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2011 Housing Giants report ranks nation's 225 largest builders

Pulte, D.R. Horton top Professional Builder’s annual Housing Giants rankings

By Professional Builder Staff

June 9, 2011

Professional Builder 2011 Housing Giants report

With more than $4.4 billion in total residential revenue and 17,095 closings in 2010, PulteGroup tops Professional Builder’s annual Housing Giants ranking of the nation’s largest home-building companies. D.R. Horton had $3.9 billion in residential revenue and 18,983 closings in 2010 to grab the number-two spot on the Housing Giants list. Rounding out the top five are NVR ($2.9 billion, 10,030 closings), Lennar Corporation ($2.6 billion, 10,995 closings), and KB Home ($1.6 billion, 7346 closings). The 2011 Housing Giants list ranks the 225 largest builders in the U.S. See the full Housing Giants list.

The Top 20 includes:

PulteGroup, $4,419,812,000, 17,095 closings
D.R. Horton, $3,955,200,000, 18,983
NVR, $2,980,758,000, 10,030
Lennar Corporation, $2,631,314,000, 10,955
KB Home, $1,575,487,000, 7,346
Taylor Morrison, $1,500,000,000, 2,570
Toll Brothers, $1,498,580,000, 2,642
Hovnanian Enterprises, $1,451,648,000, 5,009
M/I Homes, $1,201,464,000, 4,868
Ryland Group, $1,026,321,000, 4,245
Beazer Homes USA, $1,000,531,000, 4,513
Meritage Home Corporation, $940,406,000, 3,700
Standard Pacific Corp., $933,649,334, 2,700
M.D.C. Holdings, $921,022,000, 3,245
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, $853,643,000, 2,175
Shea Homes, $799,454,888, 2,002
A. G. Spanos Companies, $697,900,000, 4,393
David Weekley Homes, $611,806,000, 1,857
Wood Partners, $601,387,586, 3,948
Highland Homes, $598,646,000, 1,704

See the full Housing Giants list.

BONUS VIDEO: Professional Builder Editor-in-Chief David Barista discusses several key findings from the publication's annual Housing Giants report. Learn which firms make up home building's "billion dollar club" and what the nation's largest firms identify as their top challenges and opportunities.