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Industries Served: Real Estate

Industries Served: Real Estate

Homebuilder | Certification Program | Home Mortgage | Home Insurance

J.D. Power and Associates provides homebuilders, home mortgage, and home insurance providers with an in-depth understanding of the needs of today's homeowners. In this rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace, understanding customer behavior is essential for success.

Home Builder

Since 1968, J. D. Power and Associates has been providing consumer-based marketing information services-customer satisfaction analysis, forecasting, training, and consulting-to a variety of industries worldwide. In 1997, the firm first began measuring satisfaction in the home-building industry. Today, the firm measures homebuyer satisfaction in 30 major U.S. markets.

Each year, we survey millions of consumers to learn how their experiences and expectations shape their preferences with regard to the products and services they purchase. J.D. Power and Associates has developed and maintains one of the largest and most sophisticated consumer-satisfaction databases ever created. Within that database resides the raw material for the firm's industry-specific analyses of consumer perceptions and behavior.

When it comes to customer satisfaction with new homes, what truly matters is the level of service that builders provide and how well they deliver on what they promise, regardless of price.

Syndicated Research

bullet Satisfaction with Home Builders
The HomeBuilder Satisfaction Study measures satisfaction among new-home buyers of single family detached and attached homes. The study examines satisfaction with the entire home buying experience including customer service, the sales staff, design center, price/value relationship, design elements, location, recreation and amenities, and quality of workmanship and materials. Homebuyers also provide opinions on their mortgage and title companies, the builder's Web site, and the occurrence and resolution of construction problems.

Proprietary Research

J.D. Power and Associates also conducts custom research and customer satisfaction measurement and tracking on a proprietary basis. Proprietary services include:

  • Customer satisfaction tracking studies to measure improvement over time
  • Quality tracking studies
  • Sales tracking
  • Retailer quality audits
  • Certification programs to ensure compliance with predetermined industry benchmark standards

Clients gain access to weekly, monthly or quarterly data to identify issues and implement process improvement in the areas of quality and customer satisfaction.

To inquire about homebuilder research, click here.

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What does J.D. Power and Associates do?

J.D. Power and Associates:

• Conducts research and offers consulting and performance improvement services that are used by a variety of industries to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.

• Bases research solely on responses from millions of consumers and business customers worldwide.

• Conducts the research and publicly announces the results.

• Offers analysis based on consumer feedback to product and service providers to help them improve their businesses.

• Does not publish or incorporate the opinions of J.D. Power and Associates in rankings.

• Presents nationally syndicated studies that serve as industry benchmarks for measuring and tracking quality and customer satisfaction.

   
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