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Lennar

Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) is one of the largest U.S. homebuilders, focused on entry-level and first-time buyers, especially in the Sun Belt.

Known aliases

  • LEN
  • Lennar
  • Lennar Corp.
  • Lennar Corporation

Current stories

investOne report1 publisher

Abel's Berkshire now owns the fourth-largest U.S. homebuilder and about 11% of the second-largest

Berkshire under Greg Abel paid $6.8 billion in equity for Taylor Morrison, then lifted its Lennar stake 94% in the third quarter, ResiClub calculates. Abel told CNBC he does not envision a quick housing recovery, and the payoff is years away.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption85
Hype gap−5
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
investOne report1 publisher

Hunterbrook, short Lennar and Millrose, says none of 75 Millrose homes it visited looked occupied

Hunterbrook Media reporters found none of 75 Millrose-owned homes in Florida and Texas appeared occupied in late September. Hunterbrook Capital discloses it is short both Millrose and Lennar, so the finding comes with a position attached.

Publishers:hntrbrk.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives80
Confidence45
investConfirmed4 publishers

Berkshire's $10B cheque to Alphabet makes Buffett's heir an AI capex underwriter

Greg Abel added 48.1 million Alphabet shares in his second full quarter as CEO, with roughly 60% of the spend routed through a private placement tied to Google's June capital raise.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 2%
Operator
Operator 14%
Investor
Investor 84%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives40
Confidence70
buildOne report1 publisher

NavigateAI's new contracts price a saving that weather and crew composition also move

Paying for outcomes sounds cleaner than paying for tokens until someone has to price the counterfactual, and the measurement that would make NavigateAI's cut defensible has to be run inside the builder buying it.

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption15
Hype gap+45
Incentives70
Confidence50
investOne report1 publisher

Discounts to move new homes have halved Lennar's gross margin since 2022

Builders held 487,000 new single-family homes for sale in August, 8.5 months of supply, while sales stayed at 2019's pace of 57,000. Lennar keeps its homes selling at a net price 24% below 2022, on a gross margin that has fallen to 15.8% from 29.2%.

Publishers:wolfstreet.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence58