K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews

Good experience dealing with KHov builder and then KHov Mortgage. Made the process much easier.

Builder should include window sills as part of the build. Unreasonable to have no sills and flat painted surfaces. How would you clean? What if water got on it? Houses are built too close together. Barely enough room to get a lawnmower between the house and the rock wall separating the property line.

Some design work isn't very elegant. Functional, but cheap looking. None of the of the motion switches were properly programmed. The lights were always going out until we got them setup. We weren't given the user manuals for any of the appliances. It took weeks of complaining to get the solar panels operational. The quality of the paint is cheap. The walls cannot be touched or wiped without leaving a mark . The house is beautiful as long as you don't look too deep.

Overall my experience with K. Hovnanian was good except that there were a lot of minor issues with the home and it has taken a lot of time to get the issues addressed and are still being addressed.

Love the house and the community. Staff was easy to deal with, and makes things right. Like most builders these days, though, First Time Quality has been sacrificed in favor of cost and schedule. Very responsive to warranty claims, but at this price point I wouldn't expect to have any. Also some logical options/upgrades for a 55+ community (e.g. washer/dryer pedestals, in-ground sprinkler systems, etc.) weren't even offered. They're "win/win" for the buyer and the builder, a markup without additional labor! Not a logical business decision. That said, house, location, and community are great. ... More

this house is very well done, there some small details that i would have different! but over all i give the experience a 98 percent out of 100! i have only been here 3 months , i will see how the future brings to us?! thanks. craig

Heather, Scott and Ayla are awesome. We love our new home. A little disappointed the quality of some of the products used (paint, dry wall, wall texture, cabinets). They look great, but probably won’t last long. Drywall is very bad quality, things we hang on the wall don’t stay because the drywall can’t support a hook.

Good. But at the same time. I would like to have choice for: using Gas or Electricity or both. For the A/C and Heater.

Hadn’t bought a home in over 30 years. KHOV made the experience as easy as possible. They are quick to respond to any issues we’ve had with the home. Very happy with our purchase.

She was both helpful and kind as on-site contact. My only disappointment was feeling like I was on a treadmill infant-forward during the purchase, mortgage process.

Quality of work could have been better ( poor paint job and finish; drain & tiles in master bathroom had to be repaired shortly after we moved in; heating system & thermostat had to be serviced because they were not calibrated; cracks in driveway and garage floor of a brand new home; yard not level and drainage poor creating sloppy/sludgy areas).

We really love our new home from K.Hovnanian builders. The layout was perfect for our family and the lot size we found was a true gem. We've had a great relationship with our construction manager, John, and have found him to be very responsive. The location for this neighborhood is deal and well thought out. I do wish they were more diverse in their landscaping and had nicer finishes in the non main room areas (guest bath, closets, light fixtures, etc). Our biggest issue was the cleanliness of the home upon delivery. The builders could afford to hire a cleaning crew to do a full, detail cleaning of the home prior to handing over the keys. It took us two days and 5 cleaning crew people to clean the dust, floors, and cabinetry. ... More

In general, it was a good experience, an efficient process. The overall finishes of the house are good, and the promptness in responding to warranty requests has been timely.

The garages are compact so take that into account. Insist on reviewing ALL terms and conditions (including the HOA guidelines) before you start the purchase. Don't be afraid to inquire about the overall site plan and schedule for the various phases of the community. But overall I am satisfied with the quality of our home constructed by K. Hovnanian. As a first time home buyer I learned a lot and the construction manager did a great job educating and informing me throughout the build process.

Our sales agent Craig was wonderful! Very kind, nice and attentive to our questions which made the experience very pleasurable.

great value, sales process and communication a little clunky, but overall strong experience! disappointed with the property management company (not K H)

Overall, it has been a very positive experience. Our needs were addressed in a timely manner. The sales staff have been helpful.

Overall, things seem okay as we begin to live in our home. I see quality issues on on some things such as fencing, the shape our grass was in when we moved in (dead), and the wash out of the dirt in our yard after a big storm that wasn't replaced before putting in the grass. Unhappy with the fact that the bathrooms don't have a medicine cabinet or towel holders. Something new homeowners shouldn't have to worry about installing or ordering. After moving in and starting to put away things in the kitchen cabinets, I noticed they are not normal sized cabinets as far as width. I cook a lot and I have no space for my larger pots and pans. It's a problem. And lastly, there are no cabinets in the laundry room. One set above the washer would be relatively inexpensive, but be very beneficial to homeowners to hideaway laundry items. ... More

Make sure items that need attention are attended to before closing.

Neesha, Matthew, Kevin and Markus was very helpful from the beginning to the end of our purchase.

Good experience to buy home

We are happy with our finished home; issues after close are not major and are addressed in a timely manner. But it was very stressful getting here. Our home was 3.5 months late, requiring that we find interim lodging and two moves, costing us over $10K. Our house closed on the last day that our rate lock( that we paid to get) was good for and we had so many delays that we did not trust that we would close before the rate expired. Also, It took me 2+ months of pleading to get the 12 foot wall that was 5 feet from the window side of my house to be redone with view fencing on the top half, restoring light into our house. These are not custom homes but the construction team would try to help make minor changes when asked, but they are under tight rules from the builder. The builder uses a lot of subcontractors for the various activities (stucco, electrical, cabinets, etc) and the subcontractors were of mixed reliability and quality. The lathe and plaster guys walked, leaving our home open to the rainy weather for 9 weeks…. Hopefully the mold that formed was adequately addressed. ... More

The houses are beautiful and the place is very nice, the neighbors are beautiful people too.

We enjoyed working with K. Hovnannian. It was unfortunate that the market drove up the price, but we are happy with what we have compared to other builders who were way more expensive. We would have liked if they would have allowed us to make minor adjustments and inclusions to the home at our expense but they didn’t. Any issues or problems they fix immediately. We really appreciated the weekly updates from Josh our builder, he did an excellent job of keeping us informed of every step in the building process. Also, our contact at K. Hovnannian Ms. April was very very helpful, A #1 in our book! ... More

Feel that the construction superintendent and his staff are rushed by the bean counters at corporate to close prematurely before the home is completed. Start up is slow, took about 3 months after signing to break ground, then things move along at a steady pace. Towards the end, everything seems rushed, builder had to change original closing date because of material issues. Day of closing the builder is still scrambling to finish the home. Neighbors that closed close to our date got the same line, if the city approved a certificate of occupancy, builder closed, no mater if the house was finished or what. May be legal, but not ethical. Beware and stand your ground, don't close if you are not satisfied at final walk through. ... More