Housing Giants Report Contents• Introduction
• Housing Giants Rankings
• 5 Takeaways From the Housing Giants Report
• The Innovators: Great Ideas From the Giants
• Next Move: Giants Share Their Top Opportunities for 2012 and Beyond
• Sales Strategies: What’s Working for the Giants
With more than $3.9 billion in total residential revenue and 15,275 closings in 2011, PulteGroup tops Professional Builder’s annual Housing Giants ranking of the nation’s largest home-building companies. D.R. Horton had $3.6 billion in residential revenue and 17,176 closings in 2011 to grab the number-two spot on the Housing Giants list.
Rounding out the top five are Lennar Corporation ($2.6 billion, 10,845 closings), NVR ($2.6 billion, 8,487 closings), Toll Brothers ($1.4 billion, 2,611 closings). The 2012 Housing Giants list ranks the 235 largest builders in the U.S. See the full Housing Giants list.
The Top 20 includes:
| 2012 RANK | COMPANY | 2011 HOUSING REVENUE | 2011 CLOSINGS |
| 1 | PulteGroup | $3,950,743,000 | 15,275 |
| 2 | D.R. Horton | $3,665,523,000 | 17,176 |
| 3 | Lennar Corporation | $2,624,785,000 | 10,845 |
| 4 | NVR | $2,611,195,000 | 8,487 |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | $1,475,882,000 | 2,611 |
| 6 | KB Home | $1,305,299,000 | 5,812 |
| 7 | Hovnanian Enterprises | $1,244,817,000 | 4,216 |
| 8 | Standard Pacific Corporation | $895,943,773 | 2,563 |
| 9 | Ryland Group, The | $890,733,000 | 3,413 |
| 10 | Meritage Homes Corporation | $860,884,000 | 3,268 |
| 11 | M.D.C. Holdings | $805,164,000 | 2,762 |
| 12 | Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company | $767,777,718 | 1,912 |
| 13 | A.G. Spanos Companies | $720,900,000 | 4,393 |
| 14 | Beazer Homes | $712,721,748 | 3,249 |
| 15 | Taylor Morrison | $700,000,000 | 2,327 |
| 16 | Shea Homes | $671,028,000 | 1,628 |
| 17 | David Weekley Homes | $624,270,000 | 1,926 |
| 18 | Highland Homes | $591,236,000 | 1,673 |
| 19 | Villages of Lake-Sumter, The | $554,026,000 | 2,307 |
| 20 | M/I Homes | $550,850,000 | 2,278 |
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