** Homebuilder Lennar's shares LEN.N fall 3.2% to $116.21 after the bell

** LEN posted lower Q1 profit, as high mortgage rates and house prices deterred potential buyers

** Including losses of $62.5 mln incurred on technology investments, Q1 EPS of $1.96 fell from $2.57 a year ago

** Quarterly average sales price declined to $408,000, 1% lower than last year, reflecting continued weakness in the market

** LEN also reported quarterly home sales gross margins of 18.7%, below its forecast range of 19.0% to 19.25%

** Q1 revenue rose 5% YoY to $7.6 bln, compared with analysts' estimates of $7.43 bln — LSEG compiled data

** As of Thursday's close, stock had fallen 8.4% YTD

(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)

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