--PULTEHOMES27-- SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS PHOTO BY JIM GENSHEIMER. SAN JOSE, CA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. For the second year JD Powers and Associates have ranked Bay Area builders in terms of customer satisfaction with new homes, and for the second year builder Pulte Homes has ranked tops in several categories, including workmanship and quality of materials. Photo taken in San Jose, California on Monday, September 22, 2003.