Lennar Reviews

We faced some challenges right off the bat with our first pick home getting sold, literally as we were signing our salesforce documents, however in the long run we got a much nicer house with better amenities for roughly $200 more a month. After that things went pretty smoothly right up until we had to start dealing with Lennar Finance. It was extremely frustrating having to upload the SAME requested documents MUTLIPLE times, receiving incorrect cash to close amounts, & trying to get ahold of people was like pulling teeth. Also, while dealing with finance, there were mistakes made with our master shower due to build plan changes & miscommunication with the builder/contractors which ended up pushing our close date back about a week. Once all of these challenges were worked through, we finally made it to closing & it was totally pain free experience. I’d like to thank Phil, Trina, & Joel for all the help during our home buying process. ... More

Great house and the team seem committed to achieve the final items on the exception list. Good surprise offered by the smart home package. However, the finishes are not great, not in line with the value of the house... the customer journey is somewhat engineered, but not well delivered by the different parties. 45 days after the move, the exception list is still open.

As far as sales,Deb is amazing to work with and I would recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a home in Sterling Ranch. On the other hand i am extreamly disappointed with the poor construction management and the lack of finishing anything before moving onto the next home. We moved in almost 2 months ago and still our house is being pieced together while we watch others move in weeks/months after us and have a fully finished house and landscaping. This company is more worried about putting up more houses than actually finishing what they had started.

1. Stone on front of home had to be replaced- poor workmanship. 2. Horrendous spackling job in the garage, stairway and storage room. 3. Key to the home does not work in the lock of the door to the house through the garage. 7 weeks later and we still do not have the proper key, which is on order. 4. Stain on front cement porch -still no solution for removal. 5. LENNAR mortgage process was a nightmare. It should be streamlined- instead it is very time- consuming and difficult to navigate. There are too many people involved. There should be one contact person for the whole process to track progress and avoid requests for duplicate information. ... More

Lennar is nothing special. They claim to strive to build all homes as good as the model, but that's not the case. While the structure itself is good (according to our home inspector), the quality of everything after the drywall was installed is sub-par at best. Lennar throws these houses together and doesn't care about the finished product - they just want to get on to the next house so they can get paid. The lack of attention to detail by these tradesman is insane, and furthermore the fact that we had to identify certain things (such as a mismatched window, damaged cabinets) is crazy. We've had so many issues with the quality of the items and have had to put in numerous work orders. Some have been taken care of and others we were told Lennar doesn't handle after closing. It's hard to catch all the issues during the new home orientation when you only have 90 minutes to go through a 3000 sq foot home to mark issues. Our customer care rep, Rich, has been top notch and very responsive but he can only do so much because of Lennar's policies. I will also say that the GE appliances that Lennar selects are incredibly cheap. The dryer and range are ok, but the refrigerator is not great and the dishwasher feels like it's going to fall apart; it resembles a children's toy. They also chose a 3.8 cubic foot washing machine for a 5 br house. We already bought a new washer and sold the one from Lennar. Another frustration I have is Lennar didn't even install street lights in our part of the neighborhood, while Casa Fresca and West Bay have installed street lights in unfinished parts of the community. How Lennar missed this is beyond me. The main reason we went with Lennar was because of their warranty, which was significantly longer than West Bay and Casa Fresca. Other than that, it's nothing special. Not sure I'd build with Lennar again. As I told their higher up folks on the construction side, we weren't expecting a custom build, but we were expecting quality and things done right. That didn't happen here. And I can tell you that in speaking with neighbors, they've experienced similar issues. So this isn't a one time thing. ... More

All Lennar Homes should be consistent. Homes should not lack what was stated when purchasing. Promises not keep.

One should talk to some longer term homeowners to get a good sense of the Lennar building and buying experience. Communication on the closing date was truly lacking and if we didn't call we wouldn't know. The attention to detail of the inside final product didn't show much attention to detail by the people performing it. Their stable of subcontractors do not pay attention to the details that new home buyer expects for the price being paid. Follow up since closing with the warranty group has been satisfactory to date. Sometimes we have had the same group in more than once. We are getting through that phase now slowly but surely. ... More

Double check and get items repaired and/or fixed prior to closing.

Most of the process with Lennar was reasonable, but my closing was rushed as the home was not actually ready for the scheduled closing. In fact during the final walkthrough on the day of closing they had still not installed appliances. Because everything was not quite ready for closing the final punchlist had about 50 items that needed to be addressed. After closing it has been a challenge getting the contractors to complete the items. It is now 2 months after closing, and more than half the list has still not been addressed. Of the items completed many of them I just decided to take care of myself since it seems nearly impossible to get some of the contractors out to finish up. ... More

It was fine with the process, except at the closing escrow, it was kind of disapointed due to 3 times and extended, was hectic and not our fault at all. The quality of materials not specified until now. The issues that we found after the second walk, not yet fixed.

Overall experience was OK. There was a huge delay in closing which was understandable because of the supply chain issues around 2021/2022. Quality and finishing is not the best, but not bad and the maintenance department is very responsive. The worst experience was with Lennar Mortgage, lots of mistakes and having to resubmit documents and until a week before closing I had no idea how much my closing costs would be.

The quality of the materials could be better. The finishing could improve as they haven't done good finishing.

I'm mostly disappointed in how some of the homes in the neighborhood are maintained. I was surprised to learn the number of investment properties and rental that are in the subdivision. We have some houses were the grass has not been cut, dogs tied up in the front yards, basketball goals lying down in the front lawn, and couches in the garage where people just hang out with the garage door up. This is definitely not what I was expecting and I don't know what the homeowners association is doing. Overall, I'm just disappointed.

The value of the home is decent for CA. The walls are super thin. I was told I wouldn't hear neighbors as that was my concern with a condo style home. I hear every sound including garages and the closing of doors. I am happy with my home, but wish I'd known what to be prepared for.

Lennar’s selling process was well organized and pretty painless. Their online portal is great. While our house was delayed by 6 months that’s not entirely their fault. Charging US for 5 days of delay while we completed our home appraisal process after waiting 6 months for Lennar seems a bit unfair, regardless of the clause on the contract. Real disappointment was the quality of workmanship in paint, cabinets…pretty low-end.

We are happy with our new home but the quality it is in the lower end for a new build. Thy need to do a much better work during their internal QC process or selecting contractors. Found several issues after moving in and we eventually had to get an external inspector. Zero attention to detail. Still haven't found a single window frame that it is properly level in the house. Silver lining is that they provide a one year warranty and the customer service rep for my community is doing an excellent job helping us solving them.

My experience with the Lennar Lender Rep was not good at all from beginning to end. Very poor communication and responsiveness, poor update related to my loan. Pushing automated emails was good enough for him, but communication was the worse experience I've had. The material used for the home fell short and the seller and construction manager did their best to address all issues. Quality of the material is not good, plastic fixtures, painting was subpar. The foundation of the home, flooring and space design seems solid so far. I expect some issues out of a new home, but wish for better quality material. The community is a great place to live. ... More

Buying from Lennar is overall a good experience. But you have to be ready for a lot of warranty claimed after closing. Everyone from the sales department and warranty department is super friendly, responsive, and helpful. We had Omar as our sales rep, and he is always there helping us explaining the process of closing and tried his best to answer our concerns. Richard and John are our Wareanty manager, they are both very polite and friendly! Because the bad workmandahip of the home we had to call warranty pretty often, Richard and John never complained about the constant warranty claims but patiently helped us fixing all the problems one by one. For the service, we could gave a 5 star without thinking. They hire great people in the team providing excellent service. However the workmanship is pretty bad compare to our old home, a lot of problems need to be fixed after closing. If you are a first time home buyer and do not know much about fixing things yourself, you should think twice about buying Lennar. We understand there are always imperfections in every home, but as a new build all the imperfections makes our new home seems like a old home being renovated cheaply. One of the Toilets in Junior suite, the water tank cannot be stabilized, and we you touch is it is very loose. When we mentioned it at final walk through, the builder didn’t want to replace it, saying as long as it’s not leak, it should be fine, but our home inspector told us it might be a long term safety concern for whoever is yawing this toilet. Then a lot of in-wall areas was not being installed or caulked property. Like the main water valves frame is not aligned and in sloped angle, the washer faucet frame, dryer vent frame, and the Calle & wire box are super dirty and not fully insalled in the wall, they are loose and flying outside the wall, window glass break in 3 weeks after we close, and one of my fiends has leaking toilet the first day she moved in, and the home is very dirty with stains and marks on the walls and ceiling. All the little problems, if warranty doesn’t handle them, you have to fix them yourself. Just be ready to spend few weeks just to claim warranty and fix little issues on your own. Compare to our old home from centex and other homes in the same neighborhood, the Lennar’s workmanship of homes in this neighborhood is bad, of course because of that their price is also cheaper than the other builders for about 100K. So if you don’t mind claiming warranty and fixing thing on your own, I would say it’s a good buy. Then let’s talk about their loan department. If you take the loan from Lennar mortgage! Never accept VIrtual Closing!!! It’s completely a mess and you will have to pay more out of packet money on transaction fees! Even thou sometimes they want to push you to close early and want to close virtually! Don’t do it! They can push the closing date to a later day! The loan officiers are not really responsive compare to their sales and warranty department! A lot of time, they don’t respond unless they need something from you. And they don’t explain their processes very clearly, and we had to go to Omar to find out the details. Also for the virtual closing, you will have to do multiple fractions in order to finish all down payment and closing fees. And the single wire transfer transaction fee is more than purchasing a single cashier check! We though we had to do it so we did it. But my friend refused to do it, and just delayed the closing for like a date! So Don’t do the virtual closing! If it wasn’t for bad workmanship and not so pleasant loan and closing process, We would give Lennar a 5 star for their sales department and warranty services. The reason why we give 3 is because we took 1 star off from the bad workmanship that we have to claim warranty so often, and took another 1 star off for their loan department for not being so clear on the process and we had to pay more than usual transaction fees lol hope my experience helps you buying from Lennar! And happy home buying! ... More

Our sales rep Tony was awesome to deal with. Even though the closing date kept getting pushed out our sales rep kept us up to date and we totally understood the delays due to COVID related impacts of materials and labor. We were super excited to get our new condo to enjoy with our family for vacation purposes. The community had every amenity we wanted ; gated, golf course, fitness center, various pools. However, the closing left a bad taste in our mouth about Lennar. The work crews were pressured to finish the building by end of the month, which also happened to be Lennar's quarter, When we arrived to do our walk thru the day before our scheduled closing, it was like a war zone with trucks , workers and materials everywhere. Our unit was only primed and many options were not in place. When we told our sales rep we felt the unit was 2-3 weeks from being move in ready and we did not want to close until all the work was completed. We were told since the county declared it was habitable, we could either close or lose our 10% deposit. I felt very pressured to close and it seemed almost illegal, We couldn't stay at our unit the week we closed since painters and workers were still there working on our unit for a few days after closing. We still had almost 15 things which needed fixed after closing including leaking drainpipes and missing kitchen cabinet and crown molding. This made me hesitant to ever buy a Lennar home again, which is a shame since we love our condo and all the people at Lennar who helped us with our purchase. ... More

Main house ac was not properly connected and secondary ac was cooling the entire house causing an enormous electricity bill in the summer. Multiple paint and cleaning issues not fixed by closing as promised, but nothing major. Quality is not as high as Beazer homes

The first walk through orientation and walk through before closing was not very good experience. This was our third home, second new construction, and have moved into five other houses due to moving (US Navy) duty stations. I was in Alabama waiting for the house to be completed and was told to come down for a first home orientation which showed me the house was not ready, garage floor was not painted, no shower glass, dirty house, rusty fixtures, paint on the floors, crappy texture application. I was told it would be taken cared of before closing five days later. While some was addressed it was not sufficient, we closed because I already had my Uhaul parked in front of the house and had checked out of the hotel and we were already paying for electricity and water. Even after closing we gave them another day to fix some items. I will say the virtual closing was smooth and that was great, and slowly Lennar Warranty is fixing issues that came up during the two walk throughs. The Lennar Warranty team (Taylor, Cameron and others), during the month that we have been here, are helping in getting the issues resolved and that is a major plus on Lennar's side. A very negative experience has slowly turning into a positive one, however, no new home owner should have to through that, thankfully, the Lennar Warranty team members are the ones that outshine above the initial construction team and the only people I trust. ... More

Buying process from start to end and with closing not good at all. Pending items are still incomplete.

The warranty process and getting things completed needs to be addressed. I have 9 items on a warranty claim and NO ONE will respond to these issues. Including a missing laundry room door that is now going on 60 days.

I received my house in july but in june house prices dropped I do not even know about this thing it cost me a lot of money. before i moved shoud I have the right to know about this?and my backyard is different from the example house

We were very disappointed in the build quality in several areas and difficulty in getting issues with wrong location of washing machine water and drain piping - took three attempts to get someone to put it in the right place after being told "we leave it to the plumber. Also problems with location of the attic access hole. Supposed to be located in the master closest and not the master bath,. Again took three tries go get it located in the right spot. Then issues with the repairs to wrong location drywall. Big disappointment with cleaning of the home prior to closing. Basement was covered in white dust that got tracked everywhere. The main floor flooring was covered with some type film. They were clearly in a rush to close before they were really ready, and we had to accept it as we'd already sold our house and had the move planned. My overall feeling was that the build team really didn't care about quality and left many things for us to add to warranty. ... More