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D.R. Horton remains the nation’s most productive builder

May 12, 2014, 8:02 AM | Updated: Mar 4, 2016, 5:47 am

D.R. Horton maintained its No. 1 rank in the homebuilding industry as the builder with the most closings as well as most revenue last year, according to Builder Magazine’s annual “Builder 100” list.

The magazine released its list of homebuilding firms ranked by closings for 2013. The following are the top 10:

1. D.R. Horton: 25,161 total closings in 2013
2. Lennar Corp.: 18,290
3. PulteGroup: 17,766
4. NVR: 11,834
5. KB Home: 7,145
6. The Ryland Group: 7,027
7. Hovnanian Enterprises: 5,927
8. Taylor Morrison: 5,829
9. Meritage Homes Corp.: 5,259
10. Beazer Homes USA: 5,056

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