In the last couple of weeks, Opportunity to Purchase (OTP) laws were passed in Connecticut and Maine, and now all six New England states have laws on the books that empower homeowners in manufactured home communities with advanced … More »
Cooperative Development Institute
Affiliates putting Wells Fargo grant funds toward capacity building
CONCORD, N.H. – Last fall, ROC USA® was awarded $600,000 from Wells Fargo to fund innovation in market development and the expansion of resident ownership in manufactured home communities nationwide. ROC USA received $300,000 last year and will … More »
Maine ROCs illustrate potential impact of PRICE fund to congressional staffers
Three Maine ROCs hosted tours this fall to highlight infrastructure needs and the importance of the PRICE Fund, which would give ROCs access to federal funding to complete costly infrastructure repair projects. Congressional staffers toured Mountainside Community Cooperative … More »
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
Margaret Jones, president of the board of directors at Mountainside Community Co-op in Camden, Maine, authors a guest commentary piece urging her elected leader to support the PRICE program. She writes: PRICE is a $500 million grant program … More »
WBUR: To halt buyout, Wareham residents try to buy the mobile home park where they live
Millions of Americans live in mobile home parks. It’s one of the cheaper places to buy a home. But private investors have been buying up parks in Massachusetts and across the country, threatening to raise fees or close … More »
North Street Association becomes 27th ROC in Massachusetts
Danvers, Mass. – Long a part of the Danvers landscape but now taking on a new life, the Glen Mobile Home Park, located just off Route 1 at 200 North Street, has been purchased by the homeowners who … More »
Brookside Residents Association Featured in NPR Planet Money Episode
CONCORD, N.H. – Last July, the 69 households of the then-Brookside Village manufactured home community in Plainville, Mass. banded together to purchase the land beneath their homes for just over $3.5 million. They incorporated as Brookside Residents Association … More »
News & Citizen: Retirees take control of their future with Hyde Park co-op
HYDE PARK, Vt. – The future can be an uncertain place, particularly for seniors looking for some stability in their twilight years. And stability was just what’s at stake for the Sterling View Mobile Home Park. A growing … More »
COVID-19 tragedy in Maine and #BetterTogetherFund
The global pandemic has been difficult for us all. Living and working in cooperative communities lends itself to the mutual aid and networks of support that are needed during challenging times. One of CDI’s Resident Owned Communities (ROCs) … More »
My vision for affordable housing (It’s more than you’d think!)
I have been working in the affordable housing sector for a few years now and I have lived in an affordable housing neighborhood for almost a decade. Actually, I have lived in many affordable housing neighborhoods at one … More »