Del Webb Reviews in Riverside San Bernardino, CA

Everything was great until we got ready to close, our lender was ready but Del Web was not. Painting on the interior was fair at best.

Generally happy. Had trouble with Pulte Mortage, getting Pulte to supply Tesla Solar docs and still not turned on after 3 weeks. Sub standard bath fixtures and Whirlpool really cheap.

Consider that you will need to invest a substantial amount in options/upgrades.

We liked our sales agent immensely. The purchase process was simple and went smoothly. We did not feel that the design center gave us enough options to get exactly the home we wanted. We ended up settling for items in the home that we are not truly happy with. Also every additional, non-included, item from the design center was tremendously overpriced compared to purchasing from regular outlets and contractors.

Provide followup support w/Homeowner and Edison to start-up Solar. Ours is still not operational, contrary to promises by Edison and Tesla. Albeit, were all under the rules of the current pandemic, followup on repairs required, i.e. garage door opener is lacking.

We have not moved into the house yet. After taking possession we experienced a few problems with the house but they have been rectified. The one issue I have is I feel there should be more communication with Del Webb regarding HOA issues . We are constantly scrambling to find out how to address issues i.e. landscaping to name just one . Living 500 miles away makes it difficult .

Homes are nice, and we love the complex, but upgrades are excessively expensive. Head construction supervisor promises quick fixes for issues but doesn’t follow through and requires numerous attempts to get things done. We are still waiting on several issues we were promised would be done within a week, a month and a half later.

We love our new home! We love the community! The overall home buying experience was very good. There are opportunities for greatness, however. Tracy, our sales rep, was amazing. Professional and knowledgeable every step of the way. She helped made the process smooth and delightful and instilled confidence in us. The options selection was the area of biggest concern for us. You have to be an informed buyer. Most of the build quality issues could make this an amazing experience. Some are related to skill and oversight and others are related to materials. The post closing experience has also been very good. Overall, our rating is very good. ... More

The home I purchased is really well built in almost every way. However, when they come across a problem that affects many if not most homeowners they tell us what we need to do to fix the problem. In particular they installed a cheap garage door that does not allow for adjustments. Yes I have spoken to multiple Experts and and I am using their words. A new home should have a secure closing garage door. We live in a windy and Sandy area and I have owned 2 other homes in the area and have never had this problem. I expect a number of us will be contacting higher Pulte management to discuss solutions to what is clearly a major problem for many homeowners and the lack of a real solution we have received. Pulte has been very good about fixing the small problems encountered, and the sales staff has been wonderful. ... More

I have bought many homes before, and I've never experienced the issues I am having. I have at least 30 issues of poor craftsmanship and I've only been in my home a month. I am required to take a picture and email it to Pulte and they have workers reach out to me. Can you imagine how many workers I have going through my house and having to be there for every appointment. I have a business to run. This is crazy to think I will have to go through this for a year. I am in the last phase and they just through these homes up very sloppy. I will be getting a home inspection of my own. I'm afraid of the things I don't see. ... More

Given their large size, Pulte has well honed floorplans. But lack of information at both sales (where structural options are chosen) and the design center, are problematic. Each should know their product and choices better. The excuse of being a "production" builder wears thin after too many refrains.

Pulte mortgage was challenging. It was very nerve racking.

They are a great builder and did respond to the MANY errors & back ordered product that were missing from our home.

Susan is a terrific sales person. She encouraged me to continue when I was disappointed with the loan application. I contacted a local loan company that approved me and she quickly suggested a home finish ready to move

Examine every single detail of the model home so that there are no surprises with your actual home. Take nothing for granted.

Road noise from Dinah Shore Drive makes being in the backyard impossible. Road noise is even heard from within the house.

Del Webb builds great homes. The only bad experiences we had were with buying our home with Pulte Mortgage. Joe, Dan, and Todd were great. I didn’t like the back and forth with Zach. I was told that Pulte would match or beat another lender’s offer, but when I sent the proposal to Zach he increased Pulte’s costs instead of trying to match them. When I asked if he could decrease the points of the loan, he sent a proposal increasing them. It was like he was just moving numbers around hoping I won’t see them. When he decreased the points, he would increase the costs of the loan. Tried to have us pay PMI with over 20% down, wanted us to have an impound account when we told him from the beginning that we didn’t want one. Then he told us if we didn’t that the points would go up 1/2 % because it made the loan risky and it would be hard for them to sell the loan. I told him if those were the terms that I would go with another lender. If it wasn’t for a call from Dan I would have went with another lender. I would recommend that Pulte be more transparent and give the buyer the best deal with up front costs in the beginning. I know that you are selling houses and want to make a lot of money, but it is very frustrating when you have to go back and forth with negotiating. As a buyer I want a fair deal and when you can get a fair deal from another lender, Pulte should do it’s best to meet that deal and not try to move the numbers around from points and costs of the loan to sell. I just feel that Zack played games with us and was not transparent and honest. But even though we did not like the loan process we love our new home. ... More

This is our third time we have bought over the years as a brand new home and we have had more issues with our Pulte home than the other two builders. The house was built with speed in mind and not so much on quality. The quality or the lack of quality comes down to inspect what you expect. speed of completion seems to be the focus versus focus on quality. Everybody is more than willing to fix the issue after the fact, but the issue never should’ve been there in the first place if the focus on speed wasn’t there. and focus and not so much on quality. All you have to do is slow down just a little bit and do it right the first time. For some reason, it seems to be a feeling that there is not enough time to do it right the first time but there’s plenty of time to do the corrections after the fact. ... More

What is the status of my solar?

Some things did not work and I was told it would be a few more weeks to repair. Not really thrilled with the architectural design

The sales people were helpful but could have had more training on this property.'

Not living up to delivery dates, many delays.

The quality of work is poor. Work was done hastily and for the sake of just being done. No attention given to details. Repair request are sent one after the other. While the responsiveness is commendable it is time consuming and frustrating.

The "bones" of the house seem to be really good, but the finishing was rushed, and quality of the finishing was lousy as a result. Closing on the purchase was delayed, and they were unrealistic in their completion schedule. Late notice of delay (on the day of possession!) caused a great deal of difficulty. I think it was unnecessary, but their need to capture the sale in a financial period probably drove the process. I hope it was a consequence of supply chain/labour limits. My advice is that if it looks like a lot of word to complete in the time frame "promised" it probably is. Plan accordingly and resist pressure to stay on their optimistic closing schedule. Warranty service managers have been great so far. . . ... More

First off, too expensive for what you really get. The end product looks very nice on the outside, but if you really pay attention, you’ll see that the people in charge of quality control let many things slide, I assume, hoping the homeowner will not notice. The side of my lot was also cut in a way that is going to cost me a lot of money to fix, something that would have been very easy for them to take care of at the beginning. I also had to request for them to clean my house before moving in, because it really was disappointingly dirty and dusty. A friend of nine bought first phase (cheaper) and her house definitely looks like they used better quality materials, Had better quality control and craftsmanship, even though I paid a much higher price and bought more upgrades than her. Not discouraging anyone from buying, I love my house it’s awesome, the community is great, but if you buy, you must stay on top of everything at all times. ... More