Centex, Pulte, Weekley dubbed top builders in Tampa
The top builders for customer satisfaction in the Tampa Bay area are Centex Homes, Pulte Homes and David Weekley Homes.
So say the hundreds of people who filled out J.D. Power and Associates 2008 builder customer satisfaction survey.
A few thoughts. Just because your builder targets the budget market doesn't mean it's hopeless with a hammer. Centex is hardly an upscale builder, but collected the highest score of "5" in eight of 10 categories having to do with workmanship, customer service, price and amenities.
The lowest ranked builders in the Tampa market were Beazer, KB, Mercedes, Ryland, D.R. Horton and Maronda. All scored 2 out of 5 in overall customer satisfaction, which J.D. Power considers below average.
Strangely enough, KB was one of the top ranked builders in the Jacksonville survey, which just goes to show that brand is no guaranteed badge of quality or ineptitude.
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