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Ryland Group

Ryland Homes is the United States' 7th-largest developer and home-builder. The builder, based in Westlake Village, California, has built over 295,000 homes across the United States since its inception, focusing primarily on first-time homebuyers and first- and second-time moveup buyers.

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