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Read all 23 verified reviews from homeowners that built a new home with Shea Homes in the Santa Cruz area. Santa Cruz homeowners have rated Shea Homes an average 4.3 stars for the quality of their new homes and their commitment to customer service. You can read all of Shea Homes's reviews, to learn why their homeowners loved working with them, and why you should partner with them build your dream home.
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Great
- Uvaldo L.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- June 13, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Whole process went smoothly
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Debbie
- Albert M.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- February 13, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Pleasent, easy to work with, very nice personality. Made us feel like we wanted to comr back for another visit anytime.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
EDocs
- Kristi E.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- December 26, 2024
- Hollister, CA
I am so happy with my new home! There have been a few minor things, but I always have someone to reach out to for an assist - Aiden has been especially helpful. My only 'complaint' is with all the edocs, and especially the 441 page contract. It would have been a much better experience to have had these important documents in paper form - or at the very least, the option for paper. As it is now, everytime I need to reference something, I have to go searching through various emails and edocs; this is very frustrating. Otherwise, couldn't be happier!
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Civil Engineer
- Ali-Reza P.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- October 11, 2022
- Hollister, CA
From my initial purchase to closure of my lone, Shea helped me to successfully get my lone and move in. I really appreciate thire patience with me The value of my home was up immediately after my initial purchase I have seen other builders in the area . For my purchase price , Shea gave me the most I am happy with the design it has everything For a comfortable living Thank you.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Shea Homes - Great experience and Shea Homes personnel were really helpful
- Anonymous
- Verified HomeBuyer
- September 07, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Great experience and Shea Homes personnel were really helpful in every step of the way.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Excellent
- Fatemeh S.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- June 24, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Excellent Experience working with Shea
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Shea Homes - Excellent customer service and great staff
- Mahvash A.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- June 07, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Excellent customer service and great staff
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Fantastic sales agents
- Anonymous
- Verified HomeBuyer
- June 07, 2022
- Hollister, CA
The Shea agents for Park Circle were fantastic in their communication regarding progress of the home building and guidance on options. They made the whole process stress free and welcoming.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Shea Homes - Nice material and equipment selections.
- Matthew G.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- May 31, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Nice material and equipment selections. Very few defects discovered after taking ownership.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Shea Homes - I had a great experience with this builder and all the staff
- Josephine M.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 08, 2022
- Hollister, CA
I had a great experience with this builder and all the staff are very nice. I know it was a long process, but I knew it from the beginning because of this pandemic but it was worth it to wait. Price of the house was great. Over all is excellent. Thanks to all the staff, specially to Hella, Brian and Eddie.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Great experience all the way around!
- Anthony F.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 02, 2022
- Hollister, CA
The entire team was very proffessional and informative. It was a pleasurable and easy buying experience.
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Shea Homes - Took care of us from start to finish.
- Edward G.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 01, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Took care of us from start to finish. Great experience as a first time home buyer!
Total Score 5
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Paint and final concrete cleanup could improve
- Kurt M.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 18, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Overall quality is very good. Final exterior paint splattered and dripped on concrete. I'll try to power wash... Concrete cleanup could be much better. Very happy with Shea Mortgage!!!
Total Score 5
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 5
Value 4
Responsiveness 5
Mortgage
- Harshad P.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- February 25, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Nick was very helpful in getting the mortgage
Total Score 5
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 4
Value 4
Responsiveness 5
Great builder
- Joseph Y.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- July 22, 2022
- Hollister, CA
very good customer service, very good team at all
Total Score 5
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 5
Value 5
Responsiveness 5
Great staff
- Richard M.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- April 02, 2025
- Hollister, CA
All the people we’ve interacted with: Debbie, Aiden. Rick and others have been most helpful and great to work with. The design and infrastructure of the development is nicely done along with the attention to details and follow-up.
Total Score 4
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 4
Value 3
Responsiveness 5
Property owner
- Karl V.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- January 30, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Sales representative was fantastic through complete process and continues to be even after closing. Construction team and warranty team have been very responsive and continue to satisfy our needs. We unfortunately missed out on quite a few options as the design representative was unfamiliar with Shea homes and the time afforded us was insufficient.
Total Score 4
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 4
Value 4
Responsiveness 5
Some Great.....Some Not So Good
- Anthony C.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- January 16, 2025
- Hollister, CA
Almost every Shea person we talked with was a pleasure. The home buying process seemed rushed, and the Design Joy was hard to navigate. I felt like we were updated throughout the building process. After moving in, most items that needed repair were taken care of right away. The microwave does't fit correctly in the cabinet and we're still waiting for that to be fixed. My biggest complaint is the person you sent to the house to walk us through the "smart" features. The person who came out was not a pleasure to deal with at all. He was pushy and insistent that we had to sign up and ...
Total Score 4
Quality 5
Trustworthiness 3
Value 4
Responsiveness 4
The only real bright spots were Nancy, Sam, and Aidan (and the whole sales staff).
- Kurt G.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- February 18, 2025
- Hollister, CA
We were part of the first buyers, so there were no models to view. The sales staff were very good. We were not allowed to make some changes that we wanted with options/upgrades, and they were very over-priced. We're paying the HOA fee, but not receiving any benefits from that yet, as the clubhouse amenity is a long way from completion. The front landscaping was not done very well, no weed barrier, so we are pulling weeds every a few times a week,
Shea Homes responded:
Thank you for sharing your experience, Kurt. Your comments have been shared with our community.
Total Score 3
Quality 4
Trustworthiness 3
Value 3
Responsiveness 4
Shea mortgage is weird , tired , and boring
- Adel A.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- August 10, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Good people , nice sales staff, , I just got an easy problem ( the technician of the AC company forgot to contact a little part that make the AC drain water in the roof and drywalls . But the shea warranty is good .
Total Score 3
Quality 1
Trustworthiness 2
Value 3
Responsiveness 3
Mixture of good and bad
- Anonymous
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 09, 2022
- Hollister, CA
It was a mixed feeling experience. Sometimes the customer care was there sometimes it wasn't. We had an issue with closing and it felt like all transparency went out the window. Without that issue it would've been an amazing experience.
Total Score 2
Quality 3
Trustworthiness 3
Value 3
Responsiveness 3
Will never deal with shea again
- Sungwoo P.
- Verified HomeBuyer
- May 31, 2022
- Hollister, CA
Do your job correctly! I cannot trust Shea at all!
Total Score 1
Quality 1
Trustworthiness 1
Value 1
Responsiveness 1
The bad quality of workmanship and the unprofessional attitude of the staff and reps at Shea.
- Anonymous
- Verified HomeBuyer
- March 13, 2022
- Hollister, CA
I had a bad experience and cannot recommend Shea to any new home buyer. There were many delays and the staff were unprofessional. Overall I had a very bad experience with Shea homes and do not recommend them to anyone looking for a timely home buying experience.
Total Score 1
Quality 1
Trustworthiness 1
Value 3
Responsiveness 1
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