Comments on: Top 10 Largest Home Builders In United States

By: Gerard Barton

Gerard Barton — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:46:25 +0000

Cannot believe how many homes these builders build in a year

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:56:14 +0000

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By: Centex Corp. Sells Only 1,080 Homes For Quarter : The Real Estate Bloggers

Centex Corp. Sells Only 1,080 Homes For Quarter : The Real Estate Bloggers — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:54:25 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: AB

AB — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:16:26 +0000

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.

By: John Aultman

John Aultman — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:27:53 +0000

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

John Aultman

By: AC

AC — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:45:18 +0000

Here is an updated list of the Top 25 US Home Builders
http://www.cortera.com/2008/07/top-25-us-home-builders/

By: Layla

Layla — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:35 +0000

I didn’t realize there were such big home builders in the country. I guess I have a lot of learn.

By: ED

ED — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:50:22 +0000

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By: Farah

Farah — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:11:33 +0000

Could anyone let me know where these top 10 companies of USA participate in the Exhibition. I would appreciate for the answer.

By: Suckered By Drees

Suckered By Drees — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:39:28 +0000

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.