John Houston Homes new homes in Temple, Hewitt, and Lorena, TX

About John Houston Homes

John Houston Homes currently has 24 new homes tracked by 4me across 8 communities in Temple, Hewitt, Lorena, Waco, and Woodway. Compare current prices, construction status, floor plans, included features and community location before deciding where to tour.

John and Tracy Houston started building in 2005 with a handful of employees and a stated mission to "help people find their way home." Twenty years on, John Houston Homes is owned by its 100-plus team members, builds hundreds of homes a year across four Texas market areas and 40-plus communities, and ranks among the top builders in the United States. The stated values are Generous Love, 2nd Mile Service, a Relentless Pursuit of Excellence, and Honest Communication, and the company pairs local giving with ministry-driven global partnerships. In Central Texas the product skews larger than the corridor average — most communities are quarter-acre to full-acre homesites, and the Temple community, Valor Estates, is 3/4-acre lots with side-entry garages.

Founded by John & Tracy Houston — employee-owned since 2020

Central Texas communities: Valor Estates (Temple), Chapel Ridge and Sunwest Village (Waco), Lake Forest (Woodway), Bull Hide Estates (Hewitt), and Callan Village, Lakeridge Estates and Serenity Estates (Lorena). They also build a much larger DFW footprint — Midlothian, Waxahachie, Burleson, Venus, Mansfield, Grandview and Maypearl — which is outside the area 4me covers.

Employee-owned (ESOP) since 2020 · Ranked among the top US home builders (per builder)

Building with John Houston Homes

1. Choose your community and floor plan with guidance routed through your 4me representative
2. Personalize flooring, cabinets, countertops and color palettes at the Wisenbaker Design Center
3. Build, with the structural decisions handled and selections guided
4. Close and move in, with warranty requests handled through their team

Floor plans

Augusta

3 bd - 2 ba - 1,860 sqft - from $379,990

Sorrento

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,028 sqft - from $415,990

Cambridge

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,086 sqft - from $421,990

Savannah

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,173 sqft - from $426,990

Denver

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,271 sqft - from $429,990

Boise

4 bd - 2 ba - 2,143 sqft - from $444,990

Concord

4 bd - 2 ba - 2,384 sqft - from $449,990

Lansing

4 bd - 2 ba - 2,235 sqft - from $459,990

Hartford

4 bd - 2 ba - 2,323 sqft - from $464,990

Alexander

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,589 sqft - from $469,990

Windsor

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,754 sqft - from $469,990

Richmond

3 bd - 2 ba - 2,642 sqft - from $489,990

Helena

4 bd - 2 ba - 2,552 sqft - from $509,990

Jackson

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,889 sqft - from $519,990

Phoenix

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,952 sqft - from $524,990

Sacramento

4 bd - 3 ba - 3,102 sqft - from $534,990

Providence

4 bd - 3 ba - 3,391 sqft - from $559,990

Dublin

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,659 sqft - from $574,990

Florence

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,643 sqft - from $589,990

Melbourne

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,895 sqft - from $612,990

Montreal

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,782 sqft - from $614,990

Barcelona

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,828 sqft - from $619,990

Madrid

4 bd - 3 ba - 2,805 sqft - from $624,990

Athens

4 bd - 3 ba - 3,257 sqft - from $664,990

Valencia

4 bd - 2 ba - 3,214 sqft - from $727,990

Carter

4 bd - 3 ba - 3,549 sqft - from $739,990

John Houston Homes questions from Central Texas buyers

Where John Houston Homes builds in Central Texas

Browse John Houston Homes by town, community, and currently available new home. This section updates automatically when inventory or community data is added.

What John Houston Homes puts in a home

Insulation (as disclosed in the Texas new-home contract)

• Exterior walls (living areas): fiberglass batt 3.5 in - R-13
• Ceilings (living areas): blown-in fiberglass 12 in - R-38

Texas new-home contracts disclose insulation material, thickness, and R-value per area (paragraph 7.G). Higher R-value resists heat better - in Central Texas the ceiling number matters most for summer cooling bills.

Usually included

• Wisenbaker Design Center selections
• Covered patio (per plan)
• Side-entry garages (per plan and community)

Complete construction, insulation, and warranty details are available upon request. We verify the exact terms for any home before you sign.

Builder information comes from public builder materials and the current 4me catalog. Verify all information - specs, pricing, and availability change without notice. Questions and tours are routed through 4me.

John Houston Homes homes on right now

$489,990 1117 Dillinger Road, Hewitt, TX 76643 Bull Hide Estates 4 bd3 ba2,093 sqft Move-in ready $549,990 10625 Wistan Dr., Waco, TX 76712 Chapel Ridge 4 bd3 ba2,791 sqft Move-in ready $549,990 92 Cedar Creek Court, Woodway, TX 76712 Lake Forest 4 bd3 ba2,411 sqft Move-in ready $449,990 511 Geyser Trail, Waco, TX 76657 Sunwest Village 4 bd3 ba2,030 sqft Move-in ready $419,990 509 Geyser Trail, Waco, TX 76657 Sunwest Village 3 bd2 ba1,860 sqft Move-in ready $709,900 7001 Louis Qualls Lane, Temple, TX 76502 Valor Estates 4 bd3 ba3,096 sqft Move-in ready $499,990 1329 Tahonta Drive, Hewitt, TX 76643 Bull Hide Estates 4 bd3 ba2,086 sqft Move-in ready $579,990 2113 Bond Street, Lorena, TX 76655 Callan Village 4 bd3 ba2,791 sqft Coming soon $799,990 5200 Spring Valley Road, Lorena, TX 76655 Lakeridge Estates 4 bd3 ba3,511 sqft Coming soon $499,990 10604 Wistan Dr., Waco, TX 76712 Chapel Ridge 4 bd3 ba2,271 sqft Coming soon $849,990 5250 Spring Valley Road, Lorena, TX 76655 Lakeridge Estates 4 bd3 ba3,938 sqft Coming soon $549,990 1352 Red Rock Road, Hewitt, TX 76643 Bull Hide Estates 5 bd3 ba2,804 sqft Coming soon $499,990 10620 Wistan Dr., Waco, TX 76712 Chapel Ridge 4 bd2 ba2,432 sqft Coming soon $549,990 2137 Bond Street, Lorena, TX 76655 Callan Village 4 bd2 ba2,280 sqft Coming soon $749,990 172 Serenity Dr, Lorena, TX 76655 Serenity Estates 4 bd3 ba3,320 sqft Coming soon $749,990 144 Serenity Dr, Lorena, TX 76655 Serenity Estates 4 bd3 ba3,509 sqft Coming soon $449,990 523 Geyser Trail, Waco, TX 76657 Sunwest Village 4 bd3 ba2,033 sqft Coming soon $459,990 519 Geyser Trail, Waco, TX 76657 Sunwest Village 4 bd2 ba2,242 sqft Coming soon $749,990 7117 Felix McDaniel Drive, Temple, TX 76502 Valor Estates 4 bd3 ba3,528 sqft Coming soon $779,990 6913 Valor Trail, Temple, TX 76502 Valor Estates 4 bd3 ba3,549 sqft Coming soon $699,990 7016 Louis Qualls Lane, Temple, TX 76502 Valor Estates 5 bd3 ba2,807 sqft Coming soon $849,990 183 Lavish Ln., Lorena, TX 76655 Lakeridge Estates 4 bd3 ba3,672 sqft Coming soon $604,577 2119 Bond Street, Lorena, TX 76655 Callan Village 3 bd2 ba2,612 sqft Coming soon $899,990 6910 Ben Houston Court, Temple, TX 76502 Valor Estates 5 bd4 ba4,156 sqft Move-in ready