Pulte Homes Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

This was our first new build. We were thrilled with what Pulte offered and promised. Throughout the building process we experienced a lot of headaches which were caused by lack of communication and under delivered expectations. Maybe it was the lack of supply and/or skill labor, but the communication definitely could have been better to eliminate misunderstandings. As home buyers we trust the professionals’ input and communication to help us understand what’s next. Through this experience we felt confused and desperate to figure it out. It’s unfortunate that we had this experience because Pulte was highly recommended to us. We definitely had too many negatives. Overall, we can not recommend anyone to go through the same process as we did. ... More

The mortgage loan processing was a nightmare! I will highly recommend people think twice before using the Pulte Mortgage Loan financing.

The preaproval was amazingly fast. It made me feel confident that when the time would come to finalize, it would be equally fast. It was not. I couldn't believe the amount of hoops I had to jump though to get this home. I wish I had been warned to spray pesticides to kill off all the bugs that made my home theirs throughout the build process. We had to forego the radiant barrier with no replacement option. Pulte homes was supposed to be energy efficient and now summers will feel a bit more uncomfortable. The tile job quality of the 9k shower isn't up to par. It's uneven. The recessed lighting in kitchen is patchy work and not symmetrical. Tile grout was splattered at the base of the kitchen cabinets. Tub/shower was cracked making it unusable. There are a couple other things I could nitpick at, but I'll leave it at this. ... More

Site manager didn’t provide any photos of the house during the build process. Was “extra” helpful when we signed for the house because of a survey. Gave him a bad survey, so he quit taking our calls, emails, and text messages. If it wasn’t for the site manager, I would rate Pulte much, much higher!

Worst home buying experience. The quality of workmanship was terrible. When issues were brought to their attention, they tried to fix them, but ultimately it just made them worse. They only care about building the home quickly and don’t really care about the finishes and it looking nice. Once we closed, dealing with service requests is a joke too. Everyone seems to just pass the buck and are really not interested in helping the home buyer. Very disappointed and frustrated buyers.

Too many delays. Bad trades and poor workmanship. Too unresponsive and slow in getting issues fixed after move in that should have been taken care of BEFORE move in.

Once they built the house, they dont even care to fix the issues reported during walk-in. They say they will fix it but they never do. Ask them to fix all issues before paying anything to them.

A 2mil house should not have as many issues when going through the walk through. Everything from the walls, inside and outside of the house, requiring patch work, poor installation of cabinets, spotty paint job, dirty walls and carpets, etc.

Do not think that they care about you, because they don’t. From the beginning rude salesmen, craftsmen ship is shoddy. The only person that did a good job was a guy name Wes and his Boss. Buying a Pulte home wasn’t fun, and I already have my home up for sale.

Dealing with Pulte was one of the worst experiences of my life. We were so excited to get to build our "dream home" and pick everything from ground up. The beginning was fun and easy to deal with. As time went on that's where the undercutting began and Pulte essentially made any and all decisions based on their profitability. The only positive experience we had was with Art our construction manager who was amazing to deal with. He kept us in the loop at all times and was extremely easy to reach and deal with. We had issues from appliances on back order to our appraisal not being what the cost of the house was. When trying to deal with Pulte with any of these issues, the manager Andrea had clearly dealt with it before and had absolutely no empathy for people who were building their dream home and what they were going through when running into these issues. Her statement that really got me was that our upgrades were excessive. We didn't even upgrade the counters or floors with them due to the cost, also the base price of the house supposedly went up $60k in the purchase agreement to build time time frame so exactly how was it excessive especially when we had that extra "cushion." We originally had chosen Pulte because they had a reputation of being high quality. Art made sure that our home was given to us in immaculate condition and everything little thing we noticed, he had already noticed and was addressing prior to meeting with us. The appliances being on back order was obviously out of Pultes control but the options they gave homeowners prior to us were actually comparable replacements, ours was an absolute joke, there is no way anyone would consider that comparable and again there was no flexibility. We were told if we didn't sign the change order, the countertop microwave would still be installed in the hole of the cabinet regardless and we would lose the $125 credit we would receive. Despite everything we went through we are truly happy with our home and we have yet to have any issues regarding workmanship. ... More

It has been almost two months since I came into my new home and have found a lot of issues with different things: kitchen cabinets, doors, baseboards, etc. and nothing has been addressed -and I submitted a report soon after we got in-. I send emails to the customer service team and they do not acknowledge receiving it, I don't know if someone got it and it's reviewing it. I just don't hear from them if they will address my concern or not. It has been very frustrating. I am very unhappy with how things have evolved since I got into the house, very, very unhappy. I still have doors that don't close properly and a toilet that doesn't fill up water; and it took weeks to answer to a problem with A/C without gas. ... More

Horrible customer service. Do not make customers feel appreciated. Took 2weeks for someone to respond to water leak repair

Buying process was rushed and prevented time to research to avoid surprises, such as the terraced streets with open view fence in the back so that people can see into your yard. We found out you cannot plant anything to effectively block the neighbors from seeing in and that was not disclosed either. Exterior choice is very limited and too many houses look the same. HOA doesn't let you change enough. Also reported some issues that need fixed to the number they gave us and nobody has followed through with even a phone call or email. Our home itself is beautiful inside but the neighbors being able to gawk into the backyard and even see into the house ruins our new house joy. We regret this purchase. ... More

I would recommend other buyers to refuse to close until all significant items of the home are completed. We paid $1,350 extra for "Insulation at interior wall adjacent to Owner's Suite...". 7 feet of that adjacent wall (about half) was not insulated. Pulte's representatives say "since it is not an exterior wall or involve plumbing they refuse to insulate it.".

Lots of minor issues and house was unfinished when we closed.

There were numerous discrepancies with our home that were addressed during the final walk through that have yet to be fixed. Other issues continued to be found even after moving in. For example, lights in the kitchen do not turn on as well as the closet lights on the second floor. Overall, if we had to do it all over again we would have not chosen Pulte at all

We always had to initiate communication to find out what was going on. Our house took 2 months longer than expected, but at no point we’re we reached out to to be made aware of this extension our original estimate just came and went. When we did our celebration and pointed out items that needed fixed Steven said he would be “living at our house the next couple of days to get things done.” I’m sure he didn’t do that as many of the items were not completed. We had to close with items not installed and had to wait several days for them to be installed. Then they weren’t installed correctly.

Just not what I would have expected from a national builder. The house keeps us dry but that’s about all I can say about it. Very strange building techniques and materials. Very loud with outside noise. Cold and hot spots throughout. Exposed wires, etc. Just very poor effort overall. I would never recommend a Pulte home to anyone.

After moving in we noticed the Drywall texturing on our home was extremely bad. You can see lines, holes, defects, and areas that was not finished or sanded, etc. To date, workers have spent 5 days of re-texturing and sanding. And now, 3 days so far, of painting our home and probably another 2 ti 3 days to finish painting Then, they need to send cleaning crew to clean as well as cleaning the air ducts due to ALL the dust that have accumulated. Pulte's Quality control should have caught this issues prior to move.

Not happy with the quality of our build or the way the house was rushed to closing to meet numbers for builders production.

Too many issues with poor workmanship to give Pulte a good review. Many issues easily avoidable, but grossly mismanaged. The trades working for Pulte have questionable experience and skill.

My experience with Pulte was less than pleasureable as a 1st time homebuyer. In the beginning my sales agent offered and sold me upgrades & options that were not available for my model. My Pulte sales agent changed and my new agent was rude and basically threatened to cancel my contract, after I questioned changes. They made multiple changes to my options and did provide me any new choices and basically "I have no choice but sign change order or he could just give me earnesr money back, and sell my home to someone else for more money." The rep at the design center was snarky and repeatedily made insensitive remarks about my purchase. My 1st contruction manager never made contact and I was never given the opportunity to do any review or walkthrough of my property until drywall walk. Calls were ignored and emails leave unresponded to. Pulte mortgage was even worse when came to communication and failed to advise that I could have locked my rate way sooner. It took my realtor and myself chasing them down when rates increased to get a lock completed (which us costing me greatly). I will say that after filing a complaint with corporate I was given yet another agent name John. John above and beyond to try to make my situation right and keep me from walking away from this deal after 10 months of a building process. Also I received a new construction/site manager named Joey M. Joey is absolutely AMAZING. He works with integrity and went above and beyond to ensure my home was done with the highest standard. Joey continues to work to ensure all the items that were to be completed for close walkthrough are being done. I am 2 months after close and still dealing with issues, but have confidence that Joey will get the job done. My experience with Pulte made loving my new home difficult at first... and I nearly cancelled and walked away from thousands of dollars because it was so bad. However, thanks to both John & Joey showing they cared and my concerns were valid I moved forward. I am learning to love my home and hopeful that the issues will be resolved soon and that Pulte will learn to do better business and hire people with kindness and integrity. Purchasing a home is most peoples largesr lifetime purchase, and many people like me work hard and have saved and sacrificed for this opportunity. We all deserve to be treated fairly and respect at all times, but even moreso through a process suchas buying a home. We have lots of choices in builders and Pulte should value their customers and clients with that regard. Respectfully, N. Taylor ... More

In all honesty, the home feels that every corner that could be cut was butchered. We have so many issues with the home (doors, carpet, cabinets, paint, bathroom insert, tile, flooring, grout etc etc. Its been a nightmare to say the least...will not do again.

There was work finished after closing and the house was left in a mess. Paint spilled on the floor in pantry was the biggest issue. Then I went to cook and my stove shuts the breaker off every time I preheat it. (It also happens if I plug my toaster oven into that side of the kitchen so it’s not the stove. The electrician finally came after a month of complaints and missing the first appointment. He insists it was the stove and told me to call whirlpool (who told me they’d call back, which hasn’t happened yet). And the electrician replaced the breaker just in case. It can’t be the stove if the toaster oven causes it too so I have no way to cook in my kitchen and I’ve been here a month and half now. I’ve called the care center and complained on instagram and gotten no where. If I could give pulte all negatives I would except on construction. This is a quality built house ... More

They build a decent home but the follow-up on punch list items and defects is lacking