"Kind Of Like Communist Housing Meets Corporate Housing": Lennar Showcases New Texas Home-Builds
Lennar, one of the largest homebuilders in the US, showcases beautifully rendered images online of its new single-family homes in the Fort Worth, Texas, area. To prospective homeowners, the neighborhood appears picture-perfect for raising a family.
However, Lance Lambert, the founder of the research firm ResiClub, pointed out on X that these tiny homes in the Risinger Court community are not as they appear online.
Lambert shares a rendered image of one of the 763 sq ft homes, featuring two bedrooms and two bathrooms, side by side with an image of the same house in real life.
LEFT: Image that @Lennar shows on its website for Risinger Court community in Fort Worth, Texas
— Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) July 8, 2024
RIGHT: Image on Google reviews for the same community
Lennar has the homes list for $197,999
763 sq ft
2 bed
2 bath pic.twitter.com/PRiBmj9bbx
And more images...
Some more images posted on Google review pic.twitter.com/GQt3VeWuNQ
— Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) July 8, 2024
"It's always fun to see how much foliage is included in renderings -- even for far higher priced new home communities," rental housing economist Jay Parsons wrote on X.
it's always fun to see how much foliage is included in renderings -- even for far higher priced new home communities.
— Jay Parsons (@jayparsons) July 8, 2024
Real estate broker Aaron Layman said, "There should be an MLS violation and fine for putting a "representative" photo on a listing which is not really representative of the actual product. Customers should have a reasonably accurate expectation of what they are showing up for."
There should be an MLS violation and fine for putting a "representative" photo on a listing which is not really representative of the actual product.
— Aaron Layman (@dfwaaronlayman) July 8, 2024
Customers should have a reasonably accurate expectation of what they are showing up for.
Another X user said, "It looks like a minimum-security prison camp," while another pointed out, "They rebranded trailer parks as tiny homes."
Here's what others are saying about the Lennar's Risinger Court community:
Is that a prison community?
— Jon Elder | Amazon Growth | Private Label (@BlackLabelAdvsr) July 8, 2024
Illegal immigrants in NYC are living in less cramped conditions than that community in Texas
— The Rogue Politico (@politikaljunki) July 8, 2024
It’s kinda like communist housing meets corporate housing.
— TheLastEntrepreneur (@jeremydgriffin) July 8, 2024
What an awful combo 😂
$200k for a shed? These are absolutely wild times.