Business View Magazine | March 2018

190 before the crash,at 218,”he says.Although his father had already retired from the companyandmoved into land development,Coreycredits his parents’financial support for keeping the company afloat during the downturn.As the housingmarket slowlybegan to rebound,CondronHomes altered its businessmodel to better fit the changing economyand demographics, and today the companybuilds a smaller number of customand semi-customhomes,only. “We have our stockplans that we can startwith; we can also design from the ground up,”Corey says.“The majorityof our sales are pre-sales,so the customer is very involved throughout the entire process–fromde- signing the home,to picking color and style.We will do anything our clients want to do.Emptynesters are the largest share of our clientele,right now.We specialize in a high level of qualityand high level of service,and that clientele appreciates both of those attributes.They might have been through it before in theiryounger years,so they’re an educated clientele.” CondronHomesmaintains a staff of ten employ- ees,one of whom is Corey’s sister who is retiring after CONDRON HOMES