The Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment and Friends of the Santa Clara River filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday regarding the approved plan to provide water to the Newhall Ranch development set to break ground in 2018. The local environmental organizations...

Highlights: * Net earnings of $218.5 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $183.0 million, or $0.79 per diluted share * Deliveries of 6,724 homes – up 12% * New orders of 7,962 homes – up 10%; new orders dollar value of $2.9 billion – up 11% * Backlog of 9,014 homes –...

* Net earnings of $144.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $115.0 million, or $0.50 per diluted share * Deliveries of 4,832 homes – up 12% * New orders of 5,794 homes – up 10%; new orders dollar value of $2.1 billion – up 15% * Backlog of 7,670 homes – up 13%; backlog...

Highlights: * Net earnings of $223.3 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $177.8 million, or $0.78 per diluted share * Deliveries of 6,318 homes – up 16% * New orders of 6,495 homes – up 10%; new orders dollar value of $2.3 billion – up 20% * Backlog of 8,250 homes –...

[Lennar] – “Experience Awesome” as Valencia unveils two neighborhoods by Lennar: Mosaic in West Hills and Toscana in West Creek. The grand opening celebrates six brand new model homes with an Italian street festival Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get ready for a day packed with fun...

Shares of Lennar Corp. increased Tuesday by 74 cents (1.9 percent) to $39.54, topping the company’s previous 52-week high of $39.33. The nationwide homebuilder’s stock has risen 89.9 percent this year. Locally, the Florida-based homebuilder is marketing seven new-home communities in the Santa...

Shares of the major U.S. home builders rose more than 5 percent Wednesday following the news that home prices rose nationally for the fourth consecutive month in July and maintained their strength in August. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed a 1.5 percent price improvement in July over...

Up, up, up. The third quarter of 2012 was kind to Lennar Corp. as the Florida-based homebuilder’s year-over-year profits quadrupled to 40 cents per share ($87.1 million) from 11 cents ($20.7 million) one year earlier. “Our third quarter reflects solid profitability in all of our business segments,”...

[Lennar Corp.] – Home builder Lennar Corp. said Tuesday it is ready to bring its “Next Gen” home-within-a-home to Lexington at River Village in Valencia on May 5. Lennar has already seen tremendous interest from the public since they introduced this concept in other areas and is beyond...

In this episode: Homicide investigators are trying to identify a body found smoldering in an Agua Dulce dumpster Wednesday morning; Florida-based Lennar Corp.posted first-quarter net earnings Tuesday of $15 million (8 cents per share). Plus: County opens youth offender training center in Lancaster; the...