Lennar Reviews

Lack of communication on her part was ridiculous! Started buying process 8/24 and was not informed about a project manager until home was 6 weeks from being COMPLETE! No one called me for any inspections (drywall) of which I wanted to be included in. The only way I found out anything was that I went to the house EVERY weekend since August and made a list of questions and had to contact her for answers which took days for any response. My new neighbors informed me about a project manager and weekly emails of updates on the house of which I NEVER got. Paying this price for a home should include someone who cares about keeping the buyer informed. Jenny made a handsome paycheck on the sale of my house and it wasn't deserved. ... More

Lennar mortgage was one of the worst experiences ever. My family was lied to and told so much incorrect information. We were told we had to pay 60k in taxes that we actually didn't even have to pay. We ended up using NFM lending and had a much better experience.

I got sold a pretty affordable home. I had to put in a warranty claim to fix the floors and it’s been almost two months as of writing this review and it’s still not done. I’ve attempted to get a hold of people from Lennar all the way up to the CEO and have had little to no communication. They closed the warranty ticket over a month ago while I’m still waiting on a flooring company to come and rip out all the LVP flooring and replace it. I will never suggest someone buy a Lennar home at this point and highly discourage doing so if you can help it. No one has reached out to attempt to make things right while I still wait to be able to move into a house I’ll be paying a mortgage on before I can live there. ... More

Communication from loan officer was awful. When concern were brought up we received bare minimum responses. When the idea was brought up to switch lenders, loan officer became defensive and threatened to just cancel everything instead of trying to work it out. Terrible process of buying. The home has been great so far.

Sales person violated federal by refusing handicap accommodations. Larry Seiple was tremendous to work with during mortgage process. He is sole reason I did move forward with charges against Lennar. The construction managers have been responsive to issues with construction defects.Lennar does not use high quality materials. The HOA is not at all responsive

Process at the beginning feels like a dream come true. After 40 days and 3 days before my closing, the nightmare starts. Lennar mortgage denied my application,n and they even care to ask for supporting documentation and anything regarding the denial, I tried to cancel everything with that denial, but Lennar insisted that it was not possible because 30 days had already passed by. After the process of getting approved by another bank because as for Lennar, I didn't have any other option, I was able to move in, I could notice bad quality, worst finishing. Conditions were not as expected since this should be a new home. What was supposed to be a dream come true was the worst decision I ever made. Definitely, I will not be using Lennar in the future. ... More

EverBe is an amazing community and really glad to have become part of it. However, the journey to get there with Lennar could have been so much better. I hope Lennar will use this as constructive feedback towards improving experience for other prospective home buyers in the future. Sales team - They were courteous, prompt and professional. - However, I felt really rushed with constant pressure to make purchase decisions in less than 24-48 hours. - Very few models were on display. It is so much easier to visualize a physical model. - A simple phone call inquiry to internet Sales team asking for advertised specials precluded me from working thru a real estate broker. Lennar sales team is probably paid for and compensated by Lennar and IMO act in best interest of the company as against the home buyer. If I had a choice, I would have gone with a real-estate broker that represents my best interest. - None of the incentives were disclosed upfront. Most of the incentives are only available to you if you avail services from Lennar groups/affiliates e.g. Mortgage, Insurance, Title and such. Some of the services had very high mark-ups and not very competitive. - The purchase contract was 70+ pages long and IMO, fairly skewed in favor of the Lennar with no provisions to change any language. It also did not give me much leverage against any disputes or contentions. Yes, there is a provision for arbitration, but as an individual buyer, do I want to really be spending my time there? Mortgage process - Team was definitely prompt, courteous and professional. - Website was very intuitive and user friendly. - By far the best part of the deal was the mortgage rate offered. I was appreciative of the Mortgage team describing the incentives that ideally should have been divulged during Sales process. - The consults provided by Miguel were exceptional. - The only opportunity, a month after closing, Lennar sold off my mortgage to another service provider, it was not seamless. A lot of the information such as flood insurance was not transferred over. I realized it after I started receiving notices from new provider. Concierge Service - There is absolutely NO collaboration within various Lennar groups (Sales, Mortgage, Construction, Customer Relationship, Title, insurance). It had become my full time job to make the siloed Lennar groups talk to each other - Lennar does have a dedicated concierge service. The concierge team was very courteous, professional and did their best to help. However, concierge had no leverage whatsoever in pursuing resolutions with any of the other Lennar groups/teams. - Any escalations to senior Lennar leadership was simply crickets. Title and closing team - Process was generally straightforward. - They have great options available for closing. In-person, remote notary and more. - The only snafu, they only handed over the home keys after closing. For the mailbox keys, we were given a runaround across all Lennar departments, post office and HOA. It took more than 45 days to get the mailbix keys. Meantime, a lot of the packages delivered sat there w/o us being able to access the mailbox Construction - By far our worst experience and the most arrogant of Lennar groups. - IMO, Lennar does not make it easy for the home buyers to bring in private inspector. - Construction has no set guidelines, checklists and were very reluctant to acknowledge any deficiencies whatsoever. E.g. Before closing, there were streaks of spilled concrete on the garage floor. When we brought it to their attention, construction’s response was the concrete floors are not warrantable. - Many items got categorized as cosmetic e.g a big star shaped dent in the bath tub. We struggled with the thought of having to live with a dent all our life when we paid full price for it. - Another example, when we opened the one of kitchen cabinets door, the panel fell to the floor. This was clearly poor workmanship and missing screws. Again non-warrantable was Lennar’s response. - The private inspection identified some major code violations. Construction wasted too much time trying to defer it to post close. I had to escalate it to the county inspector for enforcement. Since Lennar mortgage had locked the rate only for 45 days, they had their backs against the wall to fix it fast or pay for extension of rate lock. At that point, they wanted to take the easy way out and offered to part ways without accepting any wrongdoing. They were so cocky, they told me I would not incur any penalties if I walked away from the deal. Really? - Given the mistrust, I ordered a second round of inspections which still came out with significant issues. In the end, I spent almost $1000 in private inspections from my pocket. I had not really budgeted for that much cost for inspections. Post-close warranty - Given the experience with pre-close process, I was highly skeptical on what to expect. However they have pleasantly surprised me. - I do like their online ticketing system to report warranty items and setup of virtual appointments to understand the issue. - Lee, Lilly and Katrina have been fairly responsive and so far fixed quite a few pre-close mess-ups by construction. e.g. AC compressor did not work day one, thermostat was not BT capable, rekeying of locks, electrical issues with outlets and some more. Misc. - IMO, the pre-closing walk-thru was a wasted opportunity by Lennar. Sales team and CRM failed to highlight many cool standard features that come with the house, e.g irrigation system, a ring door bell, wifi operated door lock, grass moving included in HOA dues, 1 year termite warranty and more. - I wish Lennar could have made an upgrade package available for extra cost with some common sense items e.g. get a better dishwasher instead of the one with cheap plastic interior, an OTR exhaust to the exterior, a wifi capable garage door opener and such. ... More

We had our closing March 10. We drove from Colorado to Texas into a winter vortex with 2 labradors, 2 cats, two cars and a trailer. Got stranded in the blizzard. Our trailer got stuck at a hotel with no rooms. So we slept in the car freezing all night till we could get towed in the morning. We get to Frisco Tx on March 9 stay in a hotel. (Remember we have to get 2 cats and two dogs (one’s a tripod) in the hotels for the past few nights driving. Always have to take an elevator.) Now Lennar only does virtual closing and we have to be out of hotel by 11am. They want the closing at 10am. 10am they could not get their end to work… over an hour trying and now we have to be out of hotel. Now we have to try to find Wifi somewhere to finish the closing. As we leave one of our cats escapes. We try forever to get her back but finally do. McDonald’s and Starbucks nearby have no space for the trailer to park. So we have to keep driving around till we found a place with WiFi and a spot to park trailer. In this city that was a nightmare to find. But we finally find a place get and start to close on the house. During the closing she did say March 11 was marked in some areas. I said it has March 10 then for some reason they changed to March 11 but talked to (won’t mention her name here) and said we needed it back to March 10, so they changed it back. And it was changed since we were online with someone for closing on the 10th with an appointment for the 10th!!! So she changed the few areas that still said 11th. We paid cash for the house. We were set; so we headed to the office to get our keys. We are tired, stressed and just ready for this nightmare to end and get into our home. At the office we are told we can’t get our keys…try again tomorrow. What?? You have our money..we just closed …they said at closing we can go pick up our keys….why?? They say….You are scheduled for the 11th to receive your keys. Come back tomorrow. Just thinking of going through another hotel stay with our pets..almost losing one, carrying the tripod Labrador into the hotel again. I lost it. I was calling everyone. We were out in the car for 5 hours with our two cats and two labs in the heat in front of the office begging for our keys!! We had closing papers, confirmation they had our money..house completely paid for and we could not get our keys!!! Finally after all day waiting in our car in front of the office..sweating..dogs panting …we got our keys. What an awful company to buy from!! We were warned not to buy from Lennar but did not listen. Lesson learned. Listen to your friends and family when they say something is bad!! ... More

The process started out good, we were working with Ali initially. They transferred out case to Heather H. And everything fell apart. She continually called to ask fir documents that were sent 2 to 3 times already, still I was patient, until she contacted us on the day of closing asking for paystubs and w2's. Now keep in mind these documents were sent at the very beginning of this process. I asked her if this was normal to ask for these things on day of closing. In my mind everything would have been in order by then. At this point, they transferred us back to Ali G. We were told we needed 18 thousand more dollars to make this happen ( now we are day after closing). We also needed 6 thousand additional dollars for reserves. Up until this point, I had never heard the word " reserves". We were guaranteed to get that 6 thousand back after closing. I was told to get a wire transfer from a family member and that money would be returned to us about 2 weeks after closing. I borrowed money with the full intent to pay them back immediately. Well, as the days went by, I checked in on this and we were only getting back 3400 of the 6 thousand reserve dollars. Lennar did not hold true to 80% of the lies that they told us. It was a very frustrating and disapointing experience. My husband and I both missed work on 2 different occasions when we were told we were closing. I think I cried more during that time then i ever have, it was awful. After the closing date, we were told that this would not happen if we didn't come up with 24 thousand dollars. I had already bought furniture, had plans to have family down. You can understand how upsetting this would be. I don't know what Heather H. Was doing but she certainly wasn't doing her job. As a senior loan officer for Lennar, I would expect some professionalism and knowledge from her. She left out critical details, lost documents over and over again and basically steered us in the wrong direction the entire time. I really b would not recommend Lennar to anyone I know. That being said, I love the house, it's beautiful. Just go with another mortgage lender, DON'T USE LENNAR. ... More

Very bad experience. Dish washer didn’t work properly, door lock didn’t work and ring either. Nothing can be solved by Lennar so I have to waste my time trying to call to the individual warranty. I moved to the community without mailbox. One month picking up the mail at usps. Now they are giving the mailbox key. But I have to drive to doral to pick it up. Everything is very inconvenient

I was so excited to buy my first home. I was consistently sold a false narrative and dragged through this process. It was quite miserable from beginning to end.

I love my new home BUT the process was not pleasant. The mortage company was not very good. I was told multiple quotes as to how much I was going to need for closing. My closing date was a nightmare, the Benito and (the other woman s name I can't remember) were not great.

My experience from start to end was worst. Lost of lying from different Lennar Reps in terms of what they are telling verbally and cheating with signed doc. Hiding lot of details from customer up front. I made sure to convey my experience with my community who are heavy in investment in real estate to beware from scamming Lennar with all proofs I had. Thank you, Vimlesh

My home buying process was a roller coaster, to say the least. It started with a classic bait-and-switch tactic regarding the deal, followed by misleading information about loan qualifications. To get me interested, I was told that I qualified for a USDA loan based on my circumstances. However, after I submitted my earnest money—which is supposed to be refundable—I was suddenly informed that I didn’t meet the qualifications after all. This was particularly frustrating because my agreement to move forward was contingent on using that specific loan. Despite that, they refused to refund my earnest money. To make matters worse, the loan officer was incredibly unprofessional. He changed the financing type without informing me—on three separate occasions—and continued to send Docusign documents without explanation. When I asked for clarity and requested to be notified before documents were sent, I was brushed off. Needless to say, if I ever had to work with Trent or Chaz again to purchase a Lennar property, I would absolutely take my business elsewhere. ... More

They built the different house than we requested and signed up for. We wanted a 5-bed not a 4-bed house and found out they did the opposite to a neighbor 3 doors down which leads me to believe they just got the plans mixed up. We didn’t find out until the final walkthrough and the closing process was disjointed and took longer than it should’ve. The initial sales rep was great but everything after that was a struggle at best. The after care team has been good though.

not transparent at all during buying and value for the home prices. I would not recommend to any of our friends

My experience was the worst probably in this community. I started off renting first. When I was renting I had an excellent experience in the community so I decided to start the process of buying. As I was looking around to different communities my husband wanted to stay in the same community we currently were looking into. He talked to the woman in the front office to see if or what we can do. She gave him a number to a man named Oliver. Oliver contacted and started the process. We put the earnest money down and just did what we were supposed to do as buyers. I put my 60 days notice into the rental company. Anticipating that since we had the go that we were clear to move. We did the celebration and it came down to the closing day and in the morning of the closing day Oliver called upset and told us we were denied due to 2 hours on my pay check. (It was short due to the holiday time, I had no PTO because I just started working as a nurse) I was devastated. My husband contacted the agents boss and they referred us to another company. At this point, I was just going to rent. The funny thing is I found a renter that was going to rent the same house that I was going to buy. So a man named Stephen contacted me from another lender. I told him what happened and that I was not convinced that he can get me approved. His exact words "I understand that you had a horrible experience, give me 3 days and if I don't get you approved you can go and rent"....3 days come I get the call that I was approved. With me being still distraught. I still was not convinced, because we were denied the day of the closing. Stephen knew. He still wanted to prove to me that he was able to do what he promised. I handed in the same documents that I did to Oliver. I went to my closing within 2 weeks. I thank Stephen and the NorthStar team for getting us approved. Now the reason why I gave a 1 star for "Overall home buying experience". I felt like 2 certain people in the office NOT Tiona (I apologize if I spelled her name wrong) was intentionally trying not to give us this house. The sad part about it is that out of all of the same houses they built they continuously showed the house to others and allowed them to go in there with there shoes on during bad weather. (Mind you I rented a house right behind the home we were buying.) So we seen everything. They could of shown the home across the street to it. But they didn't! I even requested if the people they shown the house too could put on shoe covers. Never happened. The reason why I put a 2 stars for "Quality of workmanship and materials" you don't see the quality of the home until after you move into it. I will put the best I can to make it mine but the home was put up fast and there are little issues that we have been taking pictures and recording. The drywall is coming apart like buckling, the was does not come out of the showers, the caulking is half done. Carpet was dirty. Blinds was not put up right to where it would turn all of the way. When we moved in the next day I go outside someone intentionally stomped my pretty bushes over. They are completely damaged. I was so upset. So I am in the process to replace them within the next few weeks and putting up security cameras. Lots more. Trustworthiness is a 1 star because they promised to do things that still weren't done. The value for the price paid. I gave a 4 star only because this is what the house was appraised at. I feel that after looking at other communities in the same price range they are more valuable. Although, I like my home. I was just turned off from the entire experience with Lennar. The reason why I put a 1 star the the "Responsiveness to issues, is because EVERYTIME I would ask for something I felt like a black sheep of the community. I am the ONLY owner that does NOT have that cute little "Private Residence sign" the most hurtful part to this is when I asked Tiona. She told me to come and get it from the office. I sent my son and the other agent in the office told him she had no sticks to the sign, so he came home and said that she said that she will bring it tomorrow. The most hurtful part is the next day I come home "ALL" of the new owners on the street (8 people) had their little "Private Residents Sign" on their yard and they are not even moved in yet. So my husband went and bought me two black signs to make me feel better. He tried but again it does not feel the same. :( I am going to put this review on every platform. I wish I went through another community maybe my review would have been different! ... More

The overall process is lack of consideration from customers interest. Bad loan processes, so-so home quality, and after purchase support is not caring

I’ve owned several homes and understand the process of buying and selling real estate. From the sales process to final close, it was bumpy and riddled with issues primarily around communication and a lack of clarity in details. Additional issues surfaced in general knowledge related to titling the home as I wanted. The initial response brushed it off then later was casted as a “I’ve never seen it done like that in 20 years” approach. I finally got it resolved as I initially wanted by pushing the issue further. The mortgage process was poor and lacked understanding and direction. The process attempted to mechanize something that ignored nuances of individual circumstances. Build quality of the home is ok. Although the details matter such as paint quality (chips real easy when doing a basic wipe down), picture windows in common spaces, inconvenient placement of light switches, and sloppy caulking and paint in various spots. Also, nearly all the door knobs came loose. Minor things to fix but Lennar is strict about their warranty and not doing work that will jeopardize that set up. I’m satisfied and neutral on the quality. But ask me in a year after I’ve had time to live in the home. Our family will stay in the home and make it our own. But I will never buy a Lennar new build again after my experience. ... More

The experience was horrible. I found folks at Lennar to be unethical, rude, and somewhat hostile.

The experience was not pleasant it was a lot of balls drop during the process a lot of back and forth a lot of being lied to. A lot of unnecessary spending and a lot of unanswered questions or just being ignored. Communication was terrible. Would never buy from them again

We paid for a 3rd party inspection report which was sent to the construction manager to take care of prior to our closing the day of our final walkthrough half of the items weren’t taken care of and he promised he would take care of them if we signed off on the home. The biggest item that I am still upset about is our driveway which was not properly leveled prior to laying the pavers and it has dips throughout. I have copies of written communication from Chase our construction manager saying it will be taken care of both prior to our closing and after and that “the price has been approved” but here we are 3 months after our closing with no resolution. This whole experience confirms to me that our satisfaction as buyers was totally set aside just so Lennar could squeeze another home closing in at the end of November at fiscal year end. ... More

Lennar offered great incentives, but were quick to try and deny our application. They made us jump hurdles, i.e. requested my wife to get a letter from management at current employer only to find out we couldn't use it and she was basically forced to get a job within 2 weeks in a new state. Closing was in limbo for well over a month which finally closed a week before Christmas. House we were living in was emptied out and we were essentially homeless if it didn't close. My children lost their Christmas and the process was simply unacceptable. I want to clarify this was Lennar lending department. Steven with the actual sales team on site was phenomenal and helped push the process along. Our file ended up being pushed to the higher ups who eventually got us across the finish line, but it felt as though they never wanted to close with the incentives initially offered. I would not purchase a home through Lennar ever again and had I known the extent of what my family would have been put through out of the gate, we would have never pursued this property. ... More

The salesperson, Alex, was outstanding and was attentive to our needs within his authority/control. However we were very dissatisfied with the workmanship (paint, carpentry, landscaping (unlevel, dead grass, irrigation system heads sticking up too high, etc)). The tubs are basically useless because they are way too short for an average height adult (taller than 4 feet). Great square footage and amenities for the dollar but the workmanship needs improvements.

How a gas leak, plumbing issues (shower not draining) electrical issues got past “inspection” is beyond me! Simple things as installing doors properly for the safety of their home buyers is clearly not a value no integrity behind their name! I’ve been here 1 month and have yet to actually feel comfortable in this home! DONT BUY IF YOU DO HIRE AND PAY FOR YOUR OWN INSPECTION!!!