FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Holder Floyd Will	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/7/2014 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. [TPH]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O TRI POINTE HOMES, INC., 19520 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 200	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
President of Trendmaker Homes /	
(Street)

IRVINE, CA 92612       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Stock  	30064  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (1)	2/16/2015  	Common Stock  	11486  	$11.33  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (2)	2/15/2016  	Common Stock  	16809  	$12.45  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (3)	2/14/2017  	Common Stock  	47063  	$14.40  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (4)	2/9/2021  	Common Stock  	36937  	$11.45  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (5)	2/8/2022  	Common Stock  	29550  	$9.67  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (6)	2/13/2023  	Common Stock  	35882  	$14.47  	D  	 	
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	  (7)	2/12/2024  	Common Stock  	42214  	$14.29  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  2) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  3) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  4) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  5) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  6) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	
(  7) 	Stock options vest ratably over four years.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Holder Floyd Will
C/O TRI POINTE HOMES, INC.
19520 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 200
IRVINE, CA 92612			President of Trendmaker Homes		

Signatures		
Michael D. Grubbs, attorney-in-fact		7/17/2014	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Michael D. Grubbs and Glenn J. Keeler, or either of them
signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)   prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
              undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
              Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
              amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
              appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned
              to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
              Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule
              or regulation of the SEC;

        (2)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
              capacity as an officer and/or director of TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.,
              a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
              accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
              1934 and the rules thereunder;

        (3)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
              undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
              execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
              amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
              the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

        (4)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
              the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
              be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
              the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
              by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
              this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
              such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
              such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 8th day of July, 2014.

                                                    /s/ Will Holder
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                                                        Will Holder
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