Lennar Reviews in Sacramento, CA

These homes are thrown together so fast, the quality of workmanship from subcontractors are horrible!!

I buy my house in 2 months already but don't see who coming for home warranty I don't even know what her or his name.

It seemed to me that the communication was lacking, we had to buy from Lennar because it was a new home, but I would not recommend them as a mortgage company.

Loan officer Craig was horrible and I almost lost the Lennar home based on all the mistakes he was making. Sam and Jennifer were great

Over all not great home buying experience. Customer service wasn’t great during purchase time. There was not much support in choosing option. Was rushed into everything. Home built is good but experience through out the process is very unfriendly. They just want to build home like factory and no respect or care for someone’s expectations and feelings who is spending 100s of thousands of dollars.

It was my partner & I’s first time purchasing a home and working with Prav (lender) and Devin (sales) was a PAIN. I would receive smart remarks from Prav on important questions I genuinely needed answered throughout the buying journey and after. Devin would never get back to me, timely. UPS could take 3-5 business days and I still would not get a response back from her. You guys excluded my personal realtor from the experience so who else can guide me other than you two? HORRIBLE. As for the house. I understand you guys want to build 50 houses by end of month but the quality control is horrific. Why not just take your time rather than having to go back and repaint / fix any issues? Now we’re having to reschedule due to weather conditions. ... More

Most of the salespeople were the WORST. I sent the same scanned documents over and over again but was repeatedly asked for them by various people in different states .One finance person emailed me every day for six days in a row asking me for documents that had been sent. He didn't respond to my texts or emails and finally admitted he never opened the files I had sent. The same happened with another rep in another state. My last name is 6 letters long, but it was REPEATEDLY misspelled in documents, even on the day I signed the final documents with the Notary. My SSN was entered incorrectly which explained why they insisted they couldn't get a credit report for me. I finally scanned the credit report and sent it to them myself. Even on the day I signed with the Notary, I was given the wrong amount of final payment that I had to send. My realtor had to intervene numerous times when I failed to receive responses from anyone regarding errors I found in documents. The left hand never knew what the right hand was doing. ... More

Well when signing the papers they had one that was a charitable contribution that was going to come out of my pocket when I sold that. I refuse to sign it and sent it in as decline. 2 weeks later I'm in the moving van heading to unpack my truck when I get a call. You're not going to give me my keys unless I sign that paper. The solar panel the company that they use filed for chapter 13. I pay for the solar panel I did not lease them. I've been in this house for 2 months now and I still do not have my solar panels connected or turned on. When asked when I'm going to get them activated I get no time, or date or anything like that. They just reply, I sent a message to the solar group and they'll reach out to you. ... More

Lennar kept me in the dark the entire process, only to allow my escrow to fall past closing date twice, inwhich later I decided to go with a different lender which got me approved within 5 days. This was absolutely no fault of my own or from not providing documentation requested. I was beyond responsive and provided everything they asked for timely. I was pre approved and nothing in my circumstances had changed. I’m beyond frustrated with Lennar mortgage and will not recommend using them as a lender. They changed my loan officer mid loan to someone who bless her heart was not experienced enough and didn’t know what she was doing. Lennar didn’t handle the loan appropriately and caused a lot of unnecessary stress. I more than qualified, they couldn’t pull it together. Their reasoning didn’t align with the facts either. Very dissatisfied. ... More

I have faulty appliance and not been replaced till now. Its been more than 2 months now after I report. So bad quality appliances and response from the representative was pretty bad

My purchase was initially scheduled to close on November 8. I was finally able to move in on November 13. I had to stay in a hotel for two nights, but new clothes because all of mine were packed. I also had to pay the mover storage fees. My sales agent was off on the original closing date and could not be reached. She never informed me the house would not close on November 8. In addition, she failed to put the title in a trust as instructed. On November 8, I scheduled an appointment with Comcast to install my internet. I went to the sales office to get a key to let the installer in but they wouldn’t allow it saying I didn’t own the house. I met with the finance guy two months before the close and he preapproved me. He never told me there were any problems until a week before the close and then began to barrage me with requests for more information, including requirements to get automatic withdrawals from my retirement accounts which, of course, take several days to set up. In short, my sales experience with Lennar was horrendous. They failed to properly title the house, treated me like a vagrant, were unavailable at crucial times. I love the house but Lennar sales and finance leave a lot to be desired. ... More

The volume of paperwork that could not be changed nor copied to have someone else look at it was ridiculous. Why send it if no changes can be made. We have not been impressed with the electrical outlets in the house.

We bought our first starter home from Lennar some years ago and had a positive experience about it, so we thought “why not” when we received a call from the new home consultant about the availability of a lakefront property at Northlake, a community four miles from the Sacramento Metro airport. We couldn’t be more wrong! Sales – I am one of those buyers who was willing to pay more for upgrades. It is apparent that Lennar cared more about how they got the job done quickly than customer satisfaction. There were either no or very limited upgrade options to choose from - cabinets, countertops, backsplash, you name in. Imagine you just spent $800k on a house and were told by the builder that “too bad, we couldn’t offer this or that” even when you were willing to spend more. More accurately, “we do offer this or that in our El Dorado Hills development [where the million houses are built]”. Awkward! To be fair, those New Home Consultants were pretty responsive during the pre-sales phase. However, there was no “warm” handoff from Sales to the Mortgage/Loan division. The unspoken words to us were, “sales completed, next one in line.” Mortgage/Loan – Imagine you were approached by the builder’s loan department who gave you 48 hours to submit electronic a long list of documents but your questions to them went unanswered for a week. Of the list of requirements, one of them was concerning your reasons to buy the new house and your plan for the old house. We were scratching our heads thinking, “we have just submitted other required documents showing that we have enough money in the bank to buy the house outright and we have enough cashflow to afford the mortgage and that’s not enough? We have to write an essay to stroke your ego too?” We seriously thought about walking away at this point until some higher up personnel stepped in to smooth away the outrageous ask. The House – While inflation is real and your money may not go as far as it used to, having just spent $800k on a house it would not be unreasonable for us to expect the community plan to be well thought out, the amenities inside the house to be well positioned, the craftsmanship to be meticulous, correct? Wrong! In a community where my 2,700 sqft house would be considered small, it is hard to imagine I do not even have enough street parking space for even ONE single car in front of my house. Never mind family and friends, we will go to your house for holiday celebrations from now on. Driveway is 20 feet in width, a few feet narrower than driveways found in many older houses. Imagine trying to park two SUVs or pickup trucks on your driveway. Landscaping comprises of low-end mulch which covers 90% of the front yard, with a whopping 8x10 grassy area to help builder check off the box. Prior to our first walkthrough, we had already informed the New Home Consultants of the observations made, including a dented garage door, chipped concrete front porch entry, a couple of damaged eaves, sloppy stucco walkthrough and low. By reporting these concerns early, we thought the builder would perform some fixes to make our fist walk-through a more pleasant experience for everyone involved. Needless to say, they did not. In fact, some of the concerns were not even addressed until a week after the final walkthrough. Interior walls and ceiling were painted with white paints throughout the house as no option was available. We ended up spending over $6k to repaint the house into the preferred colors. Electrical appliances consist of mostly soon to be outdated GE models, which speaks volume to the builder’s priority to save by buying things in bulk as opposed to putting customers first. The range hood that came with our house looked good on the surface but a simple Google search informed me the unit had a low CFM. We ended up replacing it on the 3rd day after we moved in. We found our structured media enclosure “conveniently” mounted on a wall behind the laundry room on the 2nd floor, which makes receiving good WiFi signal difficult throughout the house. Our house has three bedrooms. Each bedroom, even the one in the master suite, has only ONE single robe hook in it. AC unit in the master suite is super loud; it wakes us up in the middle of the night over and over again. Final Thoughts – We do want to give credit to the home care (warranty) team as they have been very responsive to the requests submitted. The construction supervisors we interacted with seemed honest and transparent, admitting to us thoughtfulness and customer satisfaction oftentimes took a backseat when profitability was the company's only mantra. Maybe we should all develop a Lennar-like mindset. Why use towel racks/bars when we can get by with a single robe hook? Hairline crack on ceiling and drywall on Day 1? No big deal, we can revisit that a year from now! Scratches on brand new bathtubs and cabinets? Breathe and know that they are still functional! Chipped bathroom and kitchen tiles? Congrats, you have 20-20 vision! Broken outlet covers? Don’t focus on those minor things, silly! Lakefront homes but no direct access to the lake? That’s what makes Lennar a unique home builder! Onto the million-dollar question: Would I recommend this builder to others? Yes, to the priests as they are more forgiving than most. Or to HGTV, as they like to tear things down and build back better anyways. ... More

Lennar people had multiple mistakes on closing contracts and it was not easy to get is all corrected as their first reaction is blaming instead of accepting the mistakes and working on corrections. Home was handed over with many issues and I was only able to get some of them fixed after many requests.

Many issues with the home that still remain. Sloppy finish work that looks like it was rushed. Expected a lot more for the price and how the Lennar representatives boast about their product.

Lennar mortgage is the reason for the low scores in some areas. The lennar lender assigned to us (craig) caused unnecessary stress to our whole family. He took 3 months to finally submit to the underwriters and we were turned down. He did not submit all of our income and refused to talk to us when I asked to review the income amounts He had entered. We had to resubmit the same paperwork multiple times all for nothing. The mortgage lender we went with, who was recommended by lennar was excellent (girish) and had us conditionally approved in 3 days and worked with us every step of the way until final approval. No stress with him! Our lennar sales lady (dharma) was awesome as was the person who provided our walk thru. Lennar mortgage side of the business certainly let you down and we are not the only buyers who went through unacceptable experiences with them ... More

The sales rep and the loan officer are very unprofessional.

Once we had an agreed upon price and I was ready to buy the particular home, the salesperson raised the price like $10000. shady business tactics by Lennar. Won’t be getting my business any longer

During the process of purchasing our house we worked with Christina and at first she communicated with us just fine but then she wouldn't return our calls and failed to follow up with us. She would tell us one thing and the next, it was different. She would say she was going to call us back with an update and never would. When we had to provide documents, i would provide them and they would keep asking for the documents over and over. I thought maybe what i sent didnt attach properly but then come to find out i was told Christina was supposed to call me and tell me to contact the credit bureaus to update something that wasnt updated on my credit report. Did she tell me that? No, of course not. A simple text would have sufficed but she couldnt even do that. Whats worse is that when she finally did call with an update, she didnt even apologize for not responding to our calls or not responding to our text she simply went on as if nothing had happened. As if i didn't call you everyday for almost a week asking for an update. Her communication skills are the worse! When we finally closed, the title company told us there were pending permits that the city hadn't approved yet so we wouldnt be getting our keys. We were told that Christina should have told us this, which, surprise surprise, she hadn't. When we finally escalated the issue, a manager offered us a credit which was applied to nothing because we had already signed and closed the deal. They said it was applied to closing costs but we had already signed and it was done. When i spoke with Christina about it, she said it was used to extend the interest rate since the rate lock had expired, which she didn't tell me there would be any cost to extending it. They tried to make it seem as though we were impatient about the permits but that wasnt the case. We understand that if permits are pending, they're pending. We just wanted some communication and honesty. We wanted someone to say-hey, i didn't get a chance to check on this but give me a few days and ill follow up with you...and actually follow up; or hey, just a quick update, its still pending, etc. I didnt even need a call, a text would have sufficed! We love our house but the process to get it was not smooth and pleasant. It was stressful, shady, and unprofessional on their part. I wish I would have requested a different loan officer but it is what it is now. Even when we finally got our keys, it didn't feel welcoming. We have several friends and family that are looking to buy a home and unfortunately we are not referring them to Christina and her team. When people ask us about our journey in purchasing our house, we tell them the horrible process we went through. It's a shame... ... More

This was the most difficult purchase of real estate that I have experienced in my 50 years of real estate investment. The entire staff need to be retrained. The title company group was the worst!

Worst experience ever. Completely unresponsive to any question we had. The minute we signed the agreement to purchase and sent over the deposit it was all down hill and a horrible experience. Buying are first home was suppose to be a memorable happy experience and all I have is frustration and buyers remorse because how bad the customer service was. 100% will not recommend buying a new Lennar home to anyone.

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

Lennar title is absolutely bad company with very bad people, who don't know/understand anything

In short, the home buying experience was not pleasant, and in many ways, did not satisfy our needs. The process was made even more frustrating by the continued demonstration that Lennar and its process were more important than any of the customer’s interests or needs. Here is a direct quote from the “Delivery Process” letter sent to us – “Appointments are critical, and timing is of the essence. Walk-through appointments cannot be changed; however, we do offer a choice of virtual or in person appointments based on your availability” I can understand the need to maintain scheduled appointments; but we had no input concerning timing, the sales staff knew we were traveling from the East Coast during that time, and when we were forced to do the walk-through virtually the person doing the walk through didn’t know that is how we were doing it and was not prepared. Additionally, when we contacted the office that sent the letter, they contended that they had nothing to do with the walk-through. Although the individuals were pleasant enough, they were completely restrained by the Lennar system. There are so many ‘features’ in the house that are not logical for the home user but were things that could not be changed. Lennar promotes the houses as having features that are befitting a 55 and over community, but these features (gimmicks) are insignificant when compared to the inconvenience that they cause. And, they were non-negotiable. Just to list a few: -- No door on the bathroom (The one place you are guaranteed to stand naked. And, what if one person is up earlier or later than the other?) -- Many doors that are 36 inches for no practical reason (The large doors get in the way!) -- Zero threshold shower (You can’t put a bath mat down so you have to step from the shower onto the slippery tile floor.) -- Hand-held shower wand in the master shower -- Grass in the back yard (The one place that the HOA does not provide maintenance.) Finally, I know that these houses are not custom homes, but the house construction quality and finish is pretty poor. Simple things like stud placement – they are not consistent! Planning for kitchen cabinets – there should have been blocking for the cabinet installation. Several cabinets do not have the proper number of screws holding them in place. A single towel hook in each bathroom?? So, to answer the original question; I would not rate my experience as being positive. I’m not sure I could recommend Lennar to anyone. What makes this sad is that the house we moved from in Maryland was built by Lennar and we were very satisfied with the quality and the buying experience.. ... More