2005 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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2005 Rank
Company
2004 Total Closings
2004 Gross Revenues
2004 Rank
1 2005 D.R. Horton (p)
  • 2005 Rank 1
  • 2004 Total Closings: 44,005
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $11,156
  • 2004 Rank: 1
44,005 $11,156 1
2 Pulte Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 2
  • 2004 Total Closings: 38,612
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $11,711
  • 2004 Rank: 2
38,612 $11,711 2
3 2005 Lennar Corp. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 3
  • 2004 Total Closings: 36,204
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $10,505
  • 2004 Rank: 3
36,204 $10,505 3
4 Centex Corp. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 4
  • 2004 Total Closings: 32,896
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $12,062
  • 2004 Rank: 4
32,896 $12,062 4
5 2005 KB Home (p)
  • 2005 Rank 5
  • 2004 Total Closings: 26,937
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $7,052
  • 2004 Rank: 5
26,937 $7,052 5
6 Beazer Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 6
  • 2004 Total Closings: 16,417
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $4,009
  • 2004 Rank: 6
16,417 $4,009 6
7 The Ryland Group (p)
  • 2005 Rank 7
  • 2004 Total Closings: 15,101
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $3,952
  • 2004 Rank: 7
15,101 $3,952 7
8 Hovnanian Enterprises (p)
  • 2005 Rank 8
  • 2004 Total Closings: 14,586
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $4,160
  • 2004 Rank: 9
14,586 $4,160 9
9 M.D.C. Holdings (p)
  • 2005 Rank 9
  • 2004 Total Closings: 13,876
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $4,009
  • 2004 Rank: 10
13,876 $4,009 10
10 2005 NVR (p)
  • 2005 Rank 10
  • 2004 Total Closings: 12,749
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $4,300
  • 2004 Rank: 8
12,749 $4,300 8
11 Standard Pacific Corp. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 11
  • 2004 Total Closings: 9,091
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $3,535
  • 2004 Rank: 11
9,091 $3,535 11
12 Technical Olympic USA (p)
  • 2005 Rank 12
  • 2004 Total Closings: 7,337
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $2,100
  • 2004 Rank: 12
7,337 $2,100 12
13 Meritage Homes Corp. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 13
  • 2004 Total Closings: 7,254
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $2,040
  • 2004 Rank: 14
7,254 $2,040 14
14 2005 Toll Brothers (p)
  • 2005 Rank 14
  • 2004 Total Closings: 6,627
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $3,893
  • 2004 Rank: 15
6,627 $3,893 15
15 Shea Homes
  • 2005 Rank 15
  • 2004 Total Closings: 6,408
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $2,794
  • 2004 Rank: 13
6,408 $2,794 13
16 Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 16
  • 2004 Total Closings: 5,274
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $2,494
  • 2004 Rank: 16
5,274 $2,494 16
17 Mercedes Homes
  • 2005 Rank 17
  • 2004 Total Closings: 4,579
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,011
  • 2004 Rank: 20
4,579 $1,011 20
18 Morrison Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 18
  • 2004 Total Closings: 4,422
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,290
  • 2004 Rank: 22
4,422 $1,290 22
19 Habitat for Humanity International
  • 2005 Rank 19
  • 2004 Total Closings: 4,344
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $170
  • 2004 Rank: 17
4,344 $170 17
20 2005 M/I Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 20
  • 2004 Total Closings: 4,303
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,175
  • 2004 Rank: 19
4,303 $1,175 19
21 The Villages of Lake Sumter
  • 2005 Rank 21
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,955
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $948
  • 2004 Rank: 25
3,955 $948 25
22 David Weekley Homes
  • 2005 Rank 22
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,952
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,031
  • 2004 Rank: 23
3,952 $1,031 23
23 Choice Homes
  • 2005 Rank 23
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,822
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $497
  • 2004 Rank: 18
3,822 $497 18
24 Kimball Hill Homes
  • 2005 Rank 24
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,672
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $963
  • 2004 Rank: 21
3,672 $963 21
26 William Lyon Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 26
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,471
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,822
  • 2004 Rank: 30
3,471 $1,822 30
27 Jim Walter Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 27
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,251
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $234
  • 2004 Rank: 24
3,251 $234 24
28 Woodside Group
  • 2005 Rank 28
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,205
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,033
  • 2004 Rank: 28
3,205 $1,033 28
29 Drees Homes
  • 2005 Rank 29
  • 2004 Total Closings: 3,062
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,023
  • 2004 Rank: 29
3,062 $1,023 29
30 Holiday Builders
  • 2005 Rank 30
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,970
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $425
  • 2004 Rank: 31
2,970 $425 31
31 MHI
  • 2005 Rank 31
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,848
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $553
  • 2004 Rank: 26
2,848 $553 26
32 Dominion Homes (p)
  • 2005 Rank 32
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,837
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $542
  • 2004 Rank: 27
2,837 $542 27
33 Perry Homes, a Joint Venture
  • 2005 Rank 33
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,792
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $594
  • 2004 Rank: 35
2,792 $594 35
34 Pasquinelli Construction Co.
  • 2005 Rank 34
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,680
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $570
  • 2004 Rank: 33
2,680 $570 33
35 C.P. Morgan Communities
  • 2005 Rank 35
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,585
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $344
  • 2004 Rank: 32
2,585 $344 32
37 Transeastern Properties
  • 2005 Rank 37
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,385
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $466
  • 2004 Rank: 38
2,385 $466 38
38 American West Homebuilding Group
  • 2005 Rank 38
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,295
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $623
  • 2004 Rank: 36
2,295 $623 36
39 WCI Communities (p)
  • 2005 Rank 39
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,194
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,806
  • 2004 Rank: 37
2,194 $1,806 37
40 Epmark
  • 2005 Rank 40
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,115
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $381
  • 2004 Rank: 43
2,115 $381 43
41 Neumann Homes
  • 2005 Rank 41
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,068
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $561
  • 2004 Rank: 54
2,068 $561 54
42 John Laing Homes
  • 2005 Rank 42
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,045
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,043
  • 2004 Rank: 39
2,045 $1,043 39
43 St. Joe Towns & Resorts (p)
  • 2005 Rank 43
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,006
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $712
  • 2004 Rank: 59
2,006 $712 59
44 Crosswinds Communities
  • 2005 Rank 44
  • 2004 Total Closings: 2,000
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $481
  • 2004 Rank: 68
2,000 $481 68
45 Levitt and Sons (p)
  • 2005 Rank 45
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,929
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $471
  • 2004 Rank: 69
1,929 $471 69
46 Orleans Homebuilders (p)
  • 2005 Rank 46
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,919
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $644
  • 2004 Rank: 49
1,919 $644 49
47 Ashton Woods Homes
  • 2005 Rank 47
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,911
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $770
  • 2004 Rank: 50
1,911 $770 50
48 The Corky McMillin Cos.
  • 2005 Rank 48
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,908
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $854
  • 2004 Rank: 61
1,908 $854 61
49 McCar Homes
  • 2005 Rank 49
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,897
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $413
  • 2004 Rank: 41
1,897 $413 41
50 Bowen Family Homes
  • 2005 Rank 50
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,829
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $319
  • 2004 Rank: 56
1,829 $319 56
51 First Home Builders of Florida
  • 2005 Rank 51
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,819
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $308
  • 2004 Rank: 65
1,819 $308 65
52 John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods
  • 2005 Rank 52
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,812
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $730
  • 2004 Rank: 44
1,812 $730 44
53 Brookfield Homes Corp. (p)
  • 2005 Rank 53
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,798
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $1,232
  • 2004 Rank: 47
1,798 $1,232 47
54 Robson Resort Communities
  • 2005 Rank 54
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,752
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $609
  • 2004 Rank: 48
1,752 $609 48
55 GL Homes of Florida
  • 2005 Rank 55
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,700
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $744
  • 2004 Rank: 40
1,700 $744 40
56 Fulton Homes
  • 2005 Rank 56
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,641
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $412
  • 2004 Rank: 52
1,641 $412 52
57 ICI Homes
  • 2005 Rank 57
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,624
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $526
  • 2004 Rank: 76
1,624 $526 76
58 Royce Homes
  • 2005 Rank 58
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,605
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $369
  • 2004 Rank: 45
1,605 $369 45
60 Lakewood Homes
  • 2005 Rank 60
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,547
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $385
  • 2004 Rank: 67
1,547 $385 67
61 Elliott Homes
  • 2005 Rank 61
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,520
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $550
  • 2004 Rank: 57
1,520 $550 57
62 Town & Country Homes
  • 2005 Rank 62
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,460
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $400
  • 2004 Rank: 52
1,460 $400 52
63 The Rottlund Co.
  • 2005 Rank 63
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,450
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $334
  • 2004 Rank: 46
1,450 $334 46
64 Avatar Holdings (p)
  • 2005 Rank 64
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,427
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $330
  • 2004 Rank: 62
1,427 $330 62
65 2005 Gehan Homes
  • 2005 Rank 65
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,408
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $234
  • 2004 Rank: 55
1,408 $234 55
66 Capital Pacific Holdings (p)
  • 2005 Rank 66
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,312
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $487
  • 2004 Rank: 78
1,312 $487 78
67 Corey Barton Homes
  • 2005 Rank 67
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,253
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $190
  • 2004 Rank: 63
1,253 $190 63
68 First Texas Homes
  • 2005 Rank 68
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,218
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $247
  • 2004 Rank: 66
1,218 $247 66
70 California Homes, A Mathews Co.
  • 2005 Rank 70
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,146
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $401
  • 2004 Rank: 64
1,146 $401 64
71 The Mitchell Co.
  • 2005 Rank 71
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,112
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $210
  • 2004 Rank: 80
1,112 $210 80
72 Ball Homes
  • 2005 Rank 72
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,108
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $184
  • 2004 Rank: 73
1,108 $184 73
73 MJC Cos.
  • 2005 Rank 73
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,098
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $239
  • 2004 Rank: 74
1,098 $239 74
74 Hunt Building Co.
  • 2005 Rank 74
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,096
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $376
  • 2004 Rank: 106
1,096 $376 106
76 Castle & Cooke
  • 2005 Rank 76
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,083
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $565
  • 2004 Rank: 70
1,083 $565 70
76 Fischer Homes
  • 2005 Rank 76
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,083
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $231
  • 2004 Rank: 71
1,083 $231 71
78 Park Square Homes
  • 2005 Rank 78
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,051
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $277
  • 2004 Rank: 113
1,051 $277 113
79 Astoria Homes
  • 2005 Rank 79
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,035
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $223
  • 2004 Rank: 89
1,035 $223 89
80 Davis Homes
  • 2005 Rank 80
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,023
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $168
  • 2004 Rank: 72
1,023 $168 72
81 Century Homebuilders
  • 2005 Rank 81
  • 2004 Total Closings: 1,004
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $0
  • 2004 Rank: 79
1,004 $0 79
82 Brown Family Communities
  • 2005 Rank 82
  • 2004 Total Closings: 980
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $180
  • 2004 Rank: 86
980 $180 86
83 The Warmington Group
  • 2005 Rank 83
  • 2004 Total Closings: 974
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $591
  • 2004 Rank: 81
974 $591 81
85 2005 Legend Home Corp.
  • 2005 Rank 85
  • 2004 Total Closings: 962
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $148
  • 2004 Rank: 82
962 $148 82
86 Obra Homes
  • 2005 Rank 86
  • 2004 Total Closings: 934
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $93
  • 2004 Rank: N/A
934 $93 N/A
87 Grand Homes
  • 2005 Rank 87
  • 2004 Total Closings: 915
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $267
  • 2004 Rank: 83
915 $267 83
89 Century Vintage Homes
  • 2005 Rank 89
  • 2004 Total Closings: 824
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $218
  • 2004 Rank: 96
824 $218 96
89 Inland Homebuilding Group
  • 2005 Rank 89
  • 2004 Total Closings: 824
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $185
  • 2004 Rank: 93
824 $185 93
91 DRB Group
  • 2005 Rank 91
  • 2004 Total Closings: 810
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $213
  • 2004 Rank: 91
810 $213 91
92 Hacienda Builders
  • 2005 Rank 92
  • 2004 Total Closings: 808
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $176
  • 2004 Rank: 102
808 $176 102
93 Montalbano Builders
  • 2005 Rank 93
  • 2004 Total Closings: 795
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $173
  • 2004 Rank: N/A
795 $173 N/A
94 Gemcraft Homes
  • 2005 Rank 94
  • 2004 Total Closings: 793
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $213
  • 2004 Rank: 105
793 $213 105
95 Landstar Homes
  • 2005 Rank 95
  • 2004 Total Closings: 791
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $218
  • 2004 Rank: 87
791 $218 87
96 Dunmore Homes
  • 2005 Rank 96
  • 2004 Total Closings: 776
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $287
  • 2004 Rank: 84
776 $287 84
97 Ole South Properties
  • 2005 Rank 97
  • 2004 Total Closings: 774
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $93
  • 2004 Rank: 94
774 $93 94
98 Ivory Homes
  • 2005 Rank 98
  • 2004 Total Closings: 772
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $219
  • 2004 Rank: 104
772 $219 104
99 Arbor Custom Homes
  • 2005 Rank 99
  • 2004 Total Closings: 769
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $186
  • 2004 Rank: 141
769 $186 141
100 Frontier Communities
  • 2005 Rank 100
  • 2004 Total Closings: 731
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $203
  • 2004 Rank: N/A
731 $203 N/A
101 The Olson Co.
  • 2005 Rank 101
  • 2004 Total Closings: 728
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $315
  • 2004 Rank: 100
728 $315 100
102 JTS Communities
  • 2005 Rank 102
  • 2004 Total Closings: 725
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $387
  • 2004 Rank: 103
725 $387 103
104 Eastwood Homes
  • 2005 Rank 104
  • 2004 Total Closings: 710
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $103
  • 2004 Rank: 101
710 $103 101
105 Kalian Cos./Reeves Williams
  • 2005 Rank 105
  • 2004 Total Closings: 708
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $151
  • 2004 Rank: 84
708 $151 84
106 Fieldstone Communities
  • 2005 Rank 106
  • 2004 Total Closings: 703
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $365
  • 2004 Rank: 90
703 $365 90
107 Barratt American
  • 2005 Rank 107
  • 2004 Total Closings: 702
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $322
  • 2004 Rank: 115
702 $322 115
108 Classic Homes
  • 2005 Rank 108
  • 2004 Total Closings: 694
  • 2004 Gross Revenue: $211
  • 2004 Rank: 122
694 $211 122

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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