KB Home Names Jon Adler as President of Its D.C. Metro Division

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

KB Home KBH, one of the nation's largest and most recognized homebuilders, today announced that Jon Adler has been named president of its D.C. Metro division. In this role, Adler is responsible for all of the Company's homebuilding operations throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, from land acquisition and construction, to sales and customer service.

Adler joins KB Home with more than 24 years of homebuilding experience in the region, having held leadership roles with NVR Homes. Most recently, he was a Partner with The Georgelas Group based out of McLean, Va., under which he created Bryton Homes, where he served as President and CEO.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jon Adler to the KB Home team,” said Vince DePorre, regional president for KB Home. “With his deep knowledge of local market dynamics and wealth of experience in the homebuilding industry, we believe Jon will be a great asset to KB Home as we look to grow our presence in this region.”

KB Home is currently open for new home sales at six locations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, offering home designs that can include as many as six bedrooms and range in price from the low $300,000s to over $1,000,000. KB Home recently introduced brand new floor plans at its Crown community in Gaithersburg and anticipates opening a new neighborhood of single-family homes called Autumn Overlook in Ellicott City this December.

For more information about KB Home, visit www.kbhome.com or call 888-KB-HOMES.

About KB Home

KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilding companies in the United States. Since its founding in 1957, the company has built more than half a million quality homes. KB Home's unique homebuilding approach lets each buyer customize their new home from lot location to floor plan and design features. As a leader in utilizing state-of-the-art sustainable building practices, all KB homes are highly energy efficient and meet strict ENERGY STAR® guidelines. This helps to lower monthly utility costs for homeowners, which the company demonstrates with its proprietary KB Home Energy Performance Guide® (EPG®). KB Home has been named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award winner for four straight years and a WaterSense® Partner of the Year for four consecutive years. Los Angeles-based KB Home was the first homebuilder listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and trades under the ticker symbol "KBH." For more information about KB Home's new home communities, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit www.kbhome.com.

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