K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews in Dallas, TX

I am a first time home buyer and I was extremely excited and nervous to make the first major purchase of my life and to actually be able to do so. I didn’t have the best experience with Darren he is the person that we first encountered when we looked at the model home. He gave us what I thought was thorough information, but there were way to many discrepancies down the line and he didn’t own up to his mistakes which was annoying. The loan officer Burke was extremely rude. He made me feel as though me asking questions and or me clarifying information that he gave was annoying him to the point he was agreeing to things that I repeated back to him to clarify that was incorrect. And when later questioned he claimed I was the one that didn’t hear correctly. He was extremely rude nearly every time I spoke with him to the point I tried to limit it so that I didn’t talk myself out of purchasing my new home. Once in my home I noticed that things were missing screws and already falling off the wall there was no toilet tissue holder in the half bathroom and the kitchen sink has been loose since the day after moving in. The craftsmanship is very subpar at best however its an opportunity for me to put my spin on it but for the price you would think at least there would be a frame around the mirror in the bathroom at the least. The entire experience was not the best since its the first home im taking it as a lesson learned. ... More

I had too many issues with my home

If we knew then what we know now...we would have used another builder. The many hands that were used to build our home appeared to lack the professional training needed to build a home. The materials used are of poor quality. For example, the paint used inside the home is of the lowest quality. After our final walk-through, right before our closing, potential customers were allowed to see the house. After closing, we discovered new scuff marks on the wall, dirty floors, and a huge gash in the wall because the door was swung open. It is obvious that KHOV is all about quantity, not quality.

The construction manager is too rude. Every question or issue that you have, a simple answer from him will be "it is within the spec, so we are not going to touch it again". The quality of the home and finish is too bad all the way from dry wall, driveways, brick and stone work, concrete work, caulking, hardwood, etc. They left some open sharp nails on the dry wall.

Start with buying experience till now experiencing warranty total dissatisfaction.

We moved in a month ago and have had numerous issues. Two electrical problems, one where the fire alarms weren't wired. Our AC has been out twice and then was also not wrapped so blowing into the attic. Our backyard doesn't drain properly. One of the drains on our sinks had been kicked and knocked off so water was draining onto the floor. Cabinets missing chunks, fence falling off, back door not catching. All was fixed but response times were terrible especially for AC and most of the companies that came out to fix things left a mess and/or showed up way outside of the scheduled time window causing me to miss work. Everyone super kind people but very disappointed with so many things wrong in a brand new house in a month. Have worked to make things right. ... More

Horrible home warranty, reminds me of notorious American Home Shield. Very poor craftsmanship. Their mortgage missed informed about interest locking time duration. Would conceal information about some important things such as this community has PUD which was never disclosed until we were about to close!

Not a good builder and they even restrain you from writing reviews on your experience

Let's start off by, any concerns we had were kicked down the road to close. The roof alone is not adequately vented. We had three separate roofers come out and state this with pictures and reports. Which we supplied. They did not use Starter Shingles on the edges as is code. There is not enough vents to release the heat from within, which will cause the shingles to fail. The vents that were installed were installed improperly. We were told it's within our thresholds or parameters. There is no threshold or parameters, It's either wrong or right. Carpentry on this build is a joke. Corners do not match, doors were installed not plum and trim pieces were used to hide the fact that the doors were / are not plum. The cabinet colors did not match. They tried to say it was the shadows. Then they put a meter on it. Guess what? Came back different colors. Baseboards are terribly installed. Corners are not sanded smooth. There are globs of caulk and paint drips throughout the house and on the floor. This was brought to attention at the first walk through to go to closing. Warranty lady stated , we should file the roof on our homeowners insurance. Really?! It's a brand new home. Lastly, the attention to detail is garbage. It's like, let's push everything down the road so they have to close and let the Warranty deal with it. As long as they meet thier qouta, it's all good. Needless to say, this is just a small insight into how this build is FAR from the worth of what we paid for our new house build. We are sure that this will be used as a teaching tool to help make K Hov a better company in the future. But, the future is now, and we are terribly disappointed in our future home build that we just bought. ... More

Harold told us that investors were ok with selling homes as investment, helped us secure loan thru Khov but we were surpised that their HOV did not allow renting for 2 years. Very bad experience.

When I started my home search I was sold on the brand, quality, and reputation I gathered from conducting some extensive research. As I discovered after going under contract with K Hovnanian Homes this was not the home buying experience I would have expected from such a reputable builder. Starting from the Area Sales Manager (Invisible) to the VP of Sales. When I had concerns about the construction start of my home the VP of Sales was very defensive /argumentative trying to force me to cancel my contract demonstrating poor craftsmanship after closing on my home. Definitely, no longer a builder of choice in the future as this was not the best home buying experience. ... More

Don’t trust the builder you have to hire some expert and inspector to check behind him because those people try to get over you in a small thing and the warranty is the worst warranty you could have in your life. People response. Doesn’t do the right job small bathroom take three months to finish it, and all the excuses, please guys hier expert inspector before you deal with this people tried to give you a hard time to give up and don’t ask for any thing more if even include the warranty

After being told the home would be completed by March 2nd, we shortened our lease to end by May correspond. We received numerous delays, some at the last minute and then had to request various extensions from our landlord. After being assigned 3 different construction managers, we finally received a closing date of June 29th, thankfully as our landlord advised we could not have any additional extensions. There were a few items not completed, the main item being the specialty from door we selected and paid for. It was to be installed the day after closing and stained the day after that. We had not time to allow for the items to be completed prior to moving in because we had to be out of our rental. The door was installed on July 1st and the construction manager advised it was to be stained a few days later and the proper hardware installed. After unanswered emails, and only after the amazing sales person April stepped in to assist us, did we receive a response from the construction manager, Chris (a month later). He’s now advised someone will be out to stain the door tomorrow August 4th. I won’t hold my breath. Also, there is a section of one of our walls which they completely missed applying texture to. This was also noted prior to closing and never fixed. The constant delays and lack of responses from every construction manager we have been assigned has ensured I would never recommend this builder to any family or friends. Your company really needs to get construction managers who are responsive and sub contractors who pay more attention to the details of the build. Outside of our sales person April, this experience has been horrible. ... More

To start our salesperson did not promptly return calls about questions we had. She also told us the house came with 2 outside compressors for air conditioning. She was more inclined to give an answer the customer would want to hear than what the truth was. Our project supervisor, Troy came across to me as cocky and lay the blame on somebody else or had an excuse. The last thing that made the whole process terrible was the home builder charged us a large sum of money because the closing date was not communicated properly to anyone especially us. There is a lot more detail that can be shared with whoever cares but our overall experience was a disaster but when the builder holds all the cards at the end you either follow their instructions or forfeit a lot of money. Would never recommend this builder. Thanks ... More

Very poor sales person and construction manager. They make changes that they want to and does not value the buyer at The Parks at Rosehill.

Had roof leaking issues and still not fixed. Khov don’t take good care of their buyers.

Super nice upon first meeting. Was told we had 24 hours to decide on lot w/o a deposit. Called 20 mins after visit to set up earnest and was told the lot we chose was “sold”. Sales person Heather G was always “out”, stopped doing the weekly follow up calls as promised, hardly responded to texts. Lied about various parts of building process instead of just saying she didn’t know the answer. We had 4 general contractors during the entire process. Eric T was amazing!. Did all he said he would do and then some. He was responsive and caring! If it weren’t for him we would have walked away from the house completely! The quality of the home for the money paid is crap! The trades don’t pay attention to detail. The “upgrades” aren’t really upgrades and I’m constantly filing warranty claims, been in the house for a month. I will never buy a K Hovanian home again! ... More

Lack of pride the staff at KHOV took in the brand I constantly had to remind them this is their brand and should have more pride. I mentioned that when viewing my home 1 week prior to the final walkthrough there was a bottle of urine in the master closet and the toilet looked so horrific I almost lost my lunch. I pointed out lack of quality in craftsmanship during the walkthrough obvious fixtures that were put in and not even straight and clearly visible to everyone who bothered to look at the work. In my master bathroom the shower seat was not straight had gaps between the wall. I feel KHOV does NO quality control. My home the stairs to the attic did not close I was told it would be corrected prior to close. It took 46 days to get this repaired after several calls filling out service orders and it became a comedy routine of let's try this or that and my personal favorite was bringing a tool over and asking me to see if I could get it to work. On the day I closed I got to my home so excited to put the key in the door and enter my home. Well that was another fail with a list of many. They changed the locks, but forgot to check to see if the keys they gave me worked on the door. Again basic quality control and common sense. I had always heard that KHOV was a brand you could trust I have not found that to be the case. Kitchen draws so misaligned they did not close correctly, half painted trim, missed paint on the walls and an overall lack of concern for the buyer. I originally thought it was a discrimination issue, but after hearing from other people in the neighborhood and reviewing each issue I came to the conclusion this is the way they conduct business. My advice if you are weighing options between a KHOV home and another builder go with the OTHER Builder. ... More

Worst first time homebuying experience for my family.

Run away as far as you can from any KHov built home. They rush to build their homes and when you call them on the short cuts, they gaslight you until you've signed on the dotted line.

I'm honestly not happy at all with my brand new home purchase. 3 months into the home having major electricity issues. Major leak from my kitchen and master bathroom. Have had issues from day one. And poor workmanship. Interior doors in the home are paper thin. Paying a premium price for the home and to get cheap materials is nor a good feeling to have.

This was our first time home buying experience and right after the earnest deposit, things started going south for us. Sales was never supportive and never informed about updates on time. Post closing, we realised the house is full of substandard material and seems they hired novice workers to build the house. Every time we have an issue with the house and lodge a complain, they send post sales maintenance person whose sole aim is to just close the ticket without working on it. He is the most unfriendly and unprofessional staff you will ever meet with and is a nightmare to deal with.

never again I will purchase with this builder

Starting from sales to closing, I had every very bad experience and quality is very bad.. I might choose wrong option and i don't recommend for any one.. I see very poor architecture, workmanship, quality.. There were many damages and feel very poor quality materials and clearly reflect negligence of the builder. Dish washer is not event connected with power cable and with in two weeks in two baths we are using,, three lights are not working..

I would not build with K Hovanian. Did not consider this a best in class experience. Buying the largest floor plan they offer,i expected more than what was offered. It was after I started having issues that I went o line n saw the bad reviews. I should hv checked.