<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE LENNAR
CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS 
FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PRIOR PERIOD INFORMATION HAS BEEN RESTATED FOR 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND FOR PRESENTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS 128.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                   1,000
       
                                                                      
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    YEAR            3-MOS           6-MOS           9-MOS                           
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             NOV-30-1995     NOV-30-1996     NOV-30-1996     NOV-30-1996     
<PERIOD-END>                  NOV-30-1995     FEB-29-1996     MAY-31-1996     AUG-31-1996     
<CASH>                             35,549          27,758          25,150          32,535     
<SECURITIES>                            0               0               0               0     
<RECEIVABLES>                       5,419          63,291          57,266          19,909     
<ALLOWANCES>                            0               0               0               0     
<INVENTORY>                       503,973         620,694         656,301         679,053     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  544,941         711,743         738,717         731,497     
<PP&E>                              6,481           9,194           9,956          11,490     
<DEPRECIATION>                      2,568           2,903           3,327           3,976     
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  1,341,065       1,488,262       1,551,573       1,579,280     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             133,605         123,127         118,167         161,468     
<BONDS>                           565,061         678,067         738,470         736,224     
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0               0               0               0     
<PREFERRED>                             0               0               0               0     
<COMMON>                            3,587           3,589           3,591           3,592     
<OTHER-SE>                        604,207         621,253         637,470         661,975     
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    1,341,065       1,488,262       1,551,573       1,579,280     
<SALES>                           646,986         169,396         361,141         609,939     
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  730,986         194,963         419,706         703,359     
<CGS>                             523,028         138,135         294,874         495,562     
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     536,976         140,891         303,838         511,555     
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                  126,988          36,147          78,241         123,989     
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0               0               0               0     
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 13,712           4,447           9,861          15,717     
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    53,310          13,478          27,766          52,098     
<INCOME-TAX>                       20,791           5,256          10,829          20,318     
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                32,519           8,222          16,937          31,780     
<DISCONTINUED>                     37,908           8,981          18,559          27,600     
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0               0               0               0     
<CHANGES>                               0               0               0               0     
<NET-INCOME>                       70,427          17,203          35,496          59,380     
<EPS-PRIMARY>                        1.97<F1>        0.48<F1>        0.99<F1>        1.65<F1> 
<EPS-DILUTED>                        1.95            0.48            0.98            1.64     
        
<FN>
<F1> REPRESENTS BASIC EPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS 128.
</FN>