KB Home: Building Your Dream House

KB Home started its operations in 1957 as Kaufman & Broad in Detroit, Michigan. The company is a home building business that has put up a total of 550,000 homes since its founding. Their dealings primarily revolve around first-time home buyers.

Since its inception, the company has helped several homeowners create their dream house at a reasonable cost with world class quality. They have taken pride in the meticulous process they take to build the house of your dreams that comes with a 10-year warranty. This warranty together with the high standards of inspection and checkpoints set the business apart from its competitions.

There are more than 25 in-house architects that help create what you have in mind. These professionals work hand in hand with their home designers who also work closely with the engineers to address the need for state of the art techniques and first class materials to start the building process. They also partner with top of the class brand names to provide you the materials you can choose from so you can take pride in whatever details you have inside or outside your new home.

It was Donald Kaufman and Eli Broad who founded the business and later on expanded their operations to Arizona in 1962. The following year they ventured in the Californian market and later on became the first U.S. homebuilder to expand its operations in France in the year 1967. Their partnership and strong management led to the company’s growth together with several acquisitions they made. Some of the names they purchased include Opnel Jenkins in 1995, Rayco Homes in 1996 and in 2003 they acquired Colony Homes. The business is also known for partnering with Ellen DeGeneres, Disney and Martha Stewart for their homebuilding promotions.

One of the firsts of the company was their being the first large builder in the United States to implement the National Housing Quality program’s Certified Trade Contractor. This certification was rolled out by KB Home in November 2003.