Pulte Homes Reviews in Chicago, IL

The entire process was stress free from start to finish. All of the people mentioned in the title have been amazing. My husband and I shopped around before deciding on Pulte and we are confident we made the right choice.

Saleswoman, Britta, is excellent. Helped us through the process. After that, dealing with the various subcontractors Pulte uses has been bad. Subcontractors next door leave garbage that blows onto our property. Mortgage company, cable tv company two examples. Numerous emails to staff not responded to. Pulte and cable company blamed each other for problems. Some strange design choices. One of our two outdoor water faucets is in the garage. No watering of seeded back yard or river birch trees since being installed. I am watering Pulte's property right now. The Pulte people onsite are working hard to help us, but I think they are shortstaffed. Nobody knows what is going to happen with landscaping on the south side of Josiah. Who is in charge here? ... More

Honestly i wasn’t too happy with the process. Started off with a sales consultant who didn’t follow up with the process of the bidding. Then because of lack of communication, we had to change the model of the house we wanted and the colors for the exterior. We were told dates of work to be done and no calls or emails to inform us of delays. We understand labor shortages and supply shortage but a simple email or call would help the buyer know estimated times. Then upon closing the title rep gave us the run around. The lawyer that represented us was even frustrated and he’s been doing this for many years and dealt with many new builds. The construction on the home is great the only issue is they didn’t clean up the leftover materials and scraps. I’ve been finding wood boards and small metal gutter pieces that are dangerous in the yard. The front door was dented when being painted and that wasn’t repaired and now I would need to file a claim for the door because we didn’t notice it sooner. We were told we would have something down in the yard for our dogs because the sod cannot be installed until a later date and that hasn’t been done either. We have nothing but a dirt pile and mud. ... More

Having a new home built can be exciting and stressful. Future home owners need to separate the supply chain and work force factors from the team who is on site building a new home. During construction we had changes in subcontractors, as well as, Pulte representatives. The ONE constant Pulte representative for us was Gina. She was there when we signed our papers and supported us when days were uncertain. She was always honest with us and painted a realistic picture of what to expect during the building process. Gina was also there after we closed to celebrate with us. Things go right and things go wrong during the construction of a new home. We had crews that were very professional and some crews that rushed their work. We had a site manager who promised more than he could deliver and then we had unbelievable Pulte representatives that cleaned up the mess that others created.. In the end we had a team that rallied behind us and got us in our home so we could start the next chapter of our lives. We are buying new things for our home and creating a new neighborhood with our new neighbors. I believe that Pulte wants to build a great home for every family that comes to them. When things went wrong eventually a top notch rep stepped in to get the standard of our Pulte home to where it is supposed to be. Those reps were always honest and hard working. And then there was one who was ALWAYS there, Gina. ... More

Brandon and Becki at Prairie Woods are very helpful, responsive, professional and made our build a pleasant experience. They are a great asset to Pulte Homes. We would build again with Pulte

The purchase process was complicated by inaccurate option descriptions. Finishes were rushed (poor taping & drywalling, cabinetry misalignments, exposed electrical outlets, a number of electrical wasn't grounded, front door painting incomplete and interior doors misaligned, ripped carpeting, incorrect height on up[graded/deep-pour basement) and are very visible. Some of these items were raised before closing and we were told nothing would be done. Do not recommend.

Code minimum builder. Need to improve customer experience

At Trails of Woods Creek in Algonquin, homebuyers are passed along from sales rep Kristen or Christine, to Celeste at the design center, to construction manager Anthony, to Brandon for pre-drywall review, to Alex for pre-closing review, to Kerie for after-sale support. It would be helpful to have a single advocate homebuyers could turn to at any stage for support or to have their questions answered. It is difficult to find out what is included in the base price, because the models include so many options. This is especially true for lighting and electrical outlets. Be persistent and keep asking. Ask to see the base plans. You may be surprised to find that there are no overhead lights in the bedrooms, or that no mirrors are included in the master bathroom. While the base price might be competitive, options are often significantly overpriced. For example, for $734, Pulte will not install the two standard toilets included in the base price of the home, which can be bought for $114.80 each, and instead install tall height toilets which can be bought for $167.30 each. No additional labor and $105 additional parts costs, and for this they charge $734. It is best to avoid options which can be easily changed out after closing at less cost. ... More

The house is very nice at a reasonable price.

The overall construction and build quality was decent. The responsiveness during closing period has been great. Just after the closing the customer support experience has been one of the worse. Even for issues as urgent as gas leak they customer experience manager continued to ignore emails snd and any form of communication for weeks. I wouldn’t spend the money to buy a Pulte home again given how bad the move in experience was.

Get your issues resolved prior to closing

They gave me an unfinished house. After multiple follow-ups they send someone to finish up some paint work, and he leaves it half finished. The quality of such expensive houses is very questionable with mesh door not getting locked, and flimsy pull out drawers in the kitchen.

Pulte is very inflexible with design options. Their baseline features are low quality. Everything seemed to be an upgrade. Pulte tried to force me to move from a double oven convection range to a low budget range. I refused to do so and they charged me more, and still did not get my double oven in time for closing. It's been 8 weeks since they ordered and still nothing. Getting repairs completed due to Pulte's poor workmanship takes an extremely long time. And constant follow up.

First time new home buyers. Everything went very smoothly and the house was done on time and we couldn’t be more pleased!! Its beautiful!!

Britta was great on the front end patiently going through many options on many models. Matt and Meagan were very professional and responsive as we neared the end of the build. Pulte is slow to address service requests after closing.

House seems like it was rushed a lot of issues since being in house 1 month need to take a little more time to have more quality of work

Sales team was pathetic. Construction team was OK until closing but hasn't been responsive after closing. Overall very disappointed with pulte

Our journey with Pulte to build our first home was good if not great. From the first step the Sales consultant was a huge help in getting us to know about the community and the house. There were a couple of instance where he did not notified us about a couple of things which may have been better if we would have known about it. The design center appointment also went. There were a few hiccups during our closing and after few calls we were able to solve it with Pulte's team. Pulte's loan team was also nice and helped us in every possible steps. Once we moved in, construction manager was also very helpful with all the questions we had. The landscaping and driveway works seems to be taking longer than expected and we hope it will be done sooner rather than later. ... More

Pretty happy with our new Pulty home. Our superintendent resigned recently, but it appears thing will get better with our new guy. We were a little disturbed that all our neighbors have a punch list of minor thing as we do, even though they have been here for 10 months. Just little annoyances. Everyone is very nice and easy to work with once we make contact. They should finish up all the existing homes before they plunge ahead with the new ones. Glad we purchased when we did as the price keeps going up. I was aware of the quality going in, but keep reminding myself that this is not a custom home. ... More

Sales rep was not forthcoming and not up to date with information. It was obvious he was being cautious with what he communicated. Customer Care seemed more about ensuring that issues were addressed and closed as quickly as possible rather than focusing on customer satisfaction. Rep was not helpful and challenging to work with/communicate with.

We closed 2.5 months ago. Just informed we won’t get a yard until at least July. Kitchen ceilings cracking. Mortgage process a disaster. All in all wouldn’t recommend.

Be careful, if you are expecting Pulte to build you a "Custom Home" you're going to be disappointed. Craftmanship is poor, we are not planning to live in our new home long so we are not worried about what happens in 5-10 years. But, if you are looking for this house to be your "Forever Home", you will run into a lot of issues. All the trades that are working on the home are being forced to rush to get things done due to Pulte expecting X amount of homes built by a certain timeframe. In our home, the tile was installed poorly and crooked, the carpet in our upstairs doesn't reach the tack strip, and the walls are not plum they bow out which makes the baseboards and casings look terrible. Do not get carpet in your home. It is a low-grade carpet that will not last more than 5 years. Don't waste your money paying for upgrades, it will be wasted money. The design center appointment do not get pressured into going with levels 5-7. It just doesn't make sense, it is not any better than levels 3-4. The smart home feature is nice but you have to understand how to use the technology. Overall I wouldn't build again with Pulte and I would not build in this market (June 2022), with inflation at an all-time high and the interest rates getting higher and higher. We were lucky to get into our home in the Spring. ... More

Before we buy we need to check the agreement with builder and prices

Great builder to work with!!

The overall design and layout were good but the quality of workmanship for the price is frustrating. The home is very loud when people walk and conversations can be heard through walls. The home doesn't feel solid. The layout works for our family but the quality could be better for price.