not limited to the references to our company under the headings “Summary,” “Market Opportunity,” “Our Business” and “Experts” in the Registration Statement, and, if applicable, the attachment of such market study as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.