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 »
An award-winning author, activist, and scholar called out the good work of ROC USA this month during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Policy, Development and Research Quarterly Update on Institutional Investors in Housing. Esther Sullivan, … More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Inclusion of the Manufactured Housing Community Infrastructure Improvement Grant program in the Build Back Better bill means hundreds of communities will ensure their neighborhoods are safe, secure, and resilient! The Biden Administration and the many … More »
We helped 55 homeowners form a ROC in Centralia, Wash., last Friday. Our loan officer shared the seller’s heartwarming comment following the closing: “It seems strange after 27 years to be finished but we are so happy for … More »
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 »
Inspiring. I spoke at a conference Friday on the West Coast that focused on making sure manufactured housing continues to play an important role in the affordable housing sector. The event was co-hosted by CASA of Oregon, a … More »
PBS recently reported on two parts of the manufactured/mobile home industry: Issues homeowners in Manufactured (Mobile) Home Communities (“MHCs”) face; and, The impact of regulation on loans to purchase manufactured (mobile) homes. The reporter did a good job … More »
I was thrilled to have the chance last week to share the stage with a U.S. Congresswoman – and more thrilled to help announce a great opportunity for ROC members in Vermont and New Hampshire. Tara Reardon, Director … More »
Wow, it’s hot here! We’re in an official heat wave which has me thinking about home improvements. Fall home improvements. Since we have reached 10,000 homes in ROCs and founded a cooperative with other community management companies – … More »
Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 According to a recent IBTS report, in 1998 there were more than 13,000 HUD-code manufactured home retail sales centers in the U.S. By the end of 2014, some 16 years later, there are … More »
