Pulte Homes Reviews in Austin, TX

My experience was good in terms of home buying, and but since we closed, we have been identifying the issues pretty much in a lot of things, which made me lose trust on how the builder has handled the construction, and why within just first 3 months we've been experiencing all these issues.. I would recommend exercising caution if anyone is buying from them.. but to their credit, so far the responsiveness has been great, and they are resolving issues (although there shouldn't have been any in the first place)

Greats sales person , Not good construction manager

Our sales agent deceived us by not allowing to add a buyers agent and therby denying buyers agent commision.

It was not an overwhelmingly bad, nor amazingly good either. It was an ok experience. They have a very technical approach for everything which takes human aspect away. When they were delayed with construction because they had challenges they were happy with me because I was kind to them and praised me. But when I was 3 days away from end of my rental and they were still not done with finishes I saw no humanity in them to come to me and tell me that we are pushing closing ahead. So it hurts to see that they enjoyed my kindness to them but were not willing to show that to me in return.

If asked "Would you recommend Pulte to a friend?" my answer would be "No." While many of the individuals I've interacted with while purchasing from Pulte have been helpful and pleasant, the overall process was neither enjoyable nor satisfying. Sales Process: 3/5 Build Process: 2/5 Warranty Process: 4/5 SALES: The sales rep was generally helpful and nice. I did find that it became much harder to get a hold of her AFTER we signed the initial contract. Overall, though, a decent experience. BUILDING: Though when we entered the contract we were told that closing should be able to happen within a couple of weeks. Instead, it was over a month. There was poor communication throughout that process and the opportunities to walk-through and blue tape the home were rushed. One of the major delays involved completely re-framing three windows in the main living area because the original framing was so bowed as to be unsafe. WARRANTY: Thankfully, our warranty rep has been very responsive and helpful. Which is EXCELLENT because there is a LOT on this house that needs warranty work. Almost every room has needed/will need warranty work, as well as the yard – we've had floor tiles replaced, grout refinished, counter enamel repaired, yard re-graded, and door frames adjusted – and that's not mentioning the work that has yet to be submitted: door latches not functioning, exterior doors not sealing, wall-paint flaking, nail-pops (and other settling issues), and on and on the list goes. Again, thankfully our warranty rep has been great to work with. BUT... if they had built the house right the first time through, most of these would not have been necessary and our buying process would have been much smoother. I have no intention of recommending or using Pulte again in the future. ... More

Pulte overall was ok but they did not work as a team between sales, builder and mortgage, and title. I was hoping that but having everything in one place the experience would be smoother but many times the staff would respite d that’s not my job .., it’s the other department job… while I understand each plays a different role the responses and willingness to help resolve or transfer calls within the organization should have been done with the customer in mind. I was purchasing my home from a distance and hopped by having everything under one company would have provided for a smoother transition in the process. In addition my home insurance, which I ordered through Pulte, was canceled for non-payment even though their title company sent them a check through escrow. Overall I was expecting better service from a company as experienced as Pulte. They are vertically integrated for sales but not service! ... More

I'll start with the positives: The sales manager was the most positive aspect of this experience. He was kind, helpful, and consistent. The price of the home was also fair...but the low price was also paired with low quality. The negatives: Squeaky floors Uneven, lumpy carpet throughout the upstairs Cabinetry installed crooked Cabinet trim cut incorrectly Screw holes in drywall not covered up Paint drippings throughout downstairs floor Deep scratches on the glass on office doors Many of these issues were brought up in the walk-through and pointed out to the construction manager. He failed to address almost all of them and then pressured us to go ahead and close on our home and use our one-time warranty to cover the issues. This is our second home purchase, the first was with a different builder. That home was half the price and double the quality of this one. The inexperienced construction manager paired with the poor quality construction made this home buying experience very disappointing. Our new home feels like a sub-par product, rushed to market without regard for quality. I can't recommend buying here. If given the chance, I wish I could go back and buy somewhere else. ... More

Overall experience was not great.

Had I not been onsite there would have been so many things that would have had to be addressed at closing or under warranty because of poor workmanship and not being noticed by management onsite. Raylan did the best he could to follow though with the issues but he was trying to oversee contractors that didn’t care about their work. When Josh took over things changed. He was able to address the issues and get them corrected the first time I pointed it our not after I had to stay after him several times. In the end I am happy with my home I just know that some of the other neighbors who were not here to oversee their homes construction will have many issues that Pulte will have to deal with. ... More

Pulte home buying process took much longer than expected beyond what was communicated. After the lumber shortage ended, delays were CONSTANT. Much of the contractors in this community were unreliable, slow and didn’t provide as quality of a product as Pulte was charging.

Chad from sales and Jeff the construction manager are great. They quickly answered any questions and addressed any of our concerns. Most of the construction materials appear to be of quality and overall build of the house is good, but the attention to detail by the contractors is not there. Not all of our concerns were addressed before closing, but Jeff stayed in contact with us to make sure we were taken care of. Warranty process is simple and the response is quick. The loan process was by far the worst I have experienced. The Pulte website to upload documents was very problematic and I had to send documents via email in order to meet our closing date. Charlotte, the loan processor, did not seem very organized. The required documents list kept changing and I was asked to write a letter as to why I want to purchase the newly constructed home which was very strange. On the day of our scheduled closing day, Charlotte was out and a different loan processor reached out to notify us there was an issue verifying an employer. This was after having received loan approval days prior. This had us scrambling trying to resolve, but our closing date was rescheduled due to the issue. This ruined our plans for moving and wasted vacation days taken to close on the originally scheduled date. There was no apology or compensation for the inconvenience caused by Pulte mortgage's lack of attention to detail ... More

Horrible experience. House was delivered after 2 years of signine and it felt like i learnt construction engineering in the process looking after everything at each step. Except for the last CM, we wouldn't even have closed in the 2 yrs. He is extremely detail oriented and focussed. He is Pultes chance for revival of their name.

My home took 13 months to complete and it wasn’t even complete! Pulte fired my project manager and gave me a new one 2 weeks before closing. The quality of work and attention to detail was horrible and the new project manager has done a wonderful job of making things right but the home took entirely too long to be built for there to be so many issues with the home.

I purchased the home through online search. Though some aspects of the buying is satisfactory I still felt that Pulte has not lived up to expectations in this community.

Solid experience overall, difficult time to really compare because of the supply chain issues and other factors out of Pulte control. BUT - the neighborhood currently has so much trash in it due to the construction and workers. I have to clean my yard, DAILY, of multiple pieces of trash.. cans, food wrappers, beer boxes, construction trash, etc. It’s really sad, and makes me disappointed that Pulte does not care for the environment at all.

Sasha was the realtor and did an amazing, professional job.

We were promised that things would be completed after closing but very little progress has been made.

If you’re looking for just buying home with minimal requirements its a good place not the BEST

First of all, the people on site are wonderful! I had a bad experience with the design center. The wrong layout for the kitchen was ordered. No one told me the slider shelves ( as shown in the model homes) were only going to be the upper shelf. I am very disappointed in the quality of the painters. Many small drips on the new flooring and poor workmanship on the caulking, and top and bottom edges of doors are not painted. The texture of the shelves and trim is very rough, could have used a quick sanding. I know it’s hard to find workers at this time. The Pulte title people scheduled the closing way before the house was actually move in ready. The Pulte peolpe on site are wonderful! ... More

AC, electricity, and gas work well overall. Light in the living room was not blocked for ceiling fan, like the specs indicated. A work order has been put in. Drainage pipe for the washing machine hookup did not have a cap, leading to water leakage into the garage. Builder grade carpet and paint lead to sub-optimal quality. Overall, happy with the responsiveness of Pulte warranty, and glad we were able to close without running into further delays.

The support from the Pulte employees has been fantastic, but unfortunately the workmanship has been terrible. Within a month on living in the house the following has happened: Garage door collapsed and needs to be replaced. Half of my kitchen has been without backsplash for a week because the countertop needs to be replaced. Once replaced, who know when the tile company will come back to put the backsplash since they are never available. Nails were sticking out all over the carpet around the stairs. All the edges and doorways and had my kids get cuts multiple times. This issue was finally fixed a couple of days ago. The tile in the first floor bathroom needs to be redone since they left over an inch gap against the baseboard filled with grout. Multiple tiles on the second floor need to be replaced due to lipage. The grout finisher on the bathroom walls is terrible and needs to be redone. Nicollet and Steven have always been there and the experience with them has been great, But it is hard to trust the quantity of a builder after you have all this issues and the response from the subs is non urgent and in cases they try to tell you that there is no issue (like the tile and carpet in my case). Im hoping things thank a turn for the better, and can finally get to enjoy my house. ... More

Initial the process was slow primarily due to supply chain issues. But then the problem was with the construction manager never meeting deadlines because too many houses were being built in parallel. Thanks to Josh, a supervisor, he stepped up, made all necessary corrections, and reduced more delays. The overall delay was of 3 months. So, it is important having a contingency.

My experience with the sales office was absolutely phenomenal. They were amazing. Pulte Mortgage, on the other hand, almost made me lose the house with their lack of information and incorrect information. I had to seek out my loan officer with questions and was given wrong information, making the process incredibly stressful and tainting the whole buying experience. The building manager is very kind and works very hard but the responsiveness of the crew workers when it was time to fix things, they didn’t show up when they said they would. Still 6 weeks after closing, I’m still waiting for a fix that was discussed during our final walkthrough but it isn’t at the fault of the building manager as he has reached out to the crew several times without response or them not showing up at the time they said they would be by. ... More

We purchased a home already under construction. The sales person was exceptional. However, the build process was not. We viewed the house about 3 weeks before completion and there were many issues that were not done. We provided a list and then had our build quality meeting about 1 week before close of escrow and virtually none of the items were corrected. After the meeting there was blue tape all over the house and even 1 wall was out of plumb and still remains that way. We were told that 100% of these items would be corrected and a final walk through was scheduled for the morning or our close. While they made a decent effort to correct the issues many still remained and some are not corrected today. On the day we moved in were were inundated by ants which destroyed most of the food we had purchased and ruined most of our cleaning supplies which we had to re-purchase. Paint was splattered on the floors, some walls were thin on paint, cabinets were damaged and also much of the sod was damaged or dead as well as planted trees which were also dead. Pulte has tried to fix most of these issues but should have not set up close of escrow until they were all complete so that we are not dealing with these issues while we are already in the home. ... More

Rushed the closing with lot of items pending at the end of the year. The final walkthrough was almost skipped before closing. Was promised that all the items will be done soon after we move in. It wasn't a pleasant experience at all moving into the house with lot of contractors coming to finish the work while settling in. The contracted plumbing company was the worst of all and the other companies took their time due to whatever reasons. After a month there are still some pending issues.