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Builder Magazine Ranks Neal Communities

Neal Communities Moves Up To 47.

Builder Magazine named Neal Communities to its annual list of the best homebuilders in the nation, increasing its ranking from #50 in 2014 to #47 this year. Sales of Neal Communities’ homes have increased 58 percent since 2011, making Neal one of the most dominant homebuilders in the region.

“This is a significant increase for us, especially if you browse through the other builders on the top 100 list,” said Pat Neal, founder and CEO of the prolific, Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilding firm. “While the southwest Florida market continues to stay strong, and conditions are very favorable for buyers, I believe our success is in large part due to our culture and our brand. We are a privately owned firm with local ownership and family values, competing well against publicly owned national builders. The difference is that all of our decisions are made in the markets where we operate, based on what is good for our community and our homebuyers,” said Neal.

Every year since 1984, Builder Magazine has ranked the nation’s top homebuilders, evaluating both privately and publicly held companies through direct surveys and basing its results on the number of home closings. Overall, Neal Communities recorded 835 closings in 2014, an 8.5 percent increase over the previous year, and its gross revenue in 2014 amounted to $278 million, a 17.3 increase over the previous year.

Photo: Pat Neal