Pulte Homes Reviews

Our walkthrough was very well done, Thanks Chris! Everything is working fine after two months!

The quality we were expecting from Pulte and this price point for this home just was not there. We should not be having all these issues. Future home buyers definitely spend the money to get your own inspector. That was our big mistake. You want to be excited about purchasing a new home. It’s stressful enough just moving, but add on the back and forth process trying to get major things fixed on your new home is another level of stress. The sense of urgency is lacking and the builder should have caught these problems during the build process. At this time we are filled with regrets towards this purchase. Just too many major issues to deal with on a new home. We hope this changes if things are repaired properly. ... More

Not only did Bob exceed all of our expectations throughout the home-building process, we really felt he listened to and heard us through every question and concern. We were very well taken care of the entire time by everyone at Pulte (except Pulte Mortgage) and are already recommending them to our friends looking to build soon.

We were shown a model home that really impressed us and we were also looking at other properties from Pulte and liked the finishes and setup. Hence we decided to go with the purchase and the finishes we selected were more or less the same as we were shown in the model. The overall project was on-time and we did get regular updates from the site engineer / manager. The closing process went well. Here is where I had issues - We were offered a date by the site engineer for closing on our home, when we requested for another date the sales personnel came back stating this is the date for closing. So there was no coordination between site engineer and the sales personnel. When we noticed some issues with the carpet we were told that these carpets are not good, so why was Pulte offering these during the design consultation and during the initial stage when we were choosing our finishes, another case of miscommunication. We started our loan processing with Pulte Mortgage and everything was going fine until a month before the closing where Pulte's mortgage company came back with unreasonable conditions. This required me to scout for another mortgage vendor. Third instance of screwed up communication, they had all my info from the time I signed the contract couldn't they have been clear with their requirements? Fourth instance - we were told that the sod and sprinkler system will not be installed as it was getting cold or rather it was cold, to this I was okay dn there were email confirmations come closing day I see my lawn and backyard with sod and Pulte site engineer making me sign a wavier that going forward sod will be my responsibility, another case of gross miscommunication. We were made to do a 'Celebratory walk through' on the day of closing and the site engineer made it clear that he had other closings and we too had to get to our closing hence looked at the big issue and signed off with him. But when we moved in and actually started seeing the issues the Site Engineer would come back and state it was not mentioned in the walkthrough sign off. Does Pulte expect the owners to do an inspection with a fine tooth comb on the closing then this should be scheduled a day before and not on the day of closing, We nearly found dozen or more issues once we started living. Of these there are two issues that Pulte has not addressed. The main one being the lightning issue, we paid nearly $3k for additional lightening in the entire house and even after making the payment we were never offered a choice of lights (day light vs warm white or yellow light) and now when we are following up with Pulte, the Site Engineer states that this is the Electrician's discretion. I am mean Pulte is such as big company and they let electrician decide on these things where the owners are paying through their nose for each service request....this is ridiculous. Over and above all of this we were coerced by the Site Engineer to give him a 10 rating on the survey as he assured that all issues including the lightening issue will be taken care. We did our part and now he is refusing to do this part. I am appalled by the way Pulte and their employees treat new home owners. I will never again go to Pulte or recommend this to my enemies. ... More

Upon arriving with 2 (two) trucks from Florida (2 days) driving with household items were we informed that the closing was delayed and that we had to wait till electrical power was connected to our Townhome. Highly unprofessional and a hardship upon the owner and kids. We had to stay in a hotel and later on in a rental home. The problems we endured unloading and packing our goods in other trucks and stores again were the worst experiences ever for a new Pulte home buyer.

We are happy with the way our new home turned out. Everything looks better than expected. Although there were times we felt communication could have been better, it was an overall great experience and our Pulte team (Brandon and Jesse) were very responsive to our questions or needs.

We started the process to buy the house at the end of January, the Salesperson was very knowledgeable and helpful, but she left before we closed on the house, we were approved very quickly. Then we went to a design studio on another office appointment, plus a third one for electric, lighting, outside kitchen and many other things to add to the house. The appointment was too overwhelming, not enough time, not many nice choices and lot of extra money. In March, they call us because they made a mistake and canceled the contract, it was suspicious. We started the process again that lead them to start construction between June 1st to the 4th. I was there every week to take pictures of the construction, very messy inside and outside the house, debris everywhere. We met our Construction Manager, and he was very nice the entire time. All the inspections were on time and went well, except the week before closing, it was late, there was no light and we couldn't see all the imperfections around the house. It has been month and a half since we moved and many things still without fixing. I believe they hurry at the end because of a due dateand did not care for my house. ... More

The three Pulte Members I had the most interaction with were Tyler.B , Jennifer D, and Dalton R. I would give all three of these team members 5 stars. Especially Tyler. Really all three of them were excellent. The underwriting team was sometimes difficult and presented a challenge, and the site could have been more secure after the house equipment was dropped off (ex. leaving unattached water heaters in open garage bays without garage doors). I do believe there were various people in the area looking to loot the incomplete houses, however other than that we are currently very pleased. Great Job !!! ... More

Within 60 days of moving in we had a kitchen cabinet fall apart. Opened a claim to have it repaired. Here we are 60 days later and no one has been out to fix the cabinet. Only emails and no show for the schedule repairs to be done. Dont purchase from PULTE HOMES.

Congrets! Tanks! God Bless you! my family is very happy.

Pulte can build my next house.

A list of repairs a mile long due to terrible workmanship. But why would they care they got their money. If you think you paid for non damaged doors , trim, windows, tile, you would wrong. They have ZERO intention of replacing anything damaged during the build. They will tell you , "we will patch it". Sorry I paid for new I WANT NEW. Raised the POA even though No clubhouse, gate left open most of the day and constant construction spreading dust , dirt, and mud all over . The entrance has been closed numerous time while they re-do the roadway 700 times. They force you to enter through a muddy, wet , dirt road. Total joke!! Oh when you sign the contract they make sure to tell you a hundred times to give them 10 stars. Did I mention the house costs a fortune. ... More

Patrick, our sales person, was very informative, prompt to answer our questions/texts and a pleasure to work with. Jeremy, our construction manager, deserves a 5 star. He went above and beyond to make this process less stressful and enjoyable. He even helped take a refrigerator delivery for us before we moved in. Very reliable and a hard worker!

When I initially saw the model of Claremont, I was shown a walk-in-shower, was not told that was an upgrade at all, I had 6 different people with me two different times visiting unit and was never told I was getting a tub. Since then I have been asking M to give me the contractor they used to install bathrooms and have not had any good results, I moved in 11/13/2023 it is now 1/3/2024. Very disappointed that no one has helped and I’m left on my own. My brother purchased this condo for me and has spent a great deal of money to make my life comfortable, everything else is good, except this bathroom issue. I could use some guidance, in Bldg 7 , 2nd floor. ... More

We like our new home now that we are finally in it, 5 months later than planned. There was an issue digging a basement on our original lot, and we had to move lots and start the whole process over again. The issue was really on the developer who didn’t disclose the gravel issue to Pulte, but it still cost us over $50K in the selling price of our previous home due to the market going down over the 5 month delay.

Nick was really great to work with and very responsive to any concerns or issues we had. The most frustrating part was really the closing process and not being able to get a final date until a few weeks out which made selling our prior home very difficult - and we were just very lucky that it all worked out given we need to transfer those funds for the new home.

We were lured to this home with incentives like: "sale" "builder buydown interest rate" "model home" "new construction" "already upgraded" etc. Once we entered into contract with Pulte, their whole attitude changed towards us. We reviewed the contract and the "upgrade" list and found over 20K worth of charges for upgrades they didn't install but tried to charge us for anyway. They promised us the rate buydown and we had to fight for Pulte to do it as they tried to pin it on us at closing. Things we'd asked the realtor through initial walk through we were told were "standard features for Pulte" such as the internal insect repellant system, are not in fact standard and are not on our house. The house appraised for 40k less than they were initially asking for and thats the only reason we were able to come to terms money/upgrade wise. They scheduled a blue tape walk through with us and then tried to say we were buying the house as is with numerous problems. The construction guy Joe was a complete sexist and talked down to my wife, mom and sisters. Made my wife cry and then said " Whats she crying for? I didn't even raise my voice to her!" He tried to bribe us with broken pendant lights they had pulled from a different home for a good review. Problem after problem with this house. Absolute lazy paint work with a very low quality paint. Wavy walls. Uneven floors. Cheap materials. The list goes on and on. I will say management has stepped in and tried to make things better. She has ordered cleaning crews and new parts for things that don't work for us, which is a long list. We decided to go with Pulte as my parents had a decently good experience with them, ours has been significantly different and not in a good way. ... More

We have built 2 homes with Pulte. 1st home 5 years ago in Westbrook (Fort Myers) and now 2nd home in Verdana Village (Estero Florida). Great homes and designs. Nicer interior finishes than most other builders in our opinion. Pulte staff are great to deal with. With any new home build, issues come up. Pulte always ready to send someone to the home to deal/fix the issue.

The builder was great. The face to face meetings were very informative and helpful. Wes, our construction manager and Christine our Sales consultant were outstanding!

Multiple issues, cabinets,cracks tiles, corners dents, poor paint in the house.

overall, i had a good experience but not great.

We had no say in how the house was laid out on the property. The house was placed 5 feet away from the property line on one side leaving a large piece of property on the other side. We were just told it had to be this way. If this was pointed out to me in the beginning I probably would not have bought the house for that lot. As work was being done on the house, we pointed out several issues that needed to be fixed, most were fixed but some were still unresolved when the time came for the walk-through. We were assured that they would be fixed before the closing, one week later. Well the closing date came and the issues were not fixed. I was lied to through out the build process and at the end. I would not buy another new build from Pulte. ... More

Do not expect same as they treat you in the beginning. They will treat you great and make you feel like the entire home buying process will be fast and easy in the beginning but that is wrong . They will guide you to get mortgage from their own company with more benefits and easier process which is not correct . Pulte mortgage is even more worst . I will recommend to use outside mortgage . They have postponed my closing more than 5 times . Loan consultant’s wrong guidance made the whole home buying process and experience worst . On the construction side there were some electrical and pluming issues but they came to fix after my request. ... More

My overall homebuying experience with the Pulte Group was exceptional. This is my third home purchase, but the first-time buying a new home. Working with Brandon, Celeste, Gem, Stacy, Kathy and Jesse made the whole process a pleasure.

From start to finish, there was miscommunication, incompetency, incomplete information from Pulte. They said they would fix things and do things properly, and this was not the case. Within all the Pulte departments, there was poor communication where we showed up to close and we couldn’t even finish closing as Pulte was waiting to hear back from someone about something needing fixed….which Pulte builder construction manager was well aware of needing fixed in advance- and due to them doing things last minute and rushing, we had to sit and wait at Pulte offices to be able to finish closing. They didn’t have the proper information ready at purchase so we were told our home would come with certain things, then come to find out it would all be extra charges. Not impressed at all with David. ... More