Pulte Homes Reviews

This experience was one of the most stressful events I’ve ever gone through. Not knowing when the house would be competed, not knowing what kind of lease to sign for a temporary rental, and not to mention the enormous loss of money we had to pay for a month to month rental.

Quality is deteriorating than earlier deliveries. I moved from 14 yr old Pulte home to new home built by Pulte and next day onwards started having water leaks, A/C faults, un-wired utilities, site grading issue and the list goes on. Should never get into agreement that has a potential to close at Quarter end - they rush and deliver sub-standard homes.

In my opinion PULTE it´s a great home builder

So to make a long story short. The process throughout the process was great with the superintendent. He was personable and great to work with. The issue came the day we were closing. The sales agent and his boss seemed like they cared but once it came down to it their true colors came out. They lied, deceived, manipulated, and no sense of urgency or remorse. I was really excited throughout the process and it was shattered after that day.

as above without your construction supervisor scott i would rate the experience as not a very good one. he was the most helpful person on your team. steve at the closing as also very helpful. if it was not for him our closing was the worset one i have ever had. you have 2 great people in them

I feel like many of the delays I was not kept honestly aware of. The project manager sent a funny joke that i did not need. I just wanted honesty as to the progress of the home. It was a fast move in sale so they said and it took from November to July to complete.

Went with Pulte due to their great reputation. Unfortunately, maybe due to current times our experience was far less than stellar.

Communication when things were taking longer then expected was horrible mark the salesman made me feel like it was my fault thinking it was going to be done when they projected

We have serious issues with the sales team. Particularly for timing of pretty much anything and the mortgage process. We were literally pushed towards using pulte mortgage where pulte wasnt even able to provide the amount that we needed to borrow.

The quality of the work is excellent. Unfortunately due to the pandemic, targets on completions became an issue and supply delays constantly disrupted time lines. Communication regarding this issue is key and Pulte lived up to it and set very reasonable expectations.

Ponds were not planned correctly. The water is stagnant and we are not able to enjoy the view for which we paid additional money . There are midgets everywhere and I am not able to step outside because of this. Stagnant water can cause more issues long term.

The guy Jinathan Roman who was giving a final walk thru was extremely annoying. He was constantly talking and not allowing us to really inspect the home during the walk through. He must be doing it knowingly so that issues get overlooked. The loan process thru pulte mortgage was painful, very poor communication.

coming from HI we must say the quality of the workmanship of the new build developer that we purchased from is so bad. Workers up here do not take pride in their work. We are paying good money for our home and yet things like crooked racks, cabinets not straight, slashed door seals, pin hole in ceiling is just a few things that was wrong in our home.

The house itself is wonderful but the lack of communication between the trades and the construction managers needs work. Don’t even get me started on the delay of utilities that pushed our date of closing by about a solid month and a half almost two months. Aside from all that the sales agents and construction managers are real friendly and professional and the finished product is good.

Lack of communication. No clear message.NO estimate closing date.

The field manager is great! He was the trustworthy one, responsive to our issues, professional and kind one throughout the process. The overall experience was over shadowed by the Pulte Mortgage process. Our two reps really lacked communication or timely response. We have found now that we have moved in that there are some strange items. Electrical trips often, one outlet will blow the whole room no matter what we try. Ceiling air vent cover falls bc the hole was cut too large, we fixed it. I haven't been able to use the new dishwasher bc it has been broken since the first time of use. We have been in our house for six weeks. We registered all of the appliances, but apparently this is the process. The threshold in one doorway is a different color than the next doorway over (of course we didn't catch it at the walk through, too excited). With that said, the house is a great value. The building part of the process was overall a good experience and fun. We are proud of our new home. We just feel as a new build, some of the little things should not exist. Again, Chris our field manager, super timely and honest to work with throughout this process. He deserves 5 stars. ... More

Still waiting pulte to solve all the issues that we found after closing

Working with the Pulte agent Susan was great. She was responsive and attentive. Working with Pulte mortgage was an unimitigated disaster. They were terrible. I can't recommend working with them EVER. We are finding issues with the finish work as we make our house a home. Some of the issues we have uncovered in the 2 months since we moved in: Missing baseboard Misaligned cabinet doors Missing cabinet drawer hardware Missing faceplate screws on light switch covers Completely missing light/fan stubs Existing light stubs for pendant lighting not actually wired to receive power When I submit a service request, the response has always been very prompt which I appreciate and the issues have been remedied so far. I wouldn't have expected these oversights and issues to be present in something I was hoping was high quality. ... More

The sales process was simple and fast, however, the credit application process was very confusing and unfriendly. We spoke with at least 5 different people and the communication did not flow properly between the people involved. They seemed to work in different companies and not in the same department.

Although the interior of home build was discussed and reviewed, the exterior of the home was not even an afterthought. We were expecting to have a front porch but our model does not have one. This was quite a shock and there was no review of model exterior allowing us to believe the photos we were initially shown of ranch duplexes all had porches. Pulte very unresponsive to our disappointment, almost negligent. Contract allowed no room for discussion or alterations. The build was also delayed from what sales representative discussed. Lastly sales rep. said we could plant our yard with arborvitae as "it's your land you can do whatever you want". However, HOA has extreme restrictions on most plantings. Overall would not buy with Pulte again and could not cancel contract without losing $50,000 deposit. ... More

Home and surroundings good, workmanship and design good. Pulte mortgage however ruined our experience.

Tyler and Dylan have been so great as the construction managers and the best part of the process. 5 Stars across the board. However, our experience with Pulte mortgage was not great. There was a $7000 additional buyers' credit that was promised to us for using Pulte mortgage. We were two weeks away from closing only to find out that the $7000 credit was "miscommunicated" and in fact would not be offered. While all of the miscommunication come from Pulte, there was absolutely no accountability or ownership taken by anyone. The only one that took ownership for Pulte's mistake was us. Unfortunately, this all come to our attention at the 11th hour, and we were too close to the closing date to have time to engage another lender for better options. We were trapped and the whole thing, whether it was or not, seemed very intentional and extremely underhanded. We would never consider using Pulte mortgage every again and we would advise others to proceed with extreme caution. ... More

Most new homebuilders are the same nowadays. The same subs are building 200K and 500K houses. The difference is construction managers and how well they are overseeing the subs. My experience with Pulte wasn't great from the get go. Two days into moving in I experienced major plumbing issues. Pulte did honor the warranty and is taking care of everything but I am now wary of potential issues when warranty expires. Probably wouldn't buy Pulte again.

We signed our contract in March of 2022. The process started off wonderful. The sales office was communicative, the design center was a great experience, and our walk with our construction superintendent was educational and informative. We were notified that we were set to close in September, received our signing date and signed our docs. We were notified a week before close that someone had ordered the wrong color cabinets and that here would be a delay. I understood, these things happen. We waited an additional month to hear back. A few weeks later we were notified that the house was not ready due to a delay with the kitchen cabinets. They hadn’t been installed!! How were we allowed to sign for a house that was even complete? The next day we were notified that the house would not close and our docs were voided and that we would Need to sign again. A few weeks went by and we were notified that the house was complete and we were set to close at the end of October. We got our signing date and signed the docs. I day before we were set to close and get our keys I received a call from our sales person telling us not to show up with our moving truck as there could be a delay and that it may only be a minor delay. Next day we were told that the city is not allowing us to move in due to a major breach in the fire code. We had already loaded our moving truck and was ready to move in! We had to unload the truck again. Yet again we signed for a home that we were not allowed to close on! Our slaesoersin tried his hardest to give us as much detail as he was given but he was kept in the dark so I was forced to visit city hall to get the details for myself. I spoke to the mayor who eventually connected me with the building inspector who was very helpful. The building inspector called me every day for the few weeks this went on and gave me every detail or progress update that he could, he even called when there was no progress. He gave me information that your firm refused to do. That’s all I asked was for full transparency and I couldn’t get that from a company that I was lending over 700k with! 3 weeks passed and we were finally given the green light to sign for a third time. This time we moved in! Overall I’m happy with my home. It’s beautiful, the workmanship is good, and the sales person I worked directly with was stuck in the middle of a bad situation that i unfortunately took out in him. I know it was not his fault and he was relaying messages from other incompetent folks in the Pulte ranks. I would not buy from Pulte again as I feel that you are not a trustworthy firm, and handled a simple close on a house poorly with very little transparency. Over a month of living in the house and I have found some minor issues which I reported to customer service and they are repaired immediately. I am very thankful for that. ... More

Great home and Great quality. Builders did a great job. My only complaint would be the sales experience. Our sales rep Kristen was unprofessional. She did not explain our options thoroughly. Communication was poor. But at the end of the day we are happy with our new home.