2004 The Top 100

Our annual Builder 100 and Next 100 list looks at the top 200 home builders across the United States, ranked by closings. The list, populated from responses to our annual survey, also includes the firms’ gross revenue from home building operations, and where and what they built. For more information, email [email protected].

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2004 Rank
Company
2003 Total Closings
2003 Gross Revenues
2003 Rank
0 Gateway Homes
  • 2004 Rank 0
  • 2003 Total Closings: 0
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $0
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
0 $0 N/A
0 Frontiers Community Builders
  • 2004 Rank 0
  • 2003 Total Closings: 0
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $0
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
0 $0 N/A
1 2004 D.R. Horton (p)
  • 2004 Rank 1
  • 2003 Total Closings: 37,662
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $9,188
  • 2003 Rank: 1
37,662 $9,188 1
2 Pulte Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 2
  • 2003 Total Closings: 32,693
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $9,000
  • 2003 Rank: 2
32,693 $9,000 2
3 2004 Lennar Corp.
  • 2004 Rank 3
  • 2003 Total Closings: 32,180
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $8,908
  • 2003 Rank: 3
32,180 $8,908 3
4 Centex Corp. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 4
  • 2003 Total Closings: 29,858
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $10,810
  • 2003 Rank: 4
29,858 $10,810 4
5 KB Home (p)
  • 2004 Rank 5
  • 2003 Total Closings: 23,407
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $5,850
  • 2003 Rank: 5
23,407 $5,850 5
6 Beazer Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 6
  • 2003 Total Closings: 15,535
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $3,287
  • 2003 Rank: 6
15,535 $3,287 6
7 The Ryland Group (p)
  • 2004 Rank 7
  • 2003 Total Closings: 14,724
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $3,444
  • 2003 Rank: 7
14,724 $3,444 7
8 2004 NVR (p)
  • 2004 Rank 8
  • 2003 Total Closings: 12,050
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $3,687
  • 2003 Rank: 8
12,050 $3,687 8
9 Hovnanian Enterprises (p)
  • 2004 Rank 9
  • 2003 Total Closings: 11,531
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $3,202
  • 2003 Rank: 9
11,531 $3,202 9
10 M.D.C. Holdings (p)
  • 2004 Rank 10
  • 2003 Total Closings: 11,211
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $2,920
  • 2003 Rank: 10
11,211 $2,920 10
11 Standard Pacific Corp. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 11
  • 2003 Total Closings: 8,213
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $2,707
  • 2003 Rank: 11
8,213 $2,707 11
12 Technical Olympic USA (p)
  • 2004 Rank 12
  • 2003 Total Closings: 6,135
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,688
  • 2003 Rank: 13
6,135 $1,688 13
13 Shea Homes
  • 2004 Rank 13
  • 2003 Total Closings: 5,878
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $2,381
  • 2003 Rank: 12
5,878 $2,381 12
14 Meritage Corp. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 14
  • 2003 Total Closings: 5,642
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,471
  • 2003 Rank: 14
5,642 $1,471 14
15 Toll Brothers (p)
  • 2004 Rank 15
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,911
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $2,775
  • 2003 Rank: 15
4,911 $2,775 15
16 Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 16
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,626
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $2,019
  • 2003 Rank: 17
4,626 $2,019 17
17 Habitat for Humanity International
  • 2004 Rank 17
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,532
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $158
  • 2003 Rank: 16
4,532 $158 16
18 Choice Homes
  • 2004 Rank 18
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,394
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $541
  • 2003 Rank: 20
4,394 $541 20
19 M/I Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 19
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,148
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,075
  • 2003 Rank: 19
4,148 $1,075 19
20 Mercedes Homes
  • 2004 Rank 20
  • 2003 Total Closings: 4,101
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $810
  • 2003 Rank: 24
4,101 $810 24
21 Kimball Hill Homes
  • 2004 Rank 21
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,678
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $863
  • 2003 Rank: 21
3,678 $863 21
22 Morrison Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 22
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,667
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $998
  • 2003 Rank: 22
3,667 $998 22
23 2004 David Weekley Homes
  • 2004 Rank 23
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,549
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $949
  • 2003 Rank: 23
3,549 $949 23
24 Jim Walter Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 24
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,523
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $277
  • 2003 Rank: 18
3,523 $277 18
25 The Villages of Lake Sumter
  • 2004 Rank 25
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,329
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $668
  • 2003 Rank: 31
3,329 $668 31
26 MHI
  • 2004 Rank 26
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,165
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $631
  • 2003 Rank: 26
3,165 $631 26
27 Dominion Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 27
  • 2003 Total Closings: 3,070
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $563
  • 2003 Rank: 27
3,070 $563 27
28 Woodside Group
  • 2004 Rank 28
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,924
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $845
  • 2003 Rank: 29
2,924 $845 29
29 Drees Homes
  • 2004 Rank 29
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,914
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $914
  • 2003 Rank: 25
2,914 $914 25
30 William Lyon Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 30
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,804
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,215
  • 2003 Rank: 28
2,804 $1,215 28
31 Holiday Builders
  • 2004 Rank 31
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,750
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $336
  • 2003 Rank: 33
2,750 $336 33
32 C.P. Morgan
  • 2004 Rank 32
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,414
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $326
  • 2003 Rank: 32
2,414 $326 32
33 Pasquinelli Construction Co.
  • 2004 Rank 33
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,361
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $429
  • 2003 Rank: 35
2,361 $429 35
34 Highland Homes
  • 2004 Rank 34
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,359
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $565
  • 2003 Rank: 34
2,359 $565 34
36 American West Homes
  • 2004 Rank 36
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,336
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $577
  • 2003 Rank: 30
2,336 $577 30
37 WCI Communities (p)
  • 2004 Rank 37
  • 2003 Total Closings: 2,119
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,452
  • 2003 Rank: 39
2,119 $1,452 39
38 Transeastern Properties
  • 2004 Rank 38
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,847
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $413
  • 2003 Rank: 56
1,847 $413 56
39 WL Homes
  • 2004 Rank 39
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,806
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $744
  • 2003 Rank: 38
1,806 $744 38
40 GL Homes of Florida
  • 2004 Rank 40
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,795
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $681
  • 2003 Rank: 49
1,795 $681 49
41 MDC Homes
  • 2004 Rank 41
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,694
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $348
  • 2003 Rank: 47
1,694 $348 47
42 Taylor Woodrow Homes (p)
  • 2004 Rank 42
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,629
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,133
  • 2003 Rank: 77
1,629 $1,133 77
44 John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods
  • 2004 Rank 44
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,608
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $606
  • 2003 Rank: 45
1,608 $606 45
45 Royce Homes
  • 2004 Rank 45
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,605
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $383
  • 2003 Rank: 41
1,605 $383 41
46 The Rottlund Co.
  • 2004 Rank 46
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,546
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $343
  • 2003 Rank: 40
1,546 $343 40
47 Brookfield Homes Corp. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 47
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,528
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $1,023
  • 2003 Rank: 42
1,528 $1,023 42
48 Robson Resort Communities
  • 2004 Rank 48
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,463
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $416
  • 2003 Rank: 44
1,463 $416 44
49 Orleans Homebuilders (p)
  • 2004 Rank 49
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,424
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $434
  • 2003 Rank: 52
1,424 $434 52
50 Ashton Woods Homes
  • 2004 Rank 50
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,414
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $585
  • 2003 Rank: 54
1,414 $585 54
51 McBride & Son Enterprises
  • 2004 Rank 51
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,411
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $365
  • 2003 Rank: 58
1,411 $365 58
52 Town & Country Homes
  • 2004 Rank 52
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,400
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $330
  • 2003 Rank: 50
1,400 $330 50
52 Fulton Homes
  • 2004 Rank 52
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,400
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $321
  • 2003 Rank: 48
1,400 $321 48
54 Neumann Homes
  • 2004 Rank 54
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,344
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $356
  • 2003 Rank: 55
1,344 $356 55
56 Bowen Family Homes
  • 2004 Rank 56
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,328
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $223
  • 2003 Rank: 68
1,328 $223 68
58 ALH II
  • 2004 Rank 58
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,274
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $179
  • 2003 Rank: 51
1,274 $179 51
59 St. Joe Co. (p)
  • 2004 Rank 59
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,241
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $761
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
1,241 $761 N/A
60 Trend Homes
  • 2004 Rank 60
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,233
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $189
  • 2003 Rank: 67
1,233 $189 67
61 The Corky McMillin Cos.
  • 2004 Rank 61
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,225
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $558
  • 2003 Rank: 65
1,225 $558 65
62 Avatar Holdings (p)
  • 2004 Rank 62
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,193
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $253
  • 2003 Rank: 71
1,193 $253 71
64 California Homes
  • 2004 Rank 64
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,167
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $340
  • 2003 Rank: 79
1,167 $340 79
67 Lakewood Homes
  • 2004 Rank 67
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,059
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $266
  • 2003 Rank: 53
1,059 $266 53
68 Crosswinds Communities
  • 2004 Rank 68
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,045
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $277
  • 2003 Rank: 43
1,045 $277 43
69 Levitt and Sons (p)
  • 2004 Rank 69
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,029
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $230
  • 2003 Rank: 72
1,029 $230 72
70 Castle & Cooke
  • 2004 Rank 70
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,022
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $496
  • 2003 Rank: 86
1,022 $496 86
71 Fischer Homes
  • 2004 Rank 71
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,008
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $199
  • 2003 Rank: 66
1,008 $199 66
72 Davis Homes
  • 2004 Rank 72
  • 2003 Total Closings: 1,002
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $159
  • 2003 Rank: 57
1,002 $159 57
73 Ball Homes
  • 2004 Rank 73
  • 2003 Total Closings: 992
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $155
  • 2003 Rank: 69
992 $155 69
74 MJC Cos.
  • 2004 Rank 74
  • 2003 Total Closings: 983
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $178
  • 2003 Rank: 129
983 $178 129
75 Polygon Northwest Co.
  • 2004 Rank 75
  • 2003 Total Closings: 974
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $251
  • 2003 Rank: 70
974 $251 70
76 ICI Homes
  • 2004 Rank 76
  • 2003 Total Closings: 972
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $325
  • 2003 Rank: 82
972 $325 82
78 Capital Pacific Holdings (p)
  • 2004 Rank 78
  • 2003 Total Closings: 934
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $373
  • 2003 Rank: 93
934 $373 93
79 Century Homebuilders
  • 2004 Rank 79
  • 2003 Total Closings: 885
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $201
  • 2003 Rank: 63
885 $201 63
80 The Mitchell Co.
  • 2004 Rank 80
  • 2003 Total Closings: 876
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $158
  • 2003 Rank: 96
876 $158 96
81 Warmington Homes California
  • 2004 Rank 81
  • 2003 Total Closings: 846
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $289
  • 2003 Rank: 74
846 $289 74
82 2004 Legend Home Corp.
  • 2004 Rank 82
  • 2003 Total Closings: 845
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $131
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
845 $131 N/A
84 Dunmore Homes
  • 2004 Rank 84
  • 2003 Total Closings: 835
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $258
  • 2003 Rank: 110
835 $258 110
84 Kalian Cos./Reeves Williams
  • 2004 Rank 84
  • 2003 Total Closings: 835
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $158
  • 2003 Rank: 84
835 $158 84
86 Brown Family Communities
  • 2004 Rank 86
  • 2003 Total Closings: 832
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $133
  • 2003 Rank: 88
832 $133 88
87 Landstar Homes
  • 2004 Rank 87
  • 2003 Total Closings: 805
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $260
  • 2003 Rank: 107
805 $260 107
88 Cambridge Homes
  • 2004 Rank 88
  • 2003 Total Closings: 782
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $188
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
782 $188 N/A
89 Astoria Homes
  • 2004 Rank 89
  • 2003 Total Closings: 780
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $158
  • 2003 Rank: 111
780 $158 111
90 Fieldstone Communities
  • 2004 Rank 90
  • 2003 Total Closings: 776
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $309
  • 2003 Rank: 79
776 $309 79
91 DRB Group
  • 2004 Rank 91
  • 2003 Total Closings: 758
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $175
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
758 $175 N/A
92 Brayson Homes
  • 2004 Rank 92
  • 2003 Total Closings: 752
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $126
  • 2003 Rank: 89
752 $126 89
93 Inland Homes
  • 2004 Rank 93
  • 2003 Total Closings: 748
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $147
  • 2003 Rank: 116
748 $147 116
94 Ole South Properties
  • 2004 Rank 94
  • 2003 Total Closings: 743
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $86
  • 2003 Rank: 100
743 $86 100
95 Reynen & Bardis Development
  • 2004 Rank 95
  • 2003 Total Closings: 737
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $326
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
737 $326 N/A
96 Century Vintage Homes
  • 2004 Rank 96
  • 2003 Total Closings: 735
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $160
  • 2003 Rank: 97
735 $160 97
97 Sunrise Co.
  • 2004 Rank 97
  • 2003 Total Closings: 719
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $255
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
719 $255 N/A
98 Lakemont Homes
  • 2004 Rank 98
  • 2003 Total Closings: 718
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $215
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
718 $215 N/A
100 The Olson Co.
  • 2004 Rank 100
  • 2003 Total Closings: 701
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $306
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
701 $306 N/A
101 Eastwood Homes
  • 2004 Rank 101
  • 2003 Total Closings: 672
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $96
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
672 $96 N/A
102 Hacienda Builders
  • 2004 Rank 102
  • 2003 Total Closings: 666
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $121
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
666 $121 N/A
103 JTS Communities
  • 2004 Rank 103
  • 2003 Total Closings: 660
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $325
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
660 $325 N/A
104 Ivory Homes
  • 2004 Rank 104
  • 2003 Total Closings: 657
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $173
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
657 $173 N/A
105 Gemcraft Homes
  • 2004 Rank 105
  • 2003 Total Closings: 651
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $165
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
651 $165 N/A
106 Hunt Building Co.
  • 2004 Rank 106
  • 2003 Total Closings: 645
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $303
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
645 $303 N/A
108 Albert D. Seeno Construction
  • 2004 Rank 108
  • 2003 Total Closings: 629
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $307
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
629 $307 N/A
109 Young Homes
  • 2004 Rank 109
  • 2003 Total Closings: 618
  • 2003 Gross Revenue: $0
  • 2003 Rank: N/A
618 $0 N/A

Footnotes.

(p)
Indicates a public company.
N/A
Indicates information not available.
Gross revenue
is home building revenue, in millions.
*
Declined to share revenue numbers.
†
Home building revenue only.
‡
Estimated revenue.
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