Davis Development reviews

4.6

87% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

Mike Davis

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Davis Development has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Davis Development employee rating is 23% above average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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157 reviews
5.0
Mar 11, 2021
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Pros

I've been in the industry for 9 years and have worked for several different property management companies across multiple states. Davis, BY FAR, has blown every other company out of the water. From the start they treat you like family. New hires are introduced to the entire company via email. Birthdays and work anniversaries are celebrated as well. Leadership believes in celebrating professional AND personal successes. They also promote growth in all aspects. In terms of actual work - Davis is Builder/Owner/Manager which is wonderful because there is less bureaucratic red tape to cut through. If the onsite team feels as though there's a tool that would be beneficial and they can explain the reasoning, those tools are given to them almost immediately. Upper management asks for and values suggestions in all aspects of the job. There is a lot less arbitrary reporting required so that the team can truly focus on leasing and providing the best customer service possible. Administratively, Davis keeps it much more simple than most of the companies I have worked for in the past. Davis is CONSTANTLY developing throughout the country and opportunities for growth are readily available. Many of the employees throughout the company have been with the company for several years and have travelled with the company throughout several markets. Lee Little, the Director of Property Management (for lack of a better title), is friendly, personable, and humble. When onsite, he takes the time to get to know the entire tam - not just the manager. He explains company standards and explains the "Why" behind a lot of things. Honestly, I could keep going for quite some time. If you have the opportunity to join the Davis Team you won't regret it.

Cons

Davis is Build/Fill/Sell. Employment with them could be brief if they do not have a lot in your market or if you choose to stay with a property vs. the company. If you have the flexibility to move with the company, however, this is not a true con.

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Davis Development Response
5y
It is such a wonderful pleasure to read the rather lengthy praise you have posted. How exciting to see in print the very things we value about our culture! Our employees are our family! We spend more time at work than at home most weeks. Having a team that cares about one another and depends on each other like a family is what we consider to be the best way to run our business. We do want our Managers on the floor with the team, double closing, greeting the prospective new residents, and in general making the work place fun! Why shouldn’t we have fun at work? We do not have to have heavy reporting coming from the communities; we can do that on the backside. We want our front line teams to be there for the residents and helping them to love their new homes! We do regret that sometimes we have to say goodbye to really great superstars, however, when we can take our superstars with us to the next brand new luxury community or homes, we do and we are excited to do so! Thanks for your awesome post!
5.0
Mar 9, 2021

BEST COMPANY

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Pros

Awesome place to work hands down

Cons

None at all not one

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Davis Development Response
5y
We are extremely pleased to know that you have been with us for ten years and love being a part of this team! It is Managers like you that make working with the Davis team a pleasure. You do an outstanding job of creating offices where employees love to come to work and love who they work with each day. Making reaching goals a fun and positive day! Thank you for all you do for the teams and for Davis! Here is to 10 plus more!
5.0
Jan 14, 2021
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Pros

The only company I've worked for that truly practiced a "family" environment, Davis regularly announces employees professional AND personal successes company wide so everyone can celebrate. The company is clear in their expectations but also firmly believe in work-life balance. They don't believe in cutting corners when it comes to staffing and compensate fairly to ensure they get quality employees. There are growth opportunities within the company and many stay with the company for years. Opinions and ideas of site-level employees are listened to at all levels of the company (middle and upper management, construction, etc). There is much less bureaucratic red tape and as a result accomplishing tasks is easier and faster. The company builds a quality product and it's much easier to sell something you believe in.

Cons

Not a con to me, but Davis is Build-Fill-Sell which means many site-level employees are not able to stay with the company for long periods of time if 1) Davis is not heavily developing in a specific market and 2) the employee is not able to travel with the company.

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Davis Development Response
5y
What a wonderful review of the organization! We truly do want our employees to put their family first. How could you possible do a good job at work if something is happening at home that needs your attention! We do have goals and standards and we do hold our employees to them. We also reward and recognize when the expectation are met and/or more importantly, exceeded. Helping our colleagues succeed only benefits all of us in the long-run and it is much more fun watching people grow and meet their own goals while helping us meet ours!
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