2024 Better Together Leadership Program
The 2024 BTLP features a mix of live and self-paced trainings, group discussions and fun!. Registration is now open.
Affordable Housing veteran
to be next ROC USA president
Emily Thaden will lead new era
of scaled resident ownership in
manufactured home communities
No question we had a fair price
Centralia, Wash., seller felt good about the price and the decision to sell to his tenants.
ROCs can have it all
From economic security to stigma around housing choice, this 10-year anniversary video tells the story of ROC USA mainly through the lens of co-op leaders from four ROCs.
Resident Ownership In National News
Prominent media outlets are increasingly covering private equity’s growing role in the manufactured home community sector, and resident ownership is routinely held up as a solution.
Ownership Matters Podcast
Ownership Matters is a podcast for homeowners in Resident Owned Communities featuring conversations with people who live in, work with, and advocate for ROCs.
Natividad’s Dream
At Park Plaza Cooperative in Fridley, Minnesota, the community raised funds to install a playground for the community children. This safe place to play also serves as a gathering spot for dozens of families, bringing even more value to this cooperative community.
News & Events
Affordable housing expert named next president of ROC USA
Emily Thaden, a respected leader in shared equity housing, begins July 1 CONCORD, N.H. – ROC USA, that nation’s leading organization committed to empowering manufactured home communities through cooperative ownership, is pleased to announce the... More »
‘This process allowed us to take back our park’
Washington neighbors secure long-term stability and control with community purchase BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Sharon Kirkman moved to Samish Park Mobile Home Park in 2017 because of the location and the affordability. Her grandson wanted to... More »
Purchase nurtures unity and generational stability for Oaxacan Farmworker Families in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. – For Marcelino Santos and homeowners at Comunidad Nuevo Lago, the combination of resident ownership, generational housing affordability and rent stabilization creates more than just financial freedom. It keeps families together. “What excites... More »
Mass. ROC upgrades community center with $2,000 BT Grant
Halifax Mobile Home Estates Association, Inc., in Halifax, Mass., is a 55 and older community with 430 homes that became a ROC in 2017. The co-op’s community center is equipped with a generator and has often... More »