Discover America's BestHome Builders

Named Clark County's Best Luxury Custom Home Builder for 2023, Affinity Homes builds high-end custom homes across southwest Washington. Clients can bring their own land or choose from the company's luxury communities in Camas, Vancouver, Ridgefield and Felida. Its Belle Forme home took People's Choice honors in three categories at the 2024 Tour of Homes — Best Kitchen, Best Primary Suite and Best Interior Design. For buyers seeking a luxury custom home builder in Clark County, Affinity pairs community options with genuine on-your-lot flexibility.

Affordable Stick Built Homes is a family-owned business that has been building custom homes on clients' land in Washington and Oregon since 1993. Founded by Brian Thomas, a second-generation home builder, the company focuses on providing an affordable and rewarding home-building experience. They guide clients through the entire process, from excavation to final walkthrough, offering simple yet desirable floor plans and a wide range of customization options. Their approach aims to keep costs down without compromising value, ensuring homeowners benefit from the equity of new construction. Brian Thomas is known for building quality homes and creating a positive building experience, with a goal of client satisfaction and referrals. Homeowners ready to build on their own land can get started at affordablestickbuilthomes.com.

Building luxury custom homes in Scottsdale, AFT Construction is committed to craftsmanship and innovation, ensuring every impeccable detail is in its place. They create modern homes that integrate cutting-edge technology and energy efficiency, allowing clients to live like they're on vacation. Focused on eliminating poor processes, budget overruns, delays, and accountability issues, AFT Construction delivers a seamless experience where the homeowner's vision is fully realized. Their docuseries reveals the human element behind the build, showcasing resilience, leadership, and a team united by passion and precision in luxury home construction. See how this Scottsdale team delivers a seamless luxury build by visiting aftconstruction.com.

Aho Construction is a family-run home builder that has been creating well-designed, long-lasting homes in Washington State since 1987. With nearly four decades of experience, the company focuses on thoughtful craftsmanship, reliable quality, and floor plans that support real everyday living. Aho builds new home communities across the state with both pre-sale and quick move-in options. Its innovative Self Tour program lets prospective buyers unlock and explore select model homes privately on their own schedule, including evenings and holidays. Combined with a full-time sales team that provides clear, no-pressure guidance from first visit through move-in, Aho Construction offers a refreshingly customer-first home buying experience rooted in family values.

Family-owned Akel Homes builds semi-custom luxury homes across South Florida, from Palm Beach to Port St. Lucie. The Palm Beach County-based builder's communities include Solana Bay at Avenir in Palm Beach Gardens and Catalina Palms at Sundance, its first 55+ active-adult neighborhood in Port St. Lucie. Sundance itself is a 2,500-acre master plan the company acquired more than two decades ago — long-term ground it continues to shape. Buyers looking at new homes along the Treasure Coast or in Palm Beach County will find a builder with deep local roots.

Most builders hire out pieces of the process; AL Homes keeps nearly all of it under one roof. Backed by AlphaX RE Capital, the vertically integrated homebuilder manages land acquisition, financing, design, construction and property management in-house, building quality housing throughout Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area. Among its communities is The Kirk, a collection of 18 duet-style homes in San Jose's East Foothills — paired homes that trade yard work for lock-and-leave convenience. In a region where new construction is scarce, that end-to-end control matters.

Alair Homes, founded in 2007 by Blair McDaniel in British Columbia, Canada, is North America's largest custom home building and renovation network. The company specializes in building exceptional custom homes and undertaking large-scale renovations, focusing on creating spaces that reflect the lifestyle, values, and dreams of its clients. Alair operates through a network of independently owned and operated local builders across numerous US states including Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Connect with a local Alair builder and explore the network at alairhomes.com.

A small design-build company specializing in new home construction using traditional adobe building techniques, Albuquerque Joinery creates homes with a simple, distinctly New Mexican aesthetic that is carefully executed. They produce one-of-a-kind doors, custom cabinetry, and fine woodworking, all crafted in an adobe and timber frame workshop. Founded by Kenny DeLapp and Esther Fredrickson in New Mexico's South Valley, the team prioritizes local and natural materials whenever feasible. With expertise spanning framing, masonry, and plaster, they deliver authentic, high-quality craftsmanship rooted in regional tradition. More details about their adobe design-build work are available at abqjoinery.com.

Alchemy Construction, founded in 1998 by Steve and Amy Bohner, is a Humboldt County, California-based specialist in green building. The company offers energy-efficient, high-performance building envelopes, incorporating radiant heating, solar hot water, architectural concrete floors, and solar electric systems. Serving the California north coast, Alchemy Construction provides exceptionally executed design and construction, blending old-world craftsmanship with modern materials and technologies. They specialize in custom homes, residential and commercial spaces, and are certified green builders. The company also offers in-house drafting services and 3D renderings, aiming to bring clients' dreams to reality. Discover their green building expertise and past projects online at alchemyinc.com.

Building on your own lot usually means arranging construction financing first. Alderbrook Homes removes that step. The Kennewick-based builder constructs quality-built homes on any available lot across the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas, with no construction financing required from the buyer. The model suits buyers who already hold land — or have a lot in mind — and want a straightforward path to a new home in southeastern Washington without carrying a construction loan along the way.

Alderbrook Properties creates distinctive homes in the scenic Hood Canal region of Washington State, centered around the Alderbrook Golf Community in Union. Founded in 2005 by Phil Werdal and Jubilee Whitman, the company brings a deeply personal approach to homebuilding, as the founders are proud residents of the community they help shape. Drawing on extensive residential construction experience, Alderbrook collaborated with leading architects to develop its hallmark contemporary Craftsman-style Classic homes and a new Cottage Home collection featuring GoodFit designs by Ross Chapin Architects. The company operates with a refreshingly transparent sales process: homes are sold on a first-come basis at clearly stated list prices.

Aliversa Builders, led by third-generation builder Nico Campana, is a premier home builder based in Windsor, Colorado. Specializing in luxury residences and custom homes, the company crafts refined building experiences tailored to individual lifestyles. They offer a seamless, white-glove experience, managing every phase of home construction from initial planning to final handover. Aliversa Builders is known for its commitment to timeless design, uncompromising quality, and transparent communication. With expertise in building on your own lot, architectural collaboration, and using premium materials, they create one-of-a-kind homes. Visit aliversabuilders.com to schedule a consultation for a one-of-a-kind Colorado home.