Eastern Eight Community Development Corp

eastern 8 is a non-profit certified community housing development organization focused on community development providing housing for low-to-moderate income families, serving washington, sullivan, carter, greene, hawkins, hancock, johnson & unicoi counties. 5 service areas: pre-purchase homebuyer ed, homeownership opportunities, post-purchase homeowner ed, foreclosure prevention services, affordable rentals. e8 holds 25+ classes facilitated by certified instructors/counselors with 250+ participants annually. by 2006 e8 built 18 homes annually. production surged to 52 homes in '10, with approximately 40 homes in '11. nearly $20m has been added to area county property tax values through e8’s programming since 1998. much of e8's work has been scattered-site across 8 counties, now e8 is strategically focused on subdivision development. with 2 completed, e8 is currently working on a 41 lot subdivision, bronson ridge in carter county and the village at king springs in johnson city, tn. e8 is