Shea Homes Reviews

We signed our contract when the house was being framed so we didn’t not get to make any selections or changes. The construction team was very responsive and stayed on schedule. The end product is beautiful and so far we have had very few warranty issues. We love our new he and the neighborhood!

Excellent experience for a first time home buyer.

We have been in the house (with solar) for two months. As of today, the solar is not turned on. Lots of discussion of why. However, no results. Just got the first PG&E bill. Please resolve.

First time buying a new construction home. Home was delivered on time but there were several open issues that were rushed in order to deliver on time. From stucco repair issues, incorrect water softener, incomplete tile finishes, and even refrigerator issues. This house was close to $1M, I expected the service and quality to be better.

Outstanding on site realtor Team led by Tammy. Numerous repairs and fixable workmanship issues but Dan from Shea quick to resolve with supply chain issues out if his control. GE Appliance package picked by design team has been the worst experienced in over 50 years, they have a local repairman that has taken our package and spent tireless hours repairing and ordering our replacement parts with no problems, GE warrinty employees are a joke and cut them out of our issues so we could have a normal time line to repair there inferior products. The Shea folks are also outstanding with one weak link, if there on site inspector would have been engaged we would have certainly cut the repairs and screw ups by 50% or more. We love the house and the area so we are spending our first 3 months babysitting vendors to repair all the things the inspector should of had done before closing. ... More

Overall good communications and progress reports. Overall good quality of materials and construction.

The Trilogy community is great although Shea was not transparent about the community restaurant and Spa being open to the public. Unfortunately the public depletes availability of these amenities for the members that pay for them. The standard finishes are very outdated which means you have to pay for tons of upgrades just to get finishes that don’t come from the 90’s. When you purchase a home you will have to put in about 30% of the purchase price in upgrades to get to current acceptable finishes. Love the community. Need more people in their 50’s so we have more ACTIVE adults.

The Trilogy lifestyle and community is all I hoped it would be, and more. I am happy to be here!

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Its been a great experience. Having the walk thru was great and everything was thoroughly explained.

Sales lady was not helpful and was rude during closing, created so much confusion between the loan lender and us. The warranty guy sucks, doesn't even respond to emails, have items pending to be fixed from customer-walk through about 3 months ago. The Shea loan guy was just as bad, had to complain to his manager to get him to respond to my emails to get a Shea loan. Overall, almost backed out of the deal because of how horrible the staff and their dealing is. It was very stressful and frustrating at every step. The floorplan is great which is the only reason we bought it.

very responsive and professional pre purchase experience. a little disappointing with issues once in the home.

End to end seamless smooth experience with the buying process. The design and build of the house is awsome!

Josh, our salesperson at The Dunes, was amazing. He was knowledgeable, very helpful, patient with questions, always available, and pleasant to work with

The entire buying experience was easy and everything was explained in detail. The home is beautiful and the smart home features are extremely helpful.

Compared to other new builds. The quality for price is outstanding. We haven't encountered many issues with the house, and the few we have were corrected quickly by Shea's warranty department.

Very nice house in a great area

Great incentives were the key!

From the very first interaction at the sales office, to our first builder meeting, to the walk throughs and into our first month with the warranty team it has exceeded expectations. All functions work together vs feeling like we’ve been handed off and all genuinely seem to care about us, our family, our home and the build process.

Overall, it's been a terrific experience contracting with Shea for our new home in North Scottsdale. New to AZ from the East Coast, the Shea team made the process relatively simple, efficient and comprehensive, with great communication and caring teams. The Sales team of Lynda and Paula made our transition easy to understand and complete. The construction supervisors, Todd and Kory, are absolutely terrific. Their communication and attention to detail made it unnecessary to visit the house during construction, using Teams and FaceTime to view progress and make decisions. The final hand-over of the house and subsequent follow up has been well-handled and efficient. Shea did very well ! My only suggestion to Shea is to include more "upgrades" as standard or provide an allowance for items that most everyone will want and ultimately order. However, the vendors and design team of Shea was incredible to work with and made the selection process smooth and efficient. All choices were included in our home as ordered. Great attention to detail. ... More

House was not delivered even close to on time. Workmanship was average. Lots of small details not dealt with.

We love the community and people here at Shea Ranch. The quality of of home builder was not to our expectations. We felt nickel and dimed with upgrades which are not that impressive. It’s been 2 months since we closed on the house and still no upgraded stove top. Our three slider door is poorly made and not to Shea quality. Gutters should be included in house price. Why isn’t it??? It’s been a very dissatisfying journey with Shea home builder considering they are such a well known trusted builder. Sincerely Diana

The home buying experience was overall good, but felt rushed before closing due to our agent being moved to another project a few weeks before closing. We were not able to work on a few changes and we were told it was not allowed. Our agent was excellent to work with but pulled off for another project before our close. In addition, the sub contractors that need to fix problems after the 1 month walk through are not very reliable, especially with window replacements, and other documented areas of the house.

The build took so long. We were one of the first to buy yet other houses were started and completed before ours. For some reason we had to pick everything up front within a week of signing and earnest. Then Shea didnt do anything for almost 3 months. Even then it was mostly foundational. We could have taken more time and not felt so rushed. The trades did an okay job but not great. I would've expected more consistency and quicker turnaroundwhen we brought things to Shea's. The attention to detail is where each of the trades lacks. Shea should have caught the things we found. I think the price I paid is not what the house is worth having seen and lived in the quality that the trades Shea uses. It's very clear the trades used for the model homes are not the same ones used for the community. Grouting, caulking, squaring of floors and walls, paint finishes, stucco, roofing. Just a few areas where the trades need to be improved. ... More

Shea sales proudly proclaims their commitment to quality since 1800s. But that's where it stops. Three months after closing, dozens of items still aren't fixed, including some requested to be fixed prior to closing during the final walkthrough. Service appointments are often cancelled at the last minute (or just a no-shows). Those that do show up often don't actually fix what they were there to fix (but still close the tickets). Extremely poor workmanship throughout the house - pretty much every single wall and ceiling have dents, bumps, and mismatched/uneven paint. Just some of the bigger, still outstanding issues include a roof leak, a light that has been drywalled over, dirty windows (palm prints on the outside as well as paint splashes on outside and inside), uneven window frames (to the point that window coverings cannot be installed), leaky water filter, landscaping that collects water against the outside wall instead of draining it away, sporadic whole community water shutoffs as early as 7am on pretty much weekly basis. ... More