- April 17, 2001 Dateline NBC:"Reading the fine print" Do home warranties offer protection for buyers?. Dateline NBC April 17, 2001. With warranties like this, a Lemon Law is needed!
- May 27, 2001 Pulte's Zeumer (appeared on Dateline) writes concerning Jim Blackstones' house (home eventually bought back). Notice has the highlighted text is similiar to the CEO's response to Datelines story. Insuring homeowners are "satisfied and delighted" seems to be a theme in these letters.
- May 24, 2001 Pulte CEO Responds to NBC's Dateline Story Erik Gabrielson, HousingZone.com Editor "Among some of the important facts presented to Dateline, but omitted from their story, is that Pulte Homes has one of, if not the best, warranties in the industry." Read the entire statement with commentary.
May 17, 2001 NAHB Blasts Datelineís Report On New Home Warranties. "Datelineís April 17 report was a one-sided and unfair portrayal of the home building industry and 10-year insured warranties on new homes. It sensationalized the issue and served only to needlessly alarm prospective home buying consumers."
June 21, 2001 Another Pulte Website. www.pultelemon.com. WELCOME TO THE "PULTE LEMON" HOME WEBSITE THIS WEB SITE IS DEDICATED TO PERSPECTIVE PULTE HOMEBUYERS. AVOID THE NIGHTMARE WE ARE EXPERIENCING!!!!!!!!!!
May 27, 2001 Pulte's Zeumer (appeared on Dateline) writes concerning Jim Blackstones' house (home eventually bought back). Notice has the highlighted text is similiar to the CEO's response to Datelines story. Insuring homeowners are "satisfied and delighted" seems to be a theme in these letters.
May 24, 2001 Pulte CEO Responds to NBC's Dateline Story Erik Gabrielson, HousingZone.com Editor "Among some of the important facts presented to Dateline, but omitted from their story, is that Pulte Homes has one of, if not the best, warranties in the industry."
Pulte in Houston uses the Home Buyers Warranty. Get a copy. Read it. See if Dateline was omitting information. Any homeowner who thinks this is a quality warranty, deserves a home with this warranty.
May 17, 2001 NAHB Blasts Datelineís Report On New Home Warranties. "Datelineís April 17 report was a one-sided and unfair portrayal of the home building industry and 10-year insured warranties on new homes. It sensationalized the issue and served only to needlessly alarm prospective home buying consumers."
"How much whining will the NAHB do? Don't take Daetline's word for it. Read the 10-year insured warranty for yourself. If you buy a new house with this type of warranty, you deserve everything that comes with it." -- John R. Cobarruvias HomeOwners for Better Building.
Section of Articles and Websites.
May 4, 2001 Pulte WebsitesThe House Pulte Built. "We signed away our 7th Amendment right to a jury trial when we signed a purchase agreement to buy a Pulte Home.Ý This agreement had an Arbitration Clause.Ý Do not let this happen to you!!!"
May 4, 2001 Pulte WebsitesThe Pulte Homes Experience A description of how Pulte Homes of Ohio responded to problems with our home that they built. The way they honored their warranty, and they way they performed repairs to our home. Site also includes some help on how to pursue help in Ohio.
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites Pulte Homes X vs Pulte Homes [SITE IS DOWN! This site was concerning one man's fight with his homebuilder, and the results of a mandatory arbitration clause. We do not know if the South Carolina was repaired.
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites Pulte Homes Steve's Issues page SITE IS DOWN! Problems with Pulte Homes.
May 4, 2001 Pulte WebsitesPulte Not a Master Builder I am very disappointed in Pultie's building practices and VERY dissatisfied with the warranty work preformed. Therefore, I'm requesting that you stop sending me anything, which refers to Pulte Homes as a master builder, because I believe this to be a falsehood.
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites Pulte homes - NC Money Pit Pulte Corporation is one of the nation's largest homebuilders, historically advertising themselves as "Master Builders". Our goal is to inform the public and potential homebuyers about our frustating experiences with our home and provide access to other opinions & info about owning a Pulte Home%2
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites Pulte Homes Beware of Pulte We started our house with Radnor homes, a local custom home builder. After we contracted, they were purchased by Pulte.
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites Pulte Homes Pulte Watch SITE IS DOWN! Pulte homeowners throughout the country are seeking a forum for exchanging information and advice on both the positive and negative aspects of Pulte homeownership. Potential Pulte purchasers are also interested in learning what's necessary to be an informed Pulte buyer.
May 4, 2001 Pulte WebsitesPulte Master Builder? Pulte a master builder? Volume home building and high stock prices are not necessarily prerequisites of a master builder. Contained in these pages are samples of this master builders quality. This web site is dedicated to future Pulte home owners. To help them prevent the horrible problems.
May 4, 2001 Pulte HomesWISTV.COM South Carolina homes part of Dateline: NBC investigation. "The response that we've gotten from Pulte has been insulting"
May 4, 2001 Pulte Websites created by Pulte Homeowners.
Dateline NBC: "Reading the fine print" Do home warranties offer protection for buyers?. Dateline NBC April 17, 2001. Featured builder, Pulte Homes. With warranties like this, a Lemon Law is needed! Also read an evaluation of the Residential Warranty Corporation Warranty.
ARCHIVED ARTICLES ABOUT PULTE HOMES
Mar 12, 2000 Home buyers say quality fell through the cracks By COLLINS CONNER © St. Petersburg Times, published March 12, 2000 The Hardys are unhappy. "If I had to do it over, either we would buy an older home, because construction of older homes is so much better, or I would pay more for a custom-made home by a builder I chose," Brooke Hardy said.
Nov 14, 2000 Home flaws missed in city inspection By BARBARA HOLLINGSWORTH - The Kansas City Star "She and her husband, Rex Groceman, have a pending lawsuit against Pulte Homes. But she also wants the city to pay for its role in allowing the home to be sold."
Feb 02, 2001 Arm yourself with information before buying house By PAUL WENSKE - The Kansas City Star Pulte Homes in Kansas city. Homeowner awarded $107,000 by an arbitrator. Pulte is appealing. NOTE: I thought they had a BINDING arbitration clause?
May 4, 2001 Added to the Pulte Homes WISTV.COM South Carolina homes part of Dateline: NBC investigation. "The response that we've gotten from Pulte has been insulting"
May 4, 2001 Added Pulte Websites created by Pulte Homeowners.
Apr 17, 2001 Dateline NBC:"Reading the fine print" Do home warranties offer protection for buyers?. Dateline NBC April 17, 2001. Featured builder, Pulte Homes. With warranties like this, a Lemon Law is needed.
Nov 11, 1999 OSHA Region 5 - For Release Tuesday, June 15, 1999 U.S. Labor Department Fines Pulte Homes $37,750 For Child Labor and Federal Workplace Safety Violations Following Injury Of Thirteen-Year-Old At Twinsburg, OH, Construction Site. Two agencies of the U.S. Department of Labor have fined Pulte Homes of Ohio, Solon, Ohio, a total of $37,750 following injuries sustained on May 18 by a 13-year-old Middlefield youth who was working at a Twinsburg, Ohio, construction site, the Department announced today.
Feb 1, 2000 Added to Builders in the News: "Damages awarded to owners of faulty home By JOHN MARTELLARO - The Kansas City Star Date: 01/25/00 22:30 An arbitrator has awarded $100,000 in damages to a Lee's Summit couple from the builder of their five-year-old home, citing numerous defects in construction. "
Feb 5, 2000 Added to Builders in the News: New Home Nightmares: Exclusive Investigation. "Have you fallen victim to the Nightmares of dealing with New Home Problems? Did you see the investigative report on the Fox 21 Ten O'Clock News, Friday night, February 4th?. If not, you can see the feature in it's entirety right here on fox21.com. Watch the video as Fox 21 Reporter Tami Birckner interviews new home buyers, whose life-long dreams of home ownership suddenly turned into nightmares. Did this happen to you? Could you have avoided these nightmares? " Includes interview of Pulte Homes and Jim Blackstone of www.blackstoneversuspulte.com. (no longer active.)
June 2000 1800s family laid to rest once more. Nashville developer Pulte Homes, formerly Radnor Homes, is paying for the removal of the bodies, an arrangement reached in Chancery Court last month. According to state law, landowners cannot sell land with graves on it without informing the buyer the bodies are there.
Nov 1999 Homebuilder says owner complaints are being addressed. (Scroll down) "The house was promised to be of high quality when I bought it," she said. Now it is seems to be falling apart."
July 1998 Home builder to retrofit homes for the disabled in Justice Dept. settlement By J. Linn Allen Chicago Tribune The Justice Department announced Tuesday a far-reaching settlement with the nation's largest home builder [PULTE] that is likely to put builders around the country on notice that they can't be sloppy about complying with laws requiring them to accommodate people with disabilities.
May 1999 Arizona Home Buyers Sue Developer Over Lack of Disclosure on Airport Noise MAY 1999 PHOENIX, ARIZONA Twenty-seven homeowners who live four miles from the end of the Williams Gateway Airport runway, near Phoenix, Arizona, are suing Pulte Homes for failing to tell them how busy the former Air Force Base would be. The suit accuses Pulte of fraud, consumer fraud, negligence and misrepresentation and seeks unspecified compensation for diminished property value.
Sep 1997 Complaints Mount Against Home Builder Many of you have complained to WRAL's 5 On Your Side about home builders. Lately, we've had a significant number of complaints about one builder in particular. 5 On Your Side reporter Monica Laliberte has more on the company and one families problems with it.
Jul 1997 Broken lines of communications From nailpops to leaky toilets, 'callbacks' are a nagging problem By Mary Umberger Tribune Staff Writer July 12, 1997. "Our position is we can't please everybody 100 percent of the time. Sometimes there are requirements to draw a line in the sand. Sometimes we go over the line, but when you have to take a stand, it creates disgruntled customers. There are some things that you can perform and some that you can't. What we offered to do was more than acceptable." --David Branch, marketing director for Pulte's Illinois division
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