Pulte Homes Reviews in Santa Fe, NM

We love our house!

Overall good value. Makes sure you do pre-closing inspection and get a commitment as to when things will be fixed. Hooking up to the internet is a nightmare but not a Pulte issue.

Our Pulte home was rushed to be completed and it shows in the workmanship and detail. After several walk thru appointments and issues discussed, nothing was corrected prior to closing. It’s taken months of meetings, missed appointments, emails to even have companies come in to correct issues, and they end up making it worse. The homes are not well supervised or managed. Our house manager promised many things would be corrected, yet moved off to another division and will not return calls or emails regarding issues still remaining. Pulte markets custom high quality homes, but workmanship is poor. Our experience has been very disappointing and I do not recommend Pulte homes. ... More

Move in date changed multiple times including a push to close by end of quarter. Many issues that got corners cut and still dealing with warranty to fix issues construction messed up

I have had to get help on a couple of issues and the response was always very good & fast

Good experience so far. I would recommend to friends and family

List of punchlist items that were to be completed between the final walkthrough and closing were not completed and remain incomplete three months later. Inconsistent communication with agent and construction manager. Last minute delays and confusion was common. Good service from title company. Numerous warranty items need attention but cannot be submitted as you are only allowed one opportunity to request warranty work on construction items.

Poor communication, poor work quality, poor everything will not recommend or purchase anything from Pulte again

Many systems in the house are very good but poorly integrated. Very good HVAC, very good home controls, good lighting but the ceilings in the house have holes everywhere. None of the systems are aesthetically aligned, multiple access panels for service, each contractor did what they wanted without any overall management. Cleaners came in and ruined stained doors and trim by using bleach and water to sanitize home. Kitchen cabinets are not commercial. Installer drove nails through the side of cabinets, smeared putty all over finished surfaces, cabinet trim fell off, scratches everywhere, no trim around dishwashers, no trim around laundry room cabinets, more issues than I can list. The amount of rework required to resolve ceiling integration, re-stain the woodwork,, and replace cabinets will require us to move out for a few weeks. The only reason we proceeded with the sale was because of the current field superintendent and sales person. By the way, we went thru 3 field superintendents during the build of the home. Needless to say, management and leadership during the build was lacking. ... More

People who work for Pulte are not good at all professional. The work they did for my home is below par and if we ask why you did it like this they say we need to put service requests all the time. Even service requests we put a month ago no one responded yet..still waiting on fixes for all the substandard work They did.

Maintenence with Matt is the great thing with PULTE.

Customer service needs a lot of improvement.

I followed the whole house construction, the framing was done using a lot of cracked timber. Tiles have been installed directly on the slab concreate without any membrane and indeed some one is already cracking. I have had roofing problems with a leaking which has been fixed. So in general I’m not happy with the build quality

We wanted the house in the brochure but it seems that - house may not exist -

I watched this house built from footings, slab, framing, mechanical/electrical rough-in, roofing, rough stucco, insulation, wall-boarding, to finishing. I was thoroughly impressed with the quality and workmanship that went into all but one of these phases. Unfortunately, the finishing was less than satisfactory. Seemingly lacking in this project was a quality control walkdown by a person with an eye on fit and finish. This logical omission would have prevented a lot of frustration experienced before and after closing.

The issues started from almost the day we signed our contract and now 8 weeks since closing they still haven't fixed all the problems. I could go on and on but it's just not worth my time.

Bring your own Realtor, put all communications in writing during the building process and DO NOT CLOSE until all work is completed to your satisfaction. Even as disappointing as the Pulte experience was, Dan (the last minute appointed Supervisor) worked his tail off to full fill HIS idea of a quality experience. Thanks Dan!

Lack of timeliness in completing work Lack of integrity from management

We had a wonderful experience with Pulte Homes. From the brokerage to the construction management, to warranty service, this is a very professional and expert business. We really appreciated all of the assistance we received in building our new house. We have been living here for 1 1/2 months and are delighted with our new home!

The whole process from beginning to end was smooth thanks to the whole staff at Pulte.

Pulte has a solid build process and communication as the home is being built. Quality and excellent home warranty as well.

We closed on our new home on Halloween, 10/31/19, after doing a walk through a few days prior. Closing on Pulte's schedule has turned out to be a mistake. We were assured that all open items would be addressed expeditiously. Although a few issues have been taken care of, the majority has not. So we are apparently no longer a priority as Pulte constructs new homes around us. Our excitement about moving into a new community in a brand new home has been dampened by Pulte's lack of professionalism and apparent disinterest in making things right. We have learned a valuable lesson should we ever decide to build again - DO NOT CLOSE until everything is delivered as promised. ... More

Overall we love our new house. It is beautiful and we have amazing views. If you are considering building with Pulte, be aware that you are limited on what you can upgrade. As I tell my friends, I could not even pay additional funds to get what I wanted. We did put in a significant amount of upgrades, though. Also, you need to get them to show you the outlet locations so you can choose where to add additional outlets. They are particularly few and far between in the garage. Additionally, some of the materials they use may not hold up, even with light use and being upgraded. The project manager we had was detail oriented and did his best to correct all issues before we moved in. Pulte's warranty service has been fantastic in the first month. They come back in a timely manner and get the issues fixed. They will also come back and fix everything at the end of one year and their warranty guy provides us with confidence that they will follow through. Their landscaping company for our subdivision has also been amazing. They gave us a beautiful plan to finish our landscaping. Overall, we are very happy with our home and heartily recommend buying a home here. ... More

Trustworthiness is frequently surfacing due to how the Pulte Group responds to the homeowner once the property is turned over to the owner. This brief survey does not allow for specifics only general response(s). The longer that I own the home, the less Pulte is interested in my concerns, expectations or grievances. This is across the board from sales to repairs. Talking to other homeowners in my neighborhood, they have similar experiences also.

Often they don't show up, or can't tell they fixed anything - the sub contractors really should leave a business card so we at least know they showed. So far taking weeks to secure repairs, takes a week to schedule, then realize they don't show, then need to follow with Pulte, send another request, and repeat cycle. Frustrating