Pulte Homes Reviews

I have never had so many problem buying a house and this is not my first time From pulte Morgage to getting things fixed Missing screws It’s been 2 months and I can’t even get my light bulb that the contractor said they where going to place outside Missing outlets and out let’s not working People from pulte promising things and not following thru still waiting for someone to replace window because there’s scratches on it Plants in my front yard that are died Shabby paint job Stuff in my disposal when we move in We ask for touch up paint one person tells us they don’t do that, we ask the painter the say email customer service for touch up paint Toilet not flushing well Contractor said he will be the point of contact, we called him, email and text him no answer Email customer service say they are going to contact us in 2 to 3 days then tell us the person is on vacation and then tell us they have been replaced What is going on ... More

Was very disappointed with Pulte and the whole experience! Pulte mortgage was a joke, the most unprofessional people I have ever dealt with. PGP Title was the same and to add very inept and scary to think how many other mortgages are out there with major errors. After 1 month, NO ONE from Pulte has addressed any concerns OR the major screw ups in construction on my home. No one has even attempted to make anything right!!

Stay away from Pulte. They are only out for the money not to build you a quality house

Watching commercials went with Pulte but it is biggest mistake, i wont recommend Pulte for a new home. First Quality of work is very poor, went with their highest upgrades they offer but it doesnt look like the best. Make sure your house is as you expected at closing once closed that it you are going around them no one to answer. I closed home hoping they will finish all the pending jobs but even after a month still not done and wasting my vacations because they schedule and no one will come. When you close make sure everything is done. Quality is very poor, still my patio sliding door are not working, locked and not able to use or i have to struggle half an hour to open it, cabinets when installed were broken and they said it will be replaced but so far not done so our kitchen is not fully usable even 30 days after closing. They will install one that was different from what you choose, make sure it takencare before closing. otherwise they will say what we choose is discontinued. At design center make sure what you choose and take as many pictures and in writing ask them to show kitchen layout with pictures and if possible add them into agreement otherwise they will mess up and say it is not they offer. Overall it is bad experience. May be it is just for me I dont know ... More

I already left a detailed experience review. Somebody was supposed to follow up, she called me once at the wrong time I scheduled a call with her at a good time for me, she never called at the schedule time and instead called two weeks later at the time I was at work again, I took her phone number to call her back. Called this person 3 times, left 3 voice messages to call me back. Never heard back from her. This sums up pretty much everything. Pulte is the worst builder, worst customer service and worst mortgage service!

Not sure where to begin, because there is so much to say. First, Pulte does a great job of having decent sales representatives and after that it is a steep decline in all other aspects of the home build. The design consultants are horrible, lazy, rude, and pretty much incapable of doing the basic aspects of their job. We never asked for their design opinion and I'm glad we didn't, because I could only imagine how bad our home would have turned out (probably even more in cost than we already paid as well). All of this is just the beginning of your issues to come. Pulte doesn't really do anything on your house and takes almost zero responsibility throughout any issues that might arise. I thought this was indictive of just us, but after talking to our neighbors they had a similar experience. This will be a problem for you, because they subcontract your whole house and the workmanship is mediocre at best and certainly not worth the amount you will pay. With all of that being said, if you do spend money on expensive upgrades like us, you should know that the choices you make are actually good quality materials, but they won't be well taken care of when storing, or installing. An example if you don't understand that. We have excellent cabinets and quartz countertop selections and upgraded trimwork / baseboards, but they are installed poorly and look absolutely sloppy, thus leaving us to deal with home warranty post home closing. Most homes typically have small things to worry about, but craftsmanship shouldn't be an every house issue. Again, this is in large part due to them subcontracting everything and honestly not giving a crap about you or your home that you overpaid for. Everything above be prepared to encounter, but for us personally this was also one of the worst things that could happen to you. Our first and second of three project managers, we had were absolutely horrible. They consistently left us uninformed on our house progression, and completely missed our build timeline without any justification, which there wouldn't have been one that wasn't either a lie or bogus anyways, but still, a common courtesy or small compensation for Pulte's inability to meet deadlines should be expected. I honestly could go on for days about how much I despise Pulte, and I would never have built a home with them knowing what I do now. I will never again build with them or ever recommend them. ... More

Purchased a home with this company and honestly nothing but issues. They come and fix but it takes time/only available on weekdays and just an overall pain to deal. They also didn’t march the model home entirely and weren’t very helpful with much after the sale, don’t recommend

Quality sucks. No one wants to help fix things after home is built. Loan company did not even want me in the house. Warranty guy is like trying to find Waldo in those kids books. Nothing is what you expect. I hope someone can help me feel more confident in pulte after this review

I would never purchase another home with Pulte. Disappointed with the quality of the material and overall process. I did not feel the loan process was straightforward and transparent.

Not a trustworthy company to buy a house. They change the words just like that. Until you sign the contract sales rep will haunt you. Once you sign the contract and pay the 5%, that’s it. Their real colors will come out. For a first time home buyer, this is not the company to choose for. I would say I had the worst experience with Pulte. Initially i thought it’s just me, then when I spoke to my Neighbour’s and friends who bought homes with Pulte, they echoed the same as I did. Bad bad bad experience..that’s all I can say

You don't actually make lemonade. If this was a Netflix series, my home buying process would qualify for the "horror" section. I could write several books about WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BUY A PULTE HOME. Unreal experience, that I wouldn't wish upon my enemies. I'm already planning on ditching my home and buying a different home, even with higher interest rates. DO NOT BUY A PULTE HOME.

I had the honor of building a house through Pulte and the experience was not nice from start to finish . I have complained numerous times all to no avail . You can tell that they rush the building process and it’s so sad that their standards are starting to be like that of Ryan homes. I would advise you not to build with them all they care about is the money

Overall, horrible build process and experience that resulted in an extremely overpriced and low quality home for the price point. Zero responsibility taken by Pulte for a build that went well beyond the contractual completion date with no legitimate reason other than mismanagement, which resulted in thousands of dollars in additional cost to us and no recourse or consideration from Pulte. Pulte also caused mold in our home during the build and refused to acknowledge, properly remediate or perform follow on testing to ensure the safety of our family because, as the Construction Rep in the neighborhood stated, “Pulte doesn’t do that”. The manner in which the situation was handled was a disgusting and reprehensible business tactic. Furthermore, the manner in which clients are treated in this area is from the top down as the local VP of Construction stated to me, “Don’t copy me on any emails because I won’t read them anyway”. It was a telling statement as to how I was going to be treated during the build. Pulte doesn’t have enough time to manage their work properly but finds plenty of time to rush a closing date in order to collect their profits, regardless of the status of the punch list, then stops all communications beyond that date. Choosing to build with Pulte, rather than a more reputable builder, is one of my most regrettable decisions I have ever made. ... More

I am extremely disappointed with Pulte Homes. I have see a lot of homes they have built in Carmel in the 90’s, and That’s the reason I choose them. My experience was horrible.I had to wait 12 months for my home, and the delay was all their fault, I am not satisfy with the last minute rush , I was doing walk through 3 hours before closing, work men were there trying to patch up things, the only reason I went all the all that crop, because I sold my house and had to seek shelter elsewhere. The sad thing about my experience I tried to reach out to the Pulte so call Team, no one reach out to me, the only person I could talk to is Ann from the Mortgage Team, she would listen and pass my concern to the so call team. I would like this message to be pass on to the CEO. The Pulte home I purchase cause me a lot of stress and anger and loss of trust. I sent a request to the team by Ann from the mortgage Department requesting reimbursement for the cost of having personal belongings in storage, and its 4 weeks now no reply. I am treated less than a Dog, I am retired and I used all my life savings to purchase this house , and this is the way I am treated, I am waiting for the reimbursement of cost for the storage , this is expense that I cannot afford. The Team do not care about Customer Service, I am still waiting to hear if customer service is guarantee . ... More

We purchased a home with Pulte in December and moved in 2 months ago. A week before moving in on our “celebratory” walk we discovered many issues that were not fixed on a timely manner. Our superintendent was very overwhelmed and our house was turned into us with a whole list of things unfinished that we pointed out on our pre-closing walk. After submitting this issues to the warranty department is when the problems really started. Every time they come to “fix” something they leave it unfinished, wrong and basically worst than it was to begging with. Revolving door of contractor after contractor at 8am and issues keep coming up after unsupervised contractors come in and out of our home asking us what is the problem and what do we want them to do to fix it. I would not recommend ... More

We have had nothing but problems since we took the keys to this house. If I had it to do over, I would never get involved with Pulte again.

Be prepared to wait well past expected closing date. Be prepared to deal with multiple problems and wait for items to be repaired/completed. Be prepared to deal with multiple construction managers with only the last one knowing what he is doing. Most recent construction manager is trying very hard to make everything right but can only do so much. Charles has been phenomenal and if he were the construction manager from the beginning, I have no doubt I would not have had the problems we are still experiencing. At this point I would not recommend Pulte even though I love my house. Just want all the issues to be completed and dealt with. ... More

My first home in 2006 was with Pulte and I can tell you my experience with Pulte from 2006 and in 2022 are quite in stark difference. Pulte Mortgage itself is very horrible to deal with. I never had such a bad experience getting mortgage with Pulte. Even the manager had to set me up with an outside banker as he understood how bad Pulte Mortgage is. I also don't appreciate new vent system with Pulte. They are made of cheap plastic pipes which in turn will get worst eventually. This will be my last purchase with Pulte. No more and never again.

Our sales agent was great she is the only person I could count on. She kept the deal together when the site manager and construction crews were screwing up the build. I could not believe or count on a single word said by anyone else. Starting with the plumbing right down to forgetting the brick on the facade. Issues were clearly visible and workmanship poor. Stone work was done 3 times and still looks bad. I beam columns off level. Crooked walls, fit and finish were poor. Poor siding trim work. Delayed closing multiple times to get items corrected before I would close. Post move in has been no better. Shutters falling off, wrong thermostate was installed. Floors bounce, Yard service is poor. Lawn crews scalp the yards because of poor grading, trees and plants are dying. Worst decision I have ever made in 63 yeas was to buy Pulte. Avoid at all cost. I will be working on this house myself to fix it and make it right. That is a shame on a $550,000 house. Pulte Homes motto should be PROFIT OVER QUALITY. I am not alone in this thought. ... More

We purchased our home on line not even seeing a model home. The main item on our list was either a ranch style house or an owner suit on a main level . This is why we picked Hartwell model floor plan. Our primary suite not really a suite because of the size of our bathroom in particular...looks cramped not functional; there is not even a room to mount a towel holder. It's not the only reason of our disappointment. We flew from Denver, Colorado for our "Blue tape" walkthrough. Four people spent three and half hours to cover the house with blue tape. Note, it wasn't all we could see. Obviously, our house wasn't ready to close in a week as planned even though Ed Norris was trying to convince us in other wise. From poor quality of craftsmanship to cheap material used Pulte has discredited them selves. We moved in our house three weeks ago. We still cannot live our life; don't have time for our projects. Our house is covered with blue tape the trades are coming almost every day fixing and replacing which should have been done right way to begin with. This whole experience of buying a "new" house took away all excitement and happiness. I didn't even mention that the main level thermostat was located in the middle of the wall in our living room. The return air duct brakes crown molding (one of the upgrades) in pieces in the middle of living room. Our dishwasher was not installed according to manual; it was sticking out far from the face of kitchen cabinets. This list can go on and on. As I write my review, there's a trim crew replacing a lot of trims in our house. The bottom line, we regret we've bought our house from Pulte and wouldn't recommend to anyone. We paid rather huge price for something they call a production house. ... More

Ruff work everywhere. Poor communication.

Right from the beginning, it was so tough to get any update from the construction manager. Target closing date Aug 2021 got delayed for 1 year. Finally closed in Aug 2022. Final walkthrough was a nightmare. They missed to put the window in one bedroom and got caught during inspection. They keep telling about staff shortage but it dint seem true since they are building scores of other houses in the same community. Construction manager didn’t bother to inform us of the status. We kept pushing to get the closing date and finally ended up paying sky high interest, only because of a careless construction manager. Horrible experience with this construction manager. ... More

No communication on home build phases A lot of issue which they promos to fix before closing ./ 70% still existing Following up from day one . But nothing happens This has been 45 days Such a shame .. I am regretting my decision .

The construction quality of the house is bad. The site managers are not diligent in their work and very difficult to communicate with. Apparently, this is the same view shared by most of the Pulte home buyers in my community. I would recommend looking for a different builder if their is an option to choose from.

1. Closing date extended 7 months past agreed upon completion date. "Quality Build" process failed to identify framing, plumbing, and electrical errors. Missed framing of upgrade option for tray ceiling in gathering room, dryer vent located incorrectly due to plumbing line interference. 2. Home had punch items identified at celebration walk, but 6 weeks later remain incomplete. Including missing light fixtures, incomplete exterior paint, damaged cabinets, missing tile grout work, gaps in window caulk, appliances installed incorrectly, damaged vent hood, damaged water heater, missing bathroom hardware, missing trim on fireplace built in shelving, drywall repairs incomplete. 3. Doors are not hung plum and square with daylight gaps and missing hardware including a temporary exit/entry door with missing floor sweep and deadbolt prep not allowing door to lock. 4. AC appears to be undersized or poor airflow for square footage thus running 3-4 degrees above thermostat on 2nd level. 5. "Final Clean" completed but paint spills remained on tile floors, saw dust inside of drawers/cabinets from hardware installations, tile grout stuck to cabinet trim, front porch with masonry cement splattered on walkways. Upon closing, the home looked used as opposed to new construction. ... More