K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews in Houston, TX

I love the home I bought. It has several things I wanted, but couldn’t find in other homes. An example is the master bathroom and master closet. They are exactly what I was looking for!

My experience has been mixed. During the home buying process we were working with Paul. When we decided to put an offer on our house. He wrote up the purchase agreement and said we would get 10,000 in incentives which includes a buy out of our current lease and two fans in our home. The next day he calls and says I can no longer offer what I promised. I can only offer $7,000 and only one fan. But don’t worry I’ll buy the other fan with my own money. Then it became you have to fill out a survey once you buy the house and give us a high rating then you will get your second fan. When my realtor called him one time with a question. He told her I just came back from vacation I don’t have time to deal with this right now. Josue the builder also made a lot of promises he didn’t keep. One being to lower the shelf in my laundry room because it’s too high. The toilet paper holder in the master bedroom was never put on the wall correctly. I called him to fix it. He came out looked at it and said you are correct but I forgot my tools and I’ll come back tomorrow to fix it. Never saw him again. I love my home but as I am living in it I can tell it was a rushed job to get it done in time for closing. ... More

The process was good. Just be sure to express your concerns and follow through with them. We’re thankful for an amazing realtor and great sales team that helped pull the weight of the construction team.

I love the neighborhood of the home and the customer service was great. Thewas completed as scheduled for closing

Explain clearly the pros and cons of using or not using a realtor, and that once the decision to or not use a realtor is made there is no option to change.

The design of our home and quality compared to other builders is great. However several of the contractors they use don’t take pride in their work and do the bare minimum. They building manager Ismael was quick to respond and always said he would have all the needed contractors out to fix issues on the same day so I didn’t have to keep missing work. However that never happened and there was always excuses which kept causing me to miss more work. Matt got involved and repairs seem to be going better. We also were not made aware of the huge water issues in this neighborhood and were shocked to find that a full water softener/filtration system is absolutely necessary. The sales rep was very aware and hid that issue. I think they just hide what they want to get a sale. ... More

Disappointed in the quality of the materials used.

I felt like I was neglected by your loan officer Ken then I get pressure to use the builders mortgage company at the last minute. The side of my home has been saturated with mud and standing water before I closed. It has been very disappointing; there is no grass and you have to wear mud boots to walk on side of the home. Peyton has responded very quickly to the number of oversights with the home but has yet to remedy the problem

The salesman was great and attentive as needed, the builder not so much. The work is so sloppy to say the least. Even with the walkthroughs pointing out as much as possible the repairs were also rushed and sloppy. Due to the winter storm my second walk through was the evening before my closing and you could tell the builder was not inclined to fixing all the flaws. We had been living with family for months and were ready to be back in our own space so we closed and I planned to tackle some of the flaws myself; however, DAILY I find more flaws. I love my home itself but the workmanship makes me soo upset every time I find something new. This is not my first home but my first new build and I believe for the price and the home being new the work SHOULD have been way better. Not to mention the materials are cheap the paint and caulking should not be cracking after a month! ... More

Homes are built poor quality and im still having issues getting things fixed after 4 months of living in our brand new home other problems are also coming up but im choosing to fix them myself since its easier then waiting weeks for them to fix things

The initial home buying experience was good. Our salesperson (Lisa) was great. She sent us updates constantly, answered questions (many times on her days off). The financing phase was great too. Jodi was a pleasure to work with and made the process easy. Our issue was the building, multiple issues needing attention and the difficulty in getting them taken care of. We closed on the home (although we should have told them we weren't closing until all issues were resolved) and it took over a month to finally get everything done we were told would be addressed before we closed or (worst case) on the day we closed. It took MANY texts, phone calls and photos of problems to get everything FINALLY taken care of. Lesson learned: If you buy a KHOV home (or any home for that matter) don't close until ALL issues have been resolved. They will definitely be more motivated to take care of you if you are holding up the closing. ... More

Neighborhood is not properly represented when buying the home. The lakes are dry and there is no fountains.. was told that our lot was capable of having a swimming pool. This is not true .. it clearly states on the septic survey in bright red no pool. Even the septic people state they have made you aware of this but the sales person assured us that our lot was cleared for a pool. How can you build homes on a half acre lot .. that can’t have a pool!! No a very good marketing plan.houses look nice but are lacking in quality in craftsmanship and materials used.. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone to buy in our neighborhood. ... More

Overall a good home/well built but it’s the small details and warranty work that has been absolutely horrible. I’ve been in my house for almost 6 weeks and yet to enjoy it. The tile grout in majority of the house was installed wrong/has a haze to it and they’ve attempted to correct the issue 3 times. They are on there 4 time coming out and hopefully this works. Just be aware of the small details and make sure everything is done before moving in and closing.

I love the house, but the fact that it doesn’t come with grass in the backyard it’s a little of a downside, other than that and the closing time waiting period was good.

The real estate agent Greg was great. Although, we have experienced many calls to Matt to have the contractors fix our floor/countertop/master shower. Matt the construction manager is attentive to our questions and requests. KHOV Mortgage was not the same story.

Make sure you understand that when they tell you that you have x values in upgrades that they are going to add that to your final sale price. Nothing is free.

Brandi was excellent and very attentive to our needs.

The house itself is great. The project manager Javier is amazing. He is responsive and helpful. The biggest issue is the HOA. They are non responsive. None of us who closed received the documents. I am still waiting to get the finance docs and have asked for almost 2 weeks. They have a $250 fee to put in a request which is ridiculous. Especially since I couldn’t even get the documents. No fence and no grass is part of the sale of the house and it is expensive to put one in and you have to pay the $250 to request it on top of the price of the fence. With no guidance mind you. No internet access. No clue when we will get it. I am happy with the build of the house for the most part. Minor issues that are being taken care of but that is normal. Be aware of what it will cost once you move in. ... More

Salesman was not up front about easement or telephone wires, told me I could fit a pool but quotes from pool companies stated that I couldn’t due to size of easement.

Overall the sales price was nice. Professionalism and manners of staff not so great. They do not replace appliances or major fixtures in home even if needing to be replaced.

Love the home and the workmanship - Finance company not so great on rates. You can do better, by shopping the loan. Do not lock in with them, until you are sure on rates.

I wish we had built our own home with good contractor.

At the beginning of the buying process it was great, the sales person was very friendly and had great communication even after we signed the contract to purchase the home. The construction manager was also great throughout the building process and kept us up to date as he stated he would. We didnt hear from our sales person throughout the building process but just thought it was normal since there wasnt much to discuss since the house was being built. A couple of months before closing I come to find out that the sales rep was no longer employed and had been a month or so and no one had even reached out to me to notify me that I would be assigned a new rep until I tried to reach the sales rep and couldnt get a hold of them. I ended up walking into the sales office and come to find out that the rep was no longer there. After that the new rep Im pretty sure they were new at the company since most of my questions werent answered with confidence. I didnt hold that against them but just felt that I wasnt their customer. At closing we signed docs and headed back to the subdivision to pick up our keys which were given to us by the construction manager and that was pretty much it. I wasnt aware that an alarm system was included with our hoa fee and pretty much paid for another alarm company to come in and activate service until later on I found out I pretty much paid for a service in which was already included in the hoa fee due to no communication from a sales rep. I am pretty sure if my initial sales rep wouldnt have left the company the overall experience would have been way better however I understand things happen and that was out of my control but the way the handover happened was just something I was not happy with. ... More

I felt like I was strongarmed into using their mortgage company. Beware. I was expecting more attention to the details of this home based on the price I paid for it. More eyes need to be on the details of these homes. Seems like they are throwing them up and no one is really paying attention to all the details.

This was my first new build so I'm not sure what the norm is. With that said, I wasn't blown away with my experience. I'm happy with my home and I was pleased with the end result but it took a lot of back and forth to get it there. The most impressive part of the experience was after I closed. I had an emergency situation and Jay was there for me. That meant a lot. The only real negative was the preliminary final walk. I think we all learned from that experience. As the title stated, there's always room for improvement.