Exhibit (a)(7)


             This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a
                    solicitation of an offer to sell Shares.
 The Offer is made solely by the Offer to Purchase dated June 20, 2002, and the
  related Letter of Transmittal and is not being made to (nor will tenders be
      accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction
         in which the making or acceptance of the Offer would not be in
                 compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction.

                      NOTICE OF OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
                     ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

                                       OF

                            THE FORTRESS GROUP, INC.

                                       AT

                               $3.68 NET PER SHARE

                                       BY

                           FG ACQUISITION CORPORATION

                          A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

                               LENNAR CORPORATION

      FG Acquisition Corporation (the "Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar Corporation ("Lennar"), a Delaware
corporation, hereby offers to purchase all the outstanding shares of common
stock ("Common Stock" or "Shares"), par value $0.01 per share, of The Fortress
Group, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, which are not already owned
by the Purchaser, at a price (the "Offer Price") of $3.68 per Share, net to the
seller in cash without interest. The Purchaser is making this offer upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in
the related Letter of Transmittal (which terms and conditions constitute the
"Offer").

       THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK
       CITY TIME, ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2002, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

      THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED ON A MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES BEING TENDERED
AND IS NOT CONDITIONED ON THE ABILITY OF THE PURCHASER TO OBTAIN FINANCING (BUT
IS SUBJECT TO SOME OTHER CONDITIONS). THE PURCHASER HAS THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE
DISCRETION, TO WAIVE ANY CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER.

      The Offer is being made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
June 17, 2002 (the "Merger Agreement") among the Company, Lennar and the
Purchaser pursuant to which, following the consummation of the Offer, the
Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving
the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar (the "Merger"). On the
effective date of the Merger, each outstanding Share (other than Shares owned by
the Purchaser or by shareholders, if any, who are entitled to and who properly
exercise dissenters' rights under Delaware Law) will be converted into the right
to receive $3.68 in cash, without interest.

      THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY (THE "BOARD") HAS DETERMINED THAT
THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY IT (WHICH INCLUDE THE
OFFER) ARE FAIR TO AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS
AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT STOCKHOLDERS TENDER THEIR
SHARES IN RESPONSE TO THE OFFER.

      The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2002, unless it is
extended. During any extension, all Shares that had previously been tendered and
not withdrawn will remain tendered, subject to the right of a tendering
shareholder to withdraw tendered Shares.

      For purposes of the Offer, the Purchaser will be deemed to accept for
payment, and thereby purchase, all the Shares which are properly tendered and
not withdrawn when and if the Purchaser gives oral or written notice to
EquiServe (the "Depositary") that the Purchaser is accepting those Shares for
payment. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer will be made by
deposit of the purchase price with the Depositary, which will act as agent for
tendering shareholders for the purpose of receiving the payment from the
Purchaser and transmitting payment to tendering shareholders whose Shares have
been accepted for payment. In all cases, payment for Shares purchased pursuant
to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (a)
certificates representing shares, or a timely Book-Entry Confirmation of
transfer of Shares into an account maintained by the Depositary at The
Depository Trust Company, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of
the Offer to Purchase, (b) a Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile of one),
properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, or
an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in connection with a
book-entry delivery, and (c) any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal. Accordingly, it is possible payment will not be made to all
tendering shareholders at the same time, depending upon when certificates or
Book-Entry Confirmations are actually received by the Depositary. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTEREST BE PAID ON THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SHARES,
REGARDLESS OF ANY EXTENSION OF THE OFFER OR ANY DELAY IN PAYING FOR SHARES.

      Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information
Agent named below. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related
Letter of Transmittal and all other tender offer materials may be directed to
the Information Agent, and copies will be furnished promptly at the Purchaser's
expense. The Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or
dealer or any other person (other than the Information Agent) for soliciting
tenders of Shares in response to the Offer.

                     The Information Agent for the Offer is:


                              D.F. KING & CO., INC.
                                 77 Water Street
                            New York, New York 10005
                 Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 269-5550
                    ALL OTHERS CALL TOLL FREE: (800) 207-3155


June 21, 2002