D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, Announces Successful Launch of Its Home is Connected Smart Home System
ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
D.R.
Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), America’s Builder, today announced the
successful launch of its Home
is ConnectedSM smart home system, which is included in
the base price of each new home from D.R. Horton and its family of
brands. The system includes a robust central hub by Qolsys
that controls the smart home features, including a home alarm and
automation platform by Alarm.com,
Honeywell
Home thermostat from Resideo, door locks by Kwikset,
smart switches by Eaton
Corporation, video doorbell by SkyBell
and hands free, voice-first experiences with Amazon
Alexa.
Donald R. Horton, Chairman of the Board, said, “Homebuyer response to
our roll out of America’s Smart Home has been positive. The system is
now included in each new home from D.R. Horton and our family of brands,
including Emerald, Express and Freedom Homes. We have always been
focused on providing our customers the best value in the market, and we
are pleased to deliver features that help them connect with their home
from anywhere.
“We would like to thank each of our valued trade partners who worked
with us to create a comprehensive affordable smart home system in our
homes to make our homeowners lives easier.”
About D.R. Horton, Inc.
D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, has been the largest homebuilder
by volume in the United States since 2002. Founded in 1978 in Fort
Worth, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 84 markets in 29 states
across the United States and closed 52,569 homes in the twelve-month
period ended December 31, 2018. The Company is engaged in the
construction and sale of high-quality homes through its diverse brand
portfolio that includes D.R. Horton, Emerald
Homes, Express
Homes and Freedom
Homes ranging from $100,000 to over $1,000,000. D.R. Horton also
provides mortgage
financing, title
services and insurance
agency services for homebuyers through its mortgage, title and
insurance subsidiaries.
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D.R. Horton, Inc.
Jessica Hansen, 817-390-8200
Vice President
of Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@drhorton.com
Source: D.R. Horton, Inc.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding D.R. Horton's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
