1965
Arthur Svendsen combines his financial talents with the home building expertise of Ronald Foell to create Standard Pacific Corp.
1967
James P. Ryan forms the James P. Ryan Co., which will become Ryland Homes. The company becomes the first builder in the nation’s first master planned community in Columbia, Md.; 48 homes are built in the company’s first year.
1973
A visionary collaboration with The Irvine Co. produces the prototype for what would become “The Irvine Lifestyle” and establishes a relationship lasting over 30 years.
1978
Ryland Mortgage Co. is created after Ryland acquires Great Financial Services.
1992
Ryland builds its 100,000th home 25 years after opening in 1967.
1999
Revenues reach $1.2 billion and Standard Pacific operates 12 divisions, including its newest in California’s Inland Empire.
2004
BIA of Southern California names Standard Pacific its Builder of the Year.
2005
Fortune names Standard Pacific among America’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
2007
Ryland Homes celebrates its 40th anniversary and the construction of more than 275,000 homes since its founding.
2012
Company spends more than $500 million in land acquisition and site development; opens divisions in Raleigh and Phoenix.
2014
BUILDER gives Ryland Homes an A+ on its Big Builder 2014 Public Builder Report Card.
2015
The company celebrates its 50th anniversary of continuous operation.