KB Home, PulteGroup Top Pro Builder's Ranking of Largest Builders in California

With more than 1,900 closings in California in 2010, KB Home tops Pro Builder's ranking of the top 30 home builders in the Golden State. The builder, which ranked No. 5 on our national Housing Giants list, had 1,910 closings in California to top the list. PulteGroup had 1,809 closings in 2010 to take the No. 2 spot on the list, followed by Lennar (1,753), D.R. Horton (1,329), Standard Pacific Corp. (1,161), Shea Homes (1,081), and Sares-Regis Group (1,014).

The top 30 includes:

1. KB Home 1,910 closings
2. PulteGroup 1,809
3. Lennar Corporation 1,753
4. D.R. Horton 1,329
5. Standard Pacific Corp. 1,161
6. Shea Homes 1,081
7. Sares-Regis Group 1,014
8. AvalonBay Communities 696
9. Hovnanian Enterprises 651
10. Albert D. Seeno Construction/Discovery Builders 623
11. Woodside Homes 606
12. William Lyon Homes 600
13. Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company 537
14. Beazer Homes USA 430
15. Meritage Home Corporation 407
16. Taylor Morrison* 386
17. Corky McMillin Companies, The 356
18. Toll Brothers 343
19. M.D.C. Holdings 292
20. A. G. Spanos Companies 264
21. Olson Company, The 210
22. Habitat for Humanity International 201
23. Hunt Companies 201
24. Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes 194
25. Ryland Group, The 187
26. Alpha Construction 182
27. Clark Builders Group 164
28. MBK Homes 152
29. SummerHill Homes 146
30. Warmington Group of Companies, The 144

* Editor's estimate; Source: Pro Builder's 2011 Housing Giants Report

For the national 2011 Housing Giants list, click here.