Central North Carolina Home Builder Signs With Epcon Franchising

Experienced New York Residential Builder Relocates to North Carolina

COLUMBUS, Ohio (September 10, 2024) – Our seventh Franchise Home Builder to join the Epcon network in 2024 is Civitas Homes in Hickory, North Carolina.

Civitas Homes is a new company that will be led by Dave Fontana, who was a residential builder in New York for 22 years before relocating to Hickory after winding down his New York operations. He has spent the last several years purchasing land and rental properties, and is now ready to restart his work in home building with the goal of building a small project in Hickory prior to relocating to Southwest Florida to be closer to his children and take his Epcon Communities franchise to that area.

“Dave already has a parcel in mind for his first project, so we expect him to move quickly with our resources and support,” says Paul Hanson, president of Epcon Franchising.

About Epcon

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Epcon is a leading 55+ home building franchise in the United States. For more than 35 years, Epcon has integrated smart, innovative new home designs with the most desirable modern amenities popular with 55+ home buyers. A growing home building business or real estate development company can leverage Epcon Franchising’s proven home designs, technology, marketing and sales resources. Epcon Franchise Builders are given a competitive advantage to build smarter and scale faster in the 55+ home building market. Epcon is ranked on Builder 100 and Pro Builder Housing Giants as a top U.S. home builder and the Franchise Times Top 400 list, has ranked on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 and has won many awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Learn more about what we offer.