KB Home Reviews in San Antonio, TX

PROS: The home seems fine and we're happy to be moved in. Most everyone was nice that we worked with. CONS: The building process was exhausting and painful. We were originally told it would be 6mo from initial contract, which turned into 1 year and 2mo. A lot of headache and frustration could have been avoided if there was good communication and expectation management. Unfortunately, last minute communication and delays led to mistrust and frustration. We had to extend our lease twice due to continued building delays and misestimated completion dates. KB generally "made it right" in the end but it was not without a lot of "fighting for what's right." One might blame it on COVID or material delays, which is understandable but the communication and projected completion of each stage was very poorly executed. Towards the end, we were pressured to close before the home was fully complete and that felt like a low blow just for KB to meet numbers for the month. Easy to read between the lines and not a good look. There was also poor communication b/t KB and their preferred lender. No one was on the same page for closing dates which made it nearly impossible to make an informed decision on when to lock a rate. We also had to change our closing date 4 times due to construction delays - a very poor use of everyones time and energy. In summary, the home seems good for the value but I would be prepared to have to stand up for what is right if you want things done right. Nothing happened fast and communication was lackluster. ... More

Craftsmanship, damaged cabinets, caulking, damaged drywall, damaged wall trim, unfinished garage was agreed on but the drywall was damaged. Planks on the brand new fence were popping off the rails. I spent time and money repairing items in the a brand new house I paid over 330 thousand for. I didnt expect this from a brand new home, maybe I expected more. We are going on 2 months in the house and I cant tell you how many work orders were put in for repairs on top of the work I put in. I also had the sprinkler system break and now I have a 2000 dollar water bill KB is trying to deal with. I just dont know what part of that bill I'm going to be stuck with. It's just stressful to deal, especially with such a busy personal life. There are other things, such as no mailbox setup,etc that just makes me shake my head. ... More

I like my home and most of the process was good. However, when an issue arose, that KB had not disclosed to me in a timely manner, it was made clear that I was not as important as their bottom line and that "Business was Business" per Jerrod in Management. It was 3 weeks before I was due to close. I think Jerrod would have been happy if I just walked away. It left a really bad impression and undermined all of the good things and good people that work for KB. Kudos to Darin, Sarah, and Tom. They were great. Amanda in closing was slow to respond which made doing a cash deal really difficult. I've been in my home 2 months now. I am still waiting on some "blue tape" items identified at final walk through to be completed. ... More

Requires thorough inspection for construction defects.

KB financial services need improvements! They need to work on their communication with the customers! It should be a clear path how they work together.

It has been long but over all I'm content. I just wish they responded faster to issues

Overall the sale manager was the best experience; but as a customer we didn’t have the option to change certain aspects of the house to make the overall experience rememberable. Experience was overall basically you buy as is; which was unsatisfactory

Builder response to issues really slowed down immediately after closing, but would buy again.

Not bad.

Keep double triple check on the items that you requested to have repaired or fixed. Follow up is not good

Love the new home , thank you KB Homes ......

Kudos to: Ms. Whitaker, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Willis and Sandra (Alamo Title). It was a long build to completion and I felt like I really had to push the last month or so to get a confirmed completion date. Once moved in, there were multi issues with asthetics. Paying more than $300,000 for a home ($700,000 in 30-yrs) I felt like the craftsmanship should have been closer to perfect. We had painters out several times for doors/trim, had our counter tops buffed (scratches/devits), one mirror was scrattched, cracked base boards replaced, etc......

The overall experience was bumpy… we started the process oct 2021 and didn’t close until Dec 2022. Which, in that period of time had no contact with anyone to update on the status of the home process. And, the closing date was moved multiple time. It took me driving by the house everyday from the time the slab was started until it was basically close to completion. Then I started getting updates that weren’t updates, they were pictures from old work. I dove by and walked through the house everyday getting my own updates and seeing progress. The process of getting the loan finalized and necessary paper work done was a breeze, Kim was fantastic. Up to the days getting closer to closing, I feel like a lot of work on the house was getting rushed and quality was going down keeping us from closing in time. Our construction manager was awesome! He did a great job trying to keep everything under control. Closing went smooth, we were told that they would do a one month follow up and come through and touch up paint and fix stuff that needed addressed, that never happened. Fast forward to Jan 23, we developed a water leak in the kitchen above the sink on the ceiling. Called warranty and they were on it. ... More

Unfortunately we purchased this house at the end of 2021 during an intense real estate market. Meaning, we paid an excessive amount for a house that would have been 100k or even 150k less a couple of years ago. You’d hope that with the insane cost of this house that work would be done well. We have so many workmanship issues. It’s hard to blame KB for all of it because we do understand it’s hard to find good trades. But geez it’s been one headache after another. The construction manager has been very responsive so it’s nothing against him. However our older home never had these issues of shoddy work. It’s been stressful! ... More

Quality of workmanship and responsiveness to issues were poor

A lot of amenities weren't fully adjusted. Some doorknobs have become loose and needed to be screwed back in, there are a lot of minor things that still have not been completed yet, like missing paint, broken cabinets, and response time to fixing these issues has been slow.

The home buying process in the beginning was straight forward. There were some delays during the build phase and communication could have been better. We have been in the house for 3 months and we’re finding signs of port craftsmanship. Trying to get things fixed can be frustrating.

I enjoyed my home buying experience. Our sales representative was very attentive. I have voiced that the workmanship needs to be better. A multiple cosmetic and other issues have surfaced after closing on home. I would recommend hiring an outside inspector. Also, if you don’t rate the construction team a 10/10 after the closing survey, they call you and belittle your survey response.

In general, the experience with you has been relatively regular. I think it could improve if you pay more attention to the reports that are made to the construction personnel, since they do not resolve the damage reported in a suitable time. The quality control of the people who make the house is bad since they have to do the same repair more than twice. There is no website where I can make my damage report and I only depend on the construction superintendent answering my call and scheduling my repair within two three weeks.

The studio selection was all a money grab. I kept being told how I wasn't spending enough money, and I should spend more. We chose to add a gas line to our home. When we started looking at gas stoves for possible upgrades in studio, we were taken to the Lowes website. KB was trying to charge us roughly $200 more for the same stove that large hardware stores sale. Not only would I have to pay more than if I purchased directly from that store but KB would keep the electric stove that was built into the home price and not give me credits for it. We opted for the gas line only, and chose to keep our electric stove. The appliances KB provided were comical! We bought a home that cost well over $300,000 and received apartment grade appliances? Rather than let KB keep the stove, we donated it and purchased a new gas stove from the same hardware store that was shown to us in studio after move in. We were not told what the foundation height, of our home would be built at until construction was about to begin; had we been informed at the time we chose our lot we would have chosen a different lot to build on. We have six stairs and two landings in the garage going into the house. While our neighbors who have a similar height home have concrete stairs in their garage, we were first told building code did not allow them to build concrete stairs in our home. After consulting with an engineer as well as the code compliance department, my research showed that this was not the case. Concrete stairs could in fact have been built. When I came back with my findings, I was then told KB no longer used concrete when building stairs in garages. We almost did not close because of this. I find this to be a safety issue, especially for my daughter. We have not lived here two months and already my daughter has had several splinters and I am constantly having to remind her not to walk into the garage without shoes on. I do not feel like we should have wooden stairs in our garage for the price we paid for our home. Our driveway, sidewalk, and garage floor have also started to have cracks and chips. Our attic door does not sit flush. I find it hard to believe that this cannot be fixed when the attic door in the 19-year old home we sold had a flush door. Beside the fact that this is not ascetically pleasing, we are concerned about heat loss from the attic. We have reported this, and it has been looked at but the end result is the same. The AC that was original to the home we sold also cooled more effectively than the one in our new home. The only positive thing I can say is that the building superintendent has been fairly quick at responding to our issues up to this point, and tries to his best to address our issues and concerns. ... More

Good job! Keep up the good work!

KB needs to improve pre contracting briefs for perspective clients concerning the loan process (impacts because of fannie mae and freddie mac requirements). Sub contractors neee to take their time and build a quality product, clean up job sites and no alcohol should be permitted on job sites. Our home had many flaws that required correction prior to closing.

Not to happy with my purchase I been ask to give you a great review and not so happy about my purchase Still issues aren’t resolved

I'd rather not say .

This a great house overall but comes with a lot of issues low quality materials and some really bad details from construction contractors !! Once I start looking around everything I find a lot of ugly things I have being fixing myself since I don’t trust them at all !!