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   Comment by Lisa on 20 May 2007:

   When you click on Lennar’s link-3rd largest builder, Centex pops up. You might have to change this to corresponds to Lennar Homes, not Centex.
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   Comment by Mar on 17 August 2007:

   Just because a house builder (yes, I said HOUSE, not HOME) is large doesn’t mean it builds good houses or is a responsible member of the community. We could easily look at this top ten list as the top ten most wanted culprits in the epidemic of sprawl plaguing the country. Beazer is currently being investigated by the SEC–see this link: http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article_busweek.aspx?cp-documentid=5273001&GT1=10341 A lot of the large builders have reputations, whether deserved or not, for putting up shoddy construction. Get in the basement and check out the joists. Ask whether they use nails or screws to hang drywall. Get educated. Choosing a house based on the size of the builder is ridiculous. In this case, size doesn’t matter.
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   Comment by Suckered By Drees on 27 October 2007:

   Homes builders use bait and switch when you buy your house.
   You have very little proof that the all the homes parts are what you paid for. They are always changing manufacturers and never show you the options list.
   What you see on one house, you may not see on another.
   Simple things like framing in the toilets closet (the part of the bathroom that encloses the toilet with a door in a small room).
   I was told that my house model was different. The Drees builders made the door swing into the toilet room. It was like going into a public bathroom stall with little clearance to shut the door and not rub up against the toilet.
   Drees’ customer service motto is to deny, explain away, and give excuses. They never once in my home buying experience stepped up to the plate and took responsibility. It was a hassle for every little or otherwise to get rectified.
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   Comment by Farah on 16 March 2008:

   Could anyone let me know where these top 10 companies of USA participate in the Exhibition. I would appreciate for the answer.
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   Comment by ED on 8 May 2008:

   I hawe idea to buy prepered for transport hauses to final asembling in Eurome. Mayby samebady can recomendet experience company to asemble all needing haus parts and put to transport conveor in USA?
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   Comment by Layla on 11 July 2008:

   I didn’t realize there were such big home builders in the country. I guess I have a lot of learn.
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   Comment by AC on 1 August 2008:

   Here is an updated list of the Top 25 US Home Builders
   http://www.cortera.com/2008/07/top-25-us-home-builders/
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   Comment by John Aultman on 2 January 2009:

   I am a Commercial Realtor in Wilmington, NC.  I am very interested in receiving information from the “Real Estate Bloggers”!
   Thank you,

   John Aultman
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   Comment by AB on 9 January 2009:

   Re: Layla’s comment: ” didn’t realize there were such big home builders in the country.”

   It’s all about perspective. 51,383 is a lot of houses. But each year the US has over 1.5 MILLION new housing starts. In 2005 (when these numbers come from), it was over 2 million. Horton’s 50,000 out of 2,000,000 is a 2.5% market share.
   By comparison, General Motors has a 20% market share in cars. The top ten home builders don’t quite make it to 300,000 houses between them (top ten market share: 15%). The top ten car manufacturers make about 95% of the cars and trucks on the road.

   Some industries are very concentrated: cigarettes are made by about 3 companies. There are 4 big corporate accounting firms. Only a handful of oil companies, telephone carriers, etc. Coca Cola and Pepsi dominate the soft beverage market (including orange juice and bottled water). Just two companies, MillerCoors (28%) and Budweiser (49%), make most of the beer in the US.

   Home building is a classic example of a fragmented industry, lots of mom and pop companies, and even private owners building their houses themselves. Sure, some people roll their own cigarettes, or drink microbrew. Some even build cars from custom kits. Most don’t. But most Americans have put their trust in small (often family-owned) businesses when it comes to building houses.

10. Pingback by Centex Corp. Sells Only 1,080 Homes For Quarter : The Real Estate Bloggers on 23 January 2009:

    [...] 2005, Centex Corp. sold 37,022 homes for the year, or an average of 9,255 homes per quarter as the #4 builder in the [...]
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    Comment by Jane on 30 April 2009:

    AM ACTULLY LOOKING FOR A BUILDER THAT WILL BE WILLING TO COME TO MY COUNTRY IN AFRICA. FOR ANY INTERESTED BUILDER KINDLY CONTACT ME. olujane@hotmail.com for further discussion.
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    Comment by Gerard Barton on 10 August 2009:

    Cannot believe how many homes these builders build in a year

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