Shea Homes Reviews

We have purchased four brand new properties over 40 years and Shea is by far the best ever. Premium construction, thorough oversight and excellent communication made the experience. Even my father in law, an architect, told us mnat years ago that Shea was the best home builder in SoCal and he was rigth

Great customer service!! the house took a little longer then expected. Aimee, Kyle and Connie have been great to work with!!!

Excellent experience! Would buy a new home from Shea again

The home buying experience was amazing from the start. I liked the continued communication throughout the whole process. Shea Homes is very professional and courteous and makes you feel like family.

Catherine in sales is very courteous, professional and very responsive. The builder Matt, was generally not receptive to patent errors and in some instances expressed irritation when it was pointed out e.g. unlevelled flooring, narrow doorway where a person could barely fit through (eventually fixed) , framed out closets (eventually fixed) etc. Currently the soil around the walkway is greatly eroded due to a couple of rains exposing the cement underneath. Oven doesn't turn on. Broken diswasher installed at closing and was replaced after closing. Roof on walkway needs the flushing to be redone due to a framing issue because water is retained on an incline not sloped properly. Hopefully these outstanding issues and the list provided to the warranty team gets resolved when the one month inspection occurs. ... More

Overall the process was smooth and easy. Communication was good and expectations were realistic. I believe that for the price we paid, we have a wonderful home. There is no buyers remorse coming from our family!

The whole process with Shea Homes has been great! Moving in went very smooth and the whole team has been awesome. The couple of items that didn’t get completed prior to move in have been difficult to get scheduled and had a minor miscommunication but outside of that Shea builds an amazing product. Amy and team definitely created an experience like no one else and we highly recommend purchasing a new home with Shea!

Overall good experience until the final walkthrough. None of the punch list items had been taken care of so we refused to close escrow until they were. Delayed closing by 5 days. Never received refrigerator which we paid for so had to get refund for that. There was a disconnect between sales, construction, & customer service. No one seemed to be on the same page. We were a previous Shea customer in Trilogy community and the process with that transacton was much more seamless & better coordinated. It is production construction so they are pushing out homes as fast as possible so I guess that explains some of the disconnect. ... More

A mixed bag some complain about quality and some don’t the TWO common negatives are LATE COMPLETIONS,AND DEFECIENCIES NOT BEING DELT WITH IN A TIMELY MANNER.

Salesperson was very responsive. Overall pleased with the home and the services provided by Shea homes during the building process and first month of occupancy.

Chuck, Peyton and Ron have been excellence with my home buying experience and even with the follow up after I moved into my home. I’m enjoying my home. Thanks Shea!

The entire process went very smoothly. The quality of workmanship is excellent and I appreciated the customer service and responsiveness to any inquiry I had…

The process was a bit confusing and some areas were rushed but overall we are happy to be in our new home. The warranty period has been good, having fixed the issues pretty quickly. Having the neighborhood gatherings sponsored by Shea was a nice touch to bring us all together and foster a community, not just people who live next to each other.

Although our experience with Shea Builders has been, for the most part, very positive, there are some issues that still require attention. For example: We were promised that the exterior paint problems would be addressed prior to closing. Two months, the area outside our front door remains unpainted, although it has been scheduled on at least three different times. I don’t understand why the painter has been unresponsive. Ryan has certainly gone out of his way to get this done! Shea needs to pay more attention to the quality of work that some of the subcontractors are performing. Cabinet doors still do not work or fit properly, even though an Oak Craft person has been here to correct the problems. Interior doors don’t close properly, not because of settling or expansion, but due to hinges or plates not being installed properly. Finally, our range hood vent cover is sitting in boxes in our garage, uninstalled, because the installers didn’t know what to do when they came to install it (twice). Items being on back order is one thing. Not being able to install them when they arrive is another. Ryan has scheduled a date in September to get most of the work completed, and I commend him for his responsiveness!! ... More

Enjoyed his attention to buyers need to be informed.

Everything that Chuck said was pretty accurate, and he gave his professional opinion on what he thought was best for us, meaning picking out good products ( color, design, and others layouts. He made it simple and easy for us during the building process and kept us up to speed on what was going on. He responded to any of our concerns in a timely fashion. BRAVO ZULU , me and my family are very happy with the house, THANKS

Buying a new build with Shea Homes was a great experience for my wife and me. We had a great time from picking out our lot to choosing our upgrade features to waiting for the home to be done. We were informed at every step of the way and had a great time working with Bernadette and Josh. Thank you Shea Homes for an excellent experience.

I would never a home again from this builder. The quality of home is substandard and they lied and overcharged. This builder is totally untrustwrothy. The sales agent, Cathy was extremely rude and impolite throughout the process. They have used cheap labor and materials throughout. Community feels like cheap throughout. I wish I could give 0 stars.

Not very happy with getting warranty work completed in a timely manner. Issues with cabinets, driveway pavers, stucco coloring and other smaller but just as important issues. It took several conversations to resolve some of these listed problems but still have most UNCOMPLETED! We moved in late June...It seems like passing the buck is a staple response.

Our experience with Shea homes has been great.

There was a change in warranty specialist which caused the issues to be delayed. Hopefully Shea Homes takes care of this transition process so the home owner is not affected.

We are extremely frustrated with the quality of the home. Never expected so many issues and we are pretty sure the issues with the kitchen will never be resolved. No one that can address them really seems to be concerned other then our warranty rep who has little control over the issues.

Very pleased with the home. Took a little longer than expected due to supply chain issues. Really nice location with beautiful views. Shea homes-Trilogy builds a quality home at a reasonable price.

We found the house to be of very good quality for a nationwide builder. The only negatives were the lottery process for obtaining a lot and Shea Mortgage. The loan process was much too detailed and time consuming for our credit history and amount of down payment. Communication with Shea mortgage has been more difficult once the loan was funded.

How do I feel about the entire process, from initial purchase to final move-in? Honestly I do not feel good about it :/ In general and overarchingly I feel blessed to be in a position to buy a new home so I don’t want to rain on that parade. *But* I’ve had dust-ups with builders/management at Pre-Drywall, Landscaping and Warranty; pushback from builders/management about not wanting to fix things or not admitting that things needed to be fixed - only to have builders/management a few days later relent, fixing most, but not all items. Altho many, but again not all, items were fixed, the process each time, left me stressed, exhausted and disillusioned. How would you describe the quality and value of your new home? Mixed. Some materials/construction appear top-notch, and some things appear to be low-end cost saving materials/construction. My front door, for which I paid for a premium elevation is a mess. A door guy from Focus came out to look at it and explained that first the door was (accidentally) painted blue and then without sanding or prepping the door was then painted yellow. He explained that paint does not stick to paint. So at delivery the door was cracked, chipping and the blue paint showing thru and there are drip marks at door well/frame - all this due to *not* sanding or prepping the door before repainting. Focus door guy could not fix because he is not from painter trades, but he fully understood the problem. It’s aMaZiNg that I paid extra for all that. This is just one example of the sloppy workmanship I have encountered in my new home. How was your experience with the builder’s team? The builder’s team; as I mentioned above, aLoT of pushback from builders and management, then the reversal, the 180 - so aLoT of unnecessary stress for me, the homebuyer. Did they do what they promised? Did they respond to you in a timely fashion? Pls see above. What would you most like potential home buyers to know about this builder? I would like potential home buyers to know that this builder, Shea Trilogy, builds an amazingly positive and wonderful product for the Active Adult Living lifestyle. But, I have to say that, at this juncture, Shea is not living up to it’s reputation as a supreme builder. I understand issues of demand, supply chain and labor shortages - but none of that accounts for the pushback behavior I’ve experienced and, for the most part, no verbal apology for such behavior. ... More