The Ryland Group

Who We Are

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL), is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. Founded in 1967, Ryland has built more than 275,000 homes and provided mortgage financing and related services for more than 225,000 homebuyers. We operate in 28 diverse markets across the country, specializing in homes for first-time homebuyers and first- and second-time move-up buyers. Consistently recognized by Fortune and Forbes as one of the nation’s most admired and best-managed companies, Ryland has a solid national reputation built largely on the talent of our employees.

National Strength, Local Focus

Though we're a leading national homebuilder, our decentralized operating structure places land and product decisions in the hands of the local management teams who know their markets and customers. That local market expertise is what makes us so successful at building the homes and neighborhoods where people want to live.

Our Philosophy: The Best People, Product and Principles

People: Ryland's employees, in 17 states and 28 cities across the country, are our greatest asset. We work to attract and hire the best candidates and then invest considerable resources in training and developing them. We offer intensive classroom and online skill-building programs to our employees through Ryland University.

At Ryland, we believe in work-life balance. Ryland offers a wide array of benefits to keep our employees healthy and planning for the future. Health coverage begins the first day of the month following your date of hire and 401(k) participation begins immediately upon hire. Ryland matches 100 percent of the first 6 percent of all employee 401(k) contributions. Additional benefits include a company-contributed employee stock purchase plan, gym membership reimbursement and tuition assistance for continuing education.

Product: Ryland remains at the forefront of product innovation by conducting ongoing research into customer preferences and trends and by using the direct input of our local customers, employees and professional architects to design our homes. We develop hundreds of new home plans each year to meet the needs of various buyer profiles. In surveys, our homebuyers tell us that our value, design, location and quality were the primary reasons they chose Ryland over any other homebuilder.

Ryland builds neighborhoods in the places people want to live and work. We secure prime locations with easy access to employment centers, transportation, great schools and services, and vital commercial districts.

Principles: What we do is not just about building homes, it's about adding value to the communities we build in. Whether it's helping fund playgrounds, ball fields and new schools or preserving open space and wetlands, Ryland works to create an environment where families can enjoy the most important moments of life.