Pulte Homes Reviews in Riverside San Bernardino, CA

We enjoyed working with Michael throughout the sales experience. We didn’t really have any issues with the buying experience - it went smoothly and timely. One thing we loved is that they were happy to work with us despite having to sell our house first.

This is our 2nd home with Pulte. We bought the first one in 2013 and it was a great experience. We needed to purchase a 2nd home in a hurry. My how things have changed. We had no choice to design or customize the 2nd home at all. They now have HOAs. Frankly the quality is definitely poorer with us having to call their customer service to fix this and that multiple times. They are still better than others. Advice to buyers is take your time, weigh all your options, plan well, and you will be able to get a good home. If your finances are in order and you are flexible you can get good results. ... More

We like our new home, but the quality and attention to detail in finish is definitely lacking.

Poor workmanship in many areas discovered after moving in. No follow up on repairs.

Our sales associate was great at communicating. Very responsive. There was some miscommunication at end with the price we thought we had negotiated and what we needed up paying- so that gave us pause

Sales Rep (Darla C.) awesome to work with. Pulte Construction staff better than Fair. Sub-Trades horrible workmanship and no pride in quality. Unfortunately as bad as the workmanship is from Pulte, it is much Better than other home builders in the local and adjacent areas.

Buying a model home comes with surprises such as if something isn’t working you have to rely on homebuyers warranty rather than builder. Many issues not ready. Ie. mailbox keys, smart home. Etc Smart home isn’t very smart.

Bring your own real estate agent. Negotiate for the builder to pay for solar and possibly buy down the interest rate. Many builders around the area are giving solar.

The experience was generally good and all our concerns were addressed in a timely manner. There were instances of poor communication as we got into the escrow process between the Title Company and Pulte which made things a bit stressfull. Overall, all parties did their best and we closed on target. Now that we are moved, we noticed some cosmetic and electrical issues. Some issues were easily corrected and others have taken more back-and-forth discussions. Overall, Pulte Customer service has been rectifying the issues as quickly as possible.

I choose HG due to the lovely unforgettable mountain and lake views, area, private gated community. I initially thought the home was too small but that’s me coming from a 3757sq 5 bedroom 2 story. Now living happy in 3 bedroom 3 bath empty nester. So getting and choosing your home and giving the earnest money was easy and flawless. Being able to pick options and going to the design studio was the best. But of course we chose an area that had never been lived on so we digging from scratch. The long long delays of completing the home was the horrible part for me. I lost a lot of money living in temporary living waiting months past the initial estimated move in. Then waiting more months after the second estimated date then not receiving an estimate date to delays with utilities coming to install meters my goodness it became very stressful. But then…sun broke through the dark clouds and we signed papers and was hopeful for ours keys. Well there was one more delay and keys were not given for almost 3 weeks. We had to resign our closing documents one more time and 6 days later the VICTORY CALL came. They said GO GET YOUR KEYS CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW HOME! When I say those were the best words to my ear ever. I almost ran there to get my key that’s how much energy I was suddenly filled with. All the hell was over and I was thankful. I thanked and blessed them all for building my home with great quality and perfection. Some things could have been upgraded but the quality of the build is everything. I would after everything go back to Pulte because I’m happy and highly satisfied with the quality and how they toured me through my home to show me how everything works and the aftercare is beautiful. They have come when I called and they followed up to ensure things were still working to my satisfaction. They even paid my rent and storage due to that last month delays. It was a long road but if I knew I would be this happy at the finish I truly would do it again. Thank you Pulte. Thank you Eric . The man that took all the crap from us all and remained calm. Thank you for that and all the consistent communication I received from you in them last few weeks. Be blessed. And thank you for building my beautiful dream home. Totally satisfied Thank you Brett for building great quality home For completing my first home tour and explaining everything to me as well as you did. I was very impressed and knew at that moment a great builder is who I met. Wonderful work thank you. Stay bless ... More

My experience with pulte was amazing, I just wish they used a better title company with better reviews rather than a 3 star company. And maybe let the new home owners know how hard it’s going to be to get internet/cable& your mail to the house. How your address may not be activate at majority of all places.

I purchased a Pulte home because of their reputation for quality. I also feel like I received a great value for the price paid. For that, service quality was not satisfactory, the buying process was not coordinated and the builder was inflexible to accommodate my requested move in date. The property was listed as "move in ready." Hopefully, they will be responsive when I need warranty items fixed.

Pay attention to all the details on your final walkthrough.

Builders dont pay attention to details Very bad for being a new home

My wife and I love the area we are in. As for buying a new house, never again. We felt that the truth behind the delays of us getting into our home were never told. Everything was a big secret.

Not very impressed with the actual build. I expected a new home to be near perfect but there are many imperfections we have found living in the home for a month. Things you don’t really catch during walk-through. The home buying experience wasn’t that wonderful either and we felt extremely pressured to close in 2023, literally a few days prior to the new year. The communication was also extremely poor. Our real estate agent did most of the outreach for updates, otherwise we did not hear much through the process.

It seems the house was not built with attention to details. I see issues with paint on cabinets. Leaky sink, garbage disposal after one use.

Communication between staff member and staff and customers was not good. The process from beginning to end was not good. I was encouraged to sell my home with an anti aped move in date of September. I did not move into November. The mortgage company told me mid October. Staff told me I could get my keys on a Monday I didn’t move in until Thursday. There were lapses all along. If I had my choice I would not buy Pulte again.

Working with the Lending Company was difficult at best. They continued to ask for information that had been requested more than once. Getting service for issues is very dependent on the vendor being used. Sometimes it is 7 to 10 days and other times it is 7 to 10 weeks. NOT A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR A NEW HOME.

Before buying my Pulte home, I had been researching other homes with little satisfaction. When I saw the Pulte homes, I was ecstatic; they had everything I wanted in a new home. I wanted a single level, a patio, and a pantry which according to the advertisement came with these homes. I made contact with the sales office, selected a model, began the qualifying process and provided my $15k deposit. It was afterwards that I was told the homes in this development did not come with patios. I discovered later, that I was not given the opportunity to make structural choices. Then the process of submitting qualifying documents began. The process was tumultuous to say the least. It seemed as if the entities involved (the sales team, the construction company, the loan company, and title company) were never on the same page., It was the classic story of the left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing. It continued that way through the entire process even to who gave me my keys and when. ... More

Now that we have moved in we found a number of items that have not been built properly. Items that were damaged such as the front of my bathtub and then it was fixed and it was an obvious fix. Thanks we were told what happened such as cleaning the paint off of my patio never happen

The customer service experience was great during the home buying process. Once you've closed and moved in, it's a different story. Prior to moving in, I hired a home inspector to perform an inspection. There were a handful of findings that were claimed to be fixed. The field manager was going to send an email with the pictures showing (roof, attic,) the findings on the home inspection have been fixed. We occupied the property in May. I sent a follow-up email to the field manager and I am yet to receive a response. I understand they are busy but it's almost two months, and yet no response. Since we moved in the AC has stopped working for a couple of days, starting to see cracks on different walls (inside and outside) throughout the house. ... More

Had much higher expectations for Pulte. As much as we love our house there are so many flaws in the construction.

We are still working on warranty issues with Pulte.

For a brand new home I expected very little issue to see like small cracks. But there are so many issues that show there was no pride nor quality from electrical, installation of cabinets, to painting. Walls have holes made by a drill bit, scraping during installation in walls, base boards not painted, I can feel nails and bumps on my feet when walking bare foot on carpet. There has been tile glue throughout the house, door threshold has a hole, bathroom sink bottom part is broken, trash cabniet is not installed correctly its hard to open and closed. Kitchen and master bedroom breaker has popped once already, where they installed wire for camera is a bad position because light is in the way, nails sticking out on baseboard, bathroom tubs are rusted, flooring wasn't sealed correctly etc. ... More