MOST ACTIVE HOME BUILDERS IN CALIFORNIA

The most active home-building firms in California in 1989, based on number of housing starts: Company (National Ranking): Number of Housing Starts William Lyons Cos., Newport Beach (4): 6,490 Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. (7): 6,043 Lewis Homes Group of Cos., Upland (11): 4,055 A.G. Spanos Construction, Stockton (12): 3,945 J.L. Construction, Carlsbad (16): 3,011 The Lusk Co., Irvine (23): 2,657 The Arden Group, Sherman Oaks (25): 2,540 Watt Industries, Santa Monica (28): 2,444 Robertson Homes (36): 2,020 Shea Homes, Walnut (41): 1,739 SOURCE: Professional Builder magazine