<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            6-MOS    
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                NOV-30-1997     NOV-30-1998 
<PERIOD-END>                     NOV-30-1997     MAY-31-1998 
<CASH>                                52,926          39,075 
<SECURITIES>                               0               0 
<RECEIVABLES>                         34,646          11,802 
<ALLOWANCES>                               0               0 
<INVENTORY>                          806,975       1,010,819 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                     894,547       1,061,696 
<PP&E>                                14,861          20,254 
<DEPRECIATION>                         6,263          10,430 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     1,343,284       1,617,245 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                221,020         199,723 
<BONDS>                              661,695         861,101 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                      0               0 
<PREFERRED>                                0               0 
<COMMON>                               5,316           5,435 
<OTHER-SE>                           433,683         503,518 
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>       1,343,284       1,617,245 
<SALES>                            1,130,989         849,558 
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                   1,303,082         972,818 
<CGS>                                907,691         672,829 
<TOTAL-COSTS>                        958,324         697,082 
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     234,052         183,048 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                           0               0 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    24,979          23,006 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       85,727          69,682 
<INCOME-TAX>                          35,122          27,873 
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   50,605          41,809 
<DISCONTINUED>                        33,826               0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                            0               0 
<CHANGES>                                  0               0 
<NET-INCOME>                          84,431          41,809 
<EPS-PRIMARY>                           2.25<F1>        0.78<F1> 
<EPS-DILUTED>                           2.23            0.77 
                                
<FN>
<F1> REPRESENTS BASIC EPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS 128.
</FN>