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D.R. Horton homes
D.R. Horton began building in Fort Worth in 1978 and calls itself the largest homebuilder in the country by homes closed. In Silicon Valley it built townhomes and condominiums in the Milpitas Metro area, single-family homes at Orchid and homes at Alma Village in Palo Alto. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- D.R. Horton Bay, Inc.
- company
- D.R. Horton, Arlington, Texas
- founder
- Donald R. Horton, Fort Worth, 1978
- scale
- 84,863 homes closed in fiscal 2025
- builds
- townhome-style condominiums and single-family homes here
- warranty
- 1 year, 2 years for systems, 10 for structure
- listings say
- “D.R. Horton”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- communities confirmed here4
where they are
D.R. Horton communities in our area
From city permits, recorded tract maps, the city’s development map and local news.
| community | city | year | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | Milpitas | about 2012–2014 | 276 | Lee Way, Currlin Cir and DeLong Ln near Montague Expwy and McCandless Dr, in the Milpitas Metro area: 93 townhomes and 183 condominiums in two phases, per 2011 coverage. The city’s development map credits D.R. Horton. |
| Centre Pointe | Milpitas | 2016–2019 | 241 | Wild Rose Way, Baja Rose St, Coffee Berry Ln and Bond St: townhome-style condominium buildings in two collections, Traditions and Contempo. City permits list D.R. Horton Bay; the city’s map credits Lyon Living with D.R. Horton. |
| Orchid | Milpitas | about 2014 | 80 | Single-family homes, each with a standard 1.5 kW solar system, per the solar supplier’s project page. |
| Alma Village | Palo Alto | 2012–2013 | first 19 of 37 | 3400 block of Alma St: D.R. Horton agreed in 2012 to build the first 19 of the project’s 37 homes, beside a grocery and below-market-rate apartments, per local news. |
Listings also credit D.R. Horton with 2017 townhomes on Maidenhair Terrace in Sunnyvale, which we couldn’t confirm. In 2011 the company told Milpitas that Harmony was its fourth project there; the first three aren’t identified.
the homes
What the homes are like
From city permits, local news and the company’s annual report.
- product
Townhome-style condominiums
Harmony and Centre Pointe are multi-level townhomes and condominium buildings in the Milpitas Metro area; Orchid is single-family.
- collections
Traditions and Contempo
Centre Pointe was built in two collections of multi-unit buildings, per city permits.
- solar
Solar before it was required
Orchid homes came with a 1.5 kW solar system as standard, years before California’s 2020 requirement. Ask whether a home’s panels are owned.
- scale
A very large builder
D.R. Horton says it is the largest US homebuilder by homes closed; it closed 84,863 homes in fiscal 2025.
- myth check
Lyon and D.R. Horton
The city’s map credits Centre Pointe to Lyon Living with D.R. Horton, while the permits name D.R. Horton Bay, so check the deed and CC&Rs for the seller of a given home.
the sales ledger
Every recorded D.R. Horton sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names D.R. Horton, mostly in Milpitas. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Many Harmony and Centre Pointe listings don’t name the builder, so the ledger undercounts them. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names D.R. Horton.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOAs and CC&RsThe Milpitas communities have homeowners associations. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget, reserve study and minutes.
- Special taxes in MilpitasMilpitas has a community facilities district in its Metro area. We couldn’t confirm which D.R. Horton parcels pay it, so check the tax bill.
- Warranty and SB 800D.R. Horton’s annual report describes 1 year of coverage, 2 years for major systems and 10 years for structural elements. California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, so Centre Pointe homes may still be inside that window.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Community and completion dateWe confirm the community, building and completion date, which set the comparables and the remaining structural warranty.
- HOA and tax reviewWe read the HOA budget and reserves and check the tax bill for special taxes.
- Solar paperworkIf the home has panels, we confirm whether they’re owned and get the paperwork.
- The right comparablesWe compare against the same plan in the same community first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the communityBuyers search for Harmony and Centre Pointe by name, so we lead with them.
- Warranty recordsWe gather the warranty booklet and service history so buyers can see what remains.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets touch-ups before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent resales of the same plan.
questions
Questions we hear
Who founded D.R. Horton?
Donald R. Horton, who began building homes in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1978. The company is based in Arlington, Texas, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange.
Where has D.R. Horton built here?
Harmony, Centre Pointe and Orchid in Milpitas, and the first homes at Alma Village in Palo Alto.
What warranty does D.R. Horton offer?
Its annual report describes a 10-year structural warranty, 2 years on major mechanical systems and 1 year on other components. The home’s own warranty documents control.
Do the Milpitas homes pay a special tax?
Milpitas has a community facilities district in its Metro area. Check each home’s property tax bill for a special-tax line.
sources
Sources
SEC, city and news records, checked October 2026.
- D.R. Horton annual report (10-K, fiscal 2025)Founding, headquarters, scale and warrantywww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882184/000088218425000081/dhi-20250930.htm
- City of Milpitas: finaled residential building permits, April 2018Centre Pointe buildings by D.R. Horton Baywww.milpitas.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=459
- Patch: Milpitas council and the Harmony project (2011)276 homes, 93 townhomes and 183 condominiumspatch.com/california/milpitas/council-approves-over-400-new-homes
- City of Milpitas: development projects map (Nov. 2024)Builders credited for each Metro-area projectservices8.arcgis.com/OPmRdssd8jj0bT5H/ArcGIS/rest/services/Project%20Developments/FeatureServer/0
- Milpitas GIS: recorded tract mapsTract names, streets and counts in the Metro areaservices2.arcgis.com/tcv2cMrq63AgvbHF/arcgis/rest/services/Record_Maps/FeatureServer/0
- Fronius: Orchid community, Milpitas80 homes with standard solar (supplier)www.fronius.com/en-ca/canada/solar-energy/installers-partners/infocentre/references/milpitas
- Palo Alto Online: builder signs deal for Alma Plaza (2012)First 19 of 37 homesn2v.paloaltoonline.com/news/2012/02/28/home-builder-signs-deal-for-alma-plaza-construction
- California Civil Code § 94110-year limit for construction-defect claimscalifornia.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_941
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
talk to a property nerd
Own a D.R. Horton home?
We can value it against resales of the same plan and get the HOA, tax and warranty paperwork in order. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
