Builder Profile • New Construction Homes
D.R. Horton
America’s Builder, at Florida Scale
The numbers around D.R. Horton take a moment to absorb. America’s largest homebuilder every single year since 2002. More than 1.2 million homes closed since Donald R. Horton built his first one in Fort Worth in 1978. In fiscal 2025 alone: 84,863 closings across 126 markets in 36 states, at an average price of $370,400. No builder delivers more homes in Florida, and in several of the markets we cover — from Homestead to Coconut Creek to the Space Coast — Horton isn’t just present, it’s the market.
What that scale buys you as a shopper is options at the affordable end of new construction. Horton’s stated focus is delivering homes at attainable price points, and its Florida portfolio proves it out: entry townhomes in south Miami-Dade starting in the high $300s, Space Coast single-family from around $300K, and master-planned product like the Mainstreet collections in Coconut Creek that bring walkable, amenity-rich living in at prices central Broward hasn’t seen in years.
The company’s spec-heavy building model matters too. Where some builders start construction only after you sign, Horton builds ahead of demand — which means quick move-in homes are almost always available, and negotiating on a completed home near the end of a quarter can be one of the better plays in Florida new construction.
D.R. Horton by the Numbers
Even in a cooling market, Horton’s volume stays in a league of its own — the dip from fiscal 2024’s peak still left it comfortably at number one:
Company-reported home closings by fiscal year (ended September 30). Source: D.R. Horton annual reports.
Fiscal 2025 home sales revenue mix, per company filings.
The D.R. Horton Approach
Horton builds for the meaty middle of the market — entry-level through move-up, with homes generally ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet and from $250K to over $1 million. In Florida that translates into practical, efficiently built homes with impact-resistant windows standard, express-series product aimed squarely at first-time buyers, and a delivery machine that rarely leaves a market undersupplied. Its in-house mortgage arm regularly offers promotional rates on inventory homes, which can move the monthly payment more than a modest price cut would.
Where D.R. Horton Builds in South Florida
Horton’s southeast Florida division spans Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties, with the Space Coast served separately — here’s where we track them:
Broward • Mainstreet master plan
The Sapphire, Indigo and Emerald collections anchor central Broward’s biggest new development — walkable townhomes and condos with resort amenities in a city that rarely gets new inventory.
Miami-Dade • Affordable frontier
Townhome communities starting in the high $300s make Horton a cornerstone of the county’s last attainable corridor.
Martin County • Gated communities
Pepperwood, Sandpiper Square and the Preserves at Park Trace bring attainable gated living to a county known for limited, upscale inventory.
Space Coast • Volume value
A major presence in Florida’s most affordable new construction market, with quick move-in single-family homes across the city’s growth corridors.
Why Buyers Choose D.R. Horton
Attainable Pricing
Quick Move-In Homes
Impact Windows Standard
126 Markets Nationwide
Horton wins on price, availability and predictability. You won’t get bespoke architecture, and finishes are builder-grade unless you pay to move up — but you will get a warrantied, code-current home at a number that still works, often ready to move into within weeks. In Florida’s current market, where incentives on completed inventory are at highs, that combination is hard to argue with.
