Pulte Homes Reviews in Chicago, IL

The beginning process went really smooth. Like our contact Morgan a lot she helped us get through a lot of the planning stages and exactly what type of home we wanted and needed. Our closing went really well also we still have a few outstanding issues and waiting for weather to break to resolve them.

The homes are not worth the price. They are made of cheap materials.

Love my house, but I noticed that some work could have been better. I feel like the workmanship was rushed, mistakes were made when they could have been avoided.

Try to inspect everything

The finishing of the inside doors and the dry wall in the corners is very bad. (Very sloppy, not good quality workmanship. Obviously whoever did it didn’t take pride in their work.

This is my first time owning a home. The house is big but it’s made as cheaply as possible, super sloppy work. The floor is what’s called a floating floor, so you have your little kids running around or you walk around, the entire floor shakes, kitchen silverware rattles. No attention to details, you will have crooked walls, some spaced are bigger than others and not symmetrical.

The buying experience was very nice. However, the closing was a nightmare. The closing date was pushed by the Pulte title closing company because they would not allow our mortgage company to do an escrow account because of the outside landscaping and the driveway and the sidewalk were not completed. We had to pay an extra $600 which was an hour or our mortgage company fault the manager at the pool day office did not when I agreed to that escrow and then all of a sudden she did. I feel like she just wanted to charge us $600 because we did not go with Pulte Mortgage from the beginning so she didn’t profit on us. Then several issues inside the home has not been completed after the closing as promised. One of them is an outlet in the garage for the garage door opener. Outlet is in the wrong location and the opener cable does not reach it. Instead of moving the outlet into a correct location the construction manager told me to get an extension cord. Needless to say, I am not able to use my garage and I don’t know who else to contact so that correction can be made. This was wrong from the get-go by the electrician and it should been corrected without any ideas of using an extension cord. I would very much like somebody from Pulte Homes to contact me and make these corrections possible. This is not the quality I was expecting from this big company. ... More

The quality of the materials is low, workmanship is terrible, tiles are not arranged properly, so there is a pond in the shower. The other tiles are not arranged properly and when i pointed out to the superintendent he said they cant do anything about it. The vinyl floor is cracking, the stairs are starting to be uneven, the kitchen cabinets got here with cracked parts and its been 2months after the closing but they don't have an update for them. They said the painting will be in 3 coats, but there seems to be only one, with the lowest quality of paint, several spots have been pointed out on the walk through that need to be repainter because we can see the drywall mud, some of them have been covered but some of them not…. All in all, 2 out of 10. ... More

When we were buying no issues. as the build process occurred they were a lot a gaps and The field manager did his best to work with our concerns. Pulte upper management is messed up they rushed the home build just so they can try to close the house before the year end and made cuts in proper build by rushing the field team. The field manager was able to resolve a lot of thing after the closing but still not up to par as he has other builds to worry about as well. Pulte keeps talking about how they pride themself on quality sounds more like hurry up and grab the money and not about the buyers benefit. when we received the house after closing this was not the new house that we paid for., it was just setup to be acceptable and rushed through the inspection so we wouldn't noticed and halt the closing. The more we look through the house we keep find place and items which were rushed and not done properly. I might have well bought a 30 year old home because that's what it looks like . Wood trough out the home not properly sanded or finished or painted. home sealing not done properly. Areas throughout the house with paint and blemishes. Floors with nicks scratches even not installed properly at many locations. trims thought-out the whole house not properly installed. This will be the last time i will ever deal with this company as paying a high premium for the property to only get stuck with half finished not new home made to pass a inspection. Pulte as a company deliberately jacked up prices to create a demand in the area. even in the early VIP appointments. Prices were different for the first batch of meetings within the same weekend. lot prices provided were different for the first group then the second group on the same weekend. I understand the as a company you have to make money but creating partiality on the first run is a big no no. Shows how much concern they have for their clients ... More

Beautifully build homes using high quality material

We could not be happier with our overall result. We are thrilled everyday to be here. Our experience with the sales team, management and construction manager was great. Our almost 5 star rating was do to a very bumpy ride with the mortgage team. We did not receive our mortgage approval until the night before our actual closing, which was 8 months after our purchase contract signing.

To be honest, I exected more issuses to come up with our new home. I'm happy to say only minor things have happended so far. All of which, were handled swiftly. Nothing man made is perfect, but should be repaired without issue and we have found that with our new Pulte Home.

The process was very easy and effortless. There was no delays or hold ups on materials. They stayed on the time limit they said they would.

Happy with the overall experience.

They stayed on schedule which helped facilitate the move

Time frame quoted was accurate. Response to issues is good.

Overall very nice experience. The only reason 4 stars and not 5 is because of lack of flexibility in many things customer wants like changing closing dates, or configurations(adding sun room after selections were made), using concrete over asphalt or taking inputs on not putting sod close to winter instead comeback and do it next spring etc. during building process. I understand there are tight guidelines for various reasons but allowing leeway to customers makes the experience elastic to the customer and they feel they also have some control on the process. The other reason is initially the lots were put in a bidding war before it was awarded. I understand the market conditions and your company trying to make the most of it but the experience was not a pleasant one from a customer standpoint since there was anxiety, lack of transparency etc. Other than that, the staff was professional, friendly and tried their best to get around advice processes. I’m satisfied but if the above considerations are taken, it will truly become from nice to b a great experience. Thanks. ... More

Home quality is good but selling process can improve.

Very smooth throughout the process! I was a quick move - in and Pulte homes did well to help me through the mortgage process and closing.

Pulte staff are well trained to provide their future owners a comprehensive process from sales to closing the deal.

Transparent and clean buying process. Superb help and responsiveness, very helpful and truthful. Extremely trustworthy. Superb quality of construction and the best part…. The team and the people. They were the best… everyone of them.

Upon arriving with 2 (two) trucks from Florida (2 days) driving with household items were we informed that the closing was delayed and that we had to wait till electrical power was connected to our Townhome. Highly unprofessional and a hardship upon the owner and kids. We had to stay in a hotel and later on in a rental home. The problems we endured unloading and packing our goods in other trucks and stores again were the worst experiences ever for a new Pulte home buyer.

We are happy with the way our new home turned out. Everything looks better than expected. Although there were times we felt communication could have been better, it was an overall great experience and our Pulte team (Brandon and Jesse) were very responsive to our questions or needs.

Jesse is very pleasant to deal with and super responsive. He follows through and addresses issues promptly. We really like working with him.

From sales to closing, we have had a positive experience