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.