Chicago, IL (October 30, 2025) — New Home Star today announced that it has been named a 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner for employee appreciation. Energage, a purpose-driven organization that builds and brands employers of choice, determines the awards.
Based on feedback from a research-backed employee engagement survey, this award celebrates organizations that demonstrate gratitude for employees' efforts and that employees reciprocate by being motivated to give their best at work.
“Every team member at New Home Star matters,” says New Home Star Founder David Rice. “We look to create a culture where appreciation is not just celebrated but woven into the fabric of how we support, recognize, and empower our people to grow.”
The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets.
About Energage
Making the world a better place to work together. ™ Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 18 years of culture research and the results from 27 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.
About New Home Star
As the largest private seller of new homes in America, New Home Star partners with builders to help them sell more homes more profitably.™ Operating in over forty markets, New Home Star offers cutting-edge tools and an award-winning culture for builders to have sustainable, scalable success. The firm’s home builder solutions and services include home builder marketing, sales training, new home sales software, consulting, and more — each designed with the builder in mind to evolve with the ever-changing nature of our industry. Explore our service and offerings at newhomestar.com and find us on social for industry-leading insights.