Pulte Homes Reviews

Don't buy home a home from Pulte. They will rip you off like they too is.

We build our house in Franklin area, selling price of close to 1.5 million. Our experience since day 1 has been nothing less than but frustrating. Person (Walker) responsible of building our place knows nothing and will prefer to lie instead of saying I don't know and let me find out. I have so many examples which I can list down here like missing out air return, back porch coach light, wrong tiles, wrong color on cabinets etc... Mistakes happen but if you choose to lie then as a customer I don't want to trust the builder and their processes. Pulte deliberately hides critical information in the name of Intellectual property like master plan, electrical drawings and do not share with customer. If they do then they know that customers will catch a lot of issues and will increase their work. I will really like someone from Pulte to reach out to me. Whoever reads this and if they try just a bit to figure out these problem then you will know who wrote this. Please reach out to me, I want to give you a chance to talk about this. If not, I will be posting these reviews online like Google, Twitter and Insta so other buyers knows what they are signing up to. ... More

We had a very bad experience with Pulte homes in the home buying process and mortgage process. Terrible experience and never want to buy a home with Pulte again.

Fast construction and don't care about the house being built. damaged floors and damaged walls. Just want to close fast and not make sure everything is to standard.

10% of non-refundable earnest money required. Had to complain numerous times during the building process on many issues to get it fixed. Kept asking good feedback on the survey both construction and mortgage process. The construction manager stopped responding right after the survey was completed even though there are some items that still need to be fixed. I am not going to recommend Pulte homes to my friends.

What a horrible experience dealing with Pulte and its representatives as a whole. Between Tim, Andrew, Cindi, Kathy, Josh, Bryan - You all took away what was supposed to be an exiting chapter in my wife and my lives. We were not in a rush to close. YOU rushed this closing because all you care about it the all mighty dollar. It started with the Mortgage company. ZERO communication until Fridays at 6pm to tell us lies and make us think we would not get the house and little to no explanation. We didn't get final approval until a day before closing. This alone cost us $5721 in additional rent because we couldn't give our 60 day notice in time. You should compensate us for that. We would also get "change orders" multiple times via email. No call to explain what or why, but we were expected to sign them so you could keep the process moving forward. You lied on the advertising about the home stating the lanai would be caged in. That cost me $1478.68 to have completed (You gave me $500 off the price of the house) You changed the seller concession so many times i don't even remember what it ended up being, but i promise you it wasn't the amount we agreed on when you accepted our offer. Lets get to the final walk through before closing. Damaged cabinets, damaged microwave, chipped tiles, holes in walls, scratches in the glass. Your attention to detail is unacceptable and we were told we were too picky. You didn't even send someone out to replace the damaged cabinets. They were mailed to our house and I installed them. The power washing company was supposed to have already been there the day prior. They didn't show up until after we closed and then wanted to use our water to do it when it should have been done when the water was in your name. We were told we would have paint for every color interior and exterior only to find out the painter in the area took them and tried extorting us to get the paint. On the day of closing, when we arrived home for the first time, we were greeted with wet paint on doors, the cleaning crew spreading dirt and dirty water through out our new home. (Made them stop and leave) No internet and no solution to get it working. My wife and I had to go on a scavenger hunt to find the garage door openers and manuals for all the appliances. It's a shame you don't care about the people who help contribute to your 15.6 Billion in revenue almost 3 Billion in profit! Congrats! ... More

Very poor service! Even before I moved in i was sent a water bill for over $600. I should not be responsible for something I have not used. Pulte management was not willing to help. The patio door is of low quality. Tiles are laid unprofessionally. Even the smoke detectors are not in working order. I will not recommend Pulte homes to anyone. My brother was planning to purchase from Pulte, but he changed his mind after my experience.

Before buying a Pulte Home, I was excited because I thought Pulte’s build quality was going to be superior to that of other builders. Or at least that is how it was marketed. That was definitely not the case. Getting them to fix any issue has been like pulling teeth, and they are extremely slow to respond to simple requests. Don’t expect more than what you will get from any other builder.

David H was awesome! Constantly kept me updated the whole process. Took lots of pictures and sent along every step . You could see he truly loves his work and strives for perfection

Very bad execution after closing service is very bad material and build quality so poor whole house make noise floor and steps in just 1 month even doir not closing properly low and cheap quality making cost cutting

My experience is not a pleasant snd happily one Pulte hires unprofessionals just to get the job done snd they collect their money from the mortgage people to the closing table a big mess then you have the building supervisor that don’t and over his head to make sure issues are corrected. I can show pictures of my garage that the superior said that is acceptable I will post pictures later.

The post sales experience has been disappointing. Workmanship is sloppy with poor quality control. Expected the home to have been in better condition upon closing, especially given it is a new construction. Issues pointed out at pre-closing were not addressed and 6 weeks later, still waiting for resolution. There have been new issues with the home just in the last 3 weeks. Customer Care is unresponsive. Would not recommend.

Horrible buying experience in general. From the sales, mortgage, and the title company everyone was pretty bad and unprofessional. They will treat you very good and give you false promises just to sell the house to you. They will for sure disappear and ignore you multiple times after the house is sold. You have to make sure you’re free at all times for the mortgagee underwriting process because they will tell you last minute and if you don’t make it you won’t get your loan. Only one that really helped us is our project manager Jose. It’s crazy that he tried to contact someone in the mortgage department for us multiple times because we can’t get a hold of them. Alex from the finance or mortgage side has probably the worst customer service I’ve ever seen not just in Pulte but everywhere else. It’s to the point that he not only ignores us, the sales team and Jose can’t reach him either. Oh there sales manager Ian is probably just as bad too. Just a greedy person who only cares about profit than customer satisfaction. Pulte homes take pride on perfection and customer satisfaction is completely false at least with the team that Ian leads. Made clear about the imperfections in the home and he basically said suck it up or don’t buy it, didn’t provide for any resolution or compensation. After the horrendous loan process and going through it with their sales team. Guess what? Prior to closing we mentioned several times one of the individuals is just a co signer and he will not be on the title. This is shown with multiple email chains and text messages. We even repeated this multiple times at the closing table to make sure since we know Pulte loves to mess things up and have no professionalism. Again, they added him to the title and we were the ones to find out. They’re now pointing fingers at each other. Title team blames sales team and sales team blames loan team. Tried to contact them no answers unless you keep spamming them. Last icing on the cake is when we went to open our home for the first time, the keys didn’t work. They gave us the wrong keys for the home or it just didn’t work at all. We had to call a locksmith to unlock it and change the lock for us. All in all please do yourself a favor and buy from another builder. I regret buying with Pulte and I will deter everyone away from Ian and his team. ... More

Do not buy with Pulte Homes.

I decided to sign an agreement with Pulte Homes to buy my new home after inspecting the home. I was fascinated by the offer of covering the closing cost which was said by the Sales consultant and I was informed i would only be paying the 5% down payment which was $19700. This was an exciting offer. The mortgage application came through and I was informed by pulte mortgage that I would be paying the closing cost which runs $5000+. I called the sales consultant only to be informed that market changed and the incentive will only cover part of the closing cost. I felt so mad and disappointed why I wasn't informed early because I had to overstretch my budget to do that. I had already broken my lease agreement and running about $3400(includes lease break fee (2570) and prorated rent for the month I will be in my new home). I reached out that the sales consultant should find some leverage to help pay of my lease break fee at least and will be glad if they can pay the lease break fee of $2570. She came back to inform that the management is happy to offer $2600. I was glad about that. I signed a change order towards that and she also did sign her part and reverted back. She came back again to tell me that the mortgage company won't approve them change order that it's out of the 3% incentive. At this point I was seriously mad. I thought of why didn't she do her assignment before giving me the news it was approved and giving me a contrary option on another time. This was very painful and felt very bad about the whole scenario. I had gone far in the mortgage application and was about to close. I had to find a way by all means to get some money for the closing cost and I still had to pay my lease break fee this ran to about $10000 after paying my down payment. The whole buying process is toturing, lack of communication and there is no transparency. In all I would never refer anyone to buy from pulte homes. When you are not sure of information there is no need to say it and stop giving false hopes. She reached out to me after closing justifying the reasons why they can't paid saying the house was reduced which she already told me when I wanted to sign the agreement. This is not justifiable and till today I am still feeling bad about the bad experience of the whole buying process. ... More

We had a horrible experience after our home flooded because water bottle was left in plumbing. We had several other issues like bathroom glass missing, no water going to dishwasher. Pulte response was less than desired. They have horrible customer service and poor response time to issues encountered. Warranty manager never respond to phone call or text. Yet his number is listed as contact. Director of customer services was very rude, condescending, and unsympathetic to our situation which was all due to their negligence. I believe he needs training in customer service. Overall, I would not recommend Pulte Homes based on the experience we had with them. ... More

I would not recommend building with Pulte they do not stand behind their homes. Buyer beware!

Home was filthy when I received keys, cabinets were missing shelves, crown molding missing, paint all over garage and back patio. Paint in grout in bathroom. Numerous other attention to detail issues.

Not Satisfied ,I am disappointed .There were issues that needed to be addressed ,Doors,paint ,garage door. I will have to fix them my self. Like I said I am not satisfied.

We had an horrible experience with the build of the home ESPECIALLY final walk through and the quality of drywall/stucco/paint work! Our final walk through was a disaster, we had the contact the construction manager to schedule the walk through, the house was not all ready!!! When we walked in there were vents not installed, bathroom fan hanging by the wires, finger prints on ceilings/walls, chunks on wood missing on cabinets, scratches in the kitchen sink, and various other issues!!!! The drywall and paint looked like it was done by amateurs!!! Your drywall/paint/stucco technicians did a terrible job!!! The quality and workmanship is terrible!!! No pride at all, my wife and I are not in construction and we saw things that were obviously wrong with the paint/drywall!!! We had our walls painted and the lines where the ceiling meets the wall was very sloppy throughout the entire house!!! The textured walls are very uneven, some places are smooth and other places are very bumpy. We expected minor issues, but this is ridiculous!!! We've only been in the house about a month and the paint is already cracking!!! My wife and I thought very highly of Pulte, but the build of this house has us telling friends and family not to buy from Pulte!!!! We are very disappointed with Pulte!!! ... More

Found fa bunch of issues during pre-purchase inspection. Though they promised to fix those, non of them were fixed, Only cosmetic work done and others were ignored, but provided wrong status to us. Same issues reported by other buyers in the community. Multiple issues noticed during move-in, submitted tickets. The agent promised to fix the issues during the purchase process, but not updates after that. No response to follow up. Prior to purchase, heard Pulte was a good builder, but now would not recommend to anyone after the experience.

Save yourself from pain and misery and look somewhere else.

THE PROCESS WAS SMOOTH BUT ITS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE EFFY

i am an educated professional who purchased a home in dove mountain from the state of Washington. during the experience, i returned every month to evaluate the process. the construction manager Corey, was very effective and as was Jessica in the design center. i initially had problems with Pulte mortgage, however, they came through at the end. the sales agent, Bly was completely not involved and of no significant advantage. there were so many issues regarding the construction of the home, that if i were not present to point them out, they would have been missed. at closing, so many issues remained, however, i was assured that if i closed, they would all be addressed post-closing. it has been now three months and still some remain, and some just recently addressed. i am so without sleep concerning myself with these issues, from someone apparently spilling something in the pantry to discolor the grout, the sliding screen door not closing and locking properly, paver issues and paint issues. Corey is overworked and has been attempting to get these issues resolved, however, many still remain. Jessica has not returned by initial closing inquires, Bly never sent out a congratulations, and at closing, they could not even provide a folder for my closing document, just a clip. how cheap and unresponsive Pulte has been. i should never have provided 10's so easily at closing, but i was led to believe it was necessary for employee's best interest from pultes standpoint. Corey deserved it at the time, but now he must be overworked and concerned, perhaps at precautions from Pulte. i am a very educated hospital administrator and lawyer and many of my friends, are surprised that i have been so understanding and not have gone of social media. quite frankly, i am discussed with Pulte and may need to hire my own contractors to finish the work, but that would negate the warranty. i can assure Pulte, that at the 11th month warranty period, i will hold pulte responsible for everything. how could you not notice at closing the stained grout in the pantry, the uneven paver walkway into the courtyard, the inoperable sliding screen door, all the paint issues inside and outside of the home, etc. now, i find Pulte to have questionable employees and construction standards and if i go on social media, i am an articulate person, with many photos. I am so sorry that i purchased my dream home from Pulte. ... More

We were shocked with the lack of integrity from the team at Sapphire Point. Andrew in sales gave us frequent updates and responded quickly to most of our communications. The rest of Pulte team either ignored us or didn’t care to make sure we were taken care of. The construction team just couldn’t figure it out. There was initial miscommunication and harsh words used by their construction manager Morrison, although he was nicer in person. David is his supervisor and was always very nice in person but would promise things that would amount to just sweet words. Quality of workmanship and materials: - There seems to be a higher priority of pushing houses to closing than doing a good job with completed homes. - What could’ve been completed in one week by construction is now taking months while working with warranty. - Our kitchen sink was leaking on day one - There was a portapotty in our front lawn for a few days after closing - Numerous walls and door frames not plumb. - Numerous damaged and stained driveway pavers - Scuffs and scratches throughout our flooring - Floorboard was left removed from wall and repair pre closing was incomplete - Our master shower pan is still dirty from construction Trustworthiness: - I think that the individuals responsible for building our home intended to do a good job but they just didn’t follow through. - There were lots of promises to make corrections leading up to closing and after closing but it took numerous days just to get our simple sink leak fixed. - Once another individual became involved, all previous individuals disappeared and did nothing to make sure we were taken care of. Value for the price - The overall value for our home is hard to justify. No independent contractor could get away with the poor quality we got for our new floors, but I don’t see Pulte caring too much to fix the whole floor. - You do get to pick out many parts of your home but many of these things are similar or standard with Lennar, MI homes and Neal Homes. We built a home locally with lennar and it was a superior product. Responsiveness - We had to visit the front office a few times and also emailed management more than a few times before anyone got our issues considered for repair. - We are 3 months post close and are still waiting on a number of items from our inspection report to be resolved. It was originally supposed to all have been completed prior to closing. - It took almost 4 weeks after closing before we got a wonderful spreadsheet from Andrew in warranty with dates for our items to be completed. ... More